Microsoft has released a new stable version of PowerToys. There is a ton of interesting improvements and fixes in this release. However, the Video Conference Mute Tool is postponed again. It is expected to come to the stable branch after brief testing in the experimental version 0.34. Now, let's look at the highlights in version 0.33.1.
How to Enable or Disable Reading List in Google Chrome
Here's how to enable Reading List in Google Chrome. Reading List is Google's answer the to Collections feature available in Microsoft Edge. With Reading list, you can collect and organize links to various websites, and check them later. It works like an advanced bookmark manager.
WhatsApp adds video and voice call support to its desktop app
WhatsApp is finally rolling out video and voice calls support to its desktop app for Windows. With the latest version installed, you can make and receive one-to-one calls. At this moment, there is no group calls support, but the Facebook-owned messenger promises to fix this inconvenience in the near future. Also, for some reason, WhatsApp on Mac does not support any kind of calls. The same applies to WhatsApp for Web.
Microsoft highlights new features rolled out to OneDrive in February
Every month, Microsoft publishes the OneDrive roadmap highlights. These posts describe new features for Microsoft's cloud storage receives in production. In case you missed some of the updates, here are the most recent OneDrive updates.
Edge received Shared Link History via Official Links Recall History Add-on
Microsoft is trying to improve productivity for users who share a lot of links. There is a new extension for that, Links Recall History, which adds a dedicated page to the navigator history of the browser that hosts all the links that you have shared and that were shared with you.
Sort Collections by Name, Date and Recently used in Microsoft Edge
How to Sort Collections by Name, Date and Recently used in Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft has updated the very own Collections feature of the Edge browser by bringing more sorting options to the collection list. Earlier, the company made it possible to sort items in a collection by name, date created and recently used time. Now the same can be done to the Collection list.
Windows 10 Build 21327 is out in Dev channel with new icons and other UI changes
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Build 21327 to Insiders in the Dev channel. The release includes a set of new icons, a new UI for the "news and interests" taskbar feature, and a number of other features along with general fixes and improvements.
Edge Dev 90.0.810.1 is out with resizable vertical tabs
Microsoft is releasing Edge Dev 90.0.810.1 to Insiders with many fixes and a few new features. If you are running the Dev channel browser version, you will automatically receive the update. Here are the changes.
Google Chrome 89 released with plenty of changes
Google Chrome 89 is now available for download. This is a major release of the world's most popular browser, which brings a lot of new features to the stable branch of the app.
Microsoft force-updates more devices to Windows 10 version 20H2
If your PC is not yet running a Windows 10 release from 2020, prepare for the incoming forced upgrade. Several days ago, Microsoft quietly notified users about a new rollout phase. Now, the company is forcing the update to Windows 10 20H2 on more computers with older Windows 10 releases.
