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Enable NumLock on the Login Screen and Lock Screen by default

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If your user account password includes numbers, every time you need to enable the NumLock key in order to type in the password using the numeric keypad. You can, with a simple registry edit, make Windows always enable NumLock on the login screen (as well as the lock screen) at every startup. The registry edit works in any version of Windows, including Windows 10.Read more

Fix: Run Command History Not Saved in Windows 10 or 11

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The Run dialog in Windows stores the commands, folder paths, and website addresses you typed. The entries are saved to the registry and persist until you manually clear them.

Cause

If the Run dialog (Winkey + R) doesn’t retain the recently used command history (a.k.a. MRU entries), it can be due to the following reasons:

  1. The “Show most used apps” option is disabled in the Start menu settings.
  2. The ClearRecentDocsOnExit registry value is set to 1.
  3. The user recently cleared the Quick Access history. Doing so erases the Run command history, as well.

This article tells you how to fix the problem in Windows 10 and 11.Read more

How to Set Ethernet (LAN) Connection as Metered in Windows 10

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Windows 10 allows you to set a Wifi connection as a “Metered” connection, but no such GUI option existed for Ethernet (LAN) networks. In Windows 8 and Windows 10 v1607 and earlier, you needed to apply a registry edit to set Ethernet or LAN connection as metered. Thankfully, with Windows 10 Creators Update, it’s a built-in option that can be configured using the Settings UI — no registry edit required.Read more

Switch Program Windows Quickly Without Clicking on Taskbar Thumbnails

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When Taskbar icons are set to “Combine,” which is the default setting, to switch windows within a Taskbar group, you need to click or hover your mouse pointer over the group icon and then click on the appropriate taskbar thumbnail image. This can be inconvenient especially if you have too many instances of a program running.Read more

Disable Virtual Desktop Switching on Mouse Hover in the Task View Interface

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Virtual Desktops feature in Windows 10 provides a nice way to keep your program windows organized. You can move a set of work-related programs to a separate virtual desktop, having your entertainment and social networking stuff in another virtual desktop. When required, you can also make a program window or all window instances of a program available on all virtual desktops.Read more

Why doesn’t Disk Cleanup Clear the Temp Folder Contents Completely

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Disk Cleanup (Cleanmgr.exe) is a built-in tool in Windows that offers some useful cleanup options not available in other 3rd party cleanup tools. It can remove superseded device drivers, Temporary Files, Internet Explorer cache, obsolete Windows Updates, Previous Windows Installation (Windows.old) folder, and much more.Read more