As you may remember, Skip Ahead, the option which allows Insiders to test builds from the upcoming RS_PRERELESE branch, was not available for a while. It looks like the ability to join the cutting edge update branch has now been restored temporarily by Microsoft, so interested users can sign-up for upcoming 19H2 builds.
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Force Enable Skip Ahead Ring in Windows 10.
Use these Registry file to force enable the Skip Ahead Ring in Windows 10. Restart the operating system after merging this file.
Firefox 66: Autoplaying Sound Blocker
Firefox 66 will include a new privacy option that will also block autoplay of sounds on websites. The option will be enabled by default for all users of Firefox for Android.. In Firefox for Desktop, the feature will be initially enabled in Firefox 66 for a select group of users.
Google Chrome 72 released
A new version of the most popular web browser, Google Chrome, released. Google Chrome 72 is now available for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android. Sporting a minimalist design, Chrome features a very powerful fast web rendering engine "Blink" to make your browsing experience faster, safer, and easier.
Change Icon Cache Size in Windows 11 and 10
In Windows 11 and Windows 10, you can change the icon cache size that can be of help if Explorer opens slowly. To show icons faster, Windows caches them into a file. This special file contains icons for many apps and file types, so File Explorer doesn't need to extract the icons for known file extensions and apps. This allows File Explorer to work faster.
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Change Icon Cache Size.
Use these Registry files to change the icon cache size in Windows 10, 8 and 7. The undo tweak is included.
Enable Snip Outline in Snip & Sketch app in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 version 1809, also known as "October 2018 Update", Microsoft implemented a new option - screen snipping. A new Snip & Sketch app has been added to Windows 10 to quickly snip and share a screenshot. In recent versions of Snip & Sketch, you can enable a new Snip Outline feature.
Use Emoji in Folder and File Names in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can use Emojis in the name of a file or folder. This can be done with the help of the built-in Emoji Panel feature, that allows picking any emoji you want. Here's how.
.NET Framework 4.8 Early Access Build 3734 is out
Microsoft today released a preview version of .NET Framework 4.8. The release is available for Windows 10 version 1809, Windows 10 version 1803, Windows 10 version 1709, Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1607, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 SP1.
Windows 10 19H2 builds are coming to Windows Insiders in a few weeks
Windows 10 19H1, known as "version 1903" and "April 2019 Update", is expected to reach the RTM stage in March. The recently released Insider Preview build 18323 is the first build from the 19h1_release branch. This indicates that preview versions of the next feature update,19H2, are on their way to the Skip Ahead ring.
