By default, Windows 10 does not offer you an option to change a DVD drive's icon. But this limitation can be easily bypassed with a simple Registry tweak. In this article, we will see how to change the icon of your DVD drive device displayed in the This PC folder.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Firefox 48 is out with lots of changes
Here is a new release of the popular Firefox 48 browser. This is the first release where you cannot disable add-on signature enforcement. Here is what's new in version 48.
Change drive icon in Windows 10 with a custom *.ico file
By default, Windows 10 does not offer you an option to change a drive's icon. But this limitation can be easily bypassed with a simple Registry tweak. In this article, we will see how to change the icon of a particular drive (partition) or set a new icon for all disk drives at once.
How to check if your PC supports Bluetooth 4.0
Very often users ask us how to find if their PC supports Bluetooth 4.0. Bluetooth 4.0 adds Bluetooth Smart / Bluetooth Low Energy standard in addition to the Classic Bluetooth specification, so it is a significant improvement in prolonging battery life of devices. The batteries in Bluetooth low energy devices will last several times longer than their classic Bluetooth counterparts. Windows does not make it clear if your hardware supports Bluetooth 4.0. Today we will see the fastest way to determine it.
Prevent Windows 10 from downloading app updates automatically
Out of the box, Windows 10 is configured to download and install updates for Store games and apps automatically. You might want to stop this and change the operating system's behavior to save your disk space, PC resources and bandwidth so that apps are always updated with your permission and never automatically. Here is how it can be done.
Download Task Manager Toggle script
Task Manager Toggle script.
Using this script, you will be able to have both Task Managers running side by side:
Read in detail here: Use both Task Managers at once in Windows 10 and Windows 8
Change Windows 10 folder icons with *.ico file
Windows 10 features really nice folder icons which look very stylish and modern. Folder icons were changed for the first time since Windows Vista. They look similar to the icons in Windows Vista/7/8 however they are flatter looking yet retain the richness of colors. However, if you get bored with these new icons, you might want to replace the standard folder icons with a custom icon from an external ICO file. Here's how it can be done.
Classic Shell 4.3.0 is out
Classic Shell is the world's most popular Start menu replacement for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 along with a bunch of unique customization options for Explorer and the Taskbar. The new version comes with a number of interesting changes. Here is what's new in this release.
Download Blue Folder icon for Windows 10
Blue Folder icon for Windows 10.
The blue icon for folders in Windows 10. See the following article for reference: Change Windows 10 folder icons with *.ico file.
Deepin-lite icon set for Linux
As Winaero readers might be knowing, I use Linux too besides Windows. I am always trying out new themes and icons for Linux. Recently I found a distro with a nice icon set called Deepin Linux. I am not a fan of the distro itself, but I like some parts of its appearance. Its folder icons look fresh and beautiful. Here is the icon set "Deepin-lite" that I made to use those folder icons in any GTK+ desktop environment.
