Every release of Windows since as far back as I can remember (Windows 3.1) has played a welcome sound at startup. In Windows NT-based systems, there is a startup sound as well as a separate logon sound. But the logon sound event is removed starting with Windows 8. The startup sound still works. Let's see how to enable the startup sound in Windows 10.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
How to see your IP address in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there are a number of ways to find your current IP address. It can be useful to find it for accessing your computer remotely or for network diagnostics. Let's see how to find it.
Fix no spinning dots in Windows 10 Anniversary Update on restart and shutdown
There is a weird bug in Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Some users noticed that when their PC restarts or shuts down, there are no spinning dots above the "Restarting" or "Shutting down" text. Here is how to fix it.
Remove old driver versions in Windows 10
When a new version of a device driver is available in Windows 10, the operating system keeps the older version after installing the recent one. This behavior is implemented to allow the user to roll back the device driver in case something goes wrong with the updated driver version. Old driver versions fill your disk drive space. To reclaim free disk space, you might want to remove them. Here is how.
Create a Check for updates shortcut in Windows 10
Windows 10 is set to check for updates automatically unless you disable this feature manually. Sometimes you need to immediately check for updates in Windows 10. You can save your time and create a special shortcut to force Windows 10 check for updates at once.
Fix webcam doesn’t work in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Many users report that after installing Windows 10 Anniversary Update, they have issues with webcams. Due to changes Microsoft made under the hood of the recent feature update, devices which use MJPEG or H264 codecs for streams stop working. Here is a quick fix.
What’s new in Windows 10 version 1607 Anniversary Update
Windows 10 version 1607, code named "Redstone 1", was released in August 2016. Also known as "Anniversary Update", It included activation improvements, new icons, updates to the Microsoft Edge browser, Skype messaging, calling and video capabilities integrated through the new Universal Windows apps - Messaging, Phone and Skype Video respectively, and much more. Here are the changes in detail.
Microsoft open-sources PowerShell and ports it to Linux and OS X
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. If you have the skill to write scripts, you can create some very powerful ones to automate Windows. Microsoft has announced that it is open-sourcing the Windows command line tool PowerShell, and that alpha builds will be available today for Linux and OS X.
KB3176934 is out for Windows 10 build 14393
A new cumulative update for Windows 10 build 14393, known as version 1607 RTM, has been released by Microsoft. It looks like it is a re-release of the recent KB3176932, which bumps the operating system version to 14393.82.
How to see if process is 32-bit on Details tab of Task Manager
Windows 10 comes with a Task Manager which is similar to Windows 8 and radically different from the one in Windows 7 and earlier. It has some nice features, like the performance graph or startup impact calculation. It is able to control which apps launch during startup and can analyze performance of various hardware components. However, only the Processes tab shows if a process is 32-bit. So you might want to tweak the Details tab to show this information too.
