Here is great news for all Vivaldi users. Vivaldi, an innovative browser reached another milestone in the stable branch. The team behind the browser released Vivaldi 2.1. Let's see what has changed.
Turn On or Off Enhanced Mode for Search Indexer in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with the ability to index your files so the Start Menu, File Explorer, and Cortana can search them faster. Indexing runs in the background without trying to affect your PC's performance. Starting in Windows 10 build 18267, you can enable a new option for the search indexing, called 'Enhanced Mode'.
Skype Preview for Windows 10 is Getting Split View
As you may already know, Microsoft is about to retire the classic Skype app in November 2018. One of its most popular features, Split View, is finally coming to the modern Store app called 'Skype for Windows 10'.
Sticky Notes 3.1 is out to Skip Ahead Insiders with Dark Mode
Microsoft is releasing the Sticky Notes app version 3.1 to Windows Insiders in Skip Ahead. This new version includes dark mode, and a faster sync feature.
Windows 10 Build 18267 (Fast Ring)
Microsoft is releasing a new build from the development branch (the next Windows 10 version, currently known as version 1903, or 19H1). Insiders in the Fast Ring are getting Windows 10 Build 18267. The build brings a few new features and a number of fixes.
Stop Firefox from Following Light and Dark App Mode in Windows 10
Mozilla yesterday released Mozilla Firefox 63. Starting with this version, the browser follows the system app theme. If you set the 'Dark' theme as your system and app theme in Windows 10, Firefox will automatically apply the appropriate built-in theme. If you are not happy with this behavior, here is how to disable it.
Windows 10 Version 1809 Causes Font Issues
Enable AV1 Support in Firefox
Firefox 63 was released yesterday. The browser includes a newly added experimental support for the open source patent-free codec AV1, which is disabled by default. Here is how to enable it.
Remove Shop for music online From the Context Menu
Windows Media Player (WMP) is the default audio and video player app in all Windows versions. Even in Windows 10, where it is not associatiated with media files any more because of UWP Groove Music and Video apps, WMP is still available. In certain Windows versions, Windows Media Player adds a special context menu command, 'Shop for music online'. Here is how to remove it.
There is another serious bug in Windows 10 version 1809
Windows 10 version 1809 seems to be a very bug-ridden, unfortunate release of the OS. After being rolled out, its users have run into various issues. Some of them are minor, like the driver issue for Intel audio users, but others were really serious and caused data loss, so Microsoft temporarily stopped redistribution of the October 2018 Update. There is another bug discovered in the OS that also causes data loss.
