Microsoft released a new update (version: 15.7.6) for Visual Studio 2017. The new update includes Java™ Development Kit 8, Update 181 (JDK 8, version 8u181) and few bug fixes. To know what has been fixed and how to download the latest version of Visual Studio 2017, continue reading.
Microsoft announces
What will you do if you come back to your system after a coffee break and find it automatically started installing Windows update? You were not prepared for a system restart which closes all running applications. Isn't it frustrating some time?
Okay, Microsoft now started working on that to learn about your usages and to provide you a better update experience.
Microsoft started testing its next major Windows 10 update from a new development branch, code named as '19H1', which is expected to be release around May 2019. But, before that, they have started rolling out the preview builds to Windows Insiders who have opted for Skip Ahead.
The Windows 10 preview build 18204 for Skip Ahead brings few new features like updated new emojis and Mixed Reality Flashlight.
Microsoft releases the
Check out this post to know more about this UI library and to find the links to download and install in your project.
Office 365 some time crashes if "
Today we will learn about this policy settings and how to block signing into Office by modifying the Windows Registry value.
Recently Microsoft announced that they are ending the support of classic Skype version 7 and after 1st September 2018 everyone needs to upgrade to Skype 8 to continue its services.
Along with the announcement, Microsoft listed out some upcoming features that will be available next in Skype version 8. It includes call recording, read receipts, private conversation etc.
Microsoft has started rolling out an updated version of Skype (version 8) for the desktop that replaces the classic Skype (version 7). They have also announced that the classic version of Skype will stop working after 1st September 2018 and only the Skype 8 will work.
So, if you are using Skype and in the old version, upgrade to the latest version of Skype for the desktop to avoid any inconvenience once it reaches the end of support.
After ages, Microsoft started thinking about their
Continue reading to know the major improvements currently included in Windows Notepad app in latest insiders update.
After the Internet Explorer browser had reigned supreme for more than two decades, in 2015, Microsoft introduced Microsoft Edge as the new default internet browser on Windows PCs.
The browser has been well-received but, according to user figures from Microsoft itself, there are just 330 million active Microsoft Edge users, which is a far cry from the more than one billion people who use the leading web browser, Google Chrome.
Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 Update 5. This build fixes numerous issues identified by developers/customers in previous builds. If you are running Visual Studio 2017, update to the latest version 15.7.5 to resolve a bunch of issues that have been fixed by Microsoft.
To grab the latest version of the Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7.5 and to see the issues fixed with this build, continue reading.
You might be aware of the
Along with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17711, Microsoft added additional themes in reader view to make your browsing eye-comfortable.
Tired of remembering and writing the complete path of the registry key? In latest Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 17711, Microsoft introduces a new feature to
In this quick blog post, we are going to see how this feature would ease our work. A video demonstration has been included.
Microsoft released Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 17711 to the insiders in the Fast Ring and also to those who opted for Skip Ahead. This build focuses key improvements to Microsoft Edge, Fluent Design, Display and Registry Editor.
Continue reading to know what's new in Windows 10 insiders preview build 17711. Before upgrading, make sure to read the known issues.
Do you know that you can logically organize your Azure resources by category? Once you login to Microsoft Azure portal, you can categorize them by using Tags. Tags enable you to retrieve related resources from different Resource Groups.
To know how to organize Azure resources using tags, let's discuss this in today's post as part of my Azure Tips and Tricks series.
Microsoft announced a new feature for OneDrive client that will allow Windows Users and IT Admins to easily migrate their most important files present in
IT Admins can set this up in user system after taking user consent or silently perform this migration in the background.
Microsoft is planning to ship many new features and enhancements in the next major version of Windows 10, that includes a lot of improvements to Microsoft Edge. One of them is the ability to control the media autoplay feature on the browser.
If you want to know how to turn off or disable autoplay media in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, here's the simple mentioned steps.
After two weeks of wait, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 insiders preview build 17704 for PC from the Redstone 5 development branch. If you are a Windows Insider in the fast ring or have opted for the Skip Ahead, you can now get this build.
