Movies & TV is an app bundled with Windows 10. It is a replacement for Windows Media Center which was removed from Windows 10 and for Windows Media Player which is no longer being maintained or updated. Unlike Windows Media Center, the new app allows you to buy and play media content from the Windows Store. By default, the app stores your purchased movies and TV shows under the folder %UserProfile\Videos. Here is how to change it.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Find Hard Disk Serial Number in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can see aserial number for the hard disk installed in your PC using the command line. If you need to print it out or just view your hard drive details without restarting your PC or using a third party tool, it can be done with a single command.
Enable the Dark Theme in Movies & TV in Windows 10
Movies & TV is an app bundled with Windows 10. It is a replacement for Windows Media Center which was removed from Windows 10 and for Windows Media Player which is no longer being maintained or updated. Unlike Windows Media Center, the new app allows you to buy and play media content from the Windows Store. Most of the built-in apps in Windows 10 like Settings or Photos are Universal apps which follow the white or dark theme enabled by the user. In Movies & TV, you can turn on the dark theme separately from the system theme.
Change Workgroup Name in Windows 10
If your PC is a home PC or it is located in a small office, it is probably included to a workgroup without any Active Directory domain or server. When you are connecting your PC to a network, Windows 10 automatically creates a new workgroup, simply named WORKGROUP. After thatn, you can join any existing workgroup on your network or create a new one. Workgroups allow combining PCs to logical groups and act as a basis for file and printer sharing.
Get Windows Timeline Support in Chrome, Firefox, and Vivaldi
If you find Windows Timeline useful, here is the great news: You can now add your Chrome, Vivaldi and Firefox web browsing history to Timeline in Windows 10. This can be done thanks to a third-party browser extension.
Add Edit with PowerShell ISE as Administrator Context Menu
PowerShell is an advanced form of command prompt. It is extended with a huge set of ready-to-use cmdlets and comes with the ability to use .NET framework/C# in various scenarios. Windows includes a GUI tool, PowerShell ISE, which allows editing and debugging scripts in a useful way. If you are using it frequently, you might find it useful to add 'Edit with PowerShell ISE as Administrator' to the context menu.
Change Reading View Text Spacing in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is the default web browser app in Windows 10. It's a Universal (UWP) app which has extension support, a fast rendering engine and a simplified user interface. In recent Windows 10 builds, the browser allows the user to change the Reading View text spacing. Here is how it can be done.
Download PowerShell ISE As Administrator Context Menu
PowerShell ISE As Administrator Context Menu.
Use these Registry files to integrate the elevated PowerShell ISE (both 64-bit and 32-bit) with the File Exporer context menu in Windows 10. The undo tweak is included.
Download Wider text spacing in Reading View in Microsoft Edge
Wider text spacing in Reading View in Microsoft Edge.
Use these Registry files to enable or disable wider text spacing in Reading View in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 July 16, 2018
Microsoft released a set of cumulative updates for a number of supported Windows versions 10. Here is the list of updates with their change logs.
