If you use Compact UI in the Firefox browser, prepare for some drastic changes in the upcoming updates. According to a post on Bugzilla – a website where Mozilla tracks bugs and Firefox changes – the organization plans to ditch Compact UI. The change should arrive with the upcoming Proton redesign, which is partially available in Firefox’s preview builds.
How to Fix APC_INDEX_MISMATCH Blue Screen of Death Printing Issue
How to Fix APC_INDEX_MISMATCH Blue Screen of Death Printing Issue after installing KB5000802. Although regular “reports” about broken Windows patches and updates are often severely exaggerated, this is not the case with the March cumulative updates. Shortly after the update became available, Microsoft confirmed a bug that causes a BSOD when a user tries to print a document. A system throws a blue screen of death with the APC_INDEX_MISMATCH error code.
March firmware update is now available for Surface Pro 5 and 7 Plus
Microsoft continues rolling out March firmware updates for its Surface computers. This time, a bunch of new drivers and improvements receive Surface Pro 5th gen (2017 model) and the latest addition to the family, Surface Pro 7 Plus.
Edge switches on four-week release schedule, will have Extended Stable channel
A couple of weeks ago, Google announced significant changes to the Chromium release schedule. These changes directly affect Chrome’s update frequency. With the release of Chrome 94, the most popular browser will start receiving major updates every four weeks instead of six weeks, as it was for the last decade. Because Edge is using the same rendering engine and Microsoft is actively contributing to Chromium Project, the company has announced that it would adapt the same four-week schedule as well.
Get Dev Channel System Icons in Stable Windows 10
How to get Dev channel system icons in stable Windows 10
Starting in Build 21327, Microsoft ships a set of new icons in Windows 10. Those icons appear in Settings, in the Start menu, and in the Action Center. If you like those icons, but do not run a Dev channel build of Windows 10, there is a simple trick that will allow you to get those icons in the stable branch.
Tab Scrolling buttons in Google Chrome will appear on demand
You may be aware of the Tab Scrolling feature in Google Chrome. When enabled, it adds two buttons to the right if the last tab in the tab row, and doesn't shrink the tab width when you have many tabs opened. Those buttons were visible all the time, but now they will appear when only needed.
Hide Title Bar with Vertical Tabs in Microsoft Edge
You can now hide Title Bar with vertical tabs in Microsoft Edge. The appropriate option is available in build 91.0.825.0 of the browser. So now you can shrink the title bar height when you have vertical tabs enabled in Edge.
March update for Xbox fixes controller connection issues
A few days ago, Microsoft released the March update for the Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles. This relatively minor update brought an option to turn off the FPS Boost and Auto HDR enhancements for backward compatible games. For some reason, the changelog does not say that the March update also resolves gamepad connection issues. Jason Ronald, a member of the Xbox team, mentioned in his Twitter account that those suffering from the controller disconnect issues should install the latest update to get rid of all the problems.
Import Passwords from CSV File in Firefox
How to Import Passwords from CSV File in Firefox.
Firefox allows you easily export your saved logins and passwords to a CSV file. It includes the appropriate option in the Logins and Passwords tool, which is also known as Lockwise Password Manager. However, there is no import option visible by default. However, it is easy to add it there and import a CSV file to the saved login data.
Chrome 89 significantly reduces memory consumption
Google has published a new blog post where it detailed memory management and performance improvements in the latest Chrome 89 release. According to the company, Chrome 89 significantly reduces memory consumption on Windows machines–up to 22% less in the browser processes, 8% in the renderer, and 3% in the GPU.
