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This release has been made in correspondence with the 20th anniversary of .NET, which is based on the foundations established by .NET 6. This release introduces new features to .NET, such as annotations to APIs to support nullability, ongoing JIT compiler optimizations, new APIs, and support for more hot reload scenarios. Furthermore, Microsoft claims that it has been tested with Visual Studio 17.2 Preview 1, and suggests that .NET 7 Preview 1 be used with preview versions of Visual Studio....

Spotify is available on all platforms and you can download it for your device using the given links at the end of this post. Spotify is available in both free and paid versions. Install Spotify today on any of your devices and enjoy music at work, in your free time, or anytime you want to listen to some music. Spotify Feature Review Spotify comes with many exciting features to offer you the best music experience....

This article explains how you can add and remove Windows components before performing a fresh installation of Windows with that ISO image. It’s especially helpful for IT administrators who frequently upgrade their systems and software. We had previously discussed slipstreaming in one of our posts. Slipstreaming is a process to integrate update packages released by Microsoft to existing ISO images so that one does not need to download an entire ISO package again, and simply update their existing one and use it for deployment....

Normally, we do not have to look at any user’s account details, but Windows gives us the option to look at the account details if we are an administrator. In this article, we will discuss multiple ways to check user account details in Windows 11. These methods also apply to Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. Check user account details in Windows 11 Windows provides a visual way to check some account details....

BSoDs usually give out a code that can help you troubleshoot the root cause of the problem. Once such error code is “DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION.” This BSoD error can particularly be annoying as it does not allow you to proceed and boot into Windows. Even if you are able to boot, this BSoD will likely occur again and again, until the problem is removed. In this article, we show you the many ways you can fix the “DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION” BSoD and continue with your work....

Don’t panic yet. We have several solutions to fix your grayed-out problem, so that you can extend your volume, so more data can be kept within the same drive. This is usually important when your system/boot drive (Normally C drive) is filling up rapidly and you do not have any room left to install new apps and programs. Why Extend Volume is Grayed Out If you right-click on the volume partition in the Disk Management Console and find the Extend Volume option is grayed out and cannot be selected, it can be due to any one of the following reasons:...

Normally, Windows Update keeps on running in the background and will install new updates automatically. Windows Update checks for new updates randomly every 22 hours. The reason behind the random check is that if all the systems in the world start checking for updates at the same time, this would put an extreme load on Microsoft servers. That’s why Microsoft came up with the idea of checking for updates randomly every day....

Unfortunately, Windows File Explorer does not show the folder sizes. Only file size information is shown when the View is set to Detailed under the File Explorer options.No folder size visible However, there are a few ways to display folder size inside the Windows File Explorer instead of the Properties window. However, there are a few ways to view the sizes of each folder, so you know which folder consumes the most space on your disk....

v21H1v20H2v2004 This only takes a few minutes to download and install, and no system reboot is required. Download and Install KB5005463 for Windows 10 Since this update does not bring any new features or fixes to the operating system, a standalone download has not been made available by Microsoft. However, if you have any of the mentioned Windows 10 versions, you can install the update through Windows Updates. Here is how: Navigate to Settings app » Update & Security » Windows Update and then click Check for Updates....

Installing the update KB4598242 will change your current Windows 10 20H2 build to 19042.746. What’s new in KB4598242 As opposed to the latest update in the Dev channel (Build 21286), this release in the Beta and Release Preview channels is rather small. It does not introduce any new features but only addresses certain vulnerabilities. Let’s see what the new release caters to: A major security vulnerability has been addressed in the new release....

This post lists the top 5 free antivirus software you could use that provide similar security protection to Bitdefender’s free edition antivirus. Bitdefender Antivirus Free is Retiring The company previously announced Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition will be discontinued and will not be available for download until after 31 December 2021. However, it seems that they went ahead of schedule and have taken it off of their website already.Bitdefender Free Antivirus download page The company has not abandoned its clientele and left them out to dry....

Apart from your total budget, you must also consider whether it could be done, because simply buying 3 monitors isn’t going to cut it. Other things to take into consideration when planning to expand your setup to 3 monitors are: How many display ports your system has.Can those display ports function simultaneously?Is your Power Supply Unit (PSU) supplying enough power for those 3 monitors?Do you have the compatible hardware to connect those monitors?...

Microsoft also confirmed the build number of Windows 10 Version 1909 to be 18363.418. This build is already available to Windows Insiders. If you are a Windows Insider, you should check for the latest updates and make sure you are on the specified build. Windows 10 Version 1909 is generally available for download and upgrade on November 12, 2019. Download Windows 10 Version 1909 Now Microsoft also announced that this update will be available as an optional update via Windows Update and will be generally available at the end of October 2019 or at the start of November 2019....

Installing this update upgrades the operating system’s build to 19044.2192. This flight does not include any new features, but a plethora of fixes. Let us now dig into the other improvements this update brings. New in Windows 10 Build 19044.2192 The following list of fixes and improvements are included in this flight: An issue that affects Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) authentication hardening has been fixed. Windows will now automatically raise the authentication level for all non-anonymous activation requests from DCOM clients to RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_INTEGRITY....

Since this is an optional update, it needs to be installed manually; either through Windows Update or standalone installers that are given in the downloads section below. KB5018496 does not include any significant new features for the Windows 11 operating system, but many improvements and fixes. Finally, the option to open the Task Manager from the taskbar’s context menu makes its way to the stable channel. Installing this update will upgrade its build to 22621....

This post discusses how you can remove a Windows 11 cumulative update, especially if you are having trouble with it. Since many updates have known issues, there may be a good enough reason for you to remove it from your PC. Uninstalling a Windows update is an easy process. The methods we have discussed here involve both the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of Windows as well as the Command Line Interface (CLI)....

An ISO image is even capable of keeping files of the installed operating system. With the availability of ISO images, we can make bootable USB flash drives and install any OS to our systems. You may need to convert a folder to an ISO file if you need to share the contents of the folder in a single file or recompile an image after making modifications to it. Want to convert a folder to an ISO image?...

In Windows 10, users can easily access the Task Manager by right-clicking on the Taskbar.Access Task Manager through Taskbar in Windows 10 However, this feature has not been carried forward to Windows 11. Instead, all you see is the “Taskbar Settings” option when you right-click on the Taskbar. Not to worry! There are still several methods to access the Task Manager in Windows 11. Choose your pic from the methods listed below, and use the one which seems more convenient....

Last month, Microsoft released KB4554364 as an optional update that fixed internet connectivity issues in Windows 10. KB4550945 fixes issues with Windows Update and . This update may be an effort to get ready for the new feature update, Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Windows 10 Version 2004), that is scheduled to be released in May. Let’s go through some of the details of KB4550945 and then move towards its download, install and uninstall section....

This update only includes one fix but it is an important one. Microsoft just fixed the vulnerability in the SMBv3.1.1 feature which was introduced in Windows 10 Version 1909 and Version 1903. Server Message Block (SMB) is a network file sharing protocol that enables network computers to read, write and request services from other network computers. Examples of network services using SMB include Hyper-V, Microsoft SQL Server, and file sharing feature in Windows 10....