Unlike Edge Legacy, which Microsoft buried earlier this year, Edge Chromium works much better with progressive web apps (PWA). The browser can automatically detect when a website has a PWA, and allows installing it with a single click. Users can even turn regular websites into apps to pin them to the taskbar for quick access.
Microsoft announced Office 2021 prices and new features
A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft announced Office 2021, the next version of the standalone Office apps suite that does not require users to pay monthly or yearly for a recurring subscription. Office 2021 will come out on October 5, 2021, alongside the public release of Windows 11. Today, Microsoft revealed pricing and new features in Office 2021.
Winaero Tweaker 1.33 allows you to restore the classic search in File Explorer
A quick update here.
Winaero Tweaker 1.33
➕added: You can enable the classic search in File Explorer on Windows 10 version 1909 and above. The one without online content and with the size:, date: filters, etc.
☑️ fixed: the app wasn't able to import bookmarks on Windows 10 properly. E.g. it could only import 5 of 20.
Some screenshots:
Download Winaero Tweaker 1.33
You can download Winaero Tweaker using the following links.
- Download Winaero Tweaker from Winaero
- Download Winaero Tweaker from the official mirror.
- Download Winaero Tweaker from our Telegram channel <-- I always upload the app to the Telegram for your convenience.
Other resources.
Release History | The list of Winaero Tweaker features | Winaero Tweaker FAQ
Thanks to everyone involved in this release, and special thanks to each and every app user!
A survey reveals almost half of professional PCs are not ready for Windows 11
Microsoft will ship Windows 11 to the public on October 5, 2021. Eligible devices with compatible motherboards and CPUs will get the operating system via Windows Update, while incompatible devices will stay with Windows 10 (or move to Windows 11 using clean installation). A survey from Lansweeper reveals that quite a large chunk of professional computers and workstations are not ready to upgrade to Windows 11. In fact, more than 55% of surveyed PCs will not get Windows 11 via Windows Update.
Microsoft released the first preview of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac
Microsoft has announced the first preview of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac, the next version of its flagship IDE due to release soon. Earlier this year, Microsoft released the first Visual Studio 2022 preview for Windows, and now the IDE is available to test on Apple computers.
How to Enable Windows 11-Style Menus in Google Chrome
You can enable Windows 11-style menus in Google Chrome right now. The appropriate option is now available via a flag. As you may remember, Google is working to make its browser look natively on the latest version of Windows. The updated menu appearance is the first step in that direction.
Windows 10 Builds 19041.1266, 19042.1266, and 19043.1266 released in Preview
Microsoft today released Preview updates for Windows 10 2004, 20H2, and 21H1, which share the common base. The released patch is KB5005611, and it comes with a huge list of fixes.
Edge will no longer clutter up its toolbar when you hide the Extensions button
The latest version of Microsoft Edge Canary has finally fixed one of the most annoying issues related to how the browser handles extensions on the toolbar. In the current stable version of Edge, disabling the Extensions button will cause all your extensions to instantly appear on the toolbar. That might not be a problem for those with one or two add-ons, but things get ugly when the user has lots of them installed. Luckily, Microsoft has finally listened to users and addressed the issue.
Remove Google Drive Files from New Tab Page in Google Chrome
Here is how to disable Google Drive files on the New Tab page in Google Chrome if you find such suggestions annoying. With recent changes, the browser displays file suggestions from Google Drive.
Chrome will soon show files from Drive on the new tab page
Google has announced a new feature to help browser users access their files in Drive faster. Soon, Google Chrome will start displaying relevant files from Google Drive on the New Tab Page. This capability joins the feature Google introduced in 2019 that allows users to search for files in Drive using the address bar in Chrome.
