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How to Turn On or Off Show Contacts in Your Phone app in Windows 10
With the latest update, the built-in Your Phone app in Windows 10 is able to fetch your address book from the linked smartphone. Finally, it will allow you to display and manage the contact list from your Android phone on your Windows 10 PC.
How to Disable Automatically Switching to Tablet mode in Windows 10
Tablet mode is a special feature of Windows 10 that is designed to be used on convertibles and tablets. It adjusts the user interface of the OS to provide controls that work better with a touchscreen, without using a mouse and keyboard. It changes the appearance of the Start menu, taskbar, Notification Center, and others portions of Windows 10.
How to Disable .NET Core Updates in Microsoft Windows Update
Microsoft has changed the way the company delivers updates for the .NET Core software on Windows. It is now included to Microsoft Updates, and will receive updates along with other company's products. For interested users Microsoft puts extra controls to prevent .NET Core (all versions) from getting updates automatically.
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 20270 to the Dev channel. The build comes from the fe_release branch. Today's update is notable for adding a new Skill to Cortana. As usual, there are also general fixes and improvements.
How to Add Change Owner Context Menu in Windows 10
Sometimes you need to get full access to some file or folder in Windows 10. It can be a system file or folder, or one which was created by a user account that no longer exists. In most cases, the Windows operating system will prevent you from doing any operation on such files and folders. In this case, it is very useful to see the current owner and be able to quickly change it.
Microsoft is rolling out 'Add to OneDrive', a new feature that allows adding shared folders to My Files on OneDrive. Using it, you can add folders and files shared with you via OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams to a dedicated directory.
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Build 19041.662 (version 2004) and Build 19042.662 (version 20H2). The update is out with KB4586853, and comes with a lengthy list of general fixes and improvements. Here's the change log.
Microsoft has started testing Windows Feature Experience Pack, a new way to deliver features to Windows 10 users. It will allow the company to improve certain features and experiences that are now developed independently of the OS.
Microsoft is already working on Windows 10 version 21H2. This has started with build 21264. The update will bring an updated user interface to the OS, with a number of major features.
Microsoft is working on a new software layer that will allow Android apps to run in Windows 10 with no modification from app developers (or with a slight modification for some apps). Currently known as Project Latte, it will also allow devs to publish their Android apps on Microsoft Store, so users will be able to get them the same way they get modern Windows apps today.
