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WhatsApp UWP app beta with dark mode on Windows 11 and Windows 10

How to enable & use dark Mode for new WhatsApp UWP app on Windows 11/10

February 14, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
WhatsApp UWP app beta with dark mode on Windows 11 and Windows 10

WhatsApp beta has finally received Windows dark mode support The UWP app is available in Microsoft Store for download.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
How to
Microsoft Edge find on page search highlighting related matches for a term

How to disable Microsoft Edge’s Find on page related matches

January 28, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Microsoft Edge find on page search highlighting related matches for a term

Microsoft is aiming to improve Find on-page search experience to ensure you get what you are looking for by including related matches in the Find on-page in the Microsoft Edge browser. Here is how you can disable or turn it off in Edge if you find it intrusive or not useful. Microsoft Edge’s Find on […]

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

How to Disable Opera browser’s Automatic Video Pop out feature

January 26, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Recently, Opera browser introduced two new features named Automatic Video Pop out and Meme generator. While Opera-supported Video pop out for a long time, the new feature available in version 83 pops out video automatically when the user switches to the next tab. If you found the feature annoying, here is how you can disable it. …

Posted in: Opera, Tips and Tricks
Firefox
Firefox 97 no longer shows prompt opens downloads panel

How to restore download Prompt in Firefox 97

January 21, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Firefox 97 no longer shows prompt opens downloads panel

Starting v97, Firefox no longer prompts when downloading files, automatically opens Downloads panel, here’s how to disable & revert to Firefox 96 behavior.

Posted in: Firefox, How to, News, Tips and Tricks
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How to take screenshots of PDFs w/ Web capture in Microsoft Edge

January 18, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Microsoft Edge’s Web capture is now available for PDFs beside webpages. Here’s how to take screenshots on PDFs & further edit, annotate & share w/ others.

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

Windows 11 tests Windowed Alt+Tab experience, how to enable

January 8, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments

Microsoft is experimenting w/ displaying Windowed Alt+Tab window rather full screen in Windows 11 build 22526, here is how you can enable it right now.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
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Media Player using orange accent color

How to change new Media Player Accent Color in Windows 11

January 5, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Media Player using orange accent color

New Media Player for Windows 11 is now available on build 22000 and allows to use Windows 11 accent color than of Orange which you see when using App.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
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How to copy a file or folder path in Windows 11 using Shortcut

January 4, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Windows 11 introduces a new “copy as path” context menu option and keyboard shortcut to copy file or folder paths easier, here is how to use them.

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
Freeware
Windows 11 Safe Mode

Easily Boot Windows 11 into Safe Mode w/ Safe Mode Launcher

January 3, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Windows 11 Safe Mode

It never gets this easier to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 11. Safe Mode Launcher makes it possible to enter Safe Mode on Windows 11 w/ a single click.

Posted in: Freeware, How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
How to
Windows 11 taskbar with Weather icon Widgets Entry point

How to Enable or disable Weather Widget on Windows 11 Taskbar

December 12, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 5 Comments
Windows 11 taskbar with Weather icon Widgets Entry point

After Windows 10, Microsoft has finally brought the Weather Widget icon to the taskbar in Windows 11, here is how you can enable it if you don’t have it.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
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Select Dark theme option for Windows 11 Notepad in its Settings

Notepad for Windows 11 gets Dark Theme, how to enable

December 8, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Select Dark theme option for Windows 11 Notepad in its Settings

Microsoft has overhauled Notepad in Windows 11 with modern design. Here is how you can enable dark theme/mode for Windows 11 Notepad right now.

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

How to Uninstall and Re-install Widgets in Windows 11

November 7, 2021 by Venkat Eswarlu 3 Comments
Windows 11 Widgets

Widgets in Windows 11 can be useful if you use it, if not, they consume resources in background, here is how to disable or uninstall and reinstall Widgets.

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Windows 11
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