Recent Windows 10 builds come with a new "Keyboard" page in the Settings app. It completely replaces the classic options of Control Panel, which are 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 add or remove a keyboard layout in Windows 10 because the UI for it has changed.
Category: Windows 10
Change Command Prompt Transparency in Windows 10 with Hotkeys
In Linux, I use a semi-transparent terminal app. It does not add any functionality as such to the terminal, but gives a fancy appearance to my console. With Windows 10, Microsoft added the same ability to the good old command processor, cmd.exe, and PowerShell. It's a lesser known feature that you can change the transparency level on the fly for the current window with hotkeys.
Change Taskbar Preview Thumbnail Size 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. If you wish to enlarge or decrease these thumbnails in Windows 10, I will explain how it can be done with a simple Registry tweak.
How To Clean Install Windows 10
In this article, we will see how to re-install Windows 10 if you have it set up already, or how to install the OS from scratch. This can be done on both UEFI and legacy BIOS computers.
Windows 10 Build 16299.214 released with KB4058258
Today, Microsoft released a new cumulative update to users running Windows 10 build 16299. The update package KB4058258 raises the OS version to 16299.214.
Windows Defender to protect against apps that show coercive messages
Windows Defender is the built-in security solution in Windows 10. It provides basic protection against threats. Earlier versions of Windows like Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista also had it but it was less efficient previously as it only scanned spyware and adware. In Windows 8 and Windows 10, Defender is based on the Microsoft Security Essentials app which offers better protection by adding full blown protection against all kinds of malware. Soon, the app will be able to detect apps which show coercive messages or misleading content to pressure you into paying for additional services or performing superfluous actions. Windows Defender will remove such apps.
How To Enable Equalizer in Groove Music in Windows 10
Groove Music is one of the built-in apps in Windows 10. It is a music streaming app created using the Universal Windows Apps platform. Microsoft is actively working on this app. With recent updates, the application got the built-in Equalizer feature. Here is how to enable and configure it.
Create Screen Saver Options Shortcut in Windows 10
In Windows 10, many familiar things are changed once again. The classic Control Panel is going to be replaced with the Settings app and many settings are going to be reduced and eliminated. Many users who installed Windows 10 for the first time are getting confused by the new location of some settings in Windows 10. Windows 10 users are often asking me how to access screen saver options in Windows 10. Today, we'll see how to create a special shortcut to open them directly.
How to Play the Unlock Sound in Windows 10
Recently, we saw how to make Windows 10 play the Lock sound. Today we will make the OS play the unlock sound. The similar trick can be used to revived the missing feature in Windows 10. Here we go.
Change First Day of Week in Windows 10
Yesterday, we saw how to change the first day of the week in Windows 10 Calendar app. Today, we will see how to change this option globally for all apps in Windows 10. Here we go.
