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.
Microsoft Edge browser, which was first introduced with Windows 10 operating system, has now been extended to be available on mobile devices running iOS and Android operating systems.
If you are an insider, running iOS and Android, you can now experience the features like Favorites, Reading List, New Tab Page and Reading View of Microsoft Edge browser on your phone.
Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality device often seems to be overlooked in discussions of VR, as it isn't really a consumer-facing device right now. It costs around $3000 for developer edition and $5000 for commercial edition.
In this post, we are going to discuss about the future of Microsoft HoloLens and its uses, as it is now a most interesting topic.
In this computing world, we are familiar with PDF document formats, which opens in Acrobat Reader or any other compatible PDF Reader applications. In Windows 10, it is easy to create PDF files using the Microsoft Print to PDF printer drivers.
Though, this feature is available by default with the operating system, but in case it is not available, you can install the required driver by following the steps mentioned in this post.
If you are a Windows Insider, and in the First Ring, you might have already received the new build notification. Microsoft has released a new build 16294. This build might not be available for everyone as it rolls out. So, you may get the update notification later.
Going a step ahead to release 'Windows 10 Fall Creators Update' on 17th October, Microsoft focuses on bug fixes in this build.
Haven't used your PC for a while and forgot Windows 10 sign-in password? Change Windows password often but couldn't remember the last password used on your laptop? Need to assist someone else in resetting lost computer password?
Performing a clean install of Windows is never a good idea, especially if you have important softwares or files stored on your hard drive. In this tutorial we'll show you how to easily reset forgotten Windows 10 password with or without reset disk.
When you want certain constructors, methods or properties out of the debugger scope, you can use the DebuggerHidden attribute, part of the System.Diagnostics namespace. When a member has been marked as DebuggerHidden, breakpoints will not hit for that member.
If you are unaware of this attribute, let's go a step ahead to learn about this attribute and how it works. Continue reading to know more.
Due to improper closing of Outlook data files, this happens many times when the mails in the 'Inbox' folder are inaccessible. Therefore you would not be able to read and reply important mails. Also, the default Outlook PST Repair Tool is unable to fix that issue! Now what to do?
Most people will panic in such a situation, but the ideal deal is to move forward and install the Phoenix Outlook PST Repair Tool from Stellar.
Lightweight solution loading is a new concept in Visual Studio 2017, when enabled, Visual Studio loads a small subset of the projects instead of loading all the projects available in a large solution. Thus, it loads solutions twice faster.
You need to manually enable/disable this feature. But in version 15.3 and above, you can ask Visual Studio to decide whether to enable it or not. Let's discuss the steps.
Are you waiting for the next major update of Windows 10? Then the wait is near to end. Microsoft has announced that the next big update will start rolling out on 17th October 2017, with so many new features to make you creative.
As a Windows Insiders in the fast ring, you might have already experienced the latest update. If not, then hold your breath for another few days!!!
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