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The latest technology news from Techdows: browser releases, Windows updates, new software versions, and notable changes across the tools you use every day. We focus on practical, verified updates that genuinely affect how you use your PC, without the hype.

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge gets Chrome’s Side Panel

March 26, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Microsoft has brought Side Panel to Micorsoft Edge to quickly access Reading list and Favorites. Here is how you can open, use and close it.

Posted in: Microsoft Edge, News
How to

Windows 11 now allows insiders switch from Dev to beta channel

March 24, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

At last, Microsoft allows Windows 11 insiders to switch to beta channel from Dev w/ build 22581. Here’s how to switch in time-limited window offered by MS.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
Microsoft Edge
Hide all annotations option

Microsoft Edge gets a bunch of new PDF Features

March 23, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Hide all annotations option

Microsoft Edge gets Documents properties, Thumbnail view for navigation through PDF documents and Presentation or full-screen Mode for PDFs, and more.

Posted in: Microsoft Edge, News
How to
Search highlights Windows 11

How to disable ‘Search Highlights’ in Windows 11 & Windows 10

March 17, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Search highlights Windows 11

Windows 11 and Windows 10 getting updated Search experience w/ interesting moments in time. Here’s how you can disable the search highlights feature.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
Google Chrome

Chrome puts Google Search results in Side Panel on Windows

March 13, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments

Google Chrome on Windows can now show Google search results in a Side Panel. Here is how you can enable and get Side Search experience .

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
How to
Office Sidebar in Microsoft Edge

How to enable or disable Office Sidebar in Microsoft Edge

March 11, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Office Sidebar in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft has quietly added Office Sidebar to Microsoft Edge stable. It provides shortcuts for Microsoft 365 Apps, here’s how you can enable or disable it.

Posted in: How to, Microsoft Edge, News, Tips and Tricks
How to

Finally! Windows 11 gets Tabs Support for File Explorer, how to Enable

March 10, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Microsoft has added much wanted support for Tabs to File Explorer in Windows 11 build 22572 here is how you can enable it right now.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
Android
Firefox 98 released with download behavior changes and new wallpapers for Android

Firefox 98 arriving today: here is what’s new, changed and Fixed

March 8, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox 98 released with download behavior changes and new wallpapers for Android

Firefox 98 is out w/ download behavior changes & brings new wallpapers to change the homepage on Android. Find what’s new, changed in version 98.

Posted in: Android, Firefox, News
How to
Add list of sites for automatic Profile switching in Microsoft Edge

How to manually add sites to automatically switch Profiles in Microsoft Edge

March 5, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Add list of sites for automatic Profile switching in Microsoft Edge

Using multiple profiles in Microsoft Edge? Starting version 99, Edge allows to add a list of sites for automatic Profile Switching, here’s how to do that.

Posted in: How to, Microsoft Edge, News, Tips and Tricks
How to
Windows 11 old and new open with dialogs side by side dark mode

How to enable new redesigned “Open with dialog” in Windows 11

March 3, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Windows 11 old and new open with dialogs side by side dark mode

Windows 11’s Open with dialog gets a redesign in build 22567, the feature is still rolling outl, here is how you can enable it right now.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
Google Chrome
Chrome 99 uninstall PWAs from Windows Settings or Control Panel

Chrome 99 lets you Uninstall Web Apps from Windows Settings and remove default Search engines

March 2, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments
Chrome 99 uninstall PWAs from Windows Settings or Control Panel

Google has released Chrome 99 with the ability to remove Default Search Engines and uninstall Progressive Web Apps from Windows Settings or Control Panel.

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
Firefox
Firefox Picture-in-Picture showing subtitles on a YouTube video

Firefox Picture-in-Picture gets YouTube Subtitles and Captions Support

February 28, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox Picture-in-Picture showing subtitles on a YouTube video

Here’s how to enable Subtitles & Captions support for YouTube videos in Firefox Picture in Picture Mode. Captions coming to PiP for Netflix & Prime videos also.

Posted in: Firefox, News
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