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Windows 10 Build 20215 A new feature included in today’s build is Windows 10 Search supports the dark theme. “For Insiders who have their system theme set to dark, we are introducing dark theme search results for the Windows 10 search experience on the taskbar. This server-side change is rolling out to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This change will make the transition between Start and search results easier on the eyes now that both support dark theme,” writes Microsoft exec Brandon LeBlanc....

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19587 Here is a list of general changes and improvements in this latest preview build: Based on feedback, when you have muted your volume, the volume will now not unmute when using the hardware keyboard volume keys until you raise the volume (or manually unmute).We made a couple of improvements to Narrator and how it works with some of the controls in Windows:Narrator now uses a more friendly string to describe the audio output in the Select playback device dropdown menu in the volume flyout....

Windows 10 Preview Build 19559 Here is the list of general changes, fixes and system improvements contained in this recent Insider build: We fixed an issue with the IME candidate window for East Asian IMEs (Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and the Japanese IME) not opening sometimes on recent builds.We fixed an issue that could result in explorer.exe crashing when backing out of folders containing .heic or RAW files.We fixed an issue that could result in explorer....

To-Do is an entirely new app from the same developers behind Wunderlist, an app/service Microsoft purchased a couple of years ago and will now retire once all its features have been ported over to To-Do. In this first launch/preview, To-Do is available in a Web client as well as iPhone and Android. Let’s check it out. Microsoft To-Do for iPhone, Android, Windows and Web The interface features a clean design focusing on your tasks list, which includes completed and upcoming tasks....

Note: If you don’t want to wait for the update to come to your computer, check out our articles on how to remove Flash today: How to Manually Remove Adobe Flash from Windows 10How to Manually Remove Adobe Flash from Your Mac Microsoft Removing Adobe Flash this July Microsoft notes that it is getting ready to remove the Adobe Flash component this summer. This will make sure that everyone will have the vulnerable and security-ridden component removed whether they manually do it or not....

New Office 365 App Launcher The first thing you will notice is how slick the new app launcher looks; its behavior is more like a desktop app, too. Users will appreciate the improvements to search and quicker access to recently used apps. Previous customizations introduced last year are still there and work better. The menu has three tabs called Home, New, and All. Home is where you find all your favorite apps, which you can customize by making them large or small or move around....

Some of the new features include a new Dark mode, Cortana cross-device features, Virtual Desktop improvements, and much more. There are also new updates to Microsoft Edge which will help complete the browser and make it more of a contender to Chrome and Firefox down the road. New Microsoft Edge Features Windows 10 Build 14316 Here’s a list of the new features (sans developer features) according to the Microsoft Edge Team:...

OnLive Desktop Standard Last night I launched OnLive Desktop Standard on my iPad. I noticed two new icons…Internet Explorer 9 and Adobe Reader. The ability to work on MS Office Files with your iPad OnLive Desktop has always been available. Now Standard account users can sync PDF files among your computer systems and read them. The Standard version includes Internet Explorer 9, but not Adobe Flash.Since free Standard accounts don’t have Flash, general web browsing isn’t supported....

With services such as WordPress offering easy-to-use online editors and integration with desktop word processors such as Microsoft Word, Windows Live Writer continues to lack the development and updates that made it the go-to tool for preparing elegantly prepared blog posts featuring rich tools for adding media and layout of text. Thankfully, a group of third-party volunteers saw the benefits of Writer and decided to pick up where Microsoft left off....

Open Outlook 2010 and right click the folder you want to change. In my example I’m going to change the Inbox. On the General tab, Click the radio button Show total number of items. Click OK to save. As you can see from the screenshot below, my Inbox is now showing the total emails in the folder vs. total unread. As you can see from my screenshots, I changed the default color of Outlook 2010....

The process is simple, once you find out where to start. In order to set up a second Outlook.com account in the Android app, just click the Inbox button on the top left side of the main screen, or you can swipe your finger right. This will get you to screen similar to the one below. Tap Add account. Then log in to your Microsoft Account like normal, or check out using Microsoft’s new Two-Step Verification method....

Creating Your AI Companion There are a lot of different options when it comes to creating your AI friend. You can customize their hair, eye color, and skin color. You’re also given the ability to name your AI friend and assign it a gender. In the end, you get the perfect AI friend for you. As you talk to your AI friend, they will develop personality traits that change how they react during a conversation....

The easiest way to send feedback while you’re using a Microsoft app is to use the hardware keys: Power Button + Volume Down. That will launch the feedback app directly to the section you want to send feedback for. For example, if you’re using the new Photos app, and hit the hardware combo, the feedback will open directly to the Apps section. Or you can access the Windows Feedback app from the all apps list to get to the All Categories section....

Install iOS 10 on your Apple Device Before you can install the latest version of iOS, you need to ensure your device supports it. Here is a table of the supported devices you can run iOS 10 on. Users have complained in the past that newer versions of iOS tend to make their Apple device perform slower. You might want to backup and archive before upgrading; backing up, will make it easy to restore your device if needed....

Limitations of Third-Party Voice Assistants Before reading about the Siri alternatives, it’s important to note some of the key limitations to these services. Perhaps the top reason is that third-party tools can’t access system-level functions such as opening apps or making setting changes. Why Use a Third-Party Voice Assistant? Another big reason to use a third-party assistant over Apple Siri? The other solutions on this list are offered across multiple platforms, while Siri remains firmly stuck in all things Apple....

As strange as Sony’s behavior already is, it’s throwing in a curve ball of its own and only allowing PlayStation Certified devices to run the mobile gaming app platform. This means that at despite the Xperia being a complete flop, the PlayStation Mobile store for Android is launching almost exclusively on the Xperia aside from a few HTC One phones. Sony does have plans to expand availability in the near future to Sharp and Fujitsu devices, but there is a lot of logo licensing to weed through before that can happen....

Sony’s watch is designed to be a companion for an Android smartphone, but it doesn’t have to be a Sony model. You need an an app that’s available on the Google Play Store. It does help to own a Sony smartphone, though, as the app is probably pre-installed already. What can it do, you ask? Well, it has a 1.3 inch OLED display at 128 x 128 pixels resolution. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth....

I have absolutely no idea why the setting is enabled by default, but I think it’s a horrible idea, as it tends to clutter your home screens with shortcuts you probably won’t be using. I mean, there are tons of apps you’re installing without wanting to use them on a daily basis. So why would they be right in front of you all the time? Also, having to delete the shortcut right after installation every time you get a new app is just as annoying....

I tried to include multiple different music genres just for the sake of the reader. Not everyone has the same music taste, so I hope I’ve covered enough genres to give everyone potentially reading this a possible choice from the list. However, I do recommend checking all of these out even if you initially think you won’t like the music in some of these playlists. There might be a genre I’ve listed that you never knew you would like....

Click Start and type: perfmon /report in the search box then hit Enter. Alternately you can hit the Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog, type: perfmon /report and click OK. This launches the Resource and Performance Monitor. It takes about a minute while it collects system data. When it finishes, you’ll get a list of your system’s components. It gives you data on each component like the CPU, hard drive, memory and more....