Microsoft has updated virtual machines for Universal Windows Platform app developers and web developers. These virtual machines include some of the minimum required tools and frameworks for developers to jumpstart creating apps for Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, HoloLens and Xbox One. It is possible to download VMs based on Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Developer Preview, build 16232).
Category: Windows 10
Opera 48: Further Screenshot Tool Improvements
Opera 48, which is in the developer branch as of this writing, comes with a handy screenshot tool which allows you to capture a portion of the opened page or the entire page. A new developer build, Opera 48.0.2670.0, features futher improvements to the page screenshots option.
Windows 10 Calculator Got Currency Converter
In Windows 10, Microsoft replaced the good old calculator with a new Modern app. Recently, the app got a revamped user interface with the Fluent Design bits applied. Microsoft also updated the app with a new feature: the Calculator got a built-in currency converter!
Disable Offline Maps Auto Update in Windows 10
In this article, we will see how to stop Windows 10 from automatically updating offline maps in Windows 10. If you use Windows 10 on a tablet or some other mobile device, your main drive may not have enough capacity to store the updated map version. Let's see how to configure Windows 10 to not update your offline maps.
Groove Music updated with more Fluent Design elements
With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft introduced its vision for the future of user interface design. The company started to add more and more Fluent Design elements to its own first-party apps, including the Start menu, Calculator, Maps, Store, Settings and Groove Music. A new version of Groove Music got more elements of Fluent Design in the UI.
Windows Subsystem for Linux is out of Beta
Yesterday, Microsoft's Rich Turner announced that Bash on Ubuntu in Windows 10 had left the beta stage. The company now considers it a finished feature fully supported in the upcoming Fall Creators Update. The final version of the Linux console is already included in build 16251 and will arrive in the production branch this fall.
How to Move Offline Maps to Another Drive in Windows 10
In this article, we will see how to move offline maps to another drive in Windows 10. If you use Windows 10 on a tablet or some other mobile device, your main drive may not have enough capacity. Let's see how to configure Windows 10 to store offline maps on another partition or hard drive and save space on your system partition.
Disable Fluent Design Visual Effects in Windows 10
With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft introduced its vision for the future of user interface design. The company started to add more and more Fluent Design elements to its own first-party apps, including the Start menu, Calculator, Maps, Store and Groove Music. If you are not happy with this revamped look of apps, here is how you can get it of it.
Semi-Annual Channel replaces CB and CBB in Windows 10
In order to align Windows 10 major updates with Office 365 Pro Plus and simplify deployment cycles, Microsoft has merged the Current Branch (CB) and Current Branch for Business (CBB) in a single update branch "Semi-Annual Channel". It will be a new twice-yearly release cadence.
Windows 10 S ISOs are out for MSDN subscribers
Windows 10 S is the new edition for Windows 10 with the big difference from regular editions being that it does not have Win32-app support: you can only install apps that are available in the Windows Store. Today, Microsoft announced that it is making Windows 10 S available to MSDN subscribers.
