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How to disable Send and Receive MMS Attachments in Your Phone app in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with a special app, Your Phone, that allows pairing your Android or iOS smartphone with your desktop computer and browse your phone data on the PC. In recent version of Your Phone app, you can send and receive images and GIFs, including Giphy, right from the Your Phone app when connected to an Android phone. Here's how to enable or disable this feature.
Windows 8 and Windows 10 have a new Task Manager app. It looks completely different compared to Windows 7's Task Manager and has different features. It comes with a number of options that can be customized by the user. One of them allows minimizing the Task Manager to the system tray area and hide its taskbar button.
How to turn On or Off Narrator Audio Cues in Windows 10
As you may already know, Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows 10. Narrator lets users with vision issues to use PC and complete common tasks. Narrator plays a sound when you do things like perform a Narrator command or when suggestions are available. This is called "audio cues". We will review how to disable or enable this feature with either Settings, or a Registry tweak.
How to change System Cooling Policy for Processor in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can specify the System cooling policy setting for active or passive cooling. Starting with Windows 8, devices that have thermal management capabilities can expose these capabilities to the operating system with a special driver. A driver that has passive-cooling capabilities implements the PassiveCooling routine. A driver that has active-cooling capabilities implements the ActiveCooling routine. In response to changes in computer usage or environmental conditions, the operating system calls one (or possibly both) of these routines to manage thermal levels dynamically in the hardware platform.
How to turn off or on Narrator Read Out Errors in Windows 10
As you may already know, Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows 10. Narrator lets users with vision issues to use PC and complete common tasks. It is possible to disable error announcements that Narrator performs for buttons and other controls, such as "no next landmark" or "no next item" to explain why an action cannot be performed. We will review how it can be done with either Settings, or a Registry tweak.
How to Pause OneDrive Syncing in Windows 10
OneDrive is the online document storage solution created by Microsoft which comes bundled as a free service with Windows 10. It can be used to store your documents and other data online in the cloud. It also offers synchronization of stored data across all your devices. Here's how to pause OneDrive syncing to save your bandwidth in Windows 10.
How to specify Android apps to Show Notifications in Your Phone app in Windows 10
With build 18885 (20H1, Fast Ring), Microsoft has announced Your Phone app notifications for paired Android smartphones. The feature is finally available, so you have a chance to try it in action. In recent version of Your Phone app, you can select apps installed on a paired Android smartphone which will mirror their notifications in Windows 10. Here's how it can be done.
How to Change Mouse Primary Button to Left or Right in Windows 10
By default, Windows 10 is using the left mouse button as a primary button. The primary button is used for functions such as selecting and dragging your files, folders, paragraphs or text, and so on. In certain conditions, e.g. depending on the connected hardware, it can be useful to assign the primary mouse button to the right button instead of the left button. Here are three methods you can use to swap the button function.
Turn On or Off Android Notifications in Your Phone app in Windows 10
With build 18885 (20H1, Fast Ring), Microsoft has announced Your Phone app notifications for paired Android smartphones. The feature is finally available, so you have a chance to try it in action. It allows receiving notifications from your Android apps on the Windows 10 desktop. Here is how to enable or disable this feature.
With the most recent Insider Preview Build 18932, Windows 10 received a new hidden (experimental) feature. There is a search box that appears right on your lock screen, allows searching for information faster than ever.
