In Preview Build 21337 which was released just last week, Microsoft changed the layout for File Explorer. However, with this release, Microsoft has changed the designs of almost all the icons entirely. They have also made changes to the container technology in Windows 10 to enhance its performance, which Windows Sandbox and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) take advantage of. Now let’s discuss in detail what this build has to offer, and whether it’s worth upgrading yet....

This update does not include any new features and only a handful of improvements. However, it still addresses some known issues that have been carried forward from the previous builds. Let us now take a look into what this update offers. New in Build 22622.601 and 22621.601 Both The following fixes apply to both the builds in the Beta channel: An issue where clicking the network icon on the Lock screen would not work and would crash the Lock screen is now fixed....

Since almost everyone on the Windows platform uses various apps and tools, the fix introduced resolves the issue of several of them not operating as they are supposed to. Since it is a minor update, installing KB5008295 will not upgrade your OS build. Therefore, if you are subscribed to either the Beta or the Release Preview channel on a Windows 11 PC, and all updates have been installed including KB5008295, your build should be 22000....

Regardless of the reason, if a user account may be needed in the future, but has no use right now, Windows 11 provides several ways to disable it. Disabling an account will allow you to reinstate it if ever required in the future, with all the settings and data as-is. This, of course, cannot be accomplished if you permanently delete a user account. Note: This is not the same as disabling/blocking a Microsoft account on a Windows computer....

However, there are so many different online portals that it can be confusing to remember their links and URLs. This is why we have assembled all of the useful Microsoft portal links under one roof. Below you will find a list of different administrative and end-user portals that you can instantly access by clicking on the respective “Visit Portal” button. You can also quickly navigate to the category of portals by clicking the category link from the Table of Contents....

Most cumulative updates come with security fixes and enhancements and don’t include any significant new features. The March 2020 update is no different. It comes with a lot of security fixes. It is important to update to the latest version of Windows 10 to make sure you are protected in an Internet-connected world of computers. Owing to the fact that most recent Windows updates had problems, I decided to write about this update after a day delay....

This release is not a major release and can be termed as a maintenance update. There are a few performance and stability improvements along with some visual changes like a new welcome screen and a new Firefox icon. Firefox 70 New features and changes New Firefox icon Firefox has a new icon. The new icon is much of a facelift than a complete change. Here are the old and new icons for you to compare:Firefox 69 vs Firefox 70 icons...

Java 11 is a lighter version as the support for Java EE, CORBA modules, Java FX and NASRON javascript engine has been ended. Moreover, it introduces a new HTTP client API which supports HTTP 1.1 and HTTP 2. It will offer features of Java along with some further enhancements and changes. The changes made are incremental with small feature changes and updates to the earlier version. Explaining the release cycle of Java versions Java 11 is the first version to be released as Long Term Release Support....

If you have not installed the recently released preview update KB4598291, you should go ahead with this update which should include all the updates included in the preview package. What’s new in KB4601319 As per the Microsoft Security Response Center, a total of 79 vulnerabilities have been addressed for Windows 10 Version 20H2 alone out of which 24 are deemed critical. These numbers are inclusive of the 32-bit, 64-bit, and ARM64 based systems....

As always, we always recommend to wait for a while and take a backup of your important files before installing the updates. There is no guarantee from Microsoft that the updates will be installed smoothly on the computer. Although Microsoft does extensive testing before releasing the updates, it is possible that the update may make your computer unusable. In this article, we will mostly talk about Windows 10 cumulative updates for July 2021....

This update does not bring any new features to the operating system. However, it does fix a number of security vulnerabilities, including one zero-day vulnerability. The details about the security fixes can be found in this post by Microsoft. This update can be installed on your Windows 11 PC through Windows Update, Windows Update for Business, Standalone installers, and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). You can install the update using the direct download links to the standalone installers below, or you can simply update to the latest build using Windows Update through the given guide below....

In this article, I have tried to offer few solutions to remove this pinching and frustrating sound coming out of speakers and headphones. scroll below to find a suitable and right solution for you. Change sample rate and bit depth of the speakers The first solution you can apply is to set the settings of playback devices by going to Properties of it. Follow the steps below. Hopefully, this will solve your issue and high pinching sound will stop coming from speakers or headphones....

Things went smooth until the next upgrades of Windows 10 build 10041 and build 10049. Windows Update would download the updates successfully and start installing the updates after restart. But the update would hang in the middle and I would need to restart the PC after sometime. After restart, Windows would restore to the previous build of Windows 10. The error message would read like this: There are two possible solutions that I have found out....

The CAPTCHA can appear anywhere on the Internet, at any time. Possibly you have not seen them before on a website, but you may encounter them frequently, and you cannot identify a pattern. It would be helpful to discuss why CAPTCHAs appear, what their functionality is, and what types are available. What is CAPTCHA The acronym CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart....

There are numerous requirements for installing Windows 11. Windows 11 won’t even install normally if these requirements are not met. Most of these requirements are related to hardware rather than software. Some of the weird requirements for Windows 11 are: It’s a 64-bit only Operating System. 32-bit is not supported.Minimum 2 CPU Cores are required.TPM 2.0 is required for installation. TPM 2.0 was mostly integrated into 8th generation CPUs. So at least 8th Gen CPU is required....

One of the distinguished new elements in Windows 11 was the new right-click (contextual) menu.Default context menu in Windows 11 As you can observe from the image above, some options that were previously available in the older operating systems, such as “Give access to” and “Send to,” are missing from the menu. Moreover, the Copy, Paste, and Cut options have been shifted from the list view to tiny buttons at the top of the menu....

Disabling Windows Defender Disabling Windows defender can solve your problem and the extra load on your System’s CPU will reduce when you disable the Defender. But for the protection of your System please install another Security Tool. Using Registry Editor Open your Run dialog and type “regedit.exe”. And go to following Registry entry. “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Windows Defender” There you see the key of “disable AntiSpyware”. Click on it and edit it and set its value to 0 instead of 1....

If this is the case, then you are in the right place. This error usually occurs when you boot up the computer or perform regular operations, and this BSoD comes out of nowhere. It is usually not associated with a recent Windows update. This is because the watchdog.sys BSoD is usually associated with the graphics driver. We are going to show you how you can fix the issue without having to reset your computer or perform a clean OS installation and losing all your data....

You might come across a situation where you might be unable to connect to your network. This might happen if you unintentionally disturbed some settings of the network on your laptop. The easiest solution to fix this is that you reset your network settings and it will fix any changes that you made in the settings intentionally or unintentionally which will make your settings the same as they were when you first installed windows....

Do you ever find it tiring to switch between your different devices? When yo want to SMS someone on the phone but are busy doing something on your PC and you just wish you could use the benefits of both on the computer, isn’t it annoying? Don’t worry we have the perfect solution for you that lets you use your Android messaging app in the computer so you can SMS and use your PC at the same time without having to switch between devices....