Windows 10 inherits a useful feature from previous versions of the OS. It is called Filter Keys. It is an Accessibility option that you can use to control the keyboard repeat rate and ignore repeated keys.
Category: Windows 10
Rename Win+X Menu Shortcuts in Windows 10
In Windows 8, Microsoft introduced a feature for mouse users which can be accessed with a right click in the bottom left corner of the screen - the Win+X menu. In Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, you can simply right click on the Start button to show it. This menu has shortcuts to useful administrative tools and system functions. However, it is not a customizable part of the operating system. The user cannot add the desired apps and commands he wants to the Win+X menu. Today, we will see how to rename a Win+X menu shortcut without using third-party tools.
Windows 10 Build 18353 (Fast Ring)
Yet another build from the 19H1 development branch has hit the Fast Ring. Windows 10 Build 18353 doesn't include new features, but comes with a huge list of fixes.
Remove User From WSL Linux Distro in Windows 10
You may have multiple user accounts in a WSL Linux distro. This post shows how to remove a user account from WSL Linux in Windows 10.
Vivaldi 2.4: Further Toolbar Customization (Snapshot 1476.4)
The team behind the Vivaldi browser today released a new snapshot. Build Vivaldi 2.4.1476.4 represent the upcoming version 2.4 of the app. This build allows moving buttons between toolbars. Also, it includes a new Quick Commands calculator feature.
How to Automatically Lock Windows 10 Computer
You can lock your screen to protect your PC from unauthorized use when you walk away for a short time and do not want to sign out from your user session or turn off your computer. In Windows 10, there is a special Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit security policy setting that can be used to set how many seconds of inactivity to wait for before your user session will be locked.
Switch User in WSL Linux Distro in Windows 10
Each WSL Linux distro you have installed in Windows 10 contains its own set of user accounts. A WSL distro starts with its default user account that will be signed in automatically. It is possible to override the default user account and start a distro with a specific user account signed in by default. Also, you can switch between Linux user accounts without leaving your WSL session.
Add User to WSL Linux Distro in Windows 10
In a previous article, we saw how to run a WSL distro as a specific user without setting that account as your default WSL user. In this post, we will learn how to add a new user account to an installed WSL Linux distro in Windows 10.
Create Environment Variable in Windows 10
Environment variables in an operating system are values that contain information about the system environment, and the currently logged in user. They existed in OSes before Windows as well, such as MS-DOS. Applications or services can use the information defined by environment variables to determine various things about the OS, for example, to detect the number of processes, the currently logged in user's name, the folder path to the current user's profile or the temporary files directory. Today, we will review a number of methods you can use to create a new user and system environment variable in Windows 10.
KB4492978 Windows 10 Version 1809 Build 17763.349 (Release Preview)
Microsoft is releasing a new update to users in the Release Preview Ring running Windows 10 Version 1809. The patch KB4492978 raises the OS version to build 17763.349.