The new insiders preview build includes many new improvements to Microsoft Edge, Skype and other areas. Continue reading to know what has been changed in this build.
Have you heard about Global Directory and Subscription Filter on the Microsoft Azure Portal? This filter allows you to select a set of Azure Subscriptions and save them as default Azure subscriptions. Using this, you will be able to better manage your resources online.
If you didn't hear about this subscription filtering yet, we are going to quickly discuss about it in today's Azure Tips and Tricks post.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7.4 (latest version: 15.7 Update 4) is a new servicing update for Visual Studio 2017 installation. If you are running Visual Studio 2017, update to the latest version 15.7.4 to resolve a bunch of issues that has been fixed by Microsoft.
To get the updates, either check for update notification within the IDE or launch the Visual Studio Installer. Check out this blog post to know what has been fixed in this update build.
Microsoft has released a new update to Windows Template Studio. The latest version of
To know more about the new changes and improvements part of this release, and to learn how to install this update, continue reading the post.
After downgrading your Microsoft Office installation, you may encounter the following error while opening/working in Outlook: "Unable to cast COM object of type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.ApplicationClass' to interface type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook._Application'.". If you faced this issue, here's a simple solution you will have to follow to resolve this error.
The recent Cambridge Analytica scandal made people realize how much information about themselves they share online. For those of you unfamiliar with the scandal, a company used a Facebook quiz to profile its users, collecting information - mostly limited to what people chose to share on their public profiles but sometimes, the private messages of Facebook users, too. Let's learn three common sense tips to protect your privacy online.
Microsoft today announced that the next version of Visual Studio will be named as
An interface in TypeScript contains only the declaration of the methods and properties, but not the implementation. It is the responsibility of the class that implements the interface by providing implementation for all the members of the interface.
Today, in this TypeScript Tutorial, we will learn how to work with Interfaces in TypeScript. Continue reading to learn more.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7.3 (latest version: 15.7 Update 3) is a new servicing update for Visual Studio 2017 installation. If you are running Visual Studio 2017, update to the latest version 15.7.3 to resolve a bunch of issues that has been fixed by Microsoft.
To get the updates, either check for update notification within the IDE or launch the Visual Studio Installer. Check out this blog post to know what has been fixed in this update build.
ASP.NET Core is an open-source, cross platform, .NET centric web development framework. The latest version of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core has been released by Microsoft, as
Continue reading to know what has been changed in ASP.NET Core 2.1 and Entity Framework Core 2.1, along with the links to download.
.NET Core is a free, open-source, cross platformed, managed software framework for Windows, Mac and Linux. The
If you want to know what's new in .NET Core 2.1 and from where to download the latest .NET Core SDK, checkout this post.
While their sole aim is to trick people into giving personal information or make payments, Phishing, Vishing and Smishing can be done in different ways. Let's discuss these in details.
Just like any other OOPs supported languages, TypeScript also allows you to inherit a base class. In the last article, we learned how to create class in TypeScript. We have also learned how to create a constructor and how to instantiate a class object.
In this article of the TypeScript Tutorial for beginners series, we will learn how to inherit a TypeScript class. Continue reading to learn it today.
Microsoft releases a new servicing update for its Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 installation. If you are running Visual Studio 2017, update to the latest version 15.7.2 to resolve a bunch of issues that has been already identified and fixed.
Check for update notification or launch the Visual Studio Installer to get the updates. If you are willing to know what has been fixed in this update build, check out this blog post.
Earlier in the TypeScript Tutorial series (Getting started with TypeScript) we learnt about the TypeScript configuration file, variable declaration and basic data types. I hope that was neat and clear to understand the very basics of TypeScript.
Today in this article, we will learn how to define a class and instantiate class object. Continue reading to learn about it today.
In the Windows 10 latest build, i.e. Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803), Microsoft added a new settings page to control the Startup items that start along with Windows OS. Apart from the
In this quick tip on Windows 10, we are going to see how to change the startup settings in latest version of Windows 10.
Like JavaScript and any other languages, TypeScript also provides basic data types to handle numbers, strings etc. Some common data types in TypeScript are: number, string, boolean, enum, void, null, undefined, any, never, Array and tuple.
