For example, Xbox Video and Music rely on the Windows Libraries in Windows to store and access purchased content. Even if you add your own files to the card, built-in apps won’t see it. There’s an easy fix for the problem though. Here’s how to install a MicroSD card in your Surface, and make it useable by Windows RT. Add MicroSD Card to Libraries on Surface RT After installing a new microSD card on your Surface, I recommend making a folder for Videos, Music, and Photos....

Keep Scrollbars Always Visible In updated versions of Windows 10, scrollbars are set to automatically hide when you’re not active with an open window. It’s an example of Conscious Controls that only appear when needed. When you move the mouse to the edge of a Window, there is a slight hesitation while the scrollbar appears. It does take some getting used to. And if you’re new to Windows 10, and used to a certain rhythm with your workflow, you might not be a fan....

Enable Lock Screen If you want to secure your data and not allow your kids to get into your Kindle Fire in the first place, set a Lock Screen Password. To do this, on the main screen bring up the main menu and tap More. Then on the Settings screen tap Security. On the next screen turn on Lock Screen Password. Now type in a secret password twice. Then the next time someone tries to unlock your Kindle Fire, they’ll need to know your password....

I noticed this being a problem back when I first got my Surface RT (first gen). While its display resolution isn’t high by today’s standards, and apps look great on it, using the desktop via touch was a painful experience. For more on that, you can read our article on making the Surface RT desktop more touch-friendly. If you have a laptop screen with a resolution of 1920×1080 or higher and having a hard time seeing the desktop programs follow these steps....

New Dual-Screen Surface Devices In what is the more exciting devices announced today, we’ll start with the two dual-screen folding Surface devices Microsoft announced and showed off today. Surface Duo The Surface Duo is a dual-screen foldable device meant to fit in your pocket. It’s powered by Android and has two 5.6-inch screens that, when unfolded, expand into a larger 8.3-inch device. And it even makes phone calls. Microsoft says it’s not going to be available until “Holidays 2020”, though....

So, what can you do when this happens? Here are a few tips that may help you get some more speed out of Edge. Speed Up Microsoft Edge Using These Tips Edge includes a lot of new functionality—Edge can be used with Windows 10’s built-in digital assistant Cortana and a whole host of extensions to enhance the browser. Edge can be used to view PDFs, read ebooks, and, of course, browse the web....

The entire rollout this time has been a mess, but everything should be fixed at this point. The company is slowly rolling out Build 17763.107 to the rest of the public starting today. However, Microsoft is urging people to wait for the update to become available naturally via Windows Update automatically and not rush to manually install it. In a blog post today, Microsoft exec John Cable writes: And to be honest, while there are some interesting new features in 1809, there isn’t anything that is “vital” to your computing needs....

New Standalone Version of Microsoft Office Coming in 2018 This week at its Ignite business conference, Microsoft announced the non-subscription version of Office will be receiving an upgrade later in 2018, called Office 2019. Microsoft released the last perpetual version of the productivity suite in fall 2016, which has become quite dated considering the numerous improvements added to Office 365 since. The new version of Office, which includes Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, will also be accompanied by new on-premise versions of Exchange, SharePoint and Skype for Business....

While we wait for the new client, Microsoft continues to update its legacy Lync for Mac 2011 client. This week Microsoft released what it calls the “July 2015 Update” version 14.1.1 aka KB3074981. This latest releases of Lync for Mac 2011 includes over a dozen bug fixes and other updates. Although it’s not the rewrite we’re all waiting for, it’s a welcome release being that we’ve not seen an update to the client since March....

Windows 10 KB4494441 for Windows 10 1809 October 2018 Update This latest update will bump your build to 17763.503 and includes the following list of fixes and improvements: Enables “Retpoline” by default if Spectre Variant 2 (CVE-2017-5715) is enabled. Make sure previous OS protections against the Spectre Variant 2 vulnerability are enabled using the registry settings described in the Windows Client and Windows Server articles. (These registry settings are enabled by default for Windows Client OS editions, but disabled by default for Windows Server OS editions)....

