Windows Defender Firewall is a great feature in modern Windows versions. It was introduced in Windows XP and improved in Windows XP Service Pack 2. In Windows 10, it is part of the Windows Defender Security Center. Today, we will see how to add the Windows Firewall context menu in Windows 10 to access it faster.
Category: Windows 10
Disable App Access To Calendar In Windows 10
Calendar privacy settings is part of the Settings application which allows you to customize your calendar access permissions for apps and users. Recent Windows 10 builds can be configured to allow or deny access to the calendar for your installed apps and the operating system itself. Only if allowed, the OS and installed apps will be able to use your calendar data.
Prevent Windows 10 From Deleting Thumbnail Cache
In Windows 10, File Explorer is able to show small previews for image and video files you have stored on your disk drive. To speed up this process, it uses a cache file hidden in the user profile directory. When a file is cached, File Explorer reuses the thumbnail from the cache to show it instantly. Some users have noticed that Windows 10 deletes the thumbnail cache automatically.
Disable App Access To Microphone In Windows 10
Microphone privacy settings is part of the Settings application which allows you to customize the privacy of your microphone. Recent Windows 10 builds can be configured to allow or deny access to Microphone for various apps installed on your computer and the operating system itself. Only if allowed, the OS and installed apps will be able to use your device's microphone.
Create Classic Personalization 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 control panel. All options to personalize are now there in the Settings app, which is a Store app designed for touch screen users. If you are not satisfied by this new way to tune up your OS appearance, you might be interested in creating a special shortcut to open the classic Personalization dialog in Windows 10. In this article, we'll see how it can be done in detail.
Sticky Notes has got a new color picker
A new update to the built-in Sticky Notes app in Windows 10 has landed for the Fast Ring. The updated app features a refined user interface with a fancy color picker and a font size slider.
Disable Apps Autolaunch in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, the operating system is able to automatically reopen apps which were running before shutdown or restart. This behavior is totally unexpected for most Windows users who upgraded to the recent release of the OS. New research has exposed a Registry tweak which can disable the feature.
Disable High Contrast Keyboard Shortcut in Windows 10
Windows comes with a number of themes that provide high contrast mode. They are useful when it is hard to read text on the screen because you need more color contrast. Also, high contrast mode can be enabled or disabled with a keyboard shortcut.
How to Enable High Contrast Mode in Windows 10
Windows comes with a number of themes that provide high contrast mode. They are useful when it is hard to read text on the screen because you need more color contrast. Also, high contrast mode is useful for users with visual impairment. Let's see how to enable high contrast mode in Windows 10.
How to Set Default Keyboard Layout in Windows 10
Recent Windows 10 builds come with a new "Region & Language" page in the Settings app. It completely replaces the classic "Language" applet of Control Panel, which is removed starting with Windows 10 Build 17063. The new page allows users to change the display language, text-to-speech, speech recognition, and handwriting options. Here is how to set the default keyboard layout in Windows 10 because the UI for it has changed.