Let's learn more about these basic data types of TypeScript, which you will need to use always. Let's learn with suitable examples.
In the previous few chapters of the TypeScript Tutorial series we have learned how to install TypeScript and then begin with creating a simple HelloWorld application. We have also learned about TypeScript configuration file (tsconfig.json).
In this chapter we will learn various ways to declare variables in TypeScript. Continue reading to learn more about it.
The tsconfig.json file allows you to specify the root level files and the compiler options that requires to compile a TypeScript project. The presence of this file in a directory specifies that the said directory is the TypeScript project root.
In this chapter of the TypeScript Tutorial series we will learn about tsconfig.json, it's various properties and how to extend it.
Microsoft released a new preview build to Windows Insiders in the fast ring. The new Windows 10 insiders preview build 17666 focuses on cloud-powered clipboard functionality, dark theme support to File Explorer, Search with Bing support in Notepad and many more.
If you are a Windows Insider and running preview build in the fast ring, check for updates and try out the new improvements that's currently rolling out.
To know more about Visual Studio Live Share and to grab the links to download this extension, continue reading this post.
Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7.0 minor release update to all the editions of Visual Studio 2017 with many new features and enhancements. The new update also includes C# 7.3, TypeScript 2.8 and Windows 10 April 2018 Update SDK - Build 17134 update.
Check for update notification or launch the Visual Studio Installer to get the updates. Continue reading to know about the new features and enhancements.
If you have read the previous chapter of the TypeScript Tutorial series, you have already learned how to install Node.js and TypeScript and might have already installed those. Now, it's the time to go a step further to learn how to write code in TpeScript.
In this article, we will learn how to create a simple HelloWorld application, compile it and run it. Continue reading to know more.
TypeScript is an open-source programming language, developed and maintained by Microsoft, and hosted in GitHub.
This post will cover how to install Node.js and then proceed with installation of TypeScript using the Node Package Manager.
Microsoft started rolling out the next major upgrade release of Windows 10. They named it as
In this blog article, we will learn how to upgrade your system to the latest version of Windows 10. You can follow either of the three possible ways.
Microsoft Office 2019 Commercial Preview Suite, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Project, Visio, OneNote for Windows 10, is now available for download. This preview program is intended for organizations who plan to deploy it when it gets released.
Follow the simple mentioned steps to register to this preview program, in order to download the deployment package.
Microsoft announced the availability of
If you are not a Office 365 subscriber, you may want to download Office 2019 Preview and give it a try to submit feedback to Microsoft in it's early development stage.
A new service update for Visual Studio 2017 is now available. The new build version 15.6.7, released on 26th April 2018 contains a set of bug fixes reported by customers. If you are using Visual Studio 2017, check for updates to get the new build.
Alternatively, you can also download the latest version of Visual Studio 2017 by visiting this link. Continue reading to know what has been fixed with this service update.
While working with Azure Resources, you may ask the question: "Can I move an Azure Resource from one Resource Group to another Resource Group?". If that's your question, the answer is 'Yes, you can change the Resource Group'.
In this quick tip, we will learn how to achieve this from the Microsoft Azure Portal. Continue reading to know more.
If you are using Microsoft Azure Portal, you may already know how to change the theme of the portal. This can be done from the Azure Portal Settings itself, which provides you four different themes at this moment.
But, do you know that you can easily switch from one theme to the other without navigating to the portal settings? In this quick tip, we are going to discuss about it.
Microsoft Azure allows you to easily move Azure Resources from one Subscription to the other, if they are under the same account. You can use the Azure Portal to quickly perform this operation. Today, in this article we will learn how to do this.
Just follow the step-by-step process mentioned in this article to move Azure Resources from one subscription to the other.
In case you are facing the following error MSB4017: Could not run the "GenerateResource" task because MSBuild could not create or connect, while building your project/solution in Visual Studio, this could be because the build system is running out of the build process.
To resolve this error, there could be two different approaches. In this quick note, sharing both the solutions for your easy reference.
