Windows 10 allows the user to share his or her locally connected printers and stored files with other users over the network. Shared files can be accessible for reading and writing to others. Shared printers can be used for printing on the remote computer. You can backup your network shares in Windows 10 and restore them later. Let's see how it can be done.
Category: Windows 10
Change Text Size in Windows 10
It’s a well known fact that Microsoft has removed a number of features and options from Windows since Windows 8. One of them was the Advanced Appearance dialog. In Windows 10, all the advanced appearance options were removed. However, starting with Windows 10 build 17692, there is a new option in the Settings app that easily allows adjusting the text size.
How to View Network Shares in Windows 10
Windows 10 allows the user to share his or her locally connected printers and stored files with other users over the network. Shared files can be accessible for reading and writing to others. Shared printers can be used for printing on the remote computer. Let's see how to view all network shares available on a computer in your network.
Windows 10 Build 17692 Is Out With New Features
Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17692 from the "Redstone 5" branch to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring and Skip Ahead. This release comes with a number of improvements made to touch input, to Edge, to Narrator, to Game Bar and to Ease of Access. Starting in this build, you can quickly change the text size to what you want!
Enable SMB1 Sharing Protocol in Windows 10
In this article, we will see how to enable the SMB1 file sharing protocol. In modern Windows 10 versions, it is disabled for security reasons. However, if you have computers in your network that run pre-Windows Vista systems or Android or Linux apps that only work with SMB v1, you need to enable it to network with these devices.
Backup and Restore Maps App Settings in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with a built-in Maps app powered by Bing Maps. It is Microsoft's own answer to Google Maps which are available on Android and online. Maps can be useful because of voice navigation and turn-by-turn directions. They can be used to quickly to find directions or locate a building. It is possible to backup and restore its options. This is very useful, because you can restore them when required or transfer them to another PC or user account.
Backup and Restore Camera Settings in Windows 10
Windows 10 has a Store app (Universal Windows Platform) called "Camera". It provides a quick way to capture photos. Just point and shoot to take pictures automatically. The same camera experience is available across Windows 10 PCs, tablets, and phones. If your device comes with a built-in camera or you have connected a webcam, you can use the Camera app. It is possible to backup and restore its options. This is very useful, because you can restore them when required or transfer them to another PC or user account.
How to Share File or Folder in Windows 10
As you may already know, Windows 10 doesn't include the HomeGroup feature starting in version 1803. For many users, HomeGroup was a convenient way to share files and folders over a network. Today, we will see how to share files and folders without using HomeGroup. Instead, we will configure the built-in SMB sharing feature which is there since the earliest versions of Windows NT.
Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 June 12, 2018
Today is Patch Tuesday for June 2018, so Microsoft is releasing a number of security updates for all supported Windows versions. Here is the list of updates released today for Windows 10 users.
Change Drive Label and Rename Drive in Windows 10
Today, we will see how to rename a drive in File Explorer and change its label. In modern Windows, this can be done without using third party tools. Windows 10 allows assigning a unique name of up to 32 characters for NTFS drives or 11 characters for FAT drives to identify a media connected to your computer. There are plenty of methods you can use to change it.
