As you may be aware, Microsoft has released a number of patches for all supported operating systems to protect them from Meltdown and Spectre attacks. These include Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Unfortunately for AMD CPU users, those patches caused a blue screen of death (BSOD) for those who have an AMD Athlon chip. Finally, the issue is resolved. Microsoft today released a couple of fixes for AMD users.
Category: Windows 10
Change Days After Which To Delete Downloads in Windows 10
Windows 10 includes the ability to automatically delete files in your Recycle bin, delete temporary files, and files in the Downloads folder to free up disk space. It is definitely a great improvement in Windows 10 over previous versions of the OS. With recently released builds, you can change the schedule for Downloads automatic clean up.
Free Windows 10 Upgrade Offer is Over
Back in 2015, Microsoft allowed users with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to upgrade their operating system to Windows 10 for free. They used some dishonest tricks too to force upgrades to Windows 10. After some time, the free upgrade offer was provided for users dependent on assistive (accessibility) technologies. This offer was supposed to end in 2017 but was extended in 2018 by a few more days. The Redmond software giant has now ended the free offer for assistive technology users on January 16, 2018.
Run Storage Sense Automatically in Windows 10
Windows 10 includes the ability to automatically empty your Recycle bin, delete temporary files, and remove a number of other files to free up disk space. This is possible with the Storage Sense feature. With recently released builds, you can make Storage Sense run automatically on a schedule.
Change Days After Which To Empty Windows 10 Recycle Bin
Windows 10 includes the ability to automatically empty your Recycle bin or delete temporary files to free up disk space. It is definitely a great improvement in Windows 10 over previous versions of the OS. With recently released builds, you can change the schedule for Recycle Bin automatic clean up.
Windows 10 is getting new Fonts page in Settings
Windows 10 is getting font management capabilities in the Settings app. The newest bits can be found in the recently released Windows 10 Build 17074, so we can preview how it looks.
Microsoft may move Cortana from Search to the Action Center
Cortana is a virtual assistant bundled with Windows 10. In the production branch of the OS, Cortana is integrated with the Search feature on the taskbar. Microsoft is considering detaching Cortana from the taskbar and moving it to the Action Center.
How to Kill a Process in Windows 10
When you start an app, the operating system creates a process for an executable file of the app. It contains the program code and its current activity. Windows assigns a special number known as Process Identifier (PID) which is unique for every process. There are a number of reasons you might want to kill a process, and different methods you can use to terminate it. Here is how it can be done.
Create Devices and Printers Shortcut in Windows 10
Devices and Printers is a special system folder which shows the important devices connected to your computer with fancy icons. This folder was first introduced in Windows 7. Windows 10 comes with this folder in the classic Control Panel. You can create a special shortcut to access this feature faster.
How to Change Default Audio Device in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there are a number of options which you can use to change sounds for different system events, configure output and input devices, and more. Starting with Windows 10, Microsoft has added the ability to change the output audio device with the Settings app.
