Windows 10: How to allow or disallow use of the Offline Files feature in Windows 11/10

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If you want to allow or disallow the use of the Offline Files feature in your local area network, here is how you can do that using Registry and Group Policy. If you follow this method, only the host computer will access the Offline Files, and others won’t get the option. That said, the Offline […]

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Microsoft enables offline play for Windows 10 games

Most Windows 10 games will support offline play, but you'll have to work at it.





"Larry Hryb, the man known to the world as Major Nelson, announced on Twittertoday that Microsoft has "made some backend updates to improve your experience playing @Windows 10 games offline." Basically, if you're going to be somewhere that lacks online coverage—on a submarine, for instance—it will still be possible to play your games. But there are some restrictions.

"Most games available in the Store on your Windows 10 device support offline play, but check the details of the game to make sure yours is supported by searching for your game at http://www.xbox.com," the Xbox support site says. "Most games with a campaign mode will be playable offline, but games with network co-op or multiplayer features will not work while you’re offline. While playing offline, some features, such as the ability to purchase additional items from the Windows Store, will not be available. Additionally, any leaderboards will be unavailable while you're offline."

Obviously, online features like buying stuff from in-game stores won't be available when you're offline, but the bit about "games with network co-op or multplayer features" not working while offline really isn't clear. We tested with Gears of War 4 and confirmed that the offline features like campaign and LAN multiplayer worked just fine when disconnected.

There are more caveats, though. You're limited to just one "designated offline device" at a time, and you can only change your designated offline device three times per year. Switching into offline mode isn't all that easy, either. First, you'll need to set your designated offline device:

• Make sure that you’re online.
• Check that your device has the latest Windows updates: Go to Start,Settings, Update and security, and then Windows Update and see if any relevant updates are available.
• Open the Store. You’ll be prompted to sign in if you haven’t already.
• Select the Me icon (this is your profile picture).
• Select Settings, and then under Offline Permissions, make sure that the toggle is set to On.

After that, you'll have to "prepare" your games by launching each one that you want to play offline while you're still online, and logging into your Xbox Live account. This is a bit like launching Steam into Offline mode while you still have an internet connection... but you'll have to prepare each individual Xbox game this way before going offline.

Once you've logged into the game while you're online, you can exit at any time and you'll be set. Of course, if you change your mind and want to play something you haven't properly prepared, you're out of luck.

The upside is that this only affects Windows 10 games, but it still seems wildly complicated and restrictive to me. Worse, while improved functionality is always welcome, I can't see how this does anything but beg for unflattering comparisons with Steam: When I want to play my Steam games offline, I set Steam offline, restart it, and I'm on my way—and I can do it as often as I want. Microsoft's implementation of offline play is an improvement, but only because it wasn't available at all previously. As a step toward becoming more competitive with Steam, though, it falls woefully short."

Microsoft enables offline play for Windows 10 games

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

IE 11 in Windows 10 not allow files to open in FTP portal

Originally my laptop was using Windows 8.1 and I got to upgrade to Windows 10 recently. Before upgrade I can still open files in ftp portal and am able to upload, download and delete files there but I totally failed to do so after upgraded
to Windows 10. Before I put my question here I have asked the Microsoft CS Officer in Hong Kong about my issue then they gave me this link for reference to get the helpful answer.



IE 11 not allowing files to open in ftp portal



However I have gone through the entire article and tried certain suggestion but still don’t work. Honestly there have some suggestions are too difficult to understand and some that I daren’t to follow and don’t know how to follow such as methods
as below.



My questions are:

• 
  Does Windows 10 still support IE 11 allow files to open in FTP portal?
  
• 
  The following instructions are tailor-made for Windows 7 and how about the terms for Windows 10?
  
• 
  I tried but I really don’t know how to do Method 1 & 2, even though I know it but scare to do the resetting because I don’t know what will be happened? I just did Method 3 the second part, it was fine but not the normal setting
  that I wanted as usual just type the ftp address in the browser then open in a separated window. I can do everything there!
  

Can any top level users or technicians help me to solve this problem? Many thanks in advance!



Method 1:



Enable FTP folder view
option.



a. Open Internet Explorer, Click "Tools".

b. Select "Internet Options".

c. Open "Advanced" tab.

d. Take a look at "Enable FTP folder view (Outside of Internet Explorer)" checkbox. Verify it if it isn't checked already.

e. Repeat the previous step with "Use Passive FTP".



Method 2:



Step 1:



I would suggest try opening the website in compatibility view. To do so, you can refer to the following article.



Fix site display problems with Compatibility View

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/internet-explorer/use-compatibility-view#ie=ie-11-win-7



Step 2:



If the issue still persists, I would also suggest you to reset Internet Explorer 11. You can refer to the following article to do so.



Change or reset Internet Explorer settings

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/internet-explorer/reset-ie-settings#ie=ie-11-win-7



Note: The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might reset security settings or privacy settings that you added to the list of Trusted Sites. The Reset Internet Explorer Settings
feature might also reset parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before you use the Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature. Resetting Internet Explorer.



Method 3:



Temporarily disable the firewall/ anti-virus and check if it helps.

Windows help & learning - Microsoft Support



Important: Make sure you enable the anti-virus if the issue still persists. If the issue resolves then you may need to check the settings or uninstall and reinstall the software.



You may refer to the following article for more information.



Work with files on an FTP site


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/work-with-files-ftp-site#1TC=windows-7