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Microsoft announced that they are backporting the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) distros to Windows 10 version 1903, and Windows 10 version 1909. Redmond based software giant said that it took over the last few months to bring it to Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909.

 

The backported WSL2 support comes to x64 systems only via a cumulative update (KB4571748) for those listed two Windows 10 versions and is currently being rollout out to the users.

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If you have installed Windows 10 August 2020 Security Patch or higher, Microsoft now made it easier to search and install driver updates. You will no more need the Device Manager to search for driver updates.

 

If you are looking to learn how to update your graphics card drivers, printer drivers, sound drivers, chipset drivers, and/or any other device drivers installed on your Windows 10 system, continue reading further.

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Microsoft's revamped Edge interface is clean and stylish. It provides you a world-class performance with more privacy, more productivity, and more value while you browse the internet. You can now get the latest Microsoft Edge update for your business, school, or organization with multi-platform support in over 90 languages.

 

After the removal of Microsoft Edge version 83 from the stable release channel, the new build 84.0.522.61 is the 9th build from version 84. Here you can find the direct links to download the latest offline installer of Microsoft Edge.

Windows 10 Device Manager allows you to see the list of devices installed on your system. It also allows you to install an updated driver from the Microsoft update servers. But this has been changed with the latest Windows 10 update.

 

Starting with the Windows 10 August 2020 Patch (KB4566782, Build 19041.450), Microsoft stopped searching for drivers updated from the Device Manager. So, how will you check for new updates for your device drivers? Continue reading to know more about it.

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Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 10 insiders preview build to the testers in the Dev Channel (formerly known as Fast Ring). The new Windows 10 build 20190 includes changes to the GPU Settings page and post-update experience.

 

With this improved settings page, you will get more control over specifying the default high-performance GPU. Continue reading further, where we will be discussing more on this new feature.

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Microsoft's revamped Edge interface is clean and stylish. It provides you a world-class performance with more privacy, more productivity, and more value while you browse the internet. You can now get the latest Microsoft Edge update for your business, school, or organization with multi-platform support in over 90 languages.

 

After the removal of Microsoft Edge version 83 from the stable release channel, the new build 84.0.522.58 is the 7th build from version 84. Here you can find the direct links to download the latest offline installer of Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft now adds a new feature to "Your Phone" companion for Windows 10, that can run Android apps installed on your Android mobile. The feature is currently limited to a list of supported phones for a set of users and will roll out soon for others.

 

Here's everything that you would like to know about the feature, it's availability, supported devices, and the way to run your Android mobile apps on Windows 10 PC.

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The chromium-based Microsoft Edge was released on 15th January 2020, and then it has seen many updates with new features and enhancements. Similar to Google Chrome, Edge additionally supports consumer profiles.

 

In this post, we will show you the way to create more than one user profile in Microsoft Edge browser, which will segregate your personal profile and work profile.

Published by on under Internet Browser | Microsoft Edge

While reading some content on the web, it is often useful to have a pictorial representation of a word that you are reading. That gives a proper visualization of that word. Microsoft Edge (Chromium) includes Picture Dictionary when you are reading the content in the Immersive Reader.

 

If you are looking to know what is Picture Dictionary and/or how to enable the Picture Dictionary for Immersive Reader in Microsoft Edge for Windows 10, continue reading further.

Published by on under Internet Browser | Microsoft Edge

Microsoft is working on a new Windows 10 Disk Partition Manager Tool for Windows 10. The tool will be accessible from the Windows 10 Settings app in the future versions of Windows 10. If you are a Windows Insider, having build 20175 installed on your system, this setting is currently hidden behind a config.

 

If you would like to have an early look at the modern Windows Disk Management UWP Tool, here's we are going to discuss with what are the features currently showing up.

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Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 Preview build (version 20H2) to the insiders in the Beta channel (formerly known as Slow Ring). Surprisingly, the new build 19042.421 gets some new features, which were already released to Dev Channel earlier this month.

 

If you are excited to know what are the new features coming soon to Windows 10 version 20H2, later this year, you should continue reading further.

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Yesterday, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 20175 to the Dev Channel with few new features for the insiders to try. Along with this, the company also released a new ISO/DVD image for the same preview build as builds older than 20170 is about to expire on July 31.

 

If you are using an older build, either you can upgrade to the latest Dev build 20170 via Windows Update or perform a clean installation using the latest ISO.

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Microsoft Edge gets a new feature on Windows 10, that will allow you to quickly switch between both apps and pinned websites. With the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build 20175, pushed to the Dev Channel, you can now access this feature on Canary or Dev versions of Microsoft Edge.

 

What's more? You will need to read out further to learn more about this feature currently available to insiders. Microsoft didn't share their plan by when it will reach general availability.

Published by on under Internet Browser | Microsoft Edge

A common problem that users face in their Windows 10 system is the high CPU utilization and high disk usage, resulting in slow performance even though the system is loaded with a good hardware configuration.

 

If you are one of such users, facing 100% disk usages on Windows 10 system, this article will help you to troubleshoot and fix it.

Published by on under Windows | Windows 10

Microsoft acknowledged a new bug that has been introduced for some users on Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) that falsely reporting the internet connection status in the Windows Taskbar icon (Network Connectivity Status Indicator, NCSI).

 

At present, Microsoft has no solution for it as the issue is being investigated by the engineers at Redmond. If you are facing this issue, it's just a matter of time until a new fix comes up.

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Microsoft's revamped Edge interface is clean and stylish. It provides you a world-class performance with more privacy, more productivity, and more value while you browse the internet. You can now get the latest Microsoft Edge update for your business, school, or organization with multi-platform support in over 90 languages.

 

Microsoft Edge version 83, which was there since May 2020 in the stable release channel, now got a bump and Microsoft released build 84.0.522.40 to the same stable channel. This is the 1st build from version 84. Here you can find the direct links to download the latest offline installer of Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft now started rolling out a new Windows Search Console experience to the Windows 10 users running version 1809 and newer. The new two-column layout offers easy readability, as well as faster access to the Quick Searches.

 

To know more about the new search experience on Windows 10, and it's availability, you will need to continue reading further.

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If you are part of the Office Insiders program and running the Beta channel build 13006.20002 or later (version 2006), Microsoft introduced a new collaboration feature in Microsoft Word for desktops that will enable you to experience the modern commenting.

 

To know more about the modern commenting feature in Microsoft Word for desktop users, and how to use it, continue reading further.

Published by on under Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Word

Microsoft's revamped Edge interface is clean and stylish. It provides you a world-class performance with more privacy, more productivity, and more value while you browse the internet. You can now get the latest Microsoft Edge update for your business, school, or organization with multi-platform support in over 90 languages.

 

Last month Microsoft started releasing Edge installer version 83.x to the stable release channel. Now, they have released build 83.0.478.64 to the same stable channel, which is the 9th build from version 83.x. Here you can find the direct links to download the latest offline installer of Microsoft Edge.

Losing or dropping your Android phone is unfortunate, but if you have the possibility to regain your Android phone data, things won’t become worst. Therefore, you need to be aware that to back up the Android phone data on the PC is vital.

 

Joyfully, you can learn how to back up Android phone data on Windows PC in this post, including the following 3 easy and effective solutions.

Published by on under Android | Microsoft Windows 11