A new update for Visual Studio 2017 is now available. The new build version 15.6.5, released on 4th April 2018 contains a set of bug fixes reported by customers. If you are using Visual Studio 2017, check for updates to get the new build.
With the advent of the mass-marketed smartphone, the iPhone, in 2007, small-functionality native apps were a logical functionality solution. Small, compact pieces of software providing everything from weather reports to mobile games were available at a tap of our screen for 99 cents (or free) from an online store.
Android-based mobile devices followed Apple’s example, and the native app reigned supreme for several years, providing a more tailored experience that appeared much safer than the terrifying primordial, virus-riddled soup of web-based applications.
If you have a website/blog, you may have some HTML headings (H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6 tags) to decorate the content headers and would like to create easy navigational anchor links, so that, people can easily copy the direct link specific to that heading.
Today, in this blog post, we will learn how easy it is to dynamically generate the links using CSS and jQuery. Continue reading to learn the step-by-step approach.
Microsoft is all set to release the next major public update of Windows 10 next month from their Redstone 4 (RS4) branch. If you are a Windows Insider, you have already installed and experienced all or most of the preview builds in last few months.
As it is approaching the RTM state, you may like to opt-out from the preview build and be inline with the public version. Follow the steps mentioned here.
Just three days ago, on 27th March, Microsoft released the
The build will gradually roll out, but if you can't wait, you can force it by manually checking for new updates, if you are in the slow ring.
While working in Windows, you may face the following error that says "Event ID 10016: The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID ... from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container".
This could occur due to the security permission set to the Component Services of the COM Server that uses the specified CLSID and/or APPID.
If you're passionate about PC gaming and being able to access and play a wide a range as possible then there are systems which you’ll inevitably encounter. The first of these is the operating system of Windows.
While this is not the only line of operating systems which can be used to play video games, they do by far offer the greatest choice in terms of compatibility, which is why they remain the primary choice among enthusiasts.
Early this week, Microsoft released an update (version: 15.6.3) of Visual Studio 2017 with a list of fixes. The team has now released one more update to it, incrementing the version number to: 15.6.4. This new update contains a set of new fixes, reported by the customers.
Before upgrading to this build, you may want to know what has been changed/fixed. Continue reading more to know about the changes.
Speaking at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference in March 2018, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella claimed that Office 365 offers the greatest opportunity for Microsoft as a program and enterprise in the company’s history.
Microsoft has also witnessed rising revenue and greater business potential in both their Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI.
Within a week after releasing the Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 Update 2 (15.6.2), Microsoft pushed another new update which incremented the build number by one. With this update, the latest version of Visual Studio 2017 is going to be the version 15.6.3.
The latest build version of Visual Studio 2017 contains a set of fixes for the user reported issues. Read more to know about the fixes.
While working with Microsoft Outlook, some time you may face that the client application crashes due to Fault Module: MSPST32.DLL file. This is often an indication that the associated Outlook data file has been corrupted.
If you encountered this error, check this blog post to know how you can recover from this crash by fixing the root cause of the issue.
If you are a Windows Insider in the Fast Ring, and opted in to Skip Ahead, Microsoft has aired a new build for you with new features, changes and a set of fixes. Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 17623 for PC is now available.
This build focuses on High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF), External GPU Safe Remove Experience and Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) improvements.
You may face the error WixAttachedContainer - The system cannot find the file specified when you run Visual Studio 2015 installer from the Control Panel in maintenance mode by clicking the Modify/Repair option.
Today in this post, we will discuss the cause behind this issue and how to resolve it. Continue reading to know more.
Microsoft released a new update (version: 15.6.2) to the Visual Studio 2017. This build addresses customer reported issues, along with a security vulnerability in the public versions of .NET Core which could cause a DoS attack.
If you are using Visual Studio 2017, make sure to update to this build. Listing herewith the issues fixed in this build.
The expectations of consumers have changed immeasurably in recent years. Digitally-savvy web users now demand flawless and engaging online experiences. Gone are the days of static text displayed as if you’re reading a book.
A new markup language has enabled developers to take user experiences to the next level, delivering rich content that’s secure and operates efficiently within your web browser.
