Your Desktop is a special folder which shows your background wallpaper that you have chosen and your files, folders, documents, shortcuts and all such items you have stored. It appears every time you sign in to Windows. Today, we will learn how to enable or disable drop shadows for Desktop icon labels in Windows 10. We will review two methods, including the GUI, and a Registry tweak.
Category: Windows 10
Windows 10 Build 18865 (20H1, Skip Ahead)
Yet another build is out to Insiders who opted in to the Skip Ahead ring of the Windows 10 preview program. This build doesn't include new features. Instead, it comes with a huge number of fixes.
Move Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Windows 10
Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 come with Client Hyper-V so you can run a supported guest operating system inside a Virtual Machine. Hyper-V is Microsoft's native hypervisor for Windows. It was originally developed for Windows Server 2008 and then ported to Windows client OS. It has improved over time and is present in the latest Windows 10 release as well. Today, we will learn how to move an existing Hyper-V virtual machine to another location.
Microsoft pulls Windows 10 Build 18356.16 (KB4494123) from the Slow Ring
A few days ago, Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 18356.16 with KB4494123 to Insiders in the Slow Ring. There are a number of issues that caused Microsoft to pull the build.
Vivaldi 2.4 is out to the stable branch users
The most innovative browser, Vivaldi, today reached yet another milestone. Version 2.4 comes with tons of improvements and new features. Let's see what is new in this version.
Open Multiple Apps At Once from Windows 10 Start Menu
Windows 10 comes with a completely reworked Start menu, which combines Live Tiles introduced in Windows 8 with classic app shortcuts. With the modern Start Menu you can arrange your pinned tiles into groups and name them according to your preferences.
Windows 10 October 2018 Update is available to all
As you may remember, Microsoft pulled Windows 10 October 2018 Update quickly after its release because of a number of critical bugs. The company is currently releasing the fixed version via the Windows Update service. It is available to everyone starting March 20, 2019.
Set Deadlines for Automatic Updates and Restarts in Windows 10
Windows 10 is set to check for updates automatically unless you disable this feature manually. Starting with Windows version 1903, there is a new Group Policy option that allows specifying the number of days that a user has before quality and feature updates are installed on their device automatically. Also, there is an option to set a grace period after which the operating system restarts automatically.
Windows 10 Build 18362 (Slow Ring, 19H1)
Microsoft is releasing a new build to Slow Ring Insiders running Windows 10 "19H1". This build is from the development branch (the next Windows 10 version, currently known as version 1903, April 2019 Update). Windows 10 Build 18362 comes with a number of fixes.
Index Encrypted Files in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with the ability to index your files so the Start Menu, File Explorer, and Cortana can search them faster. Indexing runs in the background without trying to affect your PC's performance. Today, we will see how enable or disable indexing for encrypted files on your computer.
