According to numerous reports, this year, Microsoft plans to introduce a major Windows 10 redesign codenamed "Sun Valley." The company wants to "rejuvenate" its flagship product and make it more modern and appealing. These plans are yet to materialize. Although a few apps have already received a bit of the new design, such as Alarms & Clock app or the touch keyboard, the rest of the system remains unchanged. While die-hard fans of Windows 10 are waiting for a big announcement, Microsoft has already added some new design pieces to core components of the OS in latest preview builds.
How to Reduce Taskbar Updates for News and Interests in Windows 10
You can reduce taskbar updates for News and Interests in Windows 10. The new News and Interests widget includes an extra option to allow you to save bandwidth. By default this feature is disabled, but it is easy to enable it.
Restore View Image Entry in Firefox Right Click Menu
Here's how to restore the View Image entry in Firefox right click menu for images.
In Firefox 88, Mozilla has silently removed a number of context menu entries. Speaking of the View Image option, it has been replaced with an "open image in a new tab" entry. The team behind the browser assumes that most users will be happy with the new item that opens the image you right-click on in a new tab. However, some users prefer the old behavior of the browser with the ability to open images in the current tab.
Allow or block websites in Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge
Here is how you can block certain websites in Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge to prevent your children from viewing things you do not want. You can also allow a specific website using the same technique if the pre-built whitelist does include a page that your child needs.
Make News and Interests Open Links in Chrome on Windows 10
It is finally possible to make News and Interests open links in Chrome, or even in any other web browser of your choice. For that, you can use the same trick as you might have been using for Cortana, to redirect its web content to your favorite browser.
Microsoft quietly fixed game performance issues in the latest Windows 10 updates
Some users have been complaining since the last month about the gaming performance issues in the latest Windows 10 cumulative updates. Although such reports appear literally every month, this time, the thing turned out to be legit. In fact, even NVIDIA recommended that its users uninstall the latest update to fix performance dips. Microsoft also stepped in and came up with a solution. The company applied the Known Issues Rollback feature that fixes problems in Windows Updates before they reach millions of computers worldwide. Microsoft has detailed the patch on the official Windows Health Dashboard.
Surface Pro X gets a massive April firmware update
Both first gen and second-gen Surface Pro X has received a humongous April firmware update with tons of improvements. Recently, Microsoft merged updates for Surface Pro X and Surface Pro X with the SQ2 processors. From now on, two ARM-based computers from Microsoft receive new unified firmware together. Despite that, this month's update is not the same for the two devices. Surface Pro X SQ2 gets significantly more patches than the original Surface Pro X. It is quite interesting, though, that Microsoft still mentions both SQ1 and SQ2 models in one of the changelogs.
Allow or Block Third-party Cookies in Microsoft Edge
Here's how to allow or block third-party cookies in Microsoft Edge. Third-party cookies are cookies that belong to a different domain than the one listed in the address bar. This type of cookie usually appears when web pages contain content from external websites, such as banner ads. Edge allows blocking them.
Windows 10 has got an option to turn on or off Aero Shake
Recently, we covered the upcoming toggle option that allows quickly disabling on enabling Aero Shake in Windows 10. It was hidden by that time. This has finally changed, and the option is now available in Windows 10 build 21364.
April firmware update for Surface Duo is now available
Surface Duo, the only non-Windows device under the Surface brand, received the April firmware update. It contains Android security patches and a few quality improvements.
