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How to Enable or Disable Offer to Translate Pages in Microsoft Edge Chromium
By default, Microsoft Edge offers translating web pages that are not in your default language of the browser. If you are not happy to see such prompts every time you visit a page in a foreign language, you may want to disable them. For example, you may prefer alternative translators to Bing, which is enabled by default in Edge.
Microsoft has announced the “first-look” rollout of the Storage Access API that is now available in the Canary and Dev channels of Microsoft Edge. This API allows developers to determine whether their access to browser-based storage is restricted by a user’s privacy settings and to request storage access from users if so. For users, this API provides greater transparency into and control over the sites that are requesting access to browser-based storage that could be used to track their behaviors across the web.
Microsoft has announced Kernel Data Protection (KDP), a new technology that prevents data corruption attacks by protecting parts of the Windows kernel and drivers through virtualization-based security (VBS). KDP is a set of APIs that provide the ability to mark some kernel memory as read-only, preventing attackers from ever modifying protected memory.
How to Clear the Startup Cache in Mozilla Firefox
To start faster, Firefox caches some internal data related to your software and hardware configuration. If the startup cache is corrupted, Firefox may fail to start, or start silently without displaying the GUI. There are two methods you can use, including a new option Mozilla has added to the about:support page.
How to delete Microsoft Edge address bar suggestions with the mouse
Now you can finally delete an address in the Edge address bar with a mouse click. Microsoft has updated the browser with a new option.
PowerShellGet is a PowerShell module with commands for discovering, installing, updating and publishing the PowerShell artifacts like Modules, DSC Resources, Role Capabilities and Scripts. Microsoft has released a Preview version of the module that interested users can finally try.
The PowerShell team has introduced a new preview version of PowerShell. Here is what to expect in the upcoming PowerShell 7.1 platform, and what has already changed in Preview 5.
How to Disable Continue Running Background Apps when Microsoft Edge is Closed
Microsoft has introduced a couple of new options in the latest Canary build of the Edge browser. One of the options allows preventing web apps from running in the background when you close the Edge browser. By default, this behavior is enabled, and apps may remain active and continue to consume computer's resources.
How to Enable or Disable Preload New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge Chromium
Microsoft has introduced a couple of new options in the latest Canary build of Microsoft Edge. The app now allows disabling preload of the New Tab page contents, which is enabled by default.
Microsoft has updated the Your Phone app with a couple of new features. Now the app allows you to directly delete photos stored on your linked smartphone. There's also a minor change in the UI that now allows pinning the app to the taskbar with one click.
