Almost every Windows user would customize their Start menu layout as per their requirement, to ease their workflow. It’s also helpful if you backup the Start menu tiles layout in Windows after customizing it, just in case your profile becomes corrupt at some point of time due to one reason or the other.Read more
Disable Edge Tab Preview in Windows 10 Using Registry Tweak
Microsoft Edge’s tab preview thumbnail feature can be very useful especially if you have too many tabs open, and want to find a particular tab quickly to switch to it.Read more
Show Color on Title bar, but not on Taskbar and Start Menu in Windows 10
With the Anniversary Update, you can show color on the title bar and still have the default (black) color for the Start menu and Taskbar. In earlier Windows 10 builds, you needed a registry edit to independently colorize the title bar. You don’t need to hack it anymore, as it’s now a built-in option.Read more
Restore Default Items to the New Menu (ShellNew) in Windows
The New menu helps you create a new file quickly in the current folder location. The New menu lists the following items by default in a clean install of Windows:Read more
Desktop appears like a regular folder or Changed to Tiles view mode
If your Desktop has suddenly changed to “Tiles” view mode on your Windows computer, you may have accidentally hit a shortcut key that switches the folder view mode. It’s also possible that the FFlags registry value data is incorrect. This article tells you how to restore the Desktop’s default view back. This may also … Read more
[Fix] Cannot Run Programs Without Typing the Extension (.EXE) in Command Prompt
If you’re unable to launch programs without having to type the extension “.exe” in a Command Prompt window, you need to fix your PATHEXT variable.Read more
How to Clear Chrome History and Cookies for a Particular Site
Sometimes, it may be necessary for you to clear the Chrome browser history and cookies for a particular site or domain. You may need to clear the cookies and site data for a specific site either when designing websites or troubleshooting website login issues etc. And, as a privacy measure, you may often find the need to clear the browsing history for a specific domain or site.
This article explains how to clear the Google Chrome browsing history and cookies on a per-site basis.Read more
Search Results Empty (No Results) in Windows 10 Settings Page [Fix]
If searching through the Windows 10 Settings page is extremely slow or returns a “No results” message, this article has the solution.
The the Start menu search feature may also be non-functional. Nothing may happen when you click Start and press a letter.
How to Change Drive Icons With Custom .ICO Files in Windows?
Summary: This post tells you how to customize drive icons using autorun.inf, for fixed drives as well as removable disk drives. This method applies to any version of Windows, including Windows 10.Read more
How to Undo Desktop Icons Auto Arrange? [Quick Tip]
If you’ve accidentally reset your custom desktop icons layout by enabling Auto-arrange or by hitting a wrong key sequence, here is a neat trick to revert back to the original position.Read more
