Notepad is one of the classic Windows apps that Microsoft updates rarely. Starting in Windows 10 Build 17666, Microsoft has made a number of improvement to the app. It now recognizes Unix line endings, so you can view and edit Unix/Linux files with Notepad. Another change made to the app is the ability to quickly search for the selected text with Bing. Here is how to use it.
Category: Windows 10
Pin or Unpin Items in Clipboard History in Windows 10
Recent builds of Windows 10 come with a new Clipboard History feature. It implements a cloud-powered clipboard, which allows syncing your clipboard contents and its history across devices you use with your Microsoft Account. It is possible to pin or unpin certain items of your clipboard history to the Clipboard History flyout (Win + V). Here are two methods you can use.
Prevent Windows 10 From Reinstalling Built-in Apps
Many users have spotted that Windows 10 automatically reinstalls built-in (provisioned) first-party apps like Photos, Groove Music, even if they were removed with PowerShell or uninstalled by right clicking. Without the user explicitly asking to reinstall these apps, the operating system installs them again when a major update arrives. This behavior is extremely frustrating. Depending on your country and region, the set of first-party apps may vary.
Clear Clipboard History in Windows 10
Here's how to clear Clipboard History in Windows 10.
Windows 10 comes with a new Clipboard History feature. It implements a cloud-powered clipboard, which allows syncing your clipboard contents and its history across devices you use with your Microsoft Account. It is possible to clear your Clipboard History in Windows 10 without using third-party tools.
Enable Clipboard Sync Across Devices in Windows 10
Recent builds of Windows 10 come with a new Clipboard History feature. It implements a cloud-powered clipboard, which allows syncing your clipboard contents and its history across devices you use with your Microsoft Account. This post explains how to enable this useful feature.
Enable or Disable Clipboard History in Windows 10
Here's how you can enable or disable Clipboard History in Windows 10.
Cloud Clipboard is one of the features which wasn't included with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. It is a special feature to sync clipboard content across all your devices connected with your Microsoft Account. It is available in Windows 10 starting with Windows 10 build 17666. Here is how to enable or disable it.
Windows 10 Build 17666 is out with Cloud Clipboard History and more
Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17666 from the "Redstone 5" branch to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring. This release comes with tons of new features, including the clipboard history feature, a new dark theme for File Explorer, various search improvements, and more.
Disable Unix Line Endings Support in Windows Notepad
Notepad is one of the classic Windows apps that Microsoft updates rarely. Starting in Windows 10 Build 17661, Microsoft has made one improvement to the app. It now recognizes Unix line endings, so you can view and edit Unix/Linux files with Notepad. There’s a chance that this new behavior may not work for your scenarios, or you may prefer to disable this new behavior and return to Notepad’s original behavior. Here is how.
Install XPS Viewer in Windows 10 version 1803
Windows 10 version 1803 "April 2018 Update" is available for stable branch users. The XPS Viewer is no longer installed by default if you install Windows 10 1803 from scratch (clean install). Here is how to install it manually.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 May 2018
Today is Patch Tuesday for May 2018, so Microsoft released a number of security updates for all supported Windows versions. Here is the list of updates released today for Windows 10 users.
