Microsoft has started rolling out another update for its in-build Windows 10 Photos app for members of the Windows Insider program. The new update not only introduces new features, but also improves the UI by adding new animations and transition effects so the user experience is now even more smooth. Other new features include Microsoft Sway integration in the Share menu and adding slow-motion effects to any video.
Category: Windows 10
Create a Preset for Cleanmgr (Disk Cleanup)
The built-in Windows tool, Disk Cleanup, which can be launched as cleanmgr.exe from the Run dialog, supports a number of interesting command line arguments which can be useful in various situations. A couple of its options can be used to create a preset of checked options by default. Once you make a preset only with items you need to clean up, you can launch it any time later. This is very useful.
Start Disk Cleanup With All Items Checked
In Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7, you can start Disk Cleanup with all items checked by default. While the application does not remember the user's choices from the last launch, you can have all options enabled with a special command line argument. Let's see how it can be done.
Disk Cleanup Cleanmgr Command Line Arguments in Windows 10
The built-in Windows tool, Disk Cleanup, which can be launched as cleanmgr.exe from the Run dialog, supports a number of interesting command line arguments which can be useful in various situations. Let's review them and see how you can use them.
Windows 10 Mobile Build 14977 is out for Insiders in the Fast Ring
Microsoft has released another Windows 10 Creators Update build for Windows 10 Mobile Insiders. This time it's build 14977 and it's available for mobile devices on the Fast Ring. The desktop variant was postponed this time because of some "blocking bugs" as Microsoft employees referred to them. There's a pretty small amount of changes in this build, but still it's nice to get a new one since the last few times, Mobile builds were released with a huge delay compared to PC builds.
Compress Hibernation File in Windows 10
When hibernation is enabled in Windows 10, the OS creates a file called hiberfil.sys in the root of your C: drive. I would like to share how you can free up disk space by enabling compression on the hibernation file in Windows 10.
Windows 10 Redstone 3 to bring a new design language, “Project NEON” is its codename
While Microsoft is busy working on the next major update for Windows 10, named Creators Update, there are rumors floating around about the next wave of Redstone updates and its features. Microsoft is in the planning stage for the next major update right now and one of the the internal presentations has leaked into the hands of some beta enthusiasts. From the concepts in it, we now know that Microsoft is planning to evolve the current Metro Design Language 2 used in Windows 10 into something new, codenamed Project NEON.
Windows 10 Update Disabler – disables Windows 10 Updates reliably
Windows 10 is well known for forced updates and the extremely inopportune times at which it downloads them, installs them and restarts your PC. Only Enterpprise editions of the Windows 10 operating system have the ability to control how updates are delivered and installed. Home editions and also the Pro edition of Windows 10 are locked down to get updates whenever Microsoft decides to push them out. A huge number of users are not happy with this behavior. So that is how Windows 10 Update Disabler was born.
Play Windows Store games offline in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is an ability to play Store Games offline. Thanks to a special option, it can be done natively without using a third party app or a hack. Let's see how it can be done.
Pin Control Panel Applets to Taskbar in Windows 10
The Control Panel in Windows 10 still houses many important settings which are not available in Settings. You can use Administrative tools, manage user accounts on the computer in a flexible way, maintain data backups, change the functionality of hardware and many other things. I would like to share a tip which can significantly speed up your access to frequently used Control Panel settings in Windows 10. You can also pin them inside the jump list to access them with just two clicks.
