With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Windows 10 started to aggressively promote apps right inside the Start menu. Without the user even opening the Store, or asking for his or her permission, the operating system installs some apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Minecraft: Windows 10 edition, Flipboard, Twitter and many other apps. Here is how to prevent Windows 10 from installing them.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Enable Crash on Ctrl+Scroll Lock in Hyper-V in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is a secret hidden feature which allows the user to initiate the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). The option is present for debugging purposes and not enabled by default. We covered it in our previous article. Unfortunately, the tweak mentioned in the article doesn't work in operating systems installed in a Hyper-V virtual machine. Here is a workaround.
Download Disable automatically installing suggested apps in Windows 10
Disable automatically installing suggested apps in Windows 10.
With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Windows 10 started to aggressively promote apps right inside the Start menu. Without the user even opening the Store, or asking for his or her permission, the operating system installs some apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Minecraft: Windows 10 edition, Flipboard, Twitter and many other apps. Use this tweak to prevent Windows 10 from installing them.
Get Motherboard Information via Command Prompt in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can see information about the motherboard installed in your PC using the command line. If you need to print it out or just view your motherboard details without restarting your PC or using a third party tool, it can be done with a single command.
Windows 10 Creators Update is getting volume and brightness sliders in Action Center
The next major update for Windows 10, officially known as Windows 10 Creators Update, comes with a number of features which were spotted during the recent October 2016 Microsoft Event. One of those features is a refined user interface for the Action Center. It will include sliders for volume and brightness.
Vivaldi 1.5.651.10: Advanced tab dragging, Chromecast support
A new weekly snapshot of the innovative Vivaldi browser comes with a few interesting changes. Vivaldi 1.5.651.10 comes with Chromecast support and improved tab dragging.
Enable the hidden “Share” page in Settings in Windows 10
A new hidden feature was discovered in Windows 10. It comes with a "Share" page in the Settings app which is not visible out of the box. Let's see how to enable it and learn what it does.
Halloween 2016 theme for Windows 10
Halloween theme for Windows 10 features 8 awesome Halloween wallpapers. To get the Halloween 2016 theme, click the download link below, and then click Open. This will apply the theme to your Desktop.
Diwali 2016 theme for Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7
Diwali is the Indian festival of lights, colors, decorations, feasts, dressing richly, and of enjoyment and spreading cheer, warmth and happiness. It is a special time in the life of Indian people: they light Diyas, launch fireworks and celebrate this festival by sharing sweets and snacks. This is a really generous time.
Finally – custom accent colors are coming to Windows 10
Windows 10 is known for having a limited amount of predefined colors in the Settings app. Unlike Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 where you could choose your own color from a mixer, Windows 10 does not allow this as of Anniversary Update. Many users complained about this, because it was hard to add a custom accent color without using a third party app or a hack. A recent change seen in the Settings app shown during the October 2016 Microsoft event shows the ability to use any desired color as your accent color.