While Microsoft is preparing the major update of Windows 10, targeting this Spring, the development team has already started working on the next feature branch Redstone 5 (RS5) and delivered the second build (17618) to insiders who opted for Skip Ahead.
The new build brings back the feature '
Microsoft released a new update of Visual Studio 2017 and after this update, the latest version of the famous IDE has been changed to 15.6. The new update contains a numerous changes and bug fixes. To know more about what's new in this build and what are the fixed issues, check this post.
In HTML, generally we use the following layout display modes: none, block, inline, table and positioned. There exists one layout module, named
In this blog post, we will learn about Flex Box Layout and how to use it to create a wrap panel by just using HTML and CSS.
Microsoft released a new preview build 17112, to the Windows Insiders in the fast ring. This build is from the Redstone 4 development branch and contains no new features rather than a bunch of fixes to make it ready for the next major release.
If you are a Windows Insider, check for updates to get the new builds. But before that, read the list of fixes and known issues in this build.
It gives me immense pleasure to announce that my second book, titled Windows Presentation Foundation Development Cookbook, has been published by Packt Publication. You can now buy this book from publisher's website, Amazon and will gradually be available on Flipkart.
If you are a beginner or an intermediate, and would like to learn about WPF, this book is for you. It covers almost all the topics that you need to learn.
Visual Studio 2017 provides you an easy way to upgrade your project's targeted language version, directly from the editor window. The
In this blog post, we will learn how to invoke it to perform the change for the associated project. Continue reading to learn more.
Do you know that, Microsoft Visual Studio allows you to select the default language version of your project? The advanced project settings helps you to control the targeted C# language by changing the compiler version.
By default, the compiler accepts all valid language syntax that it can support. But if you want to change it to point to a specific version, let's learn how to do that.
Microsoft released a new build (Windows 10 Preview Build: 17107) to the insiders in the fast ring. As we are heading towards the final release from the Redstone 4 branch, this build contains minimal changes but has numerous bug fixes to stabilize the forthcoming RTM build.
Continue reading to know what has been changed in build 17107. Don't forget to check the 'Known Issues' still present in this build.
Microsoft released a new update of Visual Studio 2017, which bumped up the latest build version number to 15.5.7. This new build contains few changes to Team Explorer focusing to Git, and fixes to some customer-reported issue.
To know about what has been changed and fixed in this release, continue reading this blog post. Don't forget to check the 'Known Issues' before upgrading.
If you are still using
That means, if you are still using those devices, you won't get any push notifications, live tile updates and you won't be able to use the
During application development, we often use XML files. To use XML files, we need XML objects; and to create the XML objects, we need to write the classes and properties based on the XML nodes/attributes, which we do manually.
Do you know that Visual Studio already provides an option to automatically create the entire class structure based on the XML input? Let's discuss this today.
Microsoft is adding a new
This change is expected to be available with the next major update of Windows 10, which is scheduled to release in Spring 2018.
Microsoft started rolling out the first Redstone 5 build (Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 17604) to the Windows Insiders, who have opted into Skip Ahead. As there's a limited space into Skip Ahead and that's already filled, no new registrations are now being accepted.
If you are a Windows Insider in the Fast Ring, you already have a fresh preview build 17101, which is already started rolling out.
Microsoft released another new build (preview build: 17101), as part of the Redstone 4 development, to the Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring. They have also announced a new Skip Ahead build 17604, which is the first public build from the new RS5 prerelease branch.
Though there are no significant changes in build 17101, but it contains a set of improvements and fixes to stabilize the final release going to happen in Spring 2018.
Cryptocurrencies have long been heralded as the next big thing in finance and economics – and Bitcoin, undoubtedly the most renowned among them, has been fervently discussed in 2017 and 2018. Yes, alternative digital currencies are expected to revolutionize transactions and payment methods.
But more importantly, the innovative technology behind Bitcoin, blockchain, is rumored to have wider applications in a range of fields that extends beyond verifying Bitcoin and altcoin exchanges.
