Starting with Windows 10 build 14997, Windows 10 allows you to pause updates. A special option was added to the Windows Update page of the Settings app. Once enabled, updates will be paused for 35 days. If you are a system administrator or have another reason to restrict access to this feature, you can use a new option starting with Windows 10 version 1809.
Category: Windows 10
Microsoft is Ditching Classic Disk Cleanup in Windows 10
Microsoft today announced that they are removing the classic Disk Cleanup tool in favor of the Storage Sense feature. For users who track Windows 10 development, this is not a surprise, since Storage Sense completely replicates Disk Cleanup in recent Windows 10 builds.
Disable Security Questions for Local Accounts in Windows 10
Security questions are the traditional way to add extra protection for your sensitive data. They are very popular in the software world. Windows 10 allows the user to specify a set of security questions for a local account, which can be used to restore PC access if the user forgets his password. If you find no use for this feature, or if you need to apply a restriction, there is a special Group Policy option that you can activate.
Voice Recorder Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with the Voice Recorder app. It is a Store app (UWP) that allows recording sounds, lectures, interviews, and other events. It replaces the classic Desktop app which was bundled with the OS for many years. If you are using it frequently, you might be interested in learning its keyboard shortcuts.
How To Change Theme in Windows 10 (All Ways)
Windows 10 supports themes which may include custom desktop backgrounds, sounds, mouse cursors, desktop icons, and an accent color. There are a number of methods you can use to change a theme in Windows 10. Let's review them all.
Windows 10 Build 18237 Released (Skip Ahead)
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Build 18237 to Windows Insiders who have opted in to Skip Ahead. Let's see what has changed.
Create Theme Settings Shortcut in Windows 10
If you are using Windows 10 for a while, you definitely know that the classic Personalization options were removed from the Сontrol panel. All options to personalize are now there in the Settings app, which is a UWP app designed for touch screen users. To quickly customize your theme preferences, you can create a special shortcut to open them directly.
Change Taskbar Thumbnail Threshold to Show List in Windows 10
In Windows 10, when you hover over a taskbar button of a running app or group of apps, a thumbnail preview appears on the screen. For a single window it shows a single thumbnail, and for multiple windows it shows a number of thumbnail previews in a row. When the number of open windows reaches the threshold, the taskbar shows open windows as a list instead of thumbnails. Here's how to change the threshold in order to reduce or increase the number of thumbnails to change them to a list.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 September 11, 2018
Microsoft today released a set of cumulative updates for all supported Windows 10 versions. Here is the list of updates with their change logs.
Windows 10 Build 17754 reached the Slow Ring
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17754 to Windows Insiders in the Slow ring. This build was released to Insiders in the Fast Ring on September, 5 2018, and comes with bugfixes only.
