The GNOME Project has released GNOME 44 today with improvements to the Settings app, the quick settings menu, and the Software app. Linux distributions will eventually ship this new GNOME release.
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Users and enthusiasts continue digging out new hidden features in the latest Windows 11 preview build. The Settings app will soon let you create VHD/VHDX, rearrange keyboard languages, and more.
There is more than one way to stop the downloads menu from appearing under the Microsoft Edge browser toolbar. If you rarely use the browser to download something, here's how to remove it completely.
Like every other OS, Windows 11 has its pros and cons. However, people tend to focus more on the negatives than the positives, so we have penned our thoughts on some smaller features that we like.
Windows 11 is a bit of a mixed bag even roughly one year after release. Keeping aside major missing functionalities, here is a list of the top 5 pet peeves I have about the OS in its current state.
Microsoft today released a major update for Windows Subsystem for Android all Insider channels. It brings AV1 codec support, IPv6, VPN connectivity, Settings app update, and much more.
Microsoft has introduced a new way to launch Focus sessions in Windows 11 Dev Channel. However, it's not a perfect implementation yet even though the company's heart is in the right place.
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Microsoft has started displaying a cautionary watermark regarding system requirements not being met on Windows 11 Dev Channel PCs. There is also a similar warning in the Settings app.
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While Windows 11 is far from a perfect OS and still feels like a work in progress, there are still a lot of things to like about it. Read on to know about the top five things I love about it.
In this week's Closer Look, we discuss the changes that Microsoft has made to the Settings app in Windows 11, such as the removal of a traditional landing page and presence of breadcrumbs.
Microsoft has drastically modified its default apps configurations in Windows 11, and not in a good way. The new design is downright awful and makes it harder for people to switch default apps.
A user on Twitter has spotted some changes to the Windows 10 Settings app in the latest build released to Insiders. It now features a large header with user info and links to important settings.
As spotted by some keen observers, the latest Insider build flighted to the Fast Ring has changed how you access the volume mixer in Windows 10 in favour of its equivalent found in the Settings app.
Opera Software has just released Opera 55. The new update brings an updated settings menu that supports the dark theme, if it's enabled. In addition, the bookmarks bar is now enabled by default.
In the next feature update to Windows 10, version 1803, Microsoft will be adding a Fonts page to the Settings application. Users will be able to download new fonts from the Microsoft Store.
Microsoft will now be regularly reminding users not running the Windows 10 Creators Update to review their privacy settings and upgrade to the latest feature update - if they're running version 1507.
Microsoft has included a new security feature with build 15002. Dynamic Lock, internally referred to as 'Windows Goodbye,' is a neat option to keep your system safe while you're gone.
Microsoft's first Windows 10 preview build of 2017 brings all sorts of new features, including new additions to its Settings, with more personalization options, and automatic blue light adjustment.
Microsoft today rolled out another cumulative update to Windows 10 on PCs, bringing the build number to 10586.29 - the same as the new mobile build - and patching some security issues.
While Windows 10 Build 10568 seems to have very little in terms of actual new features, the build does reveal that Microsoft really wants Windows users to be loyal to its default apps.
In a twitter exchange with a Windows Insider, Microsoft's Gabe Aul and Brandon LeBlanc acknowledged the unnecessary complexity due to two settings applications; the Control Panel may soon be gone.
There is a default setting in Apple's iOS 9, which is probably using more of your data plan than usual. Fortunately, there's an easy fix for the issue which takes less than a minute.
Microsoft is detailing some of the changes that are taking place when moving from Windows Phone 8 to Windows Mobile 10. These include simplified location prompts and settings for better privacy.
Microsoft has released a new app for Windows Phone 8.1, which is designed to make it easier to manage settings for incoming calls, including configuration of your call-forwarding preferences.
It's now possible to navigate to a particular Settings page directly in Windows 10 by typing a command in the Run dialog. The names are mostly easy to remember as well.
A much more recent build of Windows 10 Mobile, is being show off on video. Users will see a redesigned Settings app, new features, new apps available from the beta Store and numerous bug fixes.
Earlier today, a version of Windows 10 was leaked and with it come a few new features including the ability to search inside the settings app which makes it easier to find what you are looking for.
In the latest leaked build of Windows 8.1, there are a few settings that are hidden but with a simple application, you can enable these features and get a deeper looking into the direction of Windows.
As the RTM draws nearer, the leaks continue to ...er, leak across the web. This time a Chinese website has posted up a few changes to the Start screen settings which appear to allow images now.
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