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How to Enable or Disable Clipboard History in Windows 10 With Group Policy
Recent builds of Windows 10 come with a new Clipboard History feature. It implements a cloud-powered clipboard, which allows syncing your clipboard contents and its history across devices you use with your Microsoft Account. You can enable or disable the Clipboard History feature in Windows 10 using Group Policy.
How to Turn On or Off Notification of USB Issues in Windows 10
Starting in Windows 10 build 10547, the user can disable notifications about issues with connected USB devices on your PC. This can be useful for those who need to have a USB device connected to the PC, and Windows fails to recognize it. Here is how to disable notifications if you find it useful.
How to Install Optional Updates in Windows 10
Optional updates are updates aren’t required to run the operating system. The OS can work as expected without installing them. However, they may enhance some of its features, or add extra options to connected devices. Optional updates may include device drives, extra packages for Microsoft's software like Office, and hardware. Starting in Windows version 2020, May 2020 Update, it is possible to install optional updates on demand. In this blog post, we will review the procedure in detail.
How to Turn On or Off PC Charging Slowly over USB Notification in Windows 10
if you are charging your PC over USB using a charger that didn't come with your device, you may receive a notification about slow charging. If you have no other charger and no option to change it, the notification can be really annoying. Here is how to disable it.
How to Block Websites Using the Hosts File in Windows 10
Every Windows version comes with a special Hosts file which helps resolving DNS records. In addition to your network configuration, the file can be used to define a domain=IP address pairing which will have priority above the value provided by the DNS server. Using this trick, you can block certain web sites from opening in the web browser on your computer.
How to Turn On or Off Stop Devices when Screen is Off in Windows 10
To save your battery power, Windows 10 can automatically stop devices connected via USB to your laptop or other portable PC. If this power saving feature gives you issues with connected devices like external drives or pointing device, you can turn it off.
How to Allow or Deny App Access to Downloads Folder in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 build 17063, the OS has got a number of new options under Privacy. These include the ability to control usage permissions for your Library/data folders, microphone, calendar, user account info, file system, location, contacts, call history, email, and messaging. Windows 10 version 1903 'May 2019 Update' features 'Voice Activation', and Windows 10 build 19536 adds 'Downloads folder' access restriction options for installed apps.
How to Install or Uninstall Windows PowerShell ISE in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 build 19037, the PowerShell ISE app is now an options feature installed by default (Feature on Demand). This means that it is now listed in the Optional Features, you will be able to install or uninstall it easily.
A new update is coming to the built-in Task Manager app of Windows 10. In addition to the 'Platform' column, which can display either 64-bit or 32-bit value for a process, Task Manager receives a new column to spot ARM32 apps.
How to Stop Windows 10 from Disconnecting Network in Sleep
As you may already know from our previous articles, devices that support Modern Standby are able to keep a network connection active when in sleep mode. Here's how to enable or disable this feature.
