This week on Pureinfotech: Microsoft announced that is fading away the “Office 365” branding in favor of “Microsoft 365,” which is the same subscription, but with a lot more benefits, including the new Microsoft Family Safety app, Microsoft Teams (consumer), Microsoft Editor, and more.
Windows 10 version 1909, 1903, as well as previous versions, including version 1809, 1803, and 1709 receive an optional update to address problem that may display a limited or no internet connection status in the notification area on computers that use a manual or auto-configured proxy, especially with a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
As part of the Windows 10 version 2004 development, you can now watch the walkthrough video with everything is coming with the first semi-annual update. In addition, you can also check out the top new features and changes available with version 2004 in this video.
In case you missed it, you can also download the pick of the week theme: Earth from Above to refresh your desktop. Also, you can now start downloading the first wave of Xbox titles as part of the Games with Gold program.
Finally, recent builds available in the Fast ring of Windows Insider Program reveal more changes coming in future releases of Windows 10, and you can learn about the new improvements in this guide.
Tech tips roundup
This week, you also learned a bunch of new tips to get the most out of Windows 10, including the steps to use the Microsoft PowerToys app to add a quick image resizer option in File Explorer.
You now know the steps to download and use the new Microsoft Editor extension for Google Chrome to get spelling, grammar, and style refinements assistance while writing in the web browser.
Also, Chrome now includes a new Tab Groups feature to better organize your open tabs, and in this guide, you can learn the steps to use it.
If you use the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge, you can use these steps to remove duplicate favorites from your collection.
In the case that you’re currently signing in on Windows 10 with a PIN, but you rather use a password or another mechanism for authentication, you can remove the PIN using these steps.
We also looked at the steps to share your screen on Microsoft Teams, and the steps to create a macOS Catalina bootable USB media with GPT partition support on Windows 10 to rescue your Mac computer.
