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Short Bytes: Taking a screenshot in Windows or other operating systems is a pretty basic task. But, performing the same task on login screen or lock screen isn’t straightforward. However, by performing a tiny registry hack, you can add the Snipping Tool option on the login screen. Whenever a person moves to a new operating […]
A virtual machine can come in handy when you don’t want to bother with the trouble of installing a completely different operating system. Virtual machines are simple to install, easy to operate, and for the most part they work fine – provided you’re using them for their intended purpose. Partitioning Open the command prompt as […]
Short Bytes: The Microsoft’s online forums are full of questions regarding “Windows update stuck at x%.” This issue can arise due to different reasons. To make sure that your updates are installed correctly for a secure computing experience, you can use Microsoft’s troubleshooter or force Windows to restart the update service. One can also use […]
Short Bytes: After spending months in beta phase, Windows Subsystem For Linux (WSL) has finally grown into a complete Windows 10 feature. While the Windows 10 Insiders can grab this feature by getting the Build 16251, other users need to wait for the Fall Creators Update. After this change, Windows users can use regular feedback channels […]
Earlier yesterday news broke out citing that Microsoft is killing its Paint program for Windows and in the upcoming update for Windows 10 the program will be no longer available. But now, the company has rubbished the reports and said that it’s not killing the Paint app rather making it available for free download from […]
Short Bytes: Moving to a higher cloud for their open source dreams, Microsoft, working with Canonical, has put Ubuntu on Windows Store. The Linux system can be used in Windows 10 and users would be able to leverage Ubuntu’s terminal features and command line utilities without switching between the operating systems. After almost two months […]
Short Bytes: Setting an ethernet connection as metered in Microsoft Windows isn’t any rocket science. Earlier, it was available for WiFi, and the process was a little bit tedious, but Microsoft introduced Set as metered connection feature for Ethernet in Creators Update. The feature restricts the machine from downloading OS updates, live tile updates, etc. […]
Short Bytes: File History is a data backup feature for Microsoft Windows operating system. You can use it to automatically backup files to external, internal or network connected storage and restore them at a later stage. It’s visible as an option in the Control Panel. File History was intended to be the successor to the […]
Ransomware anywhere is not a unique place to hide! However, Microsoft has a simple solution to this problem to protect millions of its users against most ransomware attacks. So Windows 10 Get Built-in Protection Against Ransomware Attacks. Two massive ransomware attacks – WannaCry and Petya (also known as NotPetya) – in one month have caused […]
Short Bytes: With the launch of Windows 10 S, Microsoft claimed that it’s an extra-secure operating system that’s protected against all kinds of ransomware. To test the claims, folks at ZDNet hired a security firm. As a result, the hackers were able to breach Windows 10 S within 3 hours by using Microsoft Word’s handling […]
Short Bytes: In a surprising development, Microsoft’s internal Windows 10 builds and Windows 10 source code components have been reportedly leaked and uploaded to Beta Archive. Following this, Beta Archive has removed the alleged contents from its forums and FTP servers. In an email sent to Fossbytes, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the leak. However, Microsoft didn’t […]
Unreleased 64-bit ARM versions, Server editions among dumped data. Exclusive A massive trove of Microsoft’s internal Windows operating system builds and chunks of its core source code have leaked online. The data – some 32TB of official and non-public installation images and software blueprints that compress down to 8TB – were uploaded to betaarchive.com, the […]
Short Bytes: Virtual Touchpad is a Windows 10 feature which arrived with the release of Creators Update. It acts as an on-screen replacement for the physical touchpad on Windows 10 PCs and supports all the options and settings offered by Windows for touchpad devices. Microsoft Windows already includes a virtual keyboard which serves purposes: act […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft had announced Windows 10 Fall Creators Update in Build Event 2017 held in Seattle, Washington in the month of May. This latest Windows version has a lot new and exciting features, including the likes of the initial implementation of the Fluent Design system, cloud clipboard, Photos Story Remix, etc. The update is […]
Short Bytes: With the release of Windows 10 Insider Build 16215, Microsoft has announced that now users don’t need to activate Developer Mode to run Linux on Windows 10. Now, Microsoft thinks that WSL is stable enough to remove this restriction. However, this change still keeps Linux an optional component and the users manually need […]
Short Bytes: WannaCry ransomware, which targetted tons of unpatched older versions of Windows, used the leaked EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits. Now, a team of white hat researchers has ported the EternalBlue exploit to Windows 10. This module is a smaller version that can be ported to unpatched Windows 10 and used to deliver payloads. In the research […]
Microsoft brought open source Linux to closed walls of Windows 10 with the help of WSL, i.e., Windows Subsystem for Linux. This achievement was made possible by partnering with Canonical. As a result, the developers and regular users were able to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10 natively. Now, at Build 2017, Microsoft has revealed […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft launched Windows 10 Creators Update with a hidden UWP version of File Explorer. Now, a user has uncovered the same and detailed the method on Google+. You just need to create a shortcut on Windows 10 desktop and add the hidden destination address. Note that the current version of Windows 10 Creator’s […]
Short Bytes: If you’re one of the people who doesn’t like the inbuilt Windows 10 features such as Cortana and Windows Defender, then a stripped-down Windows 10 ISO is made for you. Created by a Notebook Review forum member, ISO removes various inbuilt apps, and it can be activated using a genuine Windows key. Everyone […]
Short Bytes: The Windows 10 Creators update is huge and comes with lots new features. But, a lot of space is consumed by the leftover Windows files. You can delete them by using the Disk Cleanup utility present in Windows 10 and free up to 20GB space. Windows 10 Creators Update was recently released. The […]
Short Bytes: If you use some Windows apps more frequent than others then you can create custom keyboard shortcuts for those apps in Microsoft Windows. This can save your valuable time when you use various Windows apps and software on a regular basis. The custom Windows keyboard shortcut for an app can be enabled by visiting […]