May 2017

File Explorer is the default file browser on Windows 10. It is more or less a renamed Windows Explorer, as it looks and behaves pretty much like the decade old file browser.

The new File Explorer is launched on desktop PCs and notebooks that run Windows 10. That's usually not a problem unless you happen to use a touch-enabled interface, and work without mouse regularly or occasionally.

Recent versions of the Windows 10 operating system ship with a touch-optimized File Explorer that you may run in these situations.

Most Chrome users will probably never run into problems updating Google Chrome as the browser is configured to update automatically by default.

This is true for Chrome on Android, iPhone and iPad, Chrome for the desktop operating systems Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, and Chrome on Google Chromebooks.

If you run Firefox Nighly and use add-ons, you may have noticed that some may have been disabled automatically after the latest update of the browser.

When you open the add-ons manager, and then one of the add-ons that has been disabled automatically, a reason is displayed why it has been disabled.

The Dictionary Switcher add-on for instance displayed the following information: "Dictionary Switcher has been disabled since it is not multiprocess compatible".

Microsoft pushed the Windows 10 Build 16188 to the Fast Ring Insider channel today that is already available via Windows Update.

The new build comes with plenty of new features and changes., including more PDF capabilities of Microsoft Edge, the moving of Cortana's options to the Settings application, updated Magnifier settings, and the Enterprise-only Windows Defender Application Guard feature.

Note: The changes discussed in this article are previews. Most of them will land in the next stable version of Windows 10, out in September 2017.

O&O FileDirect is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to share files directly with other users without parking them in the cloud first.

You have a couple of options when it comes to sharing files with users over the Internet. From uploading the files to file hosting providers such as Google Drive or OneDrive, over sending them via email or messaging applications, to using P2P software or FTP servers.

Consumers have three core Windows 10 editions that they may run on their systems: Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, and the recently revealed Windows 10 S.

Before you make a purchase, be it a copy of Windows 10 directly, or a PC that runs Windows 10, you need to know about the differences between those editions to make an educated decision.

Yesterday was not a good day for Google. First the Google Drive outage that prevented many Google users from accessing data on the popular file hosting service, and then a new sophisticated phishing that targeted Google users.

Just to refresh your memory on that: Gmail users started to get emails in which they were notified that someone shared a document on Google Docs with them.

The email included just a single sentence that repeated the invitation, and a blue button to open the document in Docs.

Microsoft has released the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7, a new version of the company's popular framework for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, and all Windows Server versions starting with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

Please note that the .NET Framework 4.7 is already part of the Windows 10 Creators Update, and does not need to be installed on it because of that,

The new version ships with new features that developers may utilize in the programs, and that users may benefit from as well if developers make use of them.

Safe Mode is a diagnostic mode of the Windows operating system including on Windows 10. It is a troubleshooting tool intended to fix many problems that you encounter when you run the operating system.

Has your Windows 10 PC ever acted on you when in the middle of a major project? It can be so frustrating that one might consider buying a new machine! Some users have even ended up paying heftily for a repair.

What if the issue on the computer is something you can fix? Yes, with a little know-how, you can easily fix some of the common Windows 10 Operating System problems.

Google released an update to the Chrome browser's stable channel yesterday that brings the version of the browser to 58.0.3029.96. According to the company, the update will roll out to all devices running Chrome in the coming weeks.

A new Chrome release is not all that spectacular usually, but this one is for a subset of Chrome users on Windows devices.