Yesterday night Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview. Build 14959 became available for Fast Ring insiders. Let's see what's new in this release.
Reset Local Security Policy Settings all at once in Windows 10
The Local Security Policy app is an advanced configuration tool to control various security aspects of the operating system. Like Local Group Policy, it is implemented as a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. If you need to reset all its settings, here is a single command which can revert them to default in a moment.
Reset All Local Group Policy Settings at once in Windows 10
Local Group Policy is a special administrative tool which comes with certain editions of Windows 10. It is implemented as a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, which provides a graphical user interface for various tweaks (policies) available in the operating system. In this article, we will see how to reset all policies at once in Windows 10.
Vivaldi 1.5.653.3 features inline editing of bookmarks and notes
A new weekly snapshot of the innovative Vivaldi browser brings the ability to edit bookmarks and notes quickly. Let's see how it works.
A tweak to turn off automatically installing suggested apps in Windows 10
With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Windows 10 started to aggressively promote apps right inside the Start menu. Without the user even opening the Store, or asking for his or her permission, the operating system installs some apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Minecraft: Windows 10 edition, Flipboard, Twitter and many other apps. Here is how to prevent Windows 10 from installing them.
Enable Crash on Ctrl+Scroll Lock in Hyper-V in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is a secret hidden feature which allows the user to initiate the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). The option is present for debugging purposes and not enabled by default. We covered it in our previous article. Unfortunately, the tweak mentioned in the article doesn't work in operating systems installed in a Hyper-V virtual machine. Here is a workaround.
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Disable automatically installing suggested apps in Windows 10.
With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Windows 10 started to aggressively promote apps right inside the Start menu. Without the user even opening the Store, or asking for his or her permission, the operating system installs some apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Minecraft: Windows 10 edition, Flipboard, Twitter and many other apps. Use this tweak to prevent Windows 10 from installing them.
Get Motherboard Information via Command Prompt in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can see information about the motherboard installed in your PC using the command line. If you need to print it out or just view your motherboard details without restarting your PC or using a third party tool, it can be done with a single command.
Windows 10 Creators Update is getting volume and brightness sliders in Action Center
The next major update for Windows 10, officially known as Windows 10 Creators Update, comes with a number of features which were spotted during the recent October 2016 Microsoft Event. One of those features is a refined user interface for the Action Center. It will include sliders for volume and brightness.
Microsoft is working on a new file format for 3D documents
During last week's Microsoft event, company officials spent a lot of time talking about 3D technologies being a focus for future Windows 10 development. Microsoft announced tools to create and insert 3D content more easily and also released a preview version of Paint 3D, allowing everyone to try and create something new with just a Windows 10 PC. Microsoft also announced that they are working on a new, open file format for 3D files along with their partners.
