Even if you are running the latest Windows 10 build, you will find that Microsoft Edge has no option to set the default folder where downloaded files will be stored. It uses the user's Downloads folder. Although you can move the Downloads folder itself to set the new path as the default location for Edge, it is not an ideal solution. In this article, we will see how to set the default downloads location for Microsoft Edge without moving the Downloads folder. So it will be set separately for the Microsoft Edge browser, which can be useful if you are using different browsers simultaneously.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
How to copy process details from the Task manager in Windows 10
Windows 10 inherited its Task Manager from Windows 8. Compared with the old one from Windows 7, it is a completely different application. It features a simplified mode, and an advanced mode with more detailed performance information. There's added management of startup apps with a very useful "startup impact" calculation feature. Yet another interesting feature of the Task Manager is the ability to copy detailed information of an application or service with one keystroke.
How to disable and uninstall Firefox Hello add-on
Mozilla has made Firefox Hello, its WebRTC-based communication feature as a system addon. This change should come to the stable channel of Firefox with version 45. If you have no use for Firefox Hello, you might want to disable it. However, it is not clear or obvious how to do that so let me show you.
How to restore an accidentally closed tab in your browser
If you accidentally close a tab in your browser which you didn't want to close, you would want to reopen it quickly. Here is a useful tip for all mainstream browsers which surprisingly not many are aware of!
Disable driver signature enforcement permanently in Windows 10
Yesterday, I wrote a tutorial how to disable driver signature requirement in Windows 10. The mentioned solution is not permanent as the driver signature enforcement will be restored after reboot. In this article, we will see how to disable the driver signature enforcement permanently in Windows 10.
How to disable automatic updating of apps in Windows 10
If you use Universal (Metro) apps in Windows 10, you might have noticed that like system updates, these apps also get updated automatically. New versions of apps are generally larger. They install without your consent and this not only causes additional traffic and reduces disk space but some apps might have regressions, changed design or missing features in the new version. So you might not want to update all your apps automatically and instead prefer to update them manually. Here is how to disable the automatic updating of apps in Windows 10.
How to disable driver signature requirement in Windows 10
If you are a driver developer or if any of your Windows drivers are not signed, you might need to disable the driver signature requirement in Windows 10. Another example is if you need to flash an Android phone or install some old or specific hardware drivers, you need to bypass this requirement as well. But Windows 10 won't allow you to install those unsigned drivers. Here is what you should do in such a case.
XFCE: How to assign Win key to open apps menu
XFCE is one of my favorite desktop environments in Linux along with MATE. By default, it uses the Alt + F1 key sequence to open the apps menu. If you prefer to use the Win key to open the apps menu, here is how to configure XFCE to work this way.
How to move page file in Windows 10 to another disk
There are a number of reasons to move the Windows page file to another disk. Moving the pagefile.sys file from the partition where Windows is installed to another hard drive can improve system performance and decrease page file fragmentation. Or if your Windows partition is located on an SSD, you can move it to another SSD so the writes will be balanced between the two SSDs instead of all the I/O activity happening on the SSD with the operating system installed.
What’s new in Windows 10 version 1511 “November Update” Threshold 2
Windows 10 November Update version 1511, known as code name Threshold 2, was released on November 12, 2015 to the public. It included several improvements, such as Cortana with ink writing support, Improved Microsoft Edge, Windows Hello - new biometric authentication system which supports fingerprint and facial recognition, Device Guard and Credential Guard security features, and much more.
