Today is an unusual day in Windows 10 development history. A new "private" build of Windows 10 found its way to the internet. It is interesting because ever since Microsoft made Windows 10 beta testing open to everyone via the Windows Insiders program, only a few builds have actually leaked to the public. So the "leak" of Windows 10 build 11103 is a rather odd exception.
Upgrade to a different language of Windows 10 from the installed one
If you face this issue where a localized (fully translated) version of Windows 10 cannot be installed from the setup media and it warns you that the language of the installed operating system is different, then there is a simple Registry tweak which will allow you to bypass this limitation. You will be able to upgrade Windows 10 from a different language ISO and keep your programs and files. Here is how.
Firefox 44 is out, here is the change log
Today, Mozilla is rolling out a new version of Firefox. The new version includes a number of changes you might be interested in knowing. The new build should be delivered to your PC tomorrow or today using the default Firefox update service. Let's see what has changed under the hood of this new build.
Be ready for an update to Windows 10 (build 10586.71)
Microsoft is expected to roll out an update to Windows 10 today. The update should come for PC users and for Insiders who are using Windows 10 Mobile. It is expected to be a cumulative update. The build version is expected to be bumped from the recently released 10586.63 to 10586.71
Create a shortcut to Backup and Restore\Create system image
Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 come with a built-in tool to which allow you to create a system image backup including system data and the user data. It is located in Control Panel\Backup and Restore. In Windows 8 and Windows 10, it is called Backup and Restore (Windows 7). If you prefer this tool over other tools and applications available for system imaging, you might be interested in creating a shortcut to launch the system image wizard with one click.
Mozilla has postponed add-ons signature requirement till Firefox 46
As you might be knowing, Mozilla was going to remove the option xpinstall.signatures.required from about:config in Firefox 44. Once this option would have been removed, the user would have been unable to bypass the digital signature enforcement for add-ons. Mozilla has changed their mind and decided to keep the option till the Firefox 46 release.
Skype has started hiding the user’s IP address to protect users
Microsoft has finally fixed a very old issue with Skype. Almost 4 years ago, it became known that there was a security and privacy breach in Skype's VoIP service which could allow an attacker to get the IP address of Skype users. Recently Microsoft added the ability to hide the IP address from the Skype app and now this option has became enabled by default.
Winaero Tweaker 0.4.0.3 has been released
This is a surprise release of Winaero Tweaker. I found an annoying bug in the previously released version 0.4.0.2. So I fixed it and added some new features in this new version 0.4.0.3. Read the rest of the article to learn what is new in Winaero Tweaker 0.4.0.3.
Set Ethernet connection as metered in Windows 10
By default, Windows 10 does not allow you to set an Ethernet (LAN) connection as a metered connection. This ability is restricted to mobile networks and Wi-Fi. However, there are a number of situations when you might need to set a wired, Ethernet connection as metered. In this article, we will see how to exactly do that in Windows 10 and why you might want to do it.
How to search network shares or mapped drives in Windows 10
When Microsoft introduced the Windows Search indexer in Windows XP, they provided an add-in for it to index network shares. It worked for 32-bit Windows XP and Vista but starting with Windows 7, they discontinued this feature. You can't index network shares, nor can you include them in a Library. But even if network shares or mapped drives cannot be indexed, you can still search them, if you use a simple trick. Read the rest of this article to see how.
