Windows 10 Anniversary Update includes a setting where you can configure your device usage hours (“Active Hours”) so that Windows Update wouldn’t restart the system during your regular working hours. Here is how to set the Active Hours, and another optional setting “Custom Restart Time”.Read more
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Make a Program Window Visible in all Virtual Desktops in Windows 10
Windows 10 Anniversary Update introduces two new options to the Task View – Virtual Desktop interface where in you can choose to display a program window or all window instances of a program in all Virtual Desktops.Read more
Take Ownership of File or Folder via Right-click Menu
We saw how to Take Ownership of a file or folder using the takeown.exe command-line tool. You can add the “Take Ownership” command to the right-click menu to make it easier to access.Read more
How to Hide Email Address from Login Screen in Windows 10?
The Microsoft account email ID is displayed by default in the login screen. To improve your privacy and security, you can hide your MSA email address from the login screen. Here is how to do that in Windows 10 v1607 (Anniversary Update).Read more
How to Add Copy To and Move To Options to the Right-Click Menu in Windows 10?
The Copy To and Move To buttons are actually meant to use in the toolbar/ribbon, but with a small registry edit you can use them from the context menu.Read more
How to Move Libraries above “This PC” in Windows 10?
In Windows 10, Libraries is moved down below in the File Explorer navigation pane. To bring it back to the top (as in Windows 8), here is a registry edit.Read more
How to Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10 and 11
This article tells you how to backup and restore the device driver packages in Windows 10 or 11. The task can be accomplished using the DISM, PowerShell, PnPUtil, or the Driver Store Explorer app. Let’s see how to backup and restore device drivers in Windows 10 and Windows 11.Read more
What is Startup Impact in Task Manager and How is it Calculated?
You would have noticed a column named “Startup Impact” in Task Manager’s Startup tab in Windows 8 and higher. But what does “Startup Impact” mean and how is it assessed?Read more
How to Automatically Elevate a Batch file to Run it as Administrator?
To elevate batch files manually, you would right-click on it and choose Run as Administrator. Here is a way to automatically elevate a batch file that requires elevated privileges to run correctly. This is equivalent to choosing “Run as Administrator” by right-clicking a batch file. In either case, the UAC prompt would still show up.Read more
Different Ways to Find Your IP Address in Windows
This post tells you some of the ways to find your IP Address, both the local IP assigned by your router or ICS/DHCP server running in your network, as well as your external or public IP address.Read more