{"id":365538,"date":"2020-08-31T08:36:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T06:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=365538"},"modified":"2020-08-31T08:39:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T06:39:13","slug":"microsoft-working-on-new-windows-10-feature-to-help-save-space-on-your-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/365538-microsoft-working-on-new-windows-10-feature-to-help-save-space-on-your-pc.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft working on new Windows 10 feature to help save space on your PC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft is working on a new feature for Windows 10 that will help you to save space on your computer, Softpedia News<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n

This feature will allow the operating system to archive apps that are installed but are not being used any more.<\/p>\n

This reduces the amount of space taken up by dormant apps on your computer and allows this space to be used for other purposes.<\/p>\n

When users try to launch an app that has been archived, Windows 10 will go online, redownload the application, and add your files and settings from the previous installation.<\/p>\n

While this means it will take longer to reopen these apps, it also means that when the app does open, it should continue to operate as per usual.<\/p>\n

One problem which has not been answered by Microsoft is what happens if an archived app is no longer available to download.<\/p>\n

If Windows cannot access the files to download upon the launch of the archived app, this would presumably mean that the archived app would no longer be accessible.<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that this feature is not yet live on the current iteration of Windows 10 and is still being tested by a limited number of users.<\/p>\n

It is, therefore, possible that this feature will not be implemented into the live version of Windows 10.<\/p>\n

Other storage features in testing<\/h3>\n

Microsoft is testing other ways to improve its storage system in Windows 10.<\/p>\n

The company recently published<\/strong><\/a> Windows 10 Build 20197 and highlighted changes that are coming to disk management.<\/p>\n

These changes make it much easier for users to manage their disks and partition volumes by enabling this functionality through the Settings App.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis includes tasks such as viewing disk information, creating and formatting volumes, and assigning drive letters,\u201d said Microsoft.<\/p>\n

There were also references in the latest build to the Windows 10 Start Menu and Action Centre being allowed to use components from WinUI moving forward.<\/p>\n

WinUI is an advanced user interface that can be used to build Windows apps, with the latest version expanding to become a fully-fledged standalone UI framework.<\/p>\n

Now read: The most common ransomware and how to protect yourself from it<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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