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Many of us, especially laptop users, have more than one Wi-Fi network profile set up on our systems. You might use a Wi-Fi network connection when at a coffee shop where you frequent, and connect to another network when at home or office.
This post explains how to backup and restore Wi-Fi network profiles in Windows 7, 8, and Windows 10.
Quick access is a handy feature in Windows 10 that lets you pin your frequently used folders. But it has its drawbacks. One of the biggest hindrances is that Quick access doesn’t let you rename the pinned items. There are situations especially in a production environment where you want to rename links in the Quick access without changing the name of the target folder.
This article tells you how to change the name of pinned Quick access shortcuts/folders.Read more
Windows 10 and 11 come with many built-in Store apps that may not be useful to you. As you may have known, PowerShell allows you to uninstall individual apps or all apps using a single command.Read more
Managing startup entries was possible using the System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe), in Windows 7 and earlier. This functionality is now provided by the Task Manager in Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11, which features a new “Startup” tab that lists all auto-start entries in the system.
If you’re unable to install themes shipped as .themepack or .deskthemepack files on your Windows computer, the file association settings may need to be fixed. Broken file association for theme pack file types causes one the following problems.Read more
This article shows you different ways of extracting wallpaper images from a theme pack file in Windows.
A theme is a combination of desktop background pictures, window colors, and sounds. Windows themes come in the form of theme packs. Theme packs are essentially CAB files that enclose resources such as wallpapers, sounds, etc., along with the .theme file, which contains the instructions to apply the theme.
Theme packs come in two types: one with a .themepack file extension and the other with a .deskthemepack extension.Read more
Quick access is a Windows 10 feature that shows you the list of frequently accessed folders and recent files. Also, under the Quick access section in the File Explorer navigation pane, you can pin your favorite folders.
This post tells you how to change the Quick Access icon from the default slanted blue star icon (in Windows 10) or yellow star (in Windows 11 v21H2 and earlier) to something else of your choice.Read more
Fast Startup is a feature in Windows 8 and 10, which speeds up the boot process significantly. With the Fast Startup feature enabled by default, when the user shuts down the computer, what happens under the hood is a hybrid shutdown sequence.Read more
Windows 8 and Windows 10 allow you to set a user account PIN for use in place of passwords. PIN makes it easier to sign in to Windows, apps and services. Setting up a PIN provides many advantages over Password-based login.Read more
Windows 10/11 includes the ms-settings: URL protocol which can be used to launch a specific page in Settings using a shortcut of Run dialog. Here is the complete list of ms-settings: commands in Windows 10 and 11.Read more