Microsoft today released a new Insider Preview of Windows Server. It is the first Insider build of the Windows Server VNext Semi-Annual Channel release.
Change Folder Picture in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can assign a picture to a folder. That picture will appear on the folder's icon instead of the default thumbnail preview of contents of the folder. Here is how it can be done.
YouTube in full-screen allows scrolling down to comments
The team behind the service has added a new ‘Scroll for details’ option to the web player for full-screen videos. Most of us use this world's most popular video hosting website, so the change should be welcomed by many users.
Skype Insider Preview 8.35.76.30: File Sharing Via OneDrive
Microsoft today announced yet another update to the Skype Insider Preview app. Skype 8.35.76.30, which was released yesterday, includes the cloud filesharing feature.
Skype Insider Preview 8.35.76.30: Redesigned theme picker & new color gradients
A new version of the Skype app is out to Insiders. Skype 8.35.76.30 comes with a couple of new features, including a new theme picker & new color gradients.
Remove Drive from Storage Pool of Storage Spaces in Windows 10
Storage Spaces helps protect your data from drive failures and extend storage over time as you add drives to your PC. You can use Storage Spaces to group two or more drives together in a storage pool and then use capacity from that pool to create virtual drives called storage spaces. You can remove an existing drive from the Storage Pool of Storage Spaces in Windows 10, so it will be possible to use that drive for something else.
Create Environment Variables Shortcut in Windows 10
Environment variables in an operating system are values that contain information about the system environment, and the currently logged in user. They existed in OSes before Windows as well, such as MS-DOS. Applications or services can use the information defined by environment variables to determine various things about the OS, for example, to detect the number of processes, the currently logged in user's name, the folder path to the current user's profile or the temporary files directory. Recently I covered how to view those variables for system, for a specific user or for a process. In this article, I would like to share with you a trick to view or edit environment variables directly, from the command line or a shortcut.
Vivaldi 2.2.1369.6: Address Bar Improvements
The team behind the most innovative Vivaldi browser released a new snapshot of the upcoming version of the app. Vivaldi 2.2.1369.6 makes the address bar customizable, features the ability to mute tab without switching to them.
KB4469342 Build 17763.165 is out to Release Preview Ring
Microsoft is silently releasing a new cumulative update KB4469342 to Insiders who have configured their PCs to receive updates from the Release Preview ring. They are getting KB4469342 along with a new servicing stack update, KB4470788.
Windows 10 Mail May Show Ads for Non-office 365 Subscribers
Windows 10 includes a new Mail app which is simplistic and allows you to send and receive e-mail from multiple accounts. It looks like Microsoft is working to make the app show ads for non-office 365 subscribers.
