Starting today you will notice a new Share link when you hover over a circle on the Google+ Circle page. Now when you click the link, you can add a comment and choose who to share the circle with. Google also has noted that this new feature only shares the members of the circle that the user is about to share, but it does not share the name of the circle and any other changes you make to it....
The extension lets you group tabs and copy the links in bulk to quickly share them through email, social media, or using the built-in options (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, or Microsoft Teams). In addition, you can customize the format to allow you to download the content in HTML, CSV, and JSON to share taps in those formats. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to download Group Tabs & Share and the steps to use the extension on Microsoft Edge....
Although it might be a convenient feature, not everyone wants their apps restarted upon signing in. It can slow down the startup process and waste system resources. Also, only some Microsoft Store apps support this functionality. If you don’t want to use this feature, you can turn off the feature to prevent Windows 11 from reopening apps on sign-in or restart through the “Sign-in options” page. This guide will walk you through the steps to stop restartable apps on Windows 11....
If you click the “Allow” button, and you are now getting tons of notifications, or you gave the site permission by mistake, it’s possible to stop that and other websites from pushing updates to the Windows 11 or Windows 10 desktop, whether you use Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. This guide will teach you the easy steps to prevent a specific website from showing notifications on Windows 11 from the three major web browsers....
If you must restrict the data usage on your computer, Windows 11 includes settings to set a network connection as metered through the Settings app. This guide will show you the steps to set a network connection as metered on Windows 11. Enable metered connection on Windows 11 Disable metered connection on Windows 11 Enable metered connection on Windows 11 To set a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection as metered on Windows 11, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the active network connection will be configured as metered, restricting data usage for Windows 11 and apps to avoid extra charges on your subscription....
If you want to uninstall WSL from your computer completely, you want to make sure first to remove the Linux distros, followed by uninstalling additional components and then disabling the platform. Although the ability to run Linux on Windows 11 is a useful feature for developers and users who need access to both platforms, it might come a time when you no longer need the platform or may need to reset it to fix problems....
The Sierra update releases as version 10.12, and it’s the first version carrying the macOS name. As you may recall, the company has renamed Mac OS X to macOS to align the name with the other operating systems (e.g., iOS, watchOS, tvOS).. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to upgrade your Mac to the macOS version 10.12 from previous version of the operating system. What Macs are compatible with macOS Sierra Apple’s macOS Sierra minimum requirements How to create a full backup of your Mac How to upgrade to macOS Sierra Why upgrade to macOS Sierra...
File History backs up your files in the Documents, Pictures, Videos, Music, and Desktop folders, including the OneDrive files locally stored on the device by default. However, on Windows 11, it’s no longer possible to include additional folder locations in the backup. Although you can still use File History to create automated backups of files, on Windows 11, Microsoft is no longer exposing the feature through the Settings app because it wants you to subscribe to OneDrive to keep the files backed up in the cloud....
Metro Home widget for Windows is really easy to use, it is portable, customizable — to a point –, and it has a dynamic interface. With this widget you can display time and date, local weather, and four days forecast. It also comes with a small picture frame or image slideshow; at the moment you cannot set the path to your pictures from the settings, but you can easily go to the folder path Metro-Home-folder\Widgets\WeatherClock\Pictures and drop all the picture you like....
For example, after a new installation of Windows 11 or if the computer hasn’t been connected to the internet for some time. If Windows Update isn’t working, it might be necessary to install an update manually to fix the problem. Or a specific driver needs an update, or you want to upgrade to a newer version of Windows. Whatever the reason, Windows 11 has at least four ways to update the system using the Windows Update settings, manual download, Command Prompt, and PowerShell....
While we’re expecting the company to release a version of its unified Messaging app probably with the roll out as part of Windows 10 “Threshold 2” for PCs. Today the “Messaging Skype Beta” app showed up in the Store, but it’s only available for Insiders running the latest pre-release of Windows 10 Mobile. According to the description in the Store: Features in this beta release includes: integration with conversation history between Skype messaging and SMS, Skype calls and phone calls, audio and video calling, messaging, and emotions....
The feature was capable of letting you browse pretty much any storage connected to the device. You were able access the “C” drive and secondary drives, and even network locations mapped as network drives. According to an updated support page that was first spotted by Borncity (via Neowin), Microsoft is planning to discontinue the feature at the end of July 2020. In the meantime, you can still access your files, but the OneDrive page will show you a message that reads: “OneDrive is shutting down the fetch files service....
The announcement first appeared at Xbox Wire, where Microsoft’s Xbox Chief, Don Mattrick admitted that some of the new policies in place for the next console generation won’t work in its current state as a result of many customer feedbacks. The company also noted that every game you download will be playable without an internet connection, furthermore games won’t be region lock either. In other words, any new game you buy will be playable on any Xbox One....
According to a presentation slide, Microsoft is planning to bring extension support, including Skype, Reddit, and Pinterest. In addition, we’ll see more ways in which Cortana will be useful to users inside the browser, plus the software maker will include Object RTC and Pointer Lock. Furthermore, moving forward embracing the modern web, Microsoft plans to remove some “legacy IE technologies”, including ActiveX, VBScript, and a bunch more. This cut of features will reduce the weight of Microsoft Edge by 220,000 lines of code in MSHMTL....
Microsoft Edge Kids Mode The Kids Mode is a new experience that offers a safer browsing experience for young people. The feature allows parents to create a Microsoft Edge profile with special settings depending on their age range that only allows browsing suitable pages and blocks inappropriate content. The profile comes with a predefined list of websites, but you can always manage the list to add or remove sites as needed from the Family settings page (edge://settings/family)....
The new redesign move away from the flat and monochrome style in favor of icons with colors, depth, and rounded corners using the Fluent Design System language for a modern and more consistent look across Windows 10. The colorful iconographic is currently available for built-in apps, such as Mail, Calendar, Groove Music, Alarms & Clock, Voice Recorder, Calculator, Movies & TV, and the company says that more icons will be available as soon as new updates for apps are available through the Microsoft Store....
The new subscription has been designed to share the Xbox Game Pass benefits with up to four people (five people in total when counting the primary account owner), which is not limited to family and friends. You can share the benefits with anyone as long as they are in the same country. According to the company, the “Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family” plan costs 49,900 COP in Colombia per month and 21....
One thing to be clear about this event is that Microsoft will not be releasing the new tablets that day — this is more like an introduction event –. The rumor still is that the new hardware will ship alongside Windows 8.1 General Availability on October 18th. Also the rumored Surface-mini (8-inch tablet) will not be introduced during the event. OK, this is basically all the information out there, because Microsoft is being secretive, but here are some of the information already confirmed:...
We all know that Microsoft Office is the most used suite of office applications in the world, but what is strange is how long it took the company to bring real-time co-authoring to Office Web Apps. Google Docs on the other hand still new to the office apps and has supported real-time collaboration for quite some time. Nonetheless, the software giant can finally compete at the same level with Google....
