How to Prevent Your Phone App from Running in the Background
In Windows 10, the Your Phone app runs in the background. When you linked your phone with Windows 10 using the app, this allows it to deliver notifications and forward calls from your mobile device to the computer. Continue reading “Prevent Your Phone App from Running in the Background”
How to Download Windows 10 ISO File Directly Without Media Creation Tool
You can download official ISO files made by Microsoft to install Windows 10 from scratch directly without using the Media Creation Tool app. By default, Microsoft offers the Media Creation Tool when you try to download Windows 10 from its web site, but it is easy to bypass this limitation.
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How to Stop Cortana from Starting Automatically in Windows 10
Once Microsoft moved Cortana to the Store, it is now possible to manage its startup behavior, and enable or disable its automatic start with the OS. If yu are a user who always wanted to prevent Cortana from automatically starting with Windows, you can now follow one of the methods in this post. Continue reading “Stop Cortana from Starting Automatically in Windows 10”
How to Display Day of Week in Taskbar in Windows 10
If you like, you can make Windows 10 taskbar show the day of the week. This can be achieved by tweaking the date format, so the day of the week will become visible in the date area of the notification area (system tray). Continue reading “Display Day of Week in Taskbar in Windows 10”
How to Fix Blank or Empty Insider Program Settings Page in Windows 10.
The Windows Insider program includes a number of rings (levels) which define how often your device will receive app updates and new Windows builds. The ring can be changed in Settings, under Update & security > Windows Insider Program. Continue reading “Fix Blank or Empty Insider Program Settings Page in Windows 10”
How to Enable Verbose Logon Messages in Windows 10
It is possible to enable detailed information for Windows 10 logon, sign out, restart and shutdown events. The OS can display certain messages during its startup and shutdown. These are referred to as Verbose Status Messages and tell us the processes or steps that the Windows operating system is taking during startup, shutdown, logon, and logoff operations.
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How to enable the God Mode folder in Windows 10
In Windows 10, Microsoft adding most of the classic Control Panel options to the new app called “Settings”. It has already inherited many options which were exclusively available in the Control Panel. The God Mode folder is a special secret hidden folder in Windows 10 which provides you full access to all settings of the operating system. Continue reading “How to Enable God Mode in Windows 10 To Access All Settings”
Here’s How to Restart and Shutdown Windows 10 (Different Methods)
Windows has undergone many changes from Windows XP to Windows 10. The modern operating system has slightly different ways to do the same tasks. Windows 10 has a less confusing user interface, if you compare it to Windows 8 and 8.1. Also, it has a new Start menu. There are the various ways to restart and shutdown a Windows 10 PC, and we will review them in this blog post.
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How to Enable Classic Windows 7-like Boot Menu in Windows 10
If you switched to Windows 10 from Windows 7, you probably noticed the new boot loader of Windows 10. It looks like a half-loaded Windows OS, and acts completely different. For example, if you have a dual-boot configuration with a previous Windows version, it performs an additional reboot every time you select Windows 7/Windows 8 in the boot menu. You can enable the legacy Windows 7-like boot menu in Windows 10 to avoid extra restarts and restore the classic behavior.
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How to Pin Folder to Quick Access in Windows 10 File Explorer
You can pin (add) any desired location to the Quick Access folder in Windows 10 File Explorer. This can be done for any folder you want, for example, for a disk drive or even for the This PC entry. Pinned locations are visible in the left pane of File Explorer and accessible with one click.
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