When Windows 10 was released, it seemingly broke the ability to easily connect to Linux Samba shares. Considering how many businesses rely on Samba for the sharing of folders, this was a bad move on the part of Microsoft. Fortunately, the ability to connect to Samba shares wasn't actually removed from the Windows platform, it was merely tucked a bit out of sight.

I want to walk you through the process of making that connection between Windows 10 and your Linux shares.
I will assume you have both Windows 10 installed on a machine (or multiple machines) and a Samba share at the ready from your data center. With that said, let's connect.

Connecting to your server

Open up File Explorer and then right-click on This PC (in the left pane). From the resulting context menu, select Add a network location (Figure A).


Figure A


This PC right-click menu.

A new wizard will open, one that will walk you through the process of creating a shortcut for a new network location within File Explorer. Click Next in the Welcome window. In the resulting screen (Figure B), click Choose a custom network location (the only option) and then click Next.

Figure B


Select the location for your custom network.

Next you must enter the IP address of your Samba server (Figure C) in the form of //SERVER_IP/SHARE (Where SERVER_IP is the IP address of your Samba server and SHARE is the name of the share you want to add).


Figure C


Entering the IP address of your Samba server.

Click Next to continue on. In the next window (Figure D), type a name for the network location. A default name will be picked up by the Samba server, you can either use that or enter a custom name that makes it easier for you to remember either where the share is or what is housed within the share.


Figure D


Giving your share a name.

Click Next to reach the final screen of the wizard. Here (Figure E) click Finish and the share is now ready for you to use.


Figure E


Your share is ready.

And that is all there is to connecting a Windows 10 machine to a Samba share in your data center. It's not quite as easy as it once was, but the feature is, in fact, still there.

Fear not

After hearing a number of people coming to me asking why Microsoft had to break the Windows-Samba connection, I'm happy to tell you that it is not, in fact, broken. Although it's a bit hidden away, you can still make that much needed desktop to data center connection.

The Best Game Deals Of The Week: Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, And PC (US)

We all love playing video games, but with new titles going for $60 or more depending on the edition, the hobby gets expensive fast. Thankfully, many gaming retailers have regular sales to save you money. But even so, it's hard to know if you're getting the best deal available at any given time. To help solve that problem, we've gone through the week's video game sales and highlighted the best game deals for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Before looking at the discounts, though, you should make sure you've picked up all the free games you can get. PlayStation Plus members can download some fantastic games for free this month, including Destiny 2 (for next month's freebies, see the video above). Xbox Live Gold subscribers can also grab a few freebies right now, and if you're an Amazon Prime member, you can get five free PC games from Twitch.

With that out of the way, let's look at this week's best discounts on individual games.

Madden NFL 19

The latest installment of the best football game franchise around is $20 off this week.

• Buy Madden NFL 19 for PS4 -- $40
• Buy Madden NFL 19 for Xbox One -- $40

The Last of Us Remastered

September 26, 2013 was Outbreak Day, the day the fungus zombies in The Last of Us took over the country. Each year, Naughty Dog celebrates Outbreak Day by putting The Last of Us Remastered on sale.

• Buy The Last of Us Remastered for PS4 -- $10

Rise of the Tomb Raider - 20 Year Celebration

Lara Croft's latest adventure is now available, but if you missed out on her previous journey, you can pick it up for cheap this week.

• Buy Rise of the Tomb Raider for PS4 -- $20

The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+

A roguelike inspired by classic Zelda games, The Binding of Isaac has you pick up all kinds of weapons and abilities as you explore a monster-filled cellar--just try not to step in the piles of poo.

• Buy The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ for Switch -- $20

Star Wars Battlefront II

No big Star Wars games are coming anytime soon, but if you missed out on this online shooter, you can get it now for a nice price.

• Buy Star Wars Battlefront II for PS4 -- $20

Civilization VI

Like the previous entries in this strategy series, Civilization VI starts you out with a small settlement and has you build it into a colossal world power.

