Microsoft today released yet another Windows 10 Insider Preview version. Windows 10 build 14936 is now available for Insiders in the Fast Ring for both PCs and Mobile devices. Here is what's new in this build.
Microsoft will supercharge Edge with additional protection
Microsoft announced at their Ignite 2016 conference that their new web browser, Edge, which is available exclusively for Windows 10, will get an extra security layer. The app will utilize virtualization to isolate threats and run web sites and web apps inside a secure environment.
OneDrive placeholders returning to Windows 10 as On-Demand Sync
OneDrive is the online document storage solution created by Microsoft which comes bundled with Windows 10. It can be used to store your documents and other data online in the cloud. It also offers synchronization of stored data across all your devices. Earlier, OneDrive had a feature called "placeholders", which was useful because it showed placeholder versions of online files in your local OneDrive directory even if they were not synchronized and unavailable. However, this feature was removed from OneDrive with Windows 10 RTM. Now, Microsoft has announced that placeholders will return as "On-Demand Sync".
Firefox drops Windows Vista and Windows XP support
There is bad news from the Firefox camp for Windows XP users. Mozilla, developers of the popular browser have decided to terminate support for Windows XP and Windows Vista starting with Firefox 53.
Disable Calendar Agenda in Windows 10
Starting with Anniversary Update, Windows 10 is able to show you an agenda in the clock's Calendar flyout. It is provided by the calendar app and shows your scheduled events. If you have no use for it or it exposes your private calendar appointments, you might want to get rid of the agenda. Here is how it can be done.
Disable Sleep Password in Windows 10
When you wake up your Windows 10 device from sleep, it asks for a password if you have set one earlier. If you found this behavior annoying, you can quickly disable the Sleep password in Windows 10. Here is how it can be done.
Still haven’t got Windows 10 Anniversary Update? Here is the fix
If you are ready for Windows 10 Anniversary Update, it can be annoying to wait if it still hasn't reached your PC. If you don't wish to wait for Anniversary Update any more, here is a fix you can apply.
Caution: Firefox can wear out your SSD drive
Mozilla Firefox is one of the well-known web browsers. During its long life from 2004, it got extremely popular due to add-on support but lost the race to Google once they released the Chrome browser. Lately, Firefox has been doing some changes which are not being well-received by users. One latest discovery shows that Firefox causes an abnormally high amount of disk operations which on SSDs can wear them out or reduce their lifespan.
How to see size of Windows 10 updates
Windows 10 is well known for regressive changes to Windows Update. The operating system does not allow the user to choose how and when to install updates. The classic UI was moved to the Settings app. There, the user can't even see the size of updates nor can he select them. If you are curious to see the size of downloaded updates, here is a workaround.
Windows 10 build 14931 comes with an updated Windows Update Group Policy
Again, Microsoft has silently updated available Group Policies in Windows 10. Earlier, the Redmond giant was removing a number of policies from Windows 10 Anniversay Update. With the recently released Windows 10 build 14931, Microsoft has added a new policy setting to the operating system related to Windows Update.
