As you may already know, Windows 10 Version 1511 has already reached its end of support. However, the operating system continued to receive cumulative updates during its supplemental support time frame. Today, Microsoft finished releasing updates for version 1511.
Vivaldi 1.15 allows setting a background image for its window
A new developer snapshot of the most innovative web browser Vivaldi is out today. The snapshot 1.15.1104.3 represents the upcoming app version 1.15 and introduces a new feature – the ability to apply a background image to the browser's window.
Sticky Notes now supports the Preview Program
A new update to the built-in Sticky Notes app in Windows 10 has landed for the Fast Ring. The updated app features a refined user interface with a fancy color picker and a font size slider. Also, it finally allows joining the App Preview program.
How to Join Windows App Preview Program
Microsoft has started a new program which will allow users to test pre-release versions of individual Store apps. This new program is completely independent of the Windows Insider Program. Today, we will see how to join or leave the Windows App Preview Program for Store apps in Windows 10.
Disable App Access To Call History In Windows 10
Call History privacy settings is part of the Settings application which allows you to customize your call history access permissions for apps and users. Recent Windows 10 builds can be configured to allow or deny access to the call history details for your installed apps and the operating system itself. Only if allowed, the OS and installed apps will be able to read it.
How to Disable Screen Rotation in Windows 10
Modern tablets and convertibles support screen rotation thanks to built-in hardware sensors. When you turn your device, its desktop may change the display to a portrait or landscape orientation. This is very useful, because you will always see your software from the right angle. There is a way to lock the rotation, so the display will remain in a portrait or landscape orientation regardless of your device's position.
Download Disable Screen Rotation in Windows 10
Disable Screen Rotation in Windows 10.
Use these Registry files to enable or disable the Screen rotation feature in Windows 10. The undo tweak is included.
How to Enable IDN Punycode in Firefox Address Bar
Punycode is a special encoding used to convert Unicode characters to ASCII, which is a smaller, more restricted character set than Unicode. Punycode is used to encode internationalized domain names (IDNs) as a defense against address spoofing. Firefox allows enabling IDN punycode instead of non-Latin letters and Unicode symbols. This can be very useful, as you can find out if the currently opened web page is a phishing site or just a non-official mirror of some web site which you would like to avoid.
Disable App Access To Contacts In Windows 10
Contacts privacy settings is part of the Settings application which allows you to customize your contacts access permissions for apps and users. Recent Windows 10 builds can be configured to allow or deny access to the contact details for your installed apps and the operating system itself. Only if allowed, the OS and installed apps will be able to use your contacts and their data.
Get 8 Thumbnails on New Tab Page in Google Chrome
In the recent version of Google Chrome, the new tab page was redesigned. The number of thumbnail previews was significantly reduced from 8 to 4 boxes. If you are not happy with this change, here is a simple trick you can use to increase the number of thumbnails.
