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Windows 10 Tip: Windows Ink directly in textbox, new in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update If you prefer to ink instead of type, you can now use your digital pen to write directly in text fields for a more natural experience, thanks to the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. Just tap a space, like a search box, and it expands to give you a comfortable area in which to write. You can even edit what you’ve written with simple, intuitive gestures. Go to Settings > Devices > Pen & Windows Ink > select, “Write directly into text field” and then tap on a new text field to try the experience. This works with most Store apps, and also in the search field for the Store. Here’s how to do it: Steps to enabling writing directly in a text field. Open a search box in an [ more… ]

Getting started with IndexedDB inspection in the Microsoft Edge DevTools The Windows 10 April 2018 Update introduced an all-new IndexedDB manager for the Microsoft Edge DevTools, allowing you to inspect your database, sort your data, and delete it—all from the Debugger in the DevTools. In this post, we’ll walk you through getting started with the new IndexedDB manager, and some improvements we have planned for the future! IndexedDB in the DevTools Once you have created your database and added an object store, you can expand the IndexedDB node in the Resource picker in the Debugger to see a list of origins (the domain, application layer protocol, and port of a URL of the document where the script is being executed) from the resources loaded by the page. Your new database (or databases if you’re creating more than one) will be [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17713 Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17713 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Resetting Skip Ahead We are getting close to the point in the development cycle where our focus will be on stabilization for RS5. As part of the stabilization process, we have “forked” RS5 into its own branch called “RS5_RELEASE” just like we did for RS4 and RS3 before that. Insiders will see this branch change with today’s build. And like we did with RS3 and RS4, we are getting ready to start releasing builds to Insiders who choose to “skip ahead” to the next release of Windows 10. These builds will come from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. However, this time we are doing a complete reset of Skip Ahead. Insiders who previously opted [ more… ]