• Buy Civilization VI for PC -- $24

Sea of Thieves

Join up with friends, hop on a ship, and plunder the isles in this shared-world game from Rare.

• Buy Sea of Thieves for Xbox One/PC -- $39

Thumper

Music/rhythm games might seem passé now that the plastic instrument fad is over, but Thumper doesn't bear much resemblance to anything that came before. This is a trippy, hard-hitting rhythm game that requires deep concentration and is guaranteed to get your blood pumping.

• Buy Thumper for Nintendo Switch -- $8

Dota 2 Update – September 27, 2018

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Fixed an issue that caused Morphling to gain incorrect levels of certain stolen abilities.

Post-Game Scoreboard:
– Added total time spent dead and total gold lost due to death to the scoreboard.
– Added the raw (pre-reduction) hero damage received and the overall hero damage reduction percentage to the scoreboard.
– Fixed a bug where wards that were bought and then sold back within the sell-back window would incorrectly appear in the Support Items section of the scoreboard.
– Fixed Lone Druid’s Spirit Bear scoreboard inventory positioning.
– Fixed a consumed Moon Shard showing the wrong night vision number in the scoreboard tooltip.

Alt-clicking an unlearned skill (or Ctrl-Alt clicking an already learned skill) now has the following behavior:
1. When you have available skill points will now alert allies with the skill being “Ready To Learn”
2. When you can earn it at the next level, it will alert to allies how much XP required for you to level up.
3. If you can’t learn it at the next level, it will alert with how many levels you will need before you can skill it up.

New Preview Beta and Delta (subset) 1810 Update – 9/20/18

Starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Beta and Delta (subset) Rings will begin receiving the latest 1810 Xbox One system update (180916-1920). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1810 system update.

NOTE : Today a subset of Delta Users are receiving the 1810 build.  We are doing the subset of users as we are targeting the upgrade process and will move the remaining set of Delta users in over the next week as we flight new builds to test the upgrade process.

Fixes:

Audio

• Fixes to the audio stream to fix microphones not working when plugging in or unplugging a chatpad.

System

• System Memory and Performance fixes in this build.
• Localization fixes in this build.

Known Issues:

Avatars

• It can take up to 10 seconds to view an Avatar on the profile screen after creating a new Avatar.

My Games & Apps

• We are aware that some users are experiencing crashing of a game or the Youtube app when you are either launching or resuming the Youtube app.
• If you are in the Youtube app and then Resume to a Game the app/game and console may hang or crash.

Power

• We are tracking an issue in which the console is fully powering off when it is placed into Instant On mode.

Profile Color

• Sometimes users may encounter the incorrect Profile color when powering on the console.

Virtual Keyboard

• We are aware that special characters appear incorrectly when using the Virtual Keyboard.
• We are aware that the recently used emoji’s/characters are not present when you launch the VK again.

Video: Super Mario Run Makes A Big Cameo In Apple iPhone XS Commercial

Prior to the release of Super Mario Run on mobile, it might have been a shock to see Mario in an iPhone commercial. Nowadays, it’s not as surprising. To promote it’s new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, Apple has released a commercial about upsizing – with Mario making an appearance in it just after the halfway mark.

Titled “Growth Spurt” the short one-minute clip shows food, objects, and even pets growing in size – to help drive home the point Apple’s new device is a lot bigger than past models. Mario’s inclusion in the commercial makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, though, the mushroom behind the act is not credited.

Super Mario Run was originally released on the Apple Store for iOS devices in December 2016. This followed with its release on Google Play in March 2017. In July this year, Sensor Tower revealed it had netted about $60 million in profits from worldwide player spending since its launch.

Take a look at the clip above and tell us in the comments if you’re still playing Super Mario Run.

