In Windows 10, you can add or remove a user account from a group to grant or revoke access to certain Windows features, file system folders, shared objects, and more. There are a number of ways to do it. Let's review them.
Category: Windows 10
Windows 10 Build 17134.137 Released with KB4284848
Microsoft today released a new cumulative update to users running Windows 10 version 1803 "April 2018 Update". The update package KB4284848 raises the OS version to 17134.137.
Backup Permissions For Files and Folders in Windows 10
NTFS is the standard file system of the Windows NT operating system family. Starting with Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6, it supported the concept of permissions which can be configured to permit or restrict access to files, folders, and other objects locally and over a network. Once you have configured permissions for a file or a folder, you may want to create a backup of them in order to restore them later or before you change them again.
Diagnose Windows 10 Upgrade Issues with SetupDiag
The new super fast cadence of modern Windows versions and short life cycle has forced users to perform full OS upgrades twice a year. For example, the most recent stable Windows 10 release as of this writing is version 1803, "April 2018 Update". However, we are already expecting version 1809 at the end of this year. To help users perform upgrades smoothly, Microsoft has released a new diagnostic tool, SetupDiag.
Add View Permissions Context Menu in Windows 10
In some cases, the Windows operating system prevents you from doing any operation on certain files and folders. It can be a system file or folder, or one which was created by a user account that no longer exists. By default, almost all system files, system folders and even Registry keys in Windows 10 are owned by a special built-in user account called "TrustedInstaller". Other user accounts are set to only read the files. By adding a special context menu command, you will be able to see permissions for a file or a folder quickly.
How to Remove Activities from Timeline in Windows 10
Recent builds of Windows 10 feature a new Timeline feature, that allows users to review their activity history and quickly return to their previous tasks. In this article, we will see how to remove an activity from the timeline for your user account in Windows 10.
Add User Profile Folder to Navigation Pane in Windows 10
The Navigation pane is a special area on the left of File Explorer which shows the folders and system places like This PC, Network, Libraries and so on. For faster access, you can add your user profile folder there. Under your user name, you will get all your personal folders listed and accessible with one click.
Add Safe Mode Context Menu in Windows 10
In a previous article, we saw how to create the shortcut for all Safe Mode variations in Windows 10. It was done with the help of VBScript scenarios. Let's use them to create a context menu with Safe Mode options.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 June 21, 2018
Microsoft today released a set of cumulative updates for a number of supported Windows versions 10. Here is the list of updates with their change logs.
Create Safe Mode Desktop Shortcut in Windows 10
Windows 10 inherited the boot options from Windows 8 and comes with the same graphical environment for various recovery related tasks. Due to this, the Safe mode is hidden by default in favor of the automatic repair engine shipped with the new OS. If you need to start Windows 10 in Safe mode, you might want to create a special Desktop shortcut to reboot the OS to Safe mode directly.
