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How To Disable the Command Prompt in Windows 10
Sometimes it can be useful to prevent users from accessing the classic Command Prompt app in Windows 10. E.g. if you are a system administrator, you may want to apply this restriction when your users should not use console apps and built-in tools. There are two ways to disable the command prompt in Windows 10.
How to Add AHCI Link Power Management - Adaptive to Power Options in Windows 10
AHCI Link Power Management configures the link power management mode for disk and storage devices that are attached to the system through an AHCI interface. The 'AHCI Link Power Management - Adaptive' parameter allows setting the period of AHCI link idle time before the link is put into a slumber state when Host-Initiated Power Management (HIPM) or Device-Initiated Power Management (DIPM) is enabled. Here's how to configure this option in Windows 10.
Microsoft has switched the Slow Ring to the 20H1 branch. Insiders how have configured their PCs to receive updates from the Slow Ring are now getting Windows 10 Build 19013.
How to add AHCI Link Power Management to Power Options in Windows 10
AHCI Link Power Management configures the link power management mode for disk and storage devices that are attached to the system through an AHCI interface. In Windows 10 you can add the "AHCI Link Power Management" option to the Power Options applet of the classic Control Panel. It is a hidden option that is not visible by default.
How to Add and Remove Accounts Used by Other Apps in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can define user accounts that will be used by installed Store apps instead of your Microsoft Account you use to sign in to the OS. This can be very useful when you have more than one Microsoft Account. Windows 10 allows defining them in Settings all at once, so you can avoid signing out from individual apps and signing in back with different credentials.
How to Disable Run Dialog in Windows 10 and Prevent Users from Accessing It
The Run dialog is one of the oldest Windows features. Its current implementation is available starting in Windows 95, with some improvements made to it in Windows 10. The operating system allows you to prevent users from accessing it. It can be useful if you are a system administrator and need to apply extra restrictions to the user environment.
How to Install or Uninstall Notepad in Windows 10
In recent versions, Windows 10 includes Notepad in the list of optional features, in addition to both Paint and WordPad apps listed on the same page in Settings. This means that you can easily uninstall and remove Notepad from the OS. Here's how to uninstall Notepad in Windows 10.
As you may remember, in Windows 10 version 1809 Microsoft added the ability to remove the contents of the Downloads folder associated with your user profile. This could be done with both Storage Sense and Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe). Windows 10 build 19018 changes this.
Along with the Fast Ring build 19018, Microsoft is rolling out new search options to Windows 10 users. Here's what has changed.
Microsoft has announced changes made to their Windows Insider program. The Skip Ahead ring, used to deliver early development builds, which were ahead of the upcoming feature update, is now closed and not available for joining.
