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Windows 10 Build 21359 The most notable change in this build is a Start Menu option that lets you restart apps after signing in when you reboot your device. You can find it under Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > Restart apps. When it’s enabled you will see the following option in the Start menu. Here is the list of other changes and improvements: If you have your activity history synced across your devices through your Microsoft account (MSA), you’ll no longer have the option to upload new activity in Timeline....

Dona Sarkar notes, “As we mentioned in the blog post for our flight on Wednesday, we are now at the point of the development cycle for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update where our focus is now on stabilization for release to the world. This means that we intend to release new builds to Insiders more quickly and that these builds will include mostly bug fixes.” It’s also worth noting that “known issues” will no longer be documented in the release notes....

Sure it is, but why limit yourself and your creativity to one program? Many may say that Sway is the cooler and more modern version of PowerPoint, but Microsoft has designed these two products to fill two different niches. Despite the rumors that swirled when Sway was first announced, Sway is not a replacement for PowerPoint. Rather, it’s a more web-centric sidekick to PowerPoint that has a greater focus on collaboration, responsive design, and shareability....

eBook Store And it wasn’t rolled it out well, either. If you purchased an eBook from Microsoft the only place you could read it was on Windows 10 in Microsoft Edge. Not to mention the library was smaller than competitors and it lacked features like book preview and a lending library. Microsoft killed its eBook store on April 2nd, 2019. And customers who did purchase books were no longer available to read....

Widgets Keyboard Shortcut A new feature forced on Windows 10 users was the News and Interests Widget. Luckily you can remove it from the taskbar. On Windows 11, the feature is more complex and laid out better. Still, on Windows 11, you can remove the Widgets feature from the taskbar. But removing the button doesn’t completely disable the feature. You can still use its keyboard shortcut, which is Windows key + W....

Tuesday morning Google unveiled it’s highly anticipated SmartPhone, the Nexus One. It was just a matter of time before Google entered into the cell phone hardware domain if you consider all of their core mobile software development. In a technical sense, the hardware is manufactured by HTC, but Google is the brains of the operation (obviously.) The phone runs on the Android mobile operating system and is launching as a $529....

Nokia’s Lumia Black update started to roll out on on Thursday of the week, starting in China first. But there’s good news! If you haven’t received the update yet, you can still download App Folder from the Windows Store. I installed it on my Nokia Lumia 520 which is still running the Lumia Amber software release and it works well. App Folder for Windows Phone App Folder is an awesome feature that Windows Phone has been lacking for some time – the ability to create folders on the Start screen....

The new version was announced on its Opera Mini / Opera Mobile blog and it includes stability and download improvement. The most notable improvement is its new Smart Page feature. What’s Smart Page, exactly? Well, it’s an intelligent front page for your browser. It lets you add Twitter and Facebook accounts and get direct updates from the services. The browser also “learns” your browsing habits and will show news from your favorite sites on the Smart Page....

I thought, hmm, that’s strange. Maybe the setting wasn’t confirmed, or it’s a glitch or something, so I enabled it again. Shutdown, start the machine, there it is again, this picture I took at the beach and my most recent Facebook profile picture on it. Immediately something started adding up. I checked the Lock Screen settings again, nothing related to Facebook but it kept defaulting to photos. I then checked the privacy settings and turned off Facebook in background apps, yet I still kept seeing this picture as my lock screen....

So, I did some research. And it turns out that there a few ways to get my non-AirPrint printer to print from iOS. Check it out. Printing from iOS to a Non-AirPrint Printer The overall concept of printing from a smartphone to a dumb printer is the same for each solution. AirPrint is a feature that lets you print wirelessly to a printer without worrying about drivers or anything like that, so long as your printer supports the protocol....

Note: In previous versions of iOS, you had to download Apple’s separate “remote app,” but now, since iOS 12 and higher, the remote is included directly on the iPhone or iPad. Remote Control Apple TV with iPhone or iPad To get started, you need to move the Apple TV Remote button to Control Center. To get started, open Settings > Control Center. Then look under the “Included Controls” section to see if the remote is there....

Do you use Windows Live Messenger but find the ads and other interface features annoying? Here’s a handy utility that lets you remove ads and customize a lot more in Live Messenger. Windows Live Messenger is a solid IM client but has its annoyances. For me, the ads it displays are the most annoying. If you just want to remove the ads, check out this great article from Austin Krause....

Update: A Microsoft Security Advisory(2607712) indicates that the DigiNotar certificate has been removed from the Microsoft Certificate Trust List, meaning that all Windows Vista and Windows 7 system will be protected. No further action should be necessary. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users should keep an eye out for an update, or follow the directions below. Mac users: Follow these instructions to remove DigiNotar from your keychain. The powers that be have already leaped into action, and the certificate has been added to the certificate revocation list (CRL)....

If you haven’t added other accounts to your Outlook.com account, check out our article on how to add Gmail to Oultook.com. Adding other Microsoft Live, Hotmail, and Outlook.com addresses are even easier. After you’ve added your other account(s) when composing a new message, click your name in the upper left corner and select eh one you want to send the message from. Also, if you have the main account you use most often, you can set it as your default in Outlook....

One of the new features introduced starting with Window 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809) is the Your Phone app. It allows you to connect your phone to your Windows 10 PC. If you’re an Android user, it allows you to and sync texts, photos, and other items between your phone and PC. And today, we’ll take a look at the process of sending and receiving text messages. Windows 10 Your Phone SMS Sync For this article, we’ll assume you’ve already linked your Android phone....

Set and Manage Active Hours on Windows 11 Managing the Active Hours feature is a lot like it is on Windows 10, but there are some subtleties worth noting. So, here’s a refresher on how to set up and manage Active Hours on Windows 10. To get started, click the Start button and click the Settings icon. Alternately, you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + I to open the Settings app directly....

The iPad Grows Up For more than a decade, Apple has relied on the iPhone to expand its bank accounts and make investors happy. With iPhone sales ebbing, Apple is finally beginning to show more love towards its larger mobile device, iPad. Come fall, Apple tablets will no longer support iOS. Instead, they’ll use iPadOS, a brand new operating system that’s built upon iOS, but is more geared towards the larger product....

Install the app on your Android device, from the Play Store. You can find it here or you can search for it straight from your smartphone or tablet. After the app is installed, you’ll be taken through a quick guide of what it can do. The English in it (and the menus) is not perfect, but it does a decent job. You can un-tick Show at start app and it won’t be shown the next time you start the app, but I recommend running it the first time to get started....

I already had the old buggy 2.2.1 update installed when my OTA update became available. Because of this, my installation file was much smaller. The new update rolls over your phone regardless of if you are running Eclair or Froyo, just as long as you don’t have any custom root jobs installed. The update should automatically pop-up on your phone, with a prompt for you to install it. If you haven’t seen this yet you can manually check, but your best bet is just to wait it out or call Sprint tech support (*2 on your phone)....

This week Join Host Josh Windisch and Brian Burgess discuss what’s annoying them in the world of tech and tech journalism. IDC reports that PC sales are down 14% this quarter, and all headlines read it’s Microsoft and Windows 8’s fault. A few weeks ago we talked about all tech journalism reporting that Apple is doomed. This is all link bait folks, and to get the real story you have to really research several sources to get the real story....