The team behind the Windows Terminal has announced a new preview release of the app. The new features of this preview version 1.3 include the command palette, an advanced tab switcher, a tab color per a profile, and much more.
Microsoft delays the end-of-service date for the customer editions of Windows 10 version 1803
Microsoft had ended support for Windows 10 version 1803 'April 2018 Update' for Home and Pro users on November 12, 2019. These editions are no longer supported. However, Microsoft still supports Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions of Windows 10, version 1803. The end-of-support date is now revised, and it is May 11, 2021.
You can now download Windows 10 version 20H2 ISO images
Microsoft has updated the official Windows 10 ISO images which are available for download to Insiders. The update features a set of ISO images of Windows 10 version 20H2 (build 19042), along with the ISO files for the Dev Channel build 20201 that was released earlier today. Interested users can get them to perform a clean install of the newest Windows release.
Edge Dev 86.0.615.3 comes with Collections improvements, secure DNS, more
Microsoft has released the Edge browser version 86.0.615.3 to the Dev channel. This update brings a ton of new features, including highlighting text in PDF using a pen tool, Collections improvements, secure DNS, and much more.
Windows 10 Build 19042.487 (20H2) hits the Beta and Release Preview channels
Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 Build 19042.487 from the 20H2 branch to Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels. Build 19042.487 is available via the patch KB4571744, which is a non-security update that includes quality improvements.
Windows 10 Build 20201 is out of a few fixes
Microsoft updates the Dev channel by releasing Windows 10 Build 20201 to Insiders. The release comes with a few fixes to a variety of the operating system features.
Thunderbird 78.2.0 released with a number of fixes
Shortly after Thunderbird 78, the devs released a number of minor updates for this excellent mail app. Version 78.2 is available exclusively to the branch of Thunderbird 78. There is no corresponding update package for version 68, so you cannot get Thunderbird 78.2 automatically installed over Thunderbird 68.
Chrome 85 released with Tab Grouping
Google is releasing Chrome 85.0.4183.83 for Windows, Linux and Mac. The release is notable for bring the long-awaited Tab Groups feature to the stable branch. Besides that, it includes the ability to edit and fill outs PDF forms and save the to the hard drive, and a QR generator for URLs.
Remap Win + X menu to Alt + X and/or Ctrl + Alt + X
How to remap the Win + X menu to Alt + X and/or Ctrl + Alt + X in Windows 10
Recently, a Winaero reader asked me if it is possible to remap the Win + X menu to a different hotkey sequence. While Windows 10 doesn't offer a built-in option, I have solved this by creating a simple AutoHotkey script. I would like to share it here, maybe some of you will find it useful too.
Mozilla has released Firefox 80
Mozilla is releasing a new Firefox version to the stable branch. Firefox 80 is notable for having a new blocklist of add-ons, improved security, and the ability to set it as the default PDF viewer on Windows.