Starting with the release of
To provide a safer experience to your users, you must install SSL certificate and start serving your site in HTTPS protocol.
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 preview build 17093 to the insiders on the Fast ring. The last build was 17083, which was released two weeks ago. In the latest preview build from the Redstone 4 branch, Microsoft added many new improvements and fixes.
Check this post to know the key improvements and fixes part of this build. Don't forget to check the '
If you are looking to know about this product, sharing herewith the features/specifications of it, along with a short review. Continue reading to know more.
Microsoft, in a blog post announced that, the next major version of their Office Suite (
Continue reading to know more about Office 2019 availability and the service line (mainstream and extended) support of the product.
After almost two months, Microsoft released the next version of
To know more about the new changes and improvements part of this release, and to learn how to install this update, continue reading the post.
Along with the Windows 10 preview build 17083 for PC, Microsoft previewed a new
In this post, we will discuss what's new coming with the Fonts settings page and from where to download new fonts in your system.
Along with Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 17074, Microsoft introduced a brand new "App volume and device preferences" settings page to help you customize your audio experience to best fit your needs and preferences.
In this post, we will demonstrate how to use this new '
Followed by the Visual Studio 2017 updates (version: 15.5.3 and 15.5.4) in this January, Microsoft released another build with some new fixes and improvements. Heading towards the next major update, this bumps up the version number to 15.5.5.
To know what are the new fixes part of this new update (version: 15.5.5), check out this post. Don't forget to check the 'Known Issues' before upgrading.
Microsoft is now rolling out a new Windows 10 preview build 17083 for PC to the insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. The new build focuses on new features, various improvements and bug fixes.
Read the post to know more about the new features and improvements part of this new insiders preview build. Don't forget to check the Known Issues before downloading.
Storage Sense in Windows 10 runs automatically when you are low on disk space. Now, with the next major update of Windows 10, you will be allowed to control how frequently the automatic disk cleanup will run and free up the unused space that you don't need.
In this quick blog post, we will learn about this new change (with video demonstration), scheduled to release with the next major update early this year.
Microsoft is trying to improve the Windows 10 Storage Settings app to provide you an easier option to free up the storage space, by getting rid of the temporary files and contents that you don't need.
Along with Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 17074, they have previewed the upcoming changes of next major build of Windows 10.
Along with Windows 10 Redstone 4 build, scheduled to release this spring, Microsoft is planning to improve the Quiet Hour feature by giving you an option to choose which notifications you would like to see and hear during quiet hours.
In this post, we are going to see what are the options coming up in the next major build of Windows 10 to control the Quiet Hours settings.
Within a week after releasing the Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5.3 on 9th of January, Microsoft released another update for the IDE, that includes fixes to some issues reported by the community.
To know what are the new fixes part of this new update (version: 15.5.4), check out this post. Don't forget to check the 'Known Issues' before upgrading.
In case you missed, Microsoft released Windows 10 build 17074 to the fast ring Windows Insiders, which contains a tons of new changes and improvements to its existing version. This includes a set of changes to its Edge Browser too.
In this post, we will discuss about the changes performed in the latest version of Microsoft Edge that comes with build 17074.
Last year in December, Microsoft released the Insiders build 17063, which had a tons of new features like Timeline and Sets. After a month of development and testing, they have released another build for the insiders in the fast ring.
The new build 17074 contains a list of new changes and fixes, focusing more on Microsoft Edge, Windows Shell and Settings.
Microsoft released a new update (version 15.5.3) for its existing Visual Studio 2017 installation. If you are currently using Visual Studio 2017, you may like to update it, as it contains few fixes on top of the previous build.
If you like to check, what has been fixed in this new update, here's a list of these fixes. Don't forget to check the 'Known Issues' section.
C# Interactive Window, inside Visual Studio, allows you to test code snippet without compiling the application. It supports several features like syntax highlighting, intellisense and more, and comes with a feature like 'Copy Code', that allows you to copy only the code part from that window.
In this quick blog post, we will discuss about the 'Copy Code' functionality part of the C# Interactive Window, inside Visual Studio.
