Category: Windows 10

Here's how to enable or disable Compact Mode in File Explorer in Windows 10. Starting in build 21337, Windows 10 uses a new layout for the File Explorer. It now has extra padding in the file list and navigation pane. Microsoft made it in order to get a uniform look of all apps in Windows 10, which now contains plenty of touch-oriented Store apps.

Microsoft today released a new Dev build to Insiders. The release is Windows 10 Build 21337, and it brought tons of new features, both prominent and secretively hidden. Let's check them out.

You can enable Auto Switch for Wireless Network Connection in Windows 10. When it is enabled, and you have saved multiple wireless network profiles, the operating system will be able to connect to an alternative network which is in range while connected to the current one. This behavior depends on a few settings, which we will review today.

A couple of days ago, Microsoft published a temporary workaround to fix a bug that causes blue screens of death with the APC_INDEX_MISMATCH error code with the latest Windows 10 updates installed. This workaround requires changing some of the printer’s properties using several commands in Command Prompt. Back then, the company promised to release a permanent fix that would automatically solve the annoying problem. This fix is now available to all affected users.

Microsoft today released a new build to Insiders in the Beta channel. The released Build 19043.899 represents the nearly coming Windows 10 version 21H1, a minor feature update to existing 2004 and 20H2 releases.

How to Fix APC_INDEX_MISMATCH Blue Screen of Death Printing Issue after installing KB5000802. Although regular “reports” about broken Windows patches and updates are often severely exaggerated, this is not the case with the March cumulative updates. Shortly after the update became available, Microsoft confirmed a bug that causes a BSOD when a user tries to print a document. A system throws a blue screen of death with the APC_INDEX_MISMATCH error code. 

How to get Dev channel system icons in stable Windows 10

Starting in Build 21327, Microsoft ships a set of new icons in Windows 10. Those icons appear in Settings, in the Start menu, and in the Action Center. If you like those icons, but do not run a Dev channel build of Windows 10, there is a simple trick that will allow you to get those icons in the stable branch.

On March 9, 2021, Microsoft released regular Patch Tuesday updates for all supported Windows versions. These updates brought lots of security fixes and several zero-day vulnerabilities patches. Unfortunately, some severe bugs arrived alongside security improvements. Many users report having trouble printing documents from different apps, and Microsoft has already confirmed the problem.