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
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’s Add to OneDrive feature is now generally available
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.
Vivaldi 3.5 for Android comes with privacy and usability improvements
Some time ago the team behind the innovative Vivaldi browser launched a counterpart project for Android. The team ships beta versions for enthusiasts, and the stable version of the new fully-featured Vivaldi for Android for regular users, both require Android 5+. A new stable version of the browser, Vivaldi 3.5, introduces new privacy and usability features with a number of other improvements.
Windows Server Build 20270 is out along with SDK, WDK and ADK
Microsoft has released a new Server vNext build to Insiders. Build 10.0.20270.1000 from the fe_release_server branch is now available for download. It was compiled on November 24th, 2020.
Security baseline for the Microsoft Edge 87
Microsoft has made the new Security Baseline available for download for the Microsoft Edge 87. It describes settings that administrators can activate or deactivate, including the appropriate registry paths that control this or that feature state.
Permanently Disable InPrivate Browsing in Microsoft Edge
How to Permanently Disable InPrivate Browsing in Microsoft Edge
Almost every Microsoft Edge user is familiar with InPrivate Browsing mode, that allows opening a special window that doesn't save your browsing history, cookies, addresses and other form data. It is similar to what other browsers have, e.g. Google Chrome has the Incognito mode similar feature.
Here are some details about Hypnotix IPTV app in Linux Mint 20.1
The team behind the Linux Mint distro are expecting to release Linux Mint 20.1 during this holiday season, so they are sharing more details on what the new Hypnotix IPTV player app will include.
Thunderbird 78.5.1 released
Thunderbird 78.5.1 is now available for download. This is a maintenance release of the popular email app which includes one new feature and a load of fixes.
PowerToys 0.27 are now available for download
Windows PowerToys version 0.27 is out with a huge number of improvements and bug fixes. It sports changes made to several of its apps. The company has skipped version 0.26 for "higher priority work". Sadly, there is no Video Conference Mute utility, which remains only available in the experimental branch. According to the firm, it will come to the stable version of PowerToys later.