Bandai Namco And HTC Are Bringing Mario Kart VR To The United States

Following a successful launch in Japan and the UK, the Mario Kart Arcade GP VR experience is now on its way to the United States. Bandai Namco and HTC will bring the immersive Mario Kart game to the new “VR Zone Portal” in Washington, D.C.

Mario Kart VR allows four players to hop into specially designed karts and race through the Mushroom Kingdom as Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi. It’s powered by the HTC Vive VR system, and features “industry-leading graphics” along with all the usual items you would find in a Mario Kart game.

Bandai Namco’s US sales boss Steve Ignarski expects the game to be well-received locally:

The launches in Japan and the U.K. brought great success, and we hope to follow suit in Washington, D.C. Mario Kart VR is a long-awaited title, and we have no doubt it will be well-received in the states, due to its incredible, immersive game-play and outstanding equipment from HTC Vive.

The VR Zone Portal is part of Bandai Namco’s arcade division. The aim is to make VR more accessible to the public. Mario Kart VR was built by Bandai Namco, previously known for working on the Mario Kart Arcade series. The zone will run for six months in Union Station in Washington D.C. and will then pack up and move on.

Below is a video of Mario Kart VR in action, courtesy of Simon Davidian:

Will you be heading to the VR Zone Portal featuring Mario Kart when it arrives in Washington? Have you already been lucky enough to play the VR version of Mario Kart? Are you sold on VR yet? Tell us below.

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Minecon Earth 2018 TODAY!

After all, this is our epic livestream celebration of Minecraft, where we’ll be sharing exciting new announcements, giving you the chance to vote for which biome we update next, hosting panels with the developers and maybe even giving you a sneak peek behind-the-blocks at how we make Minecraft!

At 3:30PM GMT today join the Mojang team, OMGChad, Aureylian, Big B Statz, Yammy and InTheLittleWood for the annual Minecraft live show featuring announcements, panels, sneak peaks, competitions and more! Click here to learn more about Minecon Earth, or watch below!

Nice Steam PC Game Sale This Weekend

Warner Bros. is running a sizable sale on Steam this weekend, offering up to 75% off the many games it publishes. So if you're into Lego, Harry Potter, Batman, Lord of the Rings, and WB's many other licenses, you'll want to take a look at the discounts. Just make sure to lock down your purchases before the sale ends on October 1. Let's check out some of the highlights of the sale.

Comic book and fighting game fans can pick up Injustice 2 for $36 / £30. If Tolkien and fantasy worlds are more your thing, you can grab Middle-earth: Shadow of War on sale for $17 / £12. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GotY Edition is also discounted down to $10 / £8.

Becoming a Batman: Arkham series completist has probably never been cheaper than it is this weekend for PC gamers. Each installment in the series, from Asylum to Knight--and including Origins, which often sits these sales out--is down to $5 / £4. The open-world game Mad Max is on sale for the same price.

Fans of Lego games are also well-served this week. Almost every single one is on sale for either 50% or 75% off, including Lego Jurassic World, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Marvel Super Heroes 2, and The Incredibles.

You'll find links to those and more of our picks for the WB sale below, or you can click here to see every Steam game on sale. In other game discount news, Green Man Gaming is doing a site-wide 23% off promotion this weekend as well--and that includes most pre-orders.

• Bastion -- $4 / £3
• Batman: Arkham Asylum GotY Edition -- $5 / £4
• Batman: Arkham City GotY Edition -- $5 / £4
• Batman: Arkham Origins -- $5 / £4
• Batman: Arkham Knight -- $5 / £4
• Injustice 2 -- $36 / £30
• Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 -- $5 / £4
• Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 -- $5 / £4
• Lego The Incredibles -- $27 / £23.50
• Lego Jurassic World -- $5 / £4
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 -- $20 / £12.50
• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- $7.50 / £6
• Mad Max -- $5 / £4
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GotY Edition -- $10 / £8
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War -- $17 / £12
• Mortal Kombat X -- $9 / £5.50