In this post, we will see how to find out programs that are slowing down your Windows 10 boot time. You can speed up your Windows 10 PC’s boot time by disabling them.
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Find Windows 10 Product Key on Unbootable PC
If your computer doesn’t start (unbootable), you can try to recover your Windows 10 Product key and reinstall the OS. There are a number of utilities that can retrieve the product key offline. Continue reading “Find Windows 10 Product Key on Unbootable PC”
Disable Video Autoplay in Microsoft Store
Windows 10 comes with its own Store app. You can download free and paid apps, TV sets, and games using it. Recently its name was changed from ‘Windows Store’ to ‘Microsoft Store’. The latest version of Store includes the Video Autoplay feature.
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Make Cortana Open Links in Default Web Browser
In Windows 10, Cortana can only be integrated with Bing and Microsoft Edge. The server-side part of Cortana is locked down. You cannot change the search engine in Cortana to Google or use alternative web browsers for web links. This post explains how to Make Cortana open links in the default web browser.
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How To Open Control Panel In Windows 10
Control Panel as we know it today, has been in Windows since Windows 95. It houses all the Windows settings in one place. As with previous versions of Windows, in Windows 10, Control Panel is a special virtual folder. You can open Control Panel to change the appearance of your Desktop, Start menu, update hardware drivers, manage scheduled tasks and do many other things.
How To Remove Edit with Paint 3D Context Menu in Windows 10
Starting with Creators Update version 1703, Windows 10 comes with a new app, Paint 3D. It adds a new context menu item ‘Edit With Paint 3D’ which opens your images in the app. If you don’t plan to use this option and want to declutter the right-click context menu, here is how to remove it.
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Replace Default User Account Avatar in Windows 10
By default, Windows 10 assigns a barebones user avatar for every user account with a grey background and the user represented by white curves. The user picture is visible during sign in, as well as in the Start menu as a small rounded thumbnail image. This post explains how to change the default user picture to a custom image. Continue reading “Replace Default User Account Avatar in Windows 10”
How To Add Slow Motion Effect To Videos In Windows 10
This post explains how to add the slow-motion effect to video files in Windows 10 without installing a third party program. All you need is Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and the built-in Photos app.
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Show Or Hide File Extensions In Windows 10 File Explorer
File extensions help us to identify file types. File Explorer in Windows 10 doesn’t show file extensions with default settings. This post explains how to change make File Explorer to always show or always hide file extensions for files in Windows 10. Continue reading “Show Or Hide File Extensions In Windows 10 File Explorer”
.NET Framework 3.5 Offline Installer for Windows 10 (Batch File)
Windows 10 comes with .NET framework 4.5 pre-installed, but many apps developed in Vista and Windows 7 era require the .NET framework v3.5 installed along with 4.5.
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