RIP Windows 95 Icons
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Bits and pieces of Microsoft’s sweeping aesthetic changes to Windows 10, codenamed Sun Valley, have dropped over the last few months. The OS is getting support for the Advanced Audio Codec (AAC) codec over Bluetooth, new folder icons, and reportedly a much-needed overhaul to its Microsoft Store user interface. (There may even be a new default font for Word, because apparently Calibri isn’t good enough anymore.) But Microsoft is also finally getting rid of remnants of Windows 95 that have somehow stuck around for 15 years: custom folder icons.
According to Windows Latest, the Sun Valley update expected later this year modernizes the extra folder icons in the Shell32.DLL module, the module that’s existed in all Windows operating systems since Windows 95. If you’re unsure what those are, create a new folder on your Windows 10 desktop. Right click on it, go to Properties, click on the Customise tab, and then click on the C
22 December 2020, 6:27 pm EST By
The latest macOS Big Sur greatly enhances many built-in Apple apps. These include Messages, Maps, Voice Memos, Reminders, Safari, and more!
Apple s latest MacBook system brings plenty of new settings, features, and fixes for previous bugs that users are complaining about. Not only that, but it also improves your laptop s programs that come packaged with the operating system.
With the release of the latest macOS Big Sur, built-in Apple apps now receive key improvement features to take your MacBook experience to the next level. Here are the enhancements in Safari, Reminders, Voice Memos, Maps, and more that you need to know.
The update to macOS Big Sur adds plenty of new features and settings to the mix, but it also does a lot to spruce up the many programs that come packaged with the operating system. Key improvements to Safari, Messages, Maps, Reminders, and Voice Memos promise to make your experience with macOS even better. Here’s a rundown on everything that has changed and how to take advantage of these new capabilities.
Safari
The update to Big Sur gives users access to Safari 14, which focuses on adding new privacy features and matching Chrome in functionality.
Customize Your Start Page
You can now tweak your start page in Safari to display your favorite background and decide what information you want to see. To do this, right-click anywhere on your start page. From the menu, select Choose Background. You’ll find several ready-made images in the Desktop Pictures folder, or you can navigate to a different folder to choose your own images. From the menu, show or hide your favorites, frequent