Windows 10 includes device location tracking feature built-in, which helps you easily find the exact geographical location of the device in case it gets stolen or you misplace it somewhere.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.
How to Disable Auto Update of Store Apps in Windows 10/11
Windows Store apps are automatically updated to the latest version by default, and that’s the recommended setting. Sometimes you’d like to disable automatic updating to save bandwidth and traffic, especially when you’re on a slow connection or evaluating Windows 10/11 on a Virtual Machine.Read more
How to Backup and Restore Sticky Notes Data in Windows 10
Microsoft Sticky Notes is the simple way to quickly save something for later, so you can stay in the flow. With Sticky Notes, you can create notes, type, ink, or add a picture, and stick them to the desktop.
With Windows 10 v1607, the classic desktop version of Sticky Notes is discontinued and it is transformed into a modern or UWP app with Cortana integration and other features. The Sticky Notes content is now saved to a database file named plum.sqlite.
If you want to recover your Sticky Notes data from a broken Windows 10 installation in order to transfer it to another computer, this article tells you how to do that.Read more
Send Files to Email via File Explorer Share Button in Windows 10
The much useful Mail Recipient command in the Send To menu helps you quickly attach files to your email, if you have a desktop email client (with Simple-MAPI support) installed in the system. Unfortunately, the Send To feature which uses Messaging API call, doesn’t support the built-in Mail app.Read more
Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter in Windows 10 Fixes Apps Download and Install Problems
If you’re unable to download, install or use Windows Store apps in Windows 10, use the built-in Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter to identify the problem(s) and fix them automatically.Read more
[Fix] Mouse Scroll Not Working in Start Menu All Apps in Windows 10
If you’re unable to use the mouse scroll wheel in Windows 10 Start menu All Apps list, this has to do with the “Scroll inactive windows” Mouse setting.Read more
Turn Off Background Apps to Save Power in Windows 10
Some apps may always be running in the background, receiving information, sending notifications and automatically updating. These background apps use only a fraction of CPU power when compared to that of active programs. However, if you wish to save every bit of energy, you can turn off those background apps especially when running your Windows 10 device on battery power.Read more
Generate Energy Usage Report Per App – Energy Estimation Engine (E3) Dump using PowerCfg.exe
Windows 10 tracks energy usage data per app/process, using the Energy Estimation Engine (E3) service for battery-powered devices. You can view the basic E3 data via the Battery settings page in Windows 10.Read more
Show “Run as different user” Command in Windows 10 Start Screen
The “Run as different user” context menu option allows you to run bat, cmd, exe, msc or msi files as another user. This context menu option is not shown by default for Pinned items in Windows 10 Start screen, but can be added using a registry setting or Group Policy.Read more
Generate System Sleep Diagnostics Report Using PowerCfg.exe in Windows 10
With the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Powercfg.exe supports a new command-line switch that generates a diagnostic report of system sleep transitions.Read more