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4458469 Here the lengthy list of all improvements and fixes for Windows 10 1803 aka April 2018 Update: Addresses an issue that causes the prompt “You’ll need a new app to open” to appear. This occurs when reloading a website on a non-standard port by pressing Enter .Addresses an issue that causes downloads to fail because Mark of the Web (MOTW) isn’t supported at the download location....

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4338819 Here’s the list of fixes and improvements included in this latest patch for Windows 10 1803: Improves the ability of the Universal CRT Ctype family of functions to correctly handle EOF as valid input.Enables debugging of WebView content in UWP apps using the Microsoft Edge DevTools Preview app that’s available in the Microsoft Store.Addresses an issue that may cause the Mitigation Options Group Policy client-side extension to fail during GPO processing....

Windows 10 19H1 Build 18351 Here is the list of improvements and fixes you can expect with today’s latest build: If you haven’t been able to get the game State of Decay for free (for a limited time), we’ve just made more slots available! Whether you’ve tried it in earlier builds or haven’t had the chance yet, these instructions have everything you need. We’ve also made fixes to improve the download and install experience thanks to your feedback, so please try again if you had problems before....

Windows 10 Insider Build 21354 The “News and Interests” feature on the taskbar is getting new personalization options. Microsoft exec Brandon LeBlanc writes: “Now, when you hover on the weather on your taskbar, you’ll see a new “Manage interests” button appear at the top of the window. This button links to a new full-page personalization experience, where you can choose the topics that you’re interested in.” Content adaptive brightness control (CABC) disabling helps improve battery performance on PCs....

Windows 10 Preview Build 19577 In this build, the company is continuing optional updates with drivers. According to the post: “During this experiment, drivers categorized as “optional” will not be automatically downloaded and installed on Windows Insider’s PCs running Build 19536 and newer.” It is also adding features to Cortana, updated the behavior of advanced startup, and more. Here is the list of fixes contained in today’s latest Insider build:...

This build is mainly focused on a plethora of bug fixes, changes, and improvements under the hood. There are a few new features in this build to note, though. Windows 10 Creators Update Insider Build 15042 New Cortana animation in Out of Box Experience (OOBE). Dona Sarkar writes: “We know how much you love animations, so we wanted to share our updated Cortana persona that you’ll see when you land on the Cortana page in OOBE....

Earlier in the month, Microsoft rebranded its corporate UC client from Lync to Skype for Business on the Windows platform. Although Microsoft has said we won’t see an update on Mac until end-of-year, I had assumed that meant they would give mobile users a refresh. I guess not, at least not in May. Lync for iPhone Version 5.7.563 Details Unfortunately I can’t share a lot of details as to what the update includes since Microsoft left the release notes fairly vague… Bug Fixes…....

Rename Your Fire Tablet Enable Blue Shade Most devices these days have a tool that will filter out the blue light that can keep you up at night. For example, in Windows 10, there is a feature called Blue Light, and on iOS, it’s called Night Shift. To turn it on, swipe from the top of the screen down and tap the Blue Shade icon. The screen will change color, and you can adjust the color with the slider....

Print Only One Page of a Message Open your Message in Outlook 2010. Go to File » Print. Next, select the printer you want to use and then click the Print Options button. In the Print Options window under Page Range, select pages. Then type in the page numbers you want. For example, I have a four-page email here and want to print the first and fourth pages. So, I typed 1,4 in the Pages field....

Advanced Rules Outlook.com According to a post on the Office Blogs, the new Advanced Rules will help you sort your email automatically in a more efficient way. Namely, you will be able to set very specific rules about what happens when a certain type of message arrives to your inbox. As seen in Microsoft’s screenshot below you can to set conditions (a message older than a set amount of time, from a particular contact) and an action (categorize as Important)....