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Windows 10 v1903 Introduces “Additional Updates Available” Feature in Windows Update

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows Update feature to Windows 10 version 1903 users. A new section in Windows Update, named "Download and install now" is intended to make updates more transparent to the user, and to provide more control over the update installation process in Windows 10.

Microsoft Edge Chromium now installs PWAs in the root of the Start menu

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are web apps that use modern web technologies. They can be launched on the Desktop and look like native apps. While PWAs are hosted on the Internet, the user can create a special shortcut to launch them like a regular app, or install them in Windows 10 using Microsoft Store.

Change New Mail Notification Sound in Windows 10

When Windows 10 shows a notification, e.g. when you need to update your Defender signatures or need to perform some action related to system maintenance, a sound is played by default. However, for a new email message, Windows 10 plays an individual sound. Here's how to change or disable it.

Disable Message Preview Text in Windows 10 Mail App

Windows 10 includes a new Mail app which is simplistic and allows you to send and receive e-mail from multiple accounts. By default, the app show the subject and first line of an email message in list of messages. For privacy reasons, you might want to hide the first line (message preview) and only have the subject line shown for your emails.

Deny Write to Fixed Drives not Protected by BitLocker

For extra protection, Windows 10 allows enabling a special policy that prevents write operations to fixed drives that are not protected by BitLocker. Non-protected drives will be mounted as read-only to ensure that all your sensitive data is written to an encrypted storage device.

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