Short Bytes: The easy and simple option to enable Dark Mode in Windows 10 is one of biggest changes in Windows 10 personalization settings since its launch. This feature was rolled out in the latest Preview Build 14316 along with other features like the ability to port Ubuntu binaries in Windows 10. Microsoft’s latest Windows […]
Short Bytes: Now that’s it’s possible to use Bash on Windows 10, the time to play with commands has arrived. Talking about the deadly rm -rf / command, it works differently when executed in Bash on Windows 10. However, it’s possible to fry your system with some tweaks in the process. Last week, Microsoft created a […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has finally allowed the Fast Ring Insiders to install and run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10. This has been made possible with the help of latest Windows 10 Anniversary Update Preview Build 14316. Read more to know how to enable Linux subsystem and run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10. (Update: […]
Short Bytes: At the first day of Microsoft Build Developer Conference 2016, something amazing happened. Microsoft showed the world how Ubuntu on Windows 10 can ease the lives of developers. By installing official Ubuntu binaries on Windows 10, you can use any Linux tool on Windows 10 and get your work done. Earlier, we told […]
Short Bytes: From the stage of Microsoft Developer Conference 2016, Microsoft once again showed off its love for developers. Redmond announced that GNU project’s Bash shell will be coming to Windows as a part of the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Microsoft surely knows how to speak to Linux developers. From the stage of Microsoft Developer Conference 2016, […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft and Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company, are partnering to allow you to use Ubuntu on Windows 10. The official announcement is expected to be made at Microsoft’s BUILD 2016 developer conference later today. This partnership is expected to integrate Windows and Linux on the developer desktop. Microsoft is kicking off its BUILD […]
Short Bytes: Using the Task Manager, it is not possible to monitor network usage in Windows 10 as it only shows the data usage by the Windows 10 core apps. Know about a different way to find data usage by the individual non-core apps in Windows 10. With the results drawn from my personal network […]
Short Bytes: To make your Windows 10 PC experience more secure, Microsoft is launching a new service called Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP). Acting as a complementary service to Windows Defender, this mixed service of a cloud service and client technology will help detect threats that go undetected past other security measures. Back in […]
Short Bytes: After installing a major update or newer builds, users are reporting issues of losing programs in Windows 10. While Microsoft does this to remove the conflicting programs, you can recover deleted program files in Windows 10 in C:Windows.old directory. Microsoft released Windows 10 with great pomp and show last July and managed to […]
Short Bytes: Using ‘Maps’ app on Windows 10, you can download offline maps on your PC. This offline map in Windows 10 uses Bing service and allows you to download maps based on different countries and cities. With so many features and apps released in Windows 10, there is another cool feature which you […]
When working in a larger environment, we are often asked to change our IP address. To change IP address in Windows 10, we have come up with a visual guide with really simple and easy steps. Follow this Windows 10 guide and change IP address in Windows 10. Let’s tell you about it in detail. […]
Short Bytes: Windows 10 Fast Startup feature is an inbuilt feature of Windows 10 which saves some Windows 10 files upon shutdown and when the computer is turned on, Windows 10 does not need to reload the complete system again from scratch. Thus, its gives a better startup performance and fast boot which helps to […]
Short Bytes: How to set up a VPN in Windows 10? — This question is often asked by many Windows 10 users. This is so because Windows 10 has different network settings user interface than its previous Windows versions. Apart from that, to set up a VPN in Windows 10 takes different procedural steps. So, follow […]
Short Bytes: With the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft also launched newer Windows keyboard shortcuts. These Windows Keyboard shortcuts use almost all the alphabets on a keyword along with the Windows sign. These shortcuts for Windows 10 can also be downloaded from the Microsoft’s website as a cheat sheet. Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts list: We have compiled […]
Banking trojans, like ransomware, have become big business today. And the people behind all of these malicious products are always moving forward, innovating with the times in an effort to keep up with technology and victims. There is a virtual smorgasbord of malware out there just looking for ripe pickings. One is the Gozi Banking […]
Short Bytes: Windows 10 has recently been in the news for the overheating issue. There could be many reasons behind the increase in Windows 10 CPU temperature. We have tested some of the ways and they work as well. Below are some of the steps on fixing and monitoring the heat issue in Windows 10 […]
Short Bytes: Windows 10 has an inbuilt feature which lets a user record the Windows screen up to 2 hours. This screen recording feature is hidden inside the Xbox app and its called Game DVR. Game DVR feature can be used to record video games and other motions in Windows 10. It’s not only about […]
Short Bytes: Irritated by the telemetry and spying features in Windows 10, a Voat user decided to make the switch. After installing Linux Mint on his computer, he analyzed Windows 10 traffic and found that Microsoft’s latest OS continues to make calls to Redmond even with all telemetry options disabled. Riding on the success of […]
Short Bytes: For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, Windows 10 upgrade is now a recommended upgrade. That means if your Windows upgrade settings are not properly tuned then, your Windows might download Windows 10 upgrade automatically on your personal computer and install it. With Windows 10 upgrade becoming the recommended upgrade on Windows 7 and […]
Microsoft has been accused of pushing Windows 10 rather aggressively, and the company’s latest move is going to do nothing to silence these accusations. For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, Windows 10 just became a ‘recommended update’ in Windows Update. This is a change from the previous categorization of the upgrade as an ‘optional […]
ShortBytes: FossBytes brings you the list of the best Cortana features and commands available for the Windows users. You can search for anything from facts to finance, weather to work, a calendar to currency and much more on Cortana. What is Cortana? Windows 10 Cortana is a personal assistant service by Microsoft. Cortana helps in finding […]