If you are curious to find out the WiFi speed supported by your wireless adapter in Windows 10, here is a simple method which will help you to determine it. Just follow the steps in this article.
Category: Windows 10
Change Windows 10 Lock screen time format
If for some reason you are not happy how your Lock Screen shows time in Windows 10, it is possible to change its format. Let's see how it can be done.
Fix Classic Shell on Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Many users faced an issue with Classic Shell on Windows 10 version 1607. After their PC got upgraded to Windows 10 Anniversary Update from an earlier build, Classic Shell got uninstalled or became broken with a message in Action Center telling the user that it is not compatible and was removed. Windows 10 Anniversary Update damages the application and it stops working.
Windows 10 build 14926 is out for Fast Ring Insiders
After quite a long break, Microsoft has resumed their usual cadence for Windows 10 releases on the Insider Fast Ring. A new build, 14926.1000.160910-1529.rs_prerelease, has been released, yesterday night to replace the previous one, which is 14915. Let's see which changes are included in this new build.
Enable Windows-7 like UAC prompt in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has updated the appearance of the UAC prompt. The refined dialog looks more like a dialog from a Universal (Metro) app and fits the overall flat appearance of the operating system. However if you face issues with this new UAC prompt, here is a simple trick to disable the new dialog and get the old Windows 7-like appearance back.
Configure Internet Time (NTP) options in Windows 10
Internet Time (NTP) is a very useful way to keep your PC's time accurate automatically. Once configured, Windows will request time data periodically from time servers, so you can be sure that time and date on your device are set properly. Here is how it can be done.
How to pin Run to the taskbar or the Start menu in Windows 10
Unlike the good old Start menu in Windows 7, the Start menu in Windows 10 do not come with an easy option to add the Run command. Many users prefer to have a clickable item to open the Run dialog. Personally, I love and always use Win + R keyboard shortcut, but for mouse and touchpad users who really miss the Run item in Windows 10's Start Menu, here is a very simple way to get something similar to Windows 7's Run command.
How to see names and values of environment variables in Windows 10
Environment variables in an operating system are values that contain information about the system environment, and the currently logged in user. They existed in OSes before Windows as well, such as MS-DOS. Applications or services can use the information defined by environment variables to determine various things about the OS, for example, to detect the number of processes, the currently logged in user's name, the folder path to the current user's profile or the temporary files directory. In this article, we will see how to view environment variables defined in Windows 10 and their values for the current user and the system variables.
CLSID (GUID) shell location list in Windows 10
There are lots of shell locations in Windows 10, that you can access via shell:::{GUID} commands from the "Run" dialog. They are also known as "Shell Folders". With each version of Windows, many new shell locations are added. Here is the list of CLSID (GUID) shell locations available in Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
How to configure language settings in Windows 10
If you upgraded to Windows 10 directly from Windows 7, its new language options can look strange to you. Like Windows 8, Windows 10 comes with a "re-imagined" Language settings UI in the Control Panel. The most notable changes have been