The Snipping Tool is a simple and useful application shipped with Windows by default. It was created specially for taking screenshots. It can create most types of screenshots - window, custom area or whole screen. It can be useful to integrate Snipping Tool into the context menu in Windows 10 to access it faster. Here is how.
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Add Open With to URL files in Windows 10
URL files are special Internet shortcuts which open in the default web browser in Windows 10. If this behavior is unwanted for you, here is a solution. You can add the "Open with" context menu command for URL files which will allow you to pick another browser to open the URL file with or cancel opening the URL.
How to Get Weather Forecast In Linux Console
For various desktop environments like Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, etc there are plenty of desklets, panel applets and widgets to bring you a weather forecast with a fancy look. If you prefer a minimalistic but effective environment, you might be interested in learning how to get weather information right in your terminal emulator or in a pure console environment. Here is how it can be done.
Download Add Snipping Tool to Desktop Context Menu
Add Snipping Tool to Desktop Context Menu.
Use these Registry files to add the Snipping Tool context menu in Windows 10. The undo tweak is included. See the following article: Add Snipping Tool Context Menu in Windows 10
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Add Open With to URL Files.
Use these Registry files to add or remove the Open with context menu command to URL files. See the following article:
Add Open With to URL files in Windows 10
How to Change Account Picture in Windows 10
By default, Windows 10 assigns a barebones user avatar for every user account with a grey background and the user represented by white curves. Here is how to change your user picture to a custom image.
Fix: Command Prompt Popup After Installing MS Office
Some users who use Microsoft Office, and especially Insiders on the Fast Ring of the Office Insider program have faced an issue. Once MS Office is installed, a command prompt window appears on the screen every hour and quickly disappears. Here is how you can get rid of it.
How to Remove the User Password in Windows 10
In this article, we'll review a number of methods to remove password protection from the user account in Windows 10. Once you follow the instructions in this article, the password will be set to blank. Here's how to do this.
Clean up WinSxS Folder in Windows 10 with Dism
The WinSxS folder is the Component Store located in your C:\Windows directory where core Windows files reside including the bits needed to turn on and off any Windows features you enable from the Control Panel. Not only are these files critical to the operation of Windows 10 but when updates to Windows are installed, these files get updated. Every time you receive updates for the OS, the WinSxS folder dramatically grows in size. A commonly asked question by many people is "Why is the WinSxS folder so big?" Here is how you can clean up the WinSxS folder and reduce its size in Windows 10.
Enable Or Disable App Launch Tracking in Windows 10
Windows 10 features a most used section of apps in the Start menu similar to previous versions of Windows going as far back as Windows XP. The operating system tracks apps that you launch to build the list of most used apps in the Start menu and in search. Here is how you can manage this useful feature.
