Windows 10 is getting a refined UI for the built-in Settings app. The new appearance of the app received a lot transparency and blur, featuring all the elements of Microsoft's very own design language, known as "Fluent Design". Here is how it looks.
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is on 5.3% of PCs
Yesterday, AdDuplex, a cross-promotion ad networking company published their monthly stats for Windows version usage on various devices. It's based on the 5,000 or so Windows Store apps that use the AdDuplex SDK. The data was collected until October 24, 2017, a week after Microsoft released Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
Disable Fast User Switching in Windows 10
Although the concept of multiple users sharing one device or one PC is getting rarer by the day, there are still cases when you have to share PCs and switch users fast. In earlier versions of Windows before Windows 10, we had a Switch Users command in the Shutdown menu inside the Start Menu to quickly switch users. In Windows 10, we have more ways to switch between users. If you find no use for the user switching feature, you can safely disable it. Here is how.
Change Cursor Thickness in Windows 10
When you start typing some text in Notepad, Word or in other text editor, your cursor turns into a blinking line. If you have a display with high resolution or have issues with vision, you might find the default thickness of text cursor not suitable for your needs. Here is how to change it.
Cinnamon 3.6 Released
Cinnamon is Linux Mint's flagship desktop environment. Started as a Gnome 3 fork, now it is fully independent. A new version of Cinnamon is out with a number of features you will like. Let's see the key changes done in this release.
Vivaldi 1.13: Window Panel, Download improvements
The team behind the innovative Vivaldi browser released a new snapshot of the upcoming version 1.13. Vivaldi 1.13.997.3 comes with a number of new features, including a new window panel and the download speed visible in the download progress bar.
Windows 10 Build 17025 is out for the Fast Ring
Microsoft today released yet another Windows 10 Insider Preview version. Windows 10 build 17025 which represents the upcoming feature update to Windows 10, code name "Redstone 4", is available now for Fast Ring Insiders. The "Skip Ahead" version is also available. This build comes with a number of improvements and fixes. Let's see what's new.
Linux Mint discontinues its KDE Edition
As you may already know, Linux Mint comes with a number of editions with major desktop environments, including their very own Cinnamon, MATE (a fork of Gnome 2), XFCE, LXDE and KDE. Today's blog post reveals that the KDE edition won't be supported any more.
Linux Mint 18.3: Cinnamon 3.6 Improvements, FlatPak Support
The upcoming version of Linux Mint 18.3 is in active development. A new post on the official blog reveals a number of nice improvements which are coming to the OS. These include a refined user interface for the On-screen keyboard app along with GNOME Online Accounts support, and more.
Disable Automatic Computer Maintenance in Windows 10
When you are not using your PC, Windows 10 performs a number of maintenance tasks. These scheduled tasks are configured to run automatically out-of-the-box. One of them is Computer Maintenance. It is a complex task which performs a number of operations to keep your OS clean and configured properly. It performs various tasks like finding and fixing broken shortcuts, removing unused Desktop shortcuts, correcting the system time and more. If you are not happy with the result of this maintenance or have a reason to prevent the OS from changing your shortcuts and settings, here is how to disable it.
