Sticky Notes is a nice tool that makes it easy to take quick notes. When you close or delete a Sticky note, you’ll be shown a confirmation dialog as below:
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.
How to Increase Desktop Wallpaper Image Quality in Windows 10?
When you set an image as desktop background, the image is compressed at 85% and saved to a file named TranscodedWallpaper in your Themes directory. In Windows 10, you can override the default wallpaper quality for JPG files using a registry edit.Read more
Create Website Shortcuts (.URL) that Open in Edge
This page lists some of the command-line switches for the new Microsoft Edge (chromium) browser.
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Sync Your Edge Favorites to OneDrive or Any Cloud Storage
Here is an interesting new tool on the block that helps sync or save your Microsoft Edge browser favorites to your cloud storage account like OneDrive, DropBox etc.Read more
Launch Programs in a Specific or New Virtual Desktop in Windows 10
VDesk is a cool tool for Windows 10 that can launch programs on new virtual desktops or in a particular virtual desktop you specify.Read more
Fix: No Video Thumbnails and No Preview Available for Video Files
When you open a folder containing video files, no thumbnails may be displayed for your videos. Also, when you click a video file in File Explorer, the Preview pane may neither show the image preview nor the mini-player control for the chosen file. In some cases, No preview available message is shown in the Preview pane for selected or all media file types.Read more
How to Reset Window Color and Appearance Settings?
The classic Window Color and Appearance dialog allowed you to change the color and size (Window metrics) of various UI elements like Window background color, caption font, icon size, spacing, width, etc. Since this feature has been removed in Windows 8 and higher, you need to edit the registry in order to change or reset these parameters.Read more
[Windows 10] Show Desktop Icon – Pin to Taskbar
The taskbar includes desktop peek button in the extreme right, and when you move your mouse over it or click on it, it shows your desktop by bringing it to the front. However, in Windows 10, the peek button is extremely narrow and can be difficult to use. Instead, you can create a Show Desktop shortcut and Pin it to the taskbar.Read more
Get Back Windows 8’s Metro-Style Print Panel in Windows 10
When you click print in any modern app such as Microsoft Edge, the print dialog box may appear too big depending upon the resolution and scaling settings in your system. The print button may go off the bottom of your screen and you’re unable to access it. Also, you may not be able to move the Print dialog box up.Read more
How to Make Alt+Tab Background Fully Transparent
On Windows 10, when you use Alt + Tab to switch windows, the grid background is black by default, and the background windows and desktop icons are displayed as shown in this image. This post unveils some hidden registry settings to configure how the Alt+Tab switcher displays.