PowerShell is an advanced form of command prompt. It is extended with a huge set of ready-to-use cmdlets and comes with the ability to use .NET framework/C# in various scenarios. Windows includes a GUI tool, PowerShell ISE, which allows editing and debugging scripts in a useful way. Sometimes you many need to show a notification from a PowerShell script to inform the user that some task is done. Here are some methods you can use.
Category: Windows 10
Manage Windows 10 Sticky Notes Online
Sticky Notes is a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app which is bundled with Windows 10 starting in "Anniversary Update" and comes with a number of features which the classic desktop app didn't have. Starting in version 3.1, the app allows managing your notes online on the web.
OneDrive has got the dark theme support
Microsoft is silently rolling out a new feature to OneDrive users. In latest Windows Insider preview builds, including 18272 and 18277, the OneDrive app follows the global dark theme option of Windows 10.
Microsoft may split Cortana and Windows Search in Windows 10 19H1
A new screenshot of an internal build of Windows 10 shows that Microsoft is planning to separate Windows Search from Cortana in Windows 10 codename 19H1, which should become version 1903.
Install AV1 Video Codec in Windows 10
In addition to the Web Media Extension package that adds support for Vorbis, Theora and Ogg codecs to Windows 10, Microsoft has released the AV1 Video Extension. It is now available in the Microsoft Store.
Improved Storage Settings Page in Windows 10 Build 18277
Yet another improvement has been spotted in Windows 10 Build 18277. The updated 'Storage' page in Settings allows the user to see disk usage at a glance, and take an action instantly.
Easily Customize Action Center Buttons in Windows 10
Action Center is a useful feature of Windows 10. It stores notifications about all important events like updates, maintenance and security warnings in a single place. Action Center comes with Quick Action buttons - a set of buttons which allow you to manage various system functions quickly and instantly. With recent updates of Windows 10, you customize these quick actions right from the right-click menu.
Windows 10 Build 18277 Released (Fast Ring)
Microsoft is releasing a new build from the development branch (the next Windows 10 version, currently known as version 1903, or 19H1). Insiders in the Fast Ring are getting Windows 10 Build 18277.
Windows 10 19H1 may bring call mirroring
The next feature update to Windows 10, currently known as '19H1', may get a new built-in app that will allow mirroring calls. Windows 10 already comes with the Your Phone app that allows the user to send and receive texts, and interact with photos from your gallery. The app may be its successor.
Disable Hardware BitLocker Encryption on Vulnerable SSDs
Yesterday, a vulnerablity was discovered in the hardware encryption implemented by some SSDs. Unfortunately, BitLocker in Windows 10 (and possibly Windows 8.1 as well) delegates the duty of securely encrypting and protecting the user's data to the drive manufacturer. When hardware encryption is available, it does not verify if the encryption is foolproof, and turns off its own software-based encryption, making your data vulnerable. Here is a workaround you can apply.