My book, 'Mastering Visual Studio 2017', is now available on Flipkart at a discounted price. This book focuses on coding with the new, improved, and powerful tools of Visual Studio 2017. It covers topics on improved debugging, unit testing capabilities, accelerate cloud development and many more.
If you are a developer, using Visual Studio, you won't want to miss this opportunity. Grab the book now, as it's available at a discounted price.
Along with Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build: 17063, Microsoft added support to see the permissions an application has requested. You will have total control over it to allow or disallow a specific permission for that application.
In this quick post, we are going to discuss about this feature, which has been newly introduced with Windows 10 build 17063.
It often happens that, when you attempt to remove a COM Add-In from an Office application, it shows a message saying that 'This add-in is installed for all users on this computer and can only be connected or disconnected by an administrator.'.
If you face this case, it is because the said add-in was installed using admin permission. To disconnect that add-in, you need to follow the steps as mentioned in this post.
Life is a pleasant journey which never ends until we stop breathing. During the journey, we learn new things and forget the older ones. Year comes and leaves... never waits! It's time to say 'Bye' to 2017 and welcome the new year 2018.
May the new year bring new hopes, new aspirations, new joys and and new successes in your life's journey. Wish you and your family a very happy and prosperous new year!
Outlook's resiliency logic, which was introduced with Outlook 2013, allows you to control the way slow add-ins are handled. It gives users option to disable add-ins that take more than 1 second to load, during Outlook launch.
In this post we will learn how to force Outlook to always load a specific add-in, by modifying Windows Registry settings.
Every software app needs some updates to its user interface. Thus with the Windows 10 Settings app. Along with Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 17063, Microsoft changed the look & feel of the Settings app with Acrylic material effect.
If you are a Windows Insider, and in the Fast Ring, do not forget to checkout this build. It has bunch of changes and fixes for you to explore.
End of July 2017, Microsoft published a list of features those are going to be deprecated in the future version of Windows 10. The classic 'Microsoft Paint' (mspaint), which was available in all versions of Windows, was also part of that deprecated list.
Along with 'Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 17306', Microsoft started giving an alert message saying that the product will soon be replaced by the 'Paint 3D' app.
Outlook add-ins are built by third parties to integrate into Outlook to provide additional functionalities to it. There exists many addins which makes the life easier while working with mails and meetings. Some examples are: Outlook social connector, Skype meeting, TeamViewer meeting addins.
In this post, we will learn two different methods by which you will be able to see the list of addins installed on your Outlook client.
After almost a month of wait, Windows team has released a new build 17063 to the insiders in the fast ring. If you are in the fast ring, you won't want to miss this build as it contains a large no. of new changes, improvements and fixes to Windows 10.
Check out this post to know more about the key changes part of this build. Don't forget to read the original release notes, known issues in this build.
Most of the people in the current computing world use Microsoft Outlook as their default email client. There could be various occasions when you notice that, while launching Outlook it goes into 'Not Responding' mode.
What could be the reason behind this? How to resolve this issue? In this post, we are going to discuss on this topic today.
Microsoft announced a new Software Development Kit (SDK) to begin your journey with its latest technology 'Quantum Computing'. Quantum computing based on quantum mechanics which will help machines to solve complex problems much faster.
Along with this, Microsoft also released a new programming language called 'Q#' (Q-Sharp), which is fully integrated with Visual Studio 2017.
Microsoft has released the next major version of Visual Studio 2017. This new build version 15.5 consists of many new improvements and fixes, that you would like to have. Check out this post to know what's new in this build and the top issues fixed in this build.
Don't forget to checkout the known issues and available workarounds in Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5, before upgrading to this build.
Just like Windows 10, there also exists an Insider Program for Office 365 subscribers to get early access to the new features and improvements, which will eventually come to the next public release build of the product. This program is available as "Insider Fast" and "Insider Slow" rings.
In this quick tip, we will learn how to change the Office Insider release branch using a Registry hack. Continue to read further on it.
Microsoft announced a new insider preview build 17046 to the Windows Insiders in the fast ring, as well as to the insiders who opted in to Skip Ahead. This build contains a numerous changes which are going to be available in the next major upgrade.
