If you have faced an issue in Windows 10 that Search and Cortana have become slow and consume a notable amount of CPU and memory, or don't find anything, then this can be a real annoying issue. It happens when the user searches for a file or document using the Cortana UI/Search text box in the taskbar but nothing is found. Here is how to rebuild the search index in Windows 10. After the procedure described in this article, Windows 10 Search will reindex all the locations and start working faster.
Category: Windows 10
How to Create a HomeGroup in Windows 10
The HomeGroup feature is a simplified solution from Microsoft to provide file sharing ability between all computers in your home network. With HomeGroup, you will be able to share photos, music and videos files, various office documents and even printers. Also, you can allow other family members to change files that you have shared. In this article, we'll see how to create a Homegroup in Windows 10.
Change Group By and Sort By Folder View in Windows 10
If you use File Explorer, you may already know that it has a nice feature to remember each folder's view setting. You can customize its sorting and grouping views. Let see how it can be done.
Windows 10 Build 16299.15 hits the Release Preview ring
Windows 10 Build 16299.15 is final version of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. It is available for PCs on Fast and Slow rings. Today, Microsoft released this build for Release Preview Ring Insiders.
Windows 10 Build 10240.17643 is out with KB4042895
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Build 10240.17643 for the stable branch. The package KB4042895 is now available for everyone. This cumulate update is applicable to the initial version of Windows 10 released in July 2015.
Windows 10 Build 10586.1176 is out with KB4041689
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Build 10586.1176 for the stable branch. The package KB4041689 is now available for everyone. This cumulate update is applicable to Windows 10 version 1511 "Threshold 2".
Windows 10 Build 14393.1770 is out with KB4041691
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Build 14393.1737 for the stable branch. The package KB4038801 is now available for everyone. This cumulative update is applicable to Windows 10 version 1607 "Anniversary Update". Let's see what has changed.
Windows 10 Build 15063.674 is out with KB4041676
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Build 15063.674 for the stable branch. The package KB4041676 is now available for everyone. This cumulative update is applicable to Windows 10 version 1703 "Creators Update". Let's see what has changed.
Vorbis, Theora and Ogg formats are coming to Windows 10
Microsoft today revealed that they are adding support for three new media formats in Windows 10. Vorbis, Theora and Ogg will be supported natively by built-in and third-party apps.
How to Restore Windows Media Player in Windows 10
As you may already know, Windows Media Player 12 becomes an optional feature with recent updates to the final version of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. The app gets removed automatically, so you might want to restore it back in the OS. In this article, we will see how it can be done.
