In every release of Windows 10, more and more classic options of the Control Panel are being converted to a modern page in the Settings app. At some point, Microsoft will remove the classic Control Panel completely. The classic Control Panel still comes with a number of options and tools which are not available in Settings.
Category: Windows 10
Remote Desktop (mstsc.exe) Command Line Arguments
mstsc.exe is the built-in client software which allows connecting to a computer via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). It is a special network protocol which allows a user to establish a connection between two computers and access the Desktop of a remote host. The local computer is often referred to as the "client". If you are running Windows, in most cases you use mstsc.exe to connect to another computer with RDP.
MS Office for iOS features Improved Inking Support
As you may be aware, Microsoft is using an Insider program for testing almost all of their products and services. Office apps aren't an exception — the Office Insider Program is open to both PC, iOS and Mac users. The company has released another preview version of Microsoft Office for iOS, available to Insiders.
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Comes with Improved Search Indexing
As you may already know, Windows 10 comes with the ability to index your files so the Start Menu and File Explorer can search them faster. Indexing runs in the background without trying to affect your PC's performance. With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, improvements made to the Start menu's search algorithm make the OS search, that is, Cortana, track and index file system changes almost instantly.
Add Devices and Printers Context Menu 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 add a special context menu item, "Devices and Printers", to the Desktop in order to access this feature faster.
Sign Out of OneDrive in Windows 10 (Unlink PC)
OneDrive is the online document storage solution created by Microsoft which comes bundled with Windows 10. It can be used to store your documents and other data online in the cloud. It also offers synchronization of stored data across all your devices. Today, we will see how to sign out of OneDrive.
Add Users to Remote Desktop in Windows 10
In this article, we will see how to add or remove Remote Desktop users in Windows 10. This will allow them to make connections to the target computer over the Remote Desktop protocol. By default, only members of the Administrators group (e.g. administrative accounts) have access to RDP. Here we go.
Disable Pick Up Where I Left Off in Windows 10 Cortana
Cortana is a digital assistant bundled with Windows 10. You can ask Cortana to look up information using your speech. If you are running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Cortana comes with a "Pick up where I left off" feature. When enabled, it allows some of the apps you were running during the previous session to be restored automatically. When you switch between computers, Cortana can show quick links in the Action Center in order to help you reopen web sites and online documents that you were working on previously. If you find no use for this feature, or if you are annoyed by apps that relaunch automatically, you can disable it.
Change Search Index Location in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with the ability to index your files so the Start Menu can search them faster. Indexing runs in the background without trying to affect your PC's performance. In this article, we will see how to change the search index location in Windows 10. This can be useful if you have an SSD and want to reduce its write cycles.
Windows 10 IoT Build 17030 released with bugfixes
If you are following Windows 10 IoT development, you might be happy to hear that a new build 17030 is out for Insiders. This is from the Fall Creators Update branch and comes with a number of new features.
