There are not many cases when you need to execute a VBS script (*.vbs file) as Administrator. But when you need it, it can be tricky. Instead of just double clicking a VBScript, you need to open an elevated command prompt and type the name of the VB script file at the correct path to execute the script as admin. To avoid this, you can add a context menu command for VBS files to the File Explorer app which will allow you to run the selected VBS file as administrator. Here is how.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Disable the yellow warning sign from the network icon in Windows 10
Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 10 is able to detect Internet availability. When the Internet does not work, a yellow warning icon appears over the network icon in the taskbar. If you use a proxy server or connection filtering, it might be very annoying to see that overlay. Here is how to disable it.
Download VBS files – Run as administrator context menu item
VBS files - Run as administrator context menu item.
You can add a context menu command for VBS files to the File Explorer app which will allow you to run the selected VBS file as administrator. Use these files to get it working.
Fix Windows 10 November Update 1511 isn’t available for your PC
As you might be knowing, yesterday Microsoft released the long awaited November Update for Windows 10. The operating system identified itself as Windows 10 1511. It is available via Windows Update for everyone. However, some users didn't get this update. It is just not coming to their Windows 10 RTM PC. Here's why.
All ways to open task manager in Windows 10
The Task Manager app which comes with Windows 10 is a special tool to maintain running processes including user apps, system apps and Windows services. It is able to control which apps start during the startup and even analyze performance of the whole OS. In this article, we will see how to start Task Manager in Windows 10.
Download official ISO images for Windows 10 November Update 1511
Microsoft has published the final version of Windows 10 1511, known as November Update/Threshold 2 for free download. Now you can download official ISO images to perform a clean install of Windows 10 1511 RTM.
Windows 10 November Update is RTM, now released to everyone
Here is great news for every Windows 10 user. The long awaited Windows 10 November Update, known as code name Threshold 2, is finally released. The RTM version is available now on Windows Update.
How to pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access in Windows 10
The Quick Access location is a new option in File Explorer of Windows 10. It is where Explorer opens by default instead of This PC which was the default in previous Windows versions. Quick Access collects recent files and frequent folders to show them in a single view. You can also pin various locations inside Quick Access. Quick Access always shows these pinned locations regardless of how rarely you visit them. In this article, we will see how to pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access.
Google Chrome will not support Windows XP and Vista after April 2016
A significant change is coming to the popular Google Chrome browser. Google has decided to end Chrome support for two versions of Windows. These include the venerable Windows XP as well as Windows Vista.
Windows 10 will become a recommended update
If you are not impressed by Windows 10 and decided to not move to it, you were probably able to avoid it and its free upgrade offer. But soon Microsoft is taking another step to coax users towards Windows 10. The update which enables the upgrade to Windows 10 will become a recommended update. Recommended updates are automatically installed if your Windows Update settings are configured to do so.
