Last week, Microsoft announced the schedule for its conferences for 2017, including Build 2017 and Microsoft Ignite. However, while the mentioned two are for developers and businesses, there was always one more conference for the company's partners — Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference or WPC for short. The company will hold the conference in 2017 too, but it's now known as Microsoft Inspire.
Windows 10 Build 14986 is out for Slow Ring Insiders
Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14986 to Windows Insiders on the Slow Ring. The same build was recently released for Fast Ring insiders. This build represents the development branch of Windows 10 Creators Update and brings plenty of new features to the Slow Ring on updates.
Latest Skype Preview build is now available in the Slow and Release Preview rings
A few days ago, Microsoft started rolling out a new update for Skype Preview (UWP) app on Windows 10, which was previously available only to Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring. This update has introduced the Skype Translator feature to the app, allowing users from around the world to chat or call each other even if there's no common language they can speak. And today, this update has made its way to both Slow and Release Preview rings.
Dropbox Universal app is now available on Xbox One
Microsoft's Xbox One has supported running UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps for quite some time now and many developers have updated their apps to allow installing them on the console. It's worth mentioning that it's not enough to just make the app available to download. For a decent experience on Xbox One, developers are expected to optimize it for Xbox One. As we know, the developer behind the official Dropbox client for Windows 10 is Rudy Huyn, who's known for paying a lot of attention to detail. So the official Dropbox app for Xbox One looks great.
Cortana will be available in Windows 10 IoT with Creators Update
Microsoft has announced that its digital assistant, Cortana, will make its way to Internet of Things (IoT) devices with a new Core update planned to be released some time after Windows 10 Creators Update. It's only logical for Cortana to become available on embedded devices now since all of Microsoft's own hardware is already running it, no matter what form factor — from mobile phones to Surface Hubs. This announcement is coming from the recently ended WinHEC 2016 conference for Microsoft hardware partners.
Winaero Tweaker 0.6.0.9 comes with UI improvements and brand new tweaks
I am happy to announce Winaero Tweaker 0.6.0.9. In this version, I have reworked the user interface of the app slightly to remove any ambiguity and make it easy to understand. The app also got a number of useful tweaks. Let's see the change log.
Remove Open PowerShell window here from Context Menu in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 build 14986, which represents Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft replaced the context menu command "Open command window here" with PowerShell by default in File Explorer. We already saw how you can get the command prompt back in the context menu. Today, we'll see how to remove the "Open PowerShell window here" menu item with a simple Registry tweak.
Disable Currency Converter Popup in Opera
As you may already know, the team behind Opera released a new version of their browser, Opera 42. One of its new features is a built-in currency converter popup. Some users find it useful, but others find it very annoying. If you don't like the currency converter feature, here is how to disable it.
Disable the New OneDrive Flyout in Windows 10
As you may already know, Windows 10 build 14986 comes with a new OneDrive flyout notification which looks stylish and fits the modern appearance of the operating system. For some users, it is enabled by default. If you are running Windows 10 build 14986 with the new flyout enabled out of the box but still prefer the previous style of the OneDrive notification, you can disable it with a simple Registry tweak. Here is how.
Opera 42 is out with Currency Converter & Feed Discovery
Today, a new version of the Opera browser hit the stable branch. Opera 42 comes with a number of interesting features like a built-in currency converter, faster startup and an improved RSS reader. Let's see these features in detail.
