The recently released Windows 10 build 14942, which is currently available for Insiders of the Fast Ring, comes with a number of new features which were not officially announced. Let's take a look at some of the new features.
The Briefcase feature is removed in Windows 10 Redstone 2
You may or may not know about the old "Briefcase" feature which offers you simple two way data synchronization which was offline and could be used with removable drives. While it was disabled by default in modern Windows versions, it was easy to re-enable it with a simple Registry tweak. Someone at Microsoft decided to remove it completely.
Registry Editor gets an address bar in Windows 10
In the recently released Windows 10 build 14942, the Registry Editor app got a small, but very useful update. Now it comes with an address bar, which displays the current Registry path, and allows you to copy and paste the key path.
Windows 10 build 14942 is out for Fast Ring insiders
Microsoft today released yet another Windows 10 Insider Preview version. Windows 10 build 14942 is now available for Insiders in the Fast Ring. This build comes with a number of new interesting features. Let's looks closer.
How to remove Print to PDF Printer in Windows 10
By default, Windows 10 comes with a nice print to PDF feature which allows you to create PDF files without using third party software. Windows 10 ships with the "Microsoft Print to PDF" virtual printer installed out-of-the-box so you can create PDF documents. If you find no use for this PDF printer and are not going to use it to create PDF files, here is how to to remove it quickly.
Vivaldi browser features delta updates
The Vivaldi development team today announced a nice new feature in their innovative browser. Vivaldi is getting a "delta" update system on Windows to save your bandwidth and speed up the upgrade procedure.
How to remove XPS Document Writer in Windows 10
XPS is an XML-based file format designed to print onscreen content while preserving fidelity. It is also the Windows print spooler format and can also be used to share and exchange electronic fixed layout documents like PDF. Windows 10 ships with XPS Document Writer which is the virtual printer installed out-of-the-box so you can create XPS documents. If you find no use for this XPS printer and are not going to use it to create XPS files, here is how to to remove it quickly.
Windows 10 build 14936 allows you to easily remove built-in apps
A new feature that has been added to the recently released Windows 10 build 14936 is the ability to uninstall built-in apps. Starting with this build of the upcoming "Redstone 2" update, no more hacks or third party apps are required to uninstall some apps.
Microsoft has resolved the KB3194496 installation issue
Microsoft finally resolved the KB3194496 installation issue. The Redmond giant has released a special script to make installation of KB3194496 possible. As you might be knowing, that update failed to complete and rolled back to the previous build of Windows 10 for many users.
