“Widgets” is the interface that appears when you click the weather icon from the Taskbar, use the “Windows key + Q” keyboard shortcut, or swipe from the left side of the screen to access your personalized feed (news, weather, sports, stocks, etc.). Although the feature might be useful for some, it’s not for everyone since it adds unnecessary distractions. You can remove the button from the Taskbar or adjust the settings to prevent opening Widgets by mistake, but the feature will remain available....

Although Windows 11 and 10 include the Disk Management tool to manage partitions, if you plan to resize a drive to create a dual-boot setup, expand an existing partition, or create or delete a partition, you can also use GParted, which offers more tools and options. This guide will teach you how to resize, create, and delete partitions using GParted on Windows 11 and 10 devices. Create a USB bootable media with GParted Resize drive partition using GParted Create drive partition using GParted Delete drive partition using GParted...

Although the default settings are optimal for most users, those who have been using Command Prompt and PowerShell separately for a long time may find it a little confusing, since the blue background in the PowerShell console provided a visual queue of the command-line tool they were using. If you prefer the legacy blue background on PowerShell, Windows Terminal allows you to change the color scheme using the settings UI (version 1....

The Windows Defender Application Guard is an extension available for Windows 10, which you can install on either browser, and when you try to view a malicious website, instead of loading it in Chrome or Firefox, the extension will open the page in an isolated virtualized version of Microsoft Edge. If the untrusted site ends up being malicious, the attack will remain within the Application Guard container without affecting your main installation....

Starting with the October 2018 Update (version 1809), Windows 10 introduces support for FIDO2 and CTAP2 security standards that allows to extend the same password-less experience to sign in to a Microsoft account online using Windows Hello or a security key. (As long as you use Microsoft Edge to access your account.) In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to configure Windows Hello face, fingerprint, or PIN to sign in to your Microsoft account online without the use of password on Windows 10....

Although it is always recommended to use a password on an account, it can be a tedious process having to enter a long and complex password every time Windows 10 starts. However, if you are the only person who uses the device or are in a secured physical location, you configure the system to automatically sign in to your account, skipping the Lock screen. In this guide, you will learn the steps to automatically sign in to Windows 10 using a local or Microsoft account....

In addition, you can use your Xbox controller to control the stream, which enables you to play games as well as use the console and TV to show a presentation. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to start streaming PC games to your Xbox One console using the Wireless Display app. How to stream PC games to Xbox One To stream Windows 10 games to an Xbox One console using the Wireless Display app, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, your PC screen should start projecting on your Xbox One console....

When you unregister a distro on Windows 10, it will no longer be available in the WSL environment, and all the changes made will be discarded. The next time you launch the distro from the Start menu or Microsoft Store, it will start as if it was the first time, and you will need to go through the process to set it up again. Microsoft defines the unregistering process as a way to uninstall the WSL2 distro, but without deleting the virtual machine from the device like the rest feature available in the Settings app....

Eventually, you’ll have to upgrade, it would be better if you move to Windows 10 before the promotion offers ends. However, if you’re not ready there is a workaround that will allow you to get the upgrade of Windows 10 at any time. Previously, I showed you the instructions to the upgrade for free at any time, but I’m now also publishing a video tutorial to help you step-by-step to upgrade to Windows 10 for free after the promotional offers ends for Windows 7 or Windows 8....

The dongle features an Intel Atom quad-core processor running at 1.33GHz, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, and of course pre-installed with Windows 8.1. While we haven’t seen the dongle in real life action tasks, the device should run without much effort, simply plug it into a HDMI port and power it on. Once the operating system starts, you can control the device with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and you should get a full PC experience....

