Focus Assist (formerly Quiet Hours) is a standard feature on all mobile operating systems and it is part of Windows since Windows 8.1. When enabled, notifications are suppressed. If you are doing something important like giving a presentation or something urgent where you don't want to be distracted, you can enable Quiet Hours. In this post, we will see how to change the Priority list for Quiet Hours in Windows 10.
Change Focus Assist Automatic Rules in Windows 10
Focus Assist (formerly Quiet Hours) is a standard feature on all mobile operating systems and it is part of Windows since Windows 8.1. When enabled, notifications are suppressed. If you are doing something important like giving a presentation or something urgent where you don't want to be distracted, you can enable Quiet Hours. In this post, we will see how to change Automatic rules for Quiet Hours in Windows 10.
Windows 10 Build 17074 Released
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17074 for PC is released to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. Windows 10 build 17074 represents the upcoming feature update to Windows 10, codenamed "Redstone 4". It is the first Insider Preview build released in 2018. Let's see what's new.
Download Enable Embedded Handwriting Panel in Windows 10
Enable Embedded Handwriting Panel in Windows 10.
Use these Registry files to enable or disable the Embedded Handwriting panel in Windows 10. The undo tweak is included.
How to Fix Install-Module is missing in PowerShell
Microsoft's PowerShell is able to download and install extra modules from an online catalog. With a couple of commands, you can extend the functionality of the PowerShell console, add new cmdlets and features. The ability to install extra modules is provided by the Install-Module cmdlet.
Paint 3D Has Got Free View Editing Support
In a recent update, Microsoft added a new feature to its Paint 3D app which should make the app a lot easier for editing 3D content. Let's see what has changed.
How to Manually Download and Install Windows 10 Updates
Every time Microsoft releases a new cumulative update for Windows 10, it appears on Windows Update servers. For end users, their computers fetch updates automatically from these servers, utilizing valueable internet bandwidth. While Windows Update has some tricks of its own related to Delivery Optimization to share updates across other PCs in a network, it is sometimes convenient to download the offline installer of a big update. If you have more than one computer and would like to save your time and bandwidth, you can download and install the update manually on all of them.
Mainstream support for Windows 8.1 has ended
The original version of Windows 8.1 was released in October 2013. Since then, Microsoft has released a few major updates for the Windows 8.1 platform, including Update 1 (April 2014), Update 2 (August 2014), Update 3 (November 2014) and subsequently a bunch of cumulative rollups, including security fixes and stability improvements. Windows 8.1 has exited mainstream support on January 9, 2018.
How to Enable App Execution Aliases in Windows 10
Windows 10 has got a new feature. The user can enable app execution aliases for Store apps. Instead of the URI scheme which could be used to start a Store app, you can turn on an alias which appears like a regular executable file name. Let's review this feature in detail.
Secure Opera Browser Against Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
As you may already know, all Intel CPUs released during the past decade, ARM64 CPUs and certain AMD CPUs are affected by a serious issue. A specially malformed code can be used to steal the private data of any other process, including sensitive data like passwords, security keys and so on. Even a browser with JavaScript enabled can be used as an attack vector. If you are an Opera user, you can do the following.
