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.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
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.
You can still easily get Windows 10 for free after July 29, 2016
The free upgrade offer for Windows 10 has ended. This should finally stop the continuous nags in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 which prompt the user to switch to the newest Windows release. However, Microsoft is still allowing users to switch to Windows 10 free of charge. Here is how you can do it.
Unbranded Firefox comes without add-on signature enforcement
Mozilla today released unbranded Firefox versions. These are special builds of the browser which have no Firefox branding and do not come with the add-ons digital signature enforcement.
Download Deepin-lite icons for Linux
Deepin-lite icons for Linux.
Deepin-lite icons for GTK based desktop environments in Linux.
Hide or show notifications when duplicating a screen in Windows 10
When you have configured your additional displays for duplicating your primary screen, you might want to disable notification toasts. For example, if you are giving a presentation, you wouldn't want notifications to distract you. In this article, we'll see how you can hide or show notifications when you are duplicating your primary screen in Windows 10.
Configure multiple displays in Windows 10
If you have multiple displays or an external projector, you might find the built-in feature of Windows 10 to change the active display and the sharing mode of your current desktop useful. The feature called Project allows the user to have only the primary screen enabled, duplicate it on a second display, extend it across all displays, or use the second screen only. Here is how it can be done.
Windows 10 – Bluetooth mouse suddenly disconnects or stops working
If you have a Bluetooth mouse, you might face the issue that the mouse suddenly disconnects or stops working randomly. Here is a quick fix you can try to do to get rid of this issue.
Windows 10 “Redstone 2” builds spotted
Today, it has come to our knowledge that Microsoft has started pushing out Redstone 2 builds internally. This indicates that build 14393 is the final build of the Redstone 1 development branch known as "Anniversary Update" or version 1607.
