Starting with the Windows 10 Creators Update Preview build 14997, you can pause Windows Updates from being installed for up to 35 days.Read more
Windows 10
This category contains posts about Microsoft’s latest Operating System – Windows 10.Windows 10’s always been interesting, as every new major update will usually include additional features.
Increase Lock Screen Display Off Timeout in Windows 10
The lock screen which exists in Windows 8 and higher is an additional screen with a background image. The lock screen, which conceals the login screen, shows the time and date, quick status of running apps and the current Windows Spotlight image details.
After 60 seconds of no user activity, the lock screen display turns off to conserve power. This timeout applies when you lock the device or workstation, as well as during startup.Read more
Get Old Classic Calculator in Windows 10
Windows 10 introduces the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which provides a common app platform for every Windows 10 device. This also means that your favorite classic Win32 desktop applications are going to vanish one by one over time, just as already happened to the Sticky Notes and Calculator applications. And Paint appears to be the next, which will be replaced by Paint 3D.Read more
Microsoft Edge Gets a Tab Preview Pane on the Top
Tab grouping or “set your tabs aside” is the latest feature addition to Microsoft Edge. Along with that, Microsoft Edge, in the Windows 10 Creators Update includes an option where you can permanently show or hide tab previews in a panel docked at the top.Read more
Microsoft Edge: Set Tabs Aside and Share a Tab Group with Other Apps
Microsoft Edge gets the tab grouping feature in Windows 10 Creators Update. This new feature lets you set aside a group of tabs, which you can restore later or quickly add the tab group to favorites.Read more
Create Tile Folders to Organize Start Menu Tiles in Windows 10
Windows 10 build 14977 introduces some cool new features. Previously I wrote about the native blue light filtering support in Windows 10 Creators Update. Another new feature in this build is that you can create live folders (aka tile folders, or app folders) in the Start screen, the feature which you’ve already seen in mobile Operating Systems.Read more
How to Enable Blue Light Filtering in Windows 10
Windows 10 has a built-in setting to turn off or reduce blue light emitting from your computer screen. Reducing the blue light emitting from your screen helps lower the risk of sleep disruption and reduce eye strain. The setting is known as “Night Light” in Windows 10. With the blue light filtering option enabled, Windows shows warmer colors to make it easier to sleep at night.Read more
Cannot Install Windows Store Apps and Edge Extensions in Windows 10
If you’re unable to download, install or update the extensions for Microsoft Edge and other Apps available at the Windows Store in Windows 10, this post helps you how to fix those issues.Read more
How to reorder folder groups in a library in Windows?
Libraries were first introduced in Windows 7 and the feature has been carried forward to Windows 8 and Windows 10. Libraries provide you a consolidated or aggregated view of related files in one place.Read more
Switch between HKCU and HKLM quickly in Registry Editor
Registry Editor in Windows 10 has a useful option that allows you to switch quickly between a registry key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER when an identical branch exists under both.Read more