If you are using BitLocker, you might find it useful to create a special shortcut to open the Drive Encryption window directly with one click. From there, you will be able to suspend the drive's protection, change how your drive is unlocked at startup, back up your recovery key, or turn off BitLocker completely for one or more installed drives.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Remove Give Access To Context Menu in Windows 10
The Give Access To context menu command, which was named Share with in Windows versions prior to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, is a special item which allows you to quickly share the selected file system object like a file or a folder with other users of your PC. If you find no use for it, here is how to disable it.
Remove Share Context Menu in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, the operating system got a new context menu entry, Share. It replicates the appropriate Ribbon command. If you click it, it displays the Share pane which can be used to send the selected file to any installed app which supports the sharing contract. For example, it can be Skype. If you find no use for this command, here is how to remove it.
Winaero Tweaker 0.7.0.4 released
Winaero Tweaker 0.7.0.4 is out. In this release, I finally added all the features which you requested in the previous version of the app, but were not included because of I did not have time to work on them. These are mostly extra context menu commands. There are some other new features implemented in this release.
Remove 3D Objects From This PC (Along with Other Folders)
With Windows 8.1, Microsoft introduced a set of folders inside the This PC folder. These folders include Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos. Windows 10 initially came with the same set of folders in This PC. Starting with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, a new folder has been added to that set, named 3D Objects. Here is how you can get rid of these folders.
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Remove Folders from This PC.
Use these Registry files to remove all or individual folders from This PC in File Explorer. The undo tweak is included.
Limit Background Windows Update Bandwidth in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, it is possible to limit Background Windows Update bandwidth and prevent Windows 10 from using all of your Internet connection to download huge updates. Let's see how to configure this useful feature.
How to Defer Upgrades in Windows 10
A number of users are interested in delaying the upgrade to the next Windows 10 feature update when it becomes available. There are many reasons for this. Most users don't want to disturb their existing setup and do not want their custom settings getting reset again by the new OS version. Here is the official way to defer upgrades in Windows 10.
Skype gets an updated user interface and sharing support in Windows 10
Microsoft is rolling out an updated Skype UWP app. The latest version 11.19.805 finally includes the long awaited integration with the Share UI in Windows 10. The user interface has also changed.
The List of Touch Gestures for Windows 10
In our previous article, we reviewed multi-finger touchpad gestures available in Windows 10 in detail. Today, we will see which gestures can be used with a touch screen.