Users who are running Windows 7, Windows Vista and even Windows XP will benefit from this new change. And initially users will be updated to the latest version of IE9. Automatic upgrades will also help Microsoft to finally get rid of Internet Explorer 6, which its usage still at 8.3% worldwide, and to keep users safer from online threats (e.g., socially engineered malware), which typically affect more outdated software. Starting next month, January 2012, Windows users in Australia and Brazil are going to be the first ones on getting automatic upgrades to the latest version of Internet Explorer, and gradually the feature will be rolled out throughout the world — still not words when the new update changes are going to come to the States –....

Sadly, the lock screen “feature” didn’t come included in the update, but today Microsoft is delivering on the promise as the Live Lock Screen app is now available for download from the Windows Phone Store as beta, meaning that it works, but not quite well as the company wants it. The app adds another way for Windows Phone users to personalize their phones with six new lock screen layouts. Each layout has been designed to shows time, date, notifications, and a custom unlock animation....

Through the month of May, Xbox One owners with an Xbox Live Gold membership can download CastleStorm: Definitive Edition ($14.99 value) and Pool Nation FX ($13.99 value), game that was previously available through the Gold program, but it will be offered for an additional month. On Xbox 360, from May 1st and until the 15th, Gold subscribers can download Mafia II ($19.99 value) for free. Then on May 16th and until the end of the month members can download F1 2013 free ($39....

In a new article at the official Windows Blog, Microsoft has confirmed that’s abandoning its EdgeHTML web rendering engine in favor of Chromium, which is the same engine that powers Google Chrome. According to the company, the move aims to “create better web compatibility […] and less fragmentation of the web for all web developers.” However, this doesn’t mean the end for Microsoft Edge, or its name. The software giant is only replacing the web rendering engine under-the-hood, which means that the web browser you know will continue to exist with the interface and (most) features, including backward compatibility for Internet Explorer sites....

Microsoft was originally supposed to release support for Extensions before the end of 2015. However, the feature was delayed until sometime in 2016. Now, MSPowerUser, another Windows centric website, has stumble upon with what it seems will be the official website for the Edge extensions. This is the same page that leaked some time ago and unfortunately Microsoft has also pulled the page off the internet. According to screenshots from the site, Microsoft Edge will initially have three extensions for Microsoft Translator, Reddit Enhancement Suite, and Mouse Gestures....

The Family Safety app allows members to share their locations, check driving habits, and manage screen time for apps, games, and devices, including on Windows 10, Xbox, and Android with the ability for kids to request more time. Microsoft is also offering web and search filters to allow kids to browse appropriate only site and block all the rest. The internet filters work using Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Xbox, and Android, but in the future, the feature will arrive to iOS devices....

Microsoft responded to the criticism that the instant-on feature solves the issue of system updates that interrupted gaming and entertainment experiences, and that frustrated users. It helps to automatically download games and content users purchase through Xbox.com or SmartGlass, and the instant-on feature brings an entire new way users can control Xbox One by using voice command. However, the company reveals that while Instant-on is a great feature, owners should also have a choice of an “Energy-saving” mode to reduce the household power consumption....

Of the eight updates, Windows 8 will get four, three of them are labeled as Important to fix remote code execution and denial of service issues. And the fourth is marked as Critical and is target to patch Internet Explorer 10. Windows RT in the other hand will get three of the updates and it also receives the IE10 critical patch. Like always, Microsoft isn’t releasing any more specific information until the company officially rolls out the updates to everyone....

Believe it or not, this is kind of big deal, because it is the first official sign from the software giant demonstrating a Windows 8-style version Office, even though it’s not the full version. Office Reader has support for pretty much all your everyday file formats, including Office documents, of course, PDFs, eBooks, textbooks, and it also renders web pages. At launch the Windows 8-style app will feature three sections: library, recommendations, and sources....

Streaming console-quality games is complex, and for that reason, the company is building custom hardware for its data centers to allow current and future games to work with xCloud. In addition, Microsoft is aware of problems with latency, as such it will be using advanced network techniques along with video processing that should address this issue and make Xbox streaming a reality on slower networks. While this is an exciting news for gamers, Microsoft is not the first one getting into game streaming....