Category: Windows 10

Microsoft today released a new Insider build to those who configured their Windows 10 devices to get updates from the Dev channel. Insiders are getting Build 21376, which feaures an updated Segoe UI font, and a bunch of fixes.

Windows Defender is a solid anti-virus solution that comes free together with every consumer-based Windows SKU. Microsoft significantly improved the quality of its anti-virus software, and it is now considered one of the best in class. Still, it is not immune to weird bugs and issues. Once, it falsely marked Winaero Tweaker as malware and now fills up users' drives with tons of junk files.

Here's how you can change the default Lid close action on Windows 10. The Lid Close Action setting is a special power option that allows specifying the default action to take when the laptop lid is closed. You can set it to one of the following actions: sleep, hibernate, shut down, or just do nothing.

You can add Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator to Context menu in Windows 10 File Explorer, so this entry will allow you to open the app elevated from the right-click menu in the current folder.

When you have Windows Terminal installed, it add the Open in Windows Terminal entry to the right-click menu of folders in File Explorer. In addition, you can add a new administrative menu command, so you can have the app open in the folder of your choice running elevated.

Not so long ago, Microsoft provided detailed information about a neat feature called "Known Issue Rollback" or KIR. This tool helps Microsoft prevent widespread stability issues and bugs hitting more than 1.3 billion devices running Windows 10.

On January 1, 2021, Adobe finally pulled the plug on Flash and stopped supporting this outdated technology. Since then, different companies have been removing Flash from their browsers, operating system, etc. In the upcoming month, Microsoft will release a Windows update to hammer the last nail into the Flash's coffin. The company has quietly updated its blog, providing more details about the final stage of the Flash removal from Windows. It is a significant change, considering that more than 1.3 billion devices are running Windows 10 only. Soon, billions of computers will get rid of the old technology.

Microsoft has done a useful change to Device Manager tool which make it easier to see what hardware is using which drivers. A new option in the View menu allows you to arrange devices by the drivers they use.

You can add Disk Cleanup the the drive context menu in Windows 10 to quickly remove temporary files. When performing daily tasks, your computer downloads, creates and uses temporary files to keep the system and apps running. Most of the time, Windows 10 gets rid of these files in due time. Still, sometimes temporary files get stuck and fill up your system drive. Thus, almost every Windows 10 user knows that it is necessary to perform regular disk cleanups.