By default, Windows 10 automatically mounts a removable drive like USB Flash drive you have connected to the computer. Users can read and write data to the drives. Windows 10 comes with a storage policy that allows you to deny access to all removable drives, and prevent users from writing or reading files and folders for a removable drive. Here's how to configure the policy.
Microsoft is terminating music metadata service for Windows Media Player in Windows 7
As you may remember, Windows 7 is reaching its end of life in less than a year. Microsoft has started retiring services and features related to this OS. One of them is a service that allows fetching metadata for music, films, and TV shows. The service will no longer be available in Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center apps for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users.
Download Deny Access to All Removable Media in Windows 10
Deny Access to All Removable Media in Windows 10.
Use these Registry files to enable or disable access to All Removable Media in Windows 10. The undo tweak is included.
Windows 10 19H1 is officially version 1903, could be April 2019 Update
The name for the upcoming "19h1" update to Windows 10 has made its first appearance. It looks like Microsoft is planning to use the wording "April 2019 Update" as the final name for this release.
Foxes theme for Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7
Decorate your Desktop with stunning images of foxes. The Foxes themepack was initially created for Windows 7, but you can use it in Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Create Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection shortcut in Windows 10
Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 come with Client Hyper-V so you can run a supported guest operating system inside a Virtual Machine. Hyper-V is Microsoft's native hypervisor for Windows. It was originally developed for Windows Server 2008 and then ported to Windows client OS. It has improved over time and is present in the latest Windows 10 release as well. Today, we will see how to create a shortcut to directly establish a connection to a Hyper-V VM in Windows 10.
Open RAW Images in Windows 10
The next Windows 10 version, known as version 1903, or 19H1, will support the RAW image format. As you may already know, all Windows 10 versions released before 1903 do not support RAW image formats out of the box.
Vivaldi 2.3: Spinner during page load (Snapshot 1435.4)
A new snapshot of the innovative Vivaldi browser is out. Build Vivaldi 2.3.1435.4 represent the upcoming version 2.3 of the app. It adds a new feature: An alternative indicator for the page loading process. You can now change it to a spinner.
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Build 18323 (Fast Ring)
Microsoft is releasing a new build from the development branch (the next Windows 10 version, currently known as version 1903, or 19H1). Windows 10 Build 18323 features a number of improvements made to the built-in Light theme, RAW Image format support, and more. Here's the change log.
Customize Narrator Voice in Windows 10
Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows 10. Narrator lets users with vision issues to use PC and complete common tasks. The user can change its voice, adjust the speaking rate, pitch, and volume. Here's how it can be done.