Check this post to know what are the new enhancements part of this build. You don't want to miss getting your hands dirty with this build.
You must be aware that, Microsoft and the professional social-networking site LinkedIn launched the LinkedIn-powered "Resume Assistant" in Microsoft Word. This collaboration makes the task of writing resumes that project one's skills and expertise to be easily noticeable by hiring managers.
In this post, we will learn a little more about 'Resume Assistant' and how it will help you to get higher prospect of getting an offer.
Most people enjoy videos on the various digital devices, such as: tablets, smart phones, and PCs. And most people have more than just one digital device. What if you want to watch a self made video and it turns out that the devices you have don't support the video format?
Besides, What can you do if you'd like to decrease the video file size when you want to play it on a smart phone or tablet?
Good new for Windows Insiders! Microsoft released a new build (Windows 10 Preview Build: 17035) for the insiders in the fast ring as well as to the insiders who opted in to Skip Ahead. But, due to a bug, PCs with AMD processors won't get this build.
If you are running an insider build, check for updates to get the new build, as it contains many new improvements. Don't forget to see the release notes and known issues.
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update brought a most wanted feature on OneDrive, called "Files on Demand". Once you enable the feature, you can now access all your files in the cloud without having to download them and eating the extra storage space on your device.
In case, you are not able to find this feature after upgrading to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, here's how to enable it.
If you are using Windows 10, it allows you to enable the update delivery optimization, which helps the system to download the Windows updates and apps from internet as well as PCs within the local network. When enabled, it also uploads update from your PC to internet.
Along with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you can control the bandwidth that you want to use for Windows update download and upload. Let's learn how to do this.
Microsoft, today announced the availability of new insiders preview build. If you are a Windows Insider, and in the fast ring, check for updates to grab the new build 17025. This build is going to deliver from the RS4 pre-release branch.
This build contains a no. of new changes, which, you may likely to experience now. Don't forget to check the known issues before installing this build.
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is already here, and you might have already upgraded to this latest stable version of Windows 10. After upgrade, you may experience low disk space as the upgrade process keeps a backup of the previous version of Windows.
If you are on low disk space, you can forcefully remove the previous version of Windows by following the steps mentioned in this article.
Undoubtedly, DVD is gradually disappearing from home media. Increasing people prefer to watch movies, TV shows on streaming media. Furthermore, most PC manufactures are eliminating disc drives while developing the latest device.
So what if you have a big collection of DVDs but couldn't find an available device to play them on? Let us discuss about a software, that I came to know recently.
With the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, on 17th October 2017, Microsoft also released the SDK for the developers to build and publish apps. It contains the latest headers, libraries, metadata and tools to build applications targeting Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
If you didn't yet grab that, download it now and start building new apps or updating your existing ones with the new features.
We all know that, the next major update of Windows 10, named 'Fall Creators Update', is already there. The update released worldwide on 17th October 2017, contains a set of new features like: Fluent design, Windows Mixed Reality, OneDrive placeholders and many more improvements and fixes.
By the time you might have already received the upgrade notification, but in case you didn't, here's some ways to grab the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
While Microsoft is preparing for the next big update, named 'Windows 10 Creators Update', to be available worldwide from 17th October, the Windows engineering team has already started pushing their next set of updates from the RedStone 4 (RS4) branch to the Windows Insiders.
Along with build 17017, for the fast ring insiders, Microsoft has started testing a new Startup settings page, easily accessible from the Windows 10 Settings app.
Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 17017 to the Windows Insiders who are on the Fast ring, and that also includes the insiders who opted in to Skip Ahead. If you are among them, check for updates to get the new bits installed on your system.
This is the first build, for the fast ring Windows Insiders, from the Redstone 4 (RS4) development branch. Checkout to know what's new in this build.
Microsoft released a new update for Visual Studio 2017, increasing the version to 15.4. If you have already installed Visual Studio 2017, you will get the update notification under the notification icon. You can also check for updates inside the Extensions and Updates dialog.
Check out this blog post to know what has been newly added/updated in this build. It also lists the issues that has been fixed.
