According to Gabe Aul, it’s a hotfix rollup (KB3074674) and is available now. There aren’t any details on what the fix contains yet, but it is live and will automatically download and install. But if you want to get on top of the situation right away, you can grab it manually via Windows Update. — Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) July 21, 2015 The Microsoft team is working hard to make sure everything is good to go for the big launch next week....

We already showed you how to change your email signature in Windows Phone 8.1, but in Windows 10 for phones, there’s a new mail app, and things have changed. Change Email Signature Windows 10 Phone Open the new Outlook Mail app and tap the settings menu (hamburger menu) at the top left corner of the screen, and then tap Options. Next tap the gear icon located in the lower-right corner....

There was a bit of confusion about the update at first. According to Gabe Aul, the update was partially staged and some users detected it. Gabe said, “We paused the updated to investigate, and ensure that everything was 100% ready”. Then Gabe posted the following this afternoon on Twitter: — Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) January 8, 2016 This is the first update for Windows 10 Mobile for 2016 since Build 10586....

This build comes just over a week since that last preview version for insiders — Windows 10 Preview build 10525. Gabe Aul made the announcement of the new build this afternoon on Twitter. — Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) August 27, 2015 Windows 10 Preview Build 10532 As always, to download the latest build, go to Settings > Update & Security > Check for Windows updates and you’ll see the following – th2_release Core 10532....

Note: This article has been updated to reflect the changes for Windows 10 Anniversary Update and above. Enable Windows 10 Desktop Peek First, right-click the taskbar and select Settings. Then select Taskbar from the list on the left. Now, on the right, toggle the Peek option to the On position. If you’re still on Version 10586 (Legacy Version), you can use the following steps: To turn it back on, right-click an empty area of the taskbar and select Properties....

However, if you have a multiple monitor setup, it can be annoying when you just need a specific window or section of your screen. Windows 10 Screenshot Keyboard Shortcuts If you don’t care to install third-party software, here’s a look at some different keyboard shortcuts for taking shots in Windows 10 to achieve the results you need. Windows Key + PrtScn: Windows 10 will take a screenshot and save it as a PNG file in the default Pictures folder in File Explorer....

This version has an official name, too. For example, the last release, version 1709, was dubbed “Fall Creators Update,” and this one is “April 2018 Update.” As any longtime Windows user knows, the company is terrible with naming conventions, especially with these new Windows 10 feature updates. To make things easy, we’ll refer to them by the version numbers moving forward. “With our latest major release—the Windows 10 April 2018 Update—we want to give you back some of your greatest currency, your time,” Microsoft writes....

They still exist in the new OS though, they’re hidden and you just need to make Windows display them. Display Libraries in File Explorer Open File explorer on the desktop and right-click an empty area in the left pane. From the menu select Show Libraries. Viola. There they are. They will continue to display unless you uncheck the option again later. Alternately, from the explorer ribbon select the View tab and click Navigation Pane > Show Libraries....

Create a Password and Customize Lock Screen One of the first things you’ll want to do is secure your phone by creating a password to lock it. In the same settings you can customize the lock screen with different types of images, choose app data you want to see at a glance and more. Set Up Email and Social Accounts After making sure your phone is secure, you’ll want to set up your email and other online accounts....

Steve previously showed us how to do this in Outlook 2013 in his article: How to Add and Remove Weather Locations in Outlook 2013 Calendar And now with Windows Phone 8.1, not only has the calendar interface been revamped, you can also set it to display the weather forecast directly in the calendar on each day. it’s just shows the basics – the high temperature and if it’s rainy, cloudy, or sunny....

After just a year’s run, Yap Voicemail service is on the block. Yap is the Google Voice-like voicemail-to-text service for Android and iPhone. And it’s headed out the door. I’m disappointed. I wrote a review of it five months ago and the service is still humming. So far, Yap hasn’t announced the reason for its shutdown. Where do Yap users go now? There’s of course Google Voice — but I’d rather keep my conversations off of the search conglomerate’s servers....

YouTube on Fire TV in Firefox or Silk Browser Earlier this month, when you would launch the YouTube app on Fire TV or Echo Show, you would see the following message indicating that the change wouldn’t take place until January 1st. If you haven’t installed either one, you’ll be brought to the app store to download.The experience is annoying and clunky at best. Each time you want to use the YouTube app, you will see the message above and need to pick the browser to open it with....

How To Make A Google Voice Conference Call Note: If you need to organize a larger conference call, I highly recommend you give join.me a try. It’s fast, simple, and can host 250 people at the same time. The bridge number is not toll-free, so I recommend using join.me with Google Voice or Gmail. For smaller conference call needs, however, Google Voice just works! Have you ever used Google Voice to set up a conference call?...

Update: This article was originally written for an old version of Skype. For the modern version on Windows 10, you need to launch the app and go to Settings > General and turn on the “On close, keep Skype running” switch. Older Versions of Skype and Windows Another annoyance you might have noticed is that when you right-click the Skype icon and select Close, it doesn’t remove the icon from the taskbar....

Instead of broadcasting to the world, you might want to make your Twitter account private. That allows your tweets only to be seen by your followers and can’t be retweeted. In addition, your older tweets will be protected too. If you want to protect your tweets, you can make your Twitter account private to have a modicum of privacy on the social media network. This guide will show you how....

Find and Manage Where Downloads are Stored in Windows 10 By default, modern web browsers save files to the Downloads folder under your user account. You can navigate to Downloads in a couple of different ways. An easy way to get there is to open Start > Downloads. Or, press Windows key+R then type: %userprofile%/downloads, then hit Enter. That opens your Downloads folder to “This PC” in File Explorer. You can also add a shortcut to the Start menu for Downloads....

First, log in to your Google account. Click the drop-down next to your picture icon and select Account Settings. Backup Your Google Data Before starting the deletion process, download and save your data before you do anything you go any further. That can be done by following our guide on Google Takeout. Or by selecting Data Liberation on the left side of the screen that comes up. It’s good to keep a backup of all of your important documents and other data you have stored on Google servers just in case you need something you’ve stored there over the years....

Using the ClearType tuning tool you can calibrate the appearance of text in Windows 7 so that it works better with your particular display. According to Microsoft: “With ClearType font technology, the words on your computer screen look almost as sharp as those printed on a piece of paper.”. Ready to take a look and fine-tune your display? How To Enable and Configure ClearType For Windows 7 Click the Windows Start Menu Orb and then Type in cttune....

For example, when I write articles in Word, I always set the margins to 0.5″, change the view to Web Layout, and format the first line as Heading 1. Today we’ll cover recording and running a macro in Word using this example. NOTE: Macros are specific to Microsoft Office programs and do not work outside of them. Automate Tasks in Microsoft Word by Recording Your Actions into a Macro Step 1: Create a New Macro Before recording a macro, make sure you know what actions you want to record....

Remotely Log Out of Windows 10 The Find my Device feature has been part of Windows 10 since the November Update back in 2015. It has received some upgrades since then and it works similar to other mobile devices like Find my iPhone or Android Device Manager, for example. Its primary function is so you can find the location of your Windows 10 machine and lock it down if necessary. To make sure it’s on, head to Settings > Update & Security > Find my Device....