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The redesigned app has been announced with the release of Windows 11 build 22557, but since a number of users have been reporting Task Manager rolling back to the classic version, you can use a third-party tool known as “ViVeTool” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas on GitHub to enable the new experience on your device. This guide will teach you the steps to turn on the new Task Manager hidden in the latest insider preview of Windows 11 from the Dev channel....

However, the feature is just a connector that unifies different communication experiences in a single interface, as you’ll actually be using other apps, such as Mail and Skype, to send the message or share files with others. While this is an interesting new approach, it’s not something for everyone, and if you need more space in the taskbar, or you’re not interested on using the feature, it’s possible to disable and remove My People from the taskbar....

The Overflow feature has been designed to make switching and launching apps easier when you don’t have a lot of space in the Taskbar. While in the mode, the Taskbar will offer an entry point to an overflow menu that allows viewing the apps in one space. The Overflow menu supports existing behaviors, including support for pinned apps, jump lists, and an extended interface. After invoking overflow, the menu will quietly dismiss once you click outside of it or navigate to an application....

However, the settings UI is not yet fully integrated, which means that selecting the “Settings” option from the context menu won’t open the experience. Instead, you need to bind the settings UI to a keyboard shortcut in the “settings.json” file. In this guide, you will learn the steps to enable the new settings graphical interface for the Windows Terminal app. Enable settings UI on Windows Terminal To enable the new settings graphical interface, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, you can open the Windows Terminal settings UI using the “Ctrl + Shift + ,” keyboard shortcut....

Microsoft is building a new “Split window” feature on Edge that as the name implies allows you to view two tabs in the same window to compare pages side-by-side. It’s similar to how the Snap Assist feature for Windows 11 works, but this feature makes it a little easier to split the screen to compare web pages. Once you enable the feature, a new “Split window” button will appear next to the address bar....

In the event that your password is compromised, no one will be able to access your account because they will not have the second form of authentication (your phone). Slack supports two methods to configure two-factor authentication, including using an authentication app or SMS text message. However, using the authentication app is the easiest and recommended method. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable two-factor authentication on your Slack account....

Although setting up a VPN connection is not a difficult task, the ability to export and import settings can always make configuring the same connections on multiple computers faster or when you want to move a VPN connection with a specific configuration to another device. If you want to move VPN connections to another computer, there is a workaround to export and import the settings. In this guide, you will learn the steps to export and import VPN connections on Windows 10....

Although Microsoft proactively releases updates to improve the overall experience, it’s like a story never ends. And this isn’t just a problem for Microsoft. Companies like Intel and others also have to deal with similar networking issues. The good news is that if you’re having any wireless networking issues, Windows 10 includes a feature that allows you to reset any network adapter to fix the most common connectivity problems — even slow Wi-Fi speeds on Surface and other devices....

0x800F0922 is a common Windows 10 upgrade error that indicates that your computer isn’t connecting with the Windows Update servers. Or it could also mean that you don’t have enough free space in the System Reserved partition. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to fix error 0x800F0922 as you try to install a new feature update of Windows 10 on your device. How to fix Windows 10 error 0x800F0922 Typically, you’ll see this error if you’re trying to use Windows Update while connected to a VPN connection to connect to a work network....

Luckily, it’s not a problem with File History or OneDrive, instead since the Files On-Demand feature was introduced to help you save space on your device, File History ignores the OneDrive folder because it assumes that all your files reside in the cloud. Although your OneDrive files are always backed up in the cloud, if you also want to have a backup of your cloud files, you simply need to disable the Files On-Demand feature....

Usually, these issues can happen because of unwanted setting changes, device driver compatibility, or bugs with the feature update. However, many factors can cause Wi-Fi problems. For instance, the network adapter driver might gotten corrupted during the installation. The adapter doesn’t have the latest driver, making it incompatible with Windows 11 22H2. It could also be a configuration problem or something else. If you cannot connect to a network and the internet, the computer randomly disconnects from the Wi-Fi access point, or speeds are not adequate, Windows 11 offers some troubleshooting tools to fix most Wi-Fi issues....

Apparently Microsoft has known this for a while and incorporated an option to hide file names from images files inside folders. However, unless the folder is already configured as optimized for pictures, you won’t see the option. How to hide file names for photos inside folders Voila, now you’ll only see pictures and none of the nonsense names, but keep in mind that this only works for images, you’ll still be able to see folder and documents file names....

The ability to use Chrome themes from the Chrome Web Store with the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge has been available for a while, but it required to enable a specific flag from the advanced settings. However, the feature is now slowly being integrated into the browser, and now, you can start using Chrome themes in the Beta or Canary versions of Edge without the need to mess with the advanced flag settings....

Although you can set up a standalone Plex server, if you already have a FreeNAS server to share files in the network, you can simply set up a plugin to convert the file server into a media streaming service for your home. However, before you can start streaming your media files, you must install the Plex plugin using the Jails system on FreeNAS, configure the storage, and set up your Plex library....

So Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been released and now is ready for download. This new version of the upcoming operating system from Microsoft will give everyone a chance to get a glimpse of a more stable version. Will users who tested Windows 8 Developer Preview see major changes? Probably not, but they will notice tones of fixes and improvements under the hood and in the user interface (over 100,000 changes)....

Currently there is no many apps supporting with background music, you can only use Cast or Microsoft’s Groove Music to play music in the background. Pandora is another app available on Xbox One with support for background music — you can download the app now from the Windows Store. However, Groove Music should be more than enough, as one of the main benefits is the ability to play music from files you have stored on your OneDrive account....

Starting with Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update), Storage sense is getting updated with a new feature that makes unused content stored on your OneDrive folder available online-only to free up space. The ability to make files online-only has been part of the OneDrive for quite a while as part of the Files On-demand set of features. However, it was a feature that you needed to use manually, and Windows 10 version 1809 is now simply adding a new option to automate the process....

Fortunately, there are third-party tools, such as TranslucentTB, which you can use to make your taskbar totally transparent or make it look like a frosted glass. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to make the taskbar on Windows 10 transparent. How to make taskbar transparent Once you completed the steps, every time you reboot your system, TranslucentTB will launch automatically and remember your settings. The default option is Blur, but if you’re looking to make taskbar transparent, you can right-click the tool’s icon in the notification area, a select the Clear option....

When connecting to a network drive, Windows 10 essentially creates a “shortcut” that points to the shared folder with a drive letter and the username and password to access its content. Once a drive is mapped, it will appear on “This PC” under “Network locations” to quickly access files stored on another computer from File Explorer. This guide will teach you the steps to use Command Prompt to map a network drive on Windows 10 and how to disconnect when you no longer need access to the shared folder....

The operating system has multiple power states, including sleep, hibernation, and hybrid, when you use any of these features, even though the computer is not running, the system is still able to wake up automatically to run scheduled tasks. Also, peripherals like network cards, mice, keyboards, and others can turn on the power automatically. If you have a computer that keeps waking up randomly, Windows 11 includes the tools to discover the reason for the problem and disable the wake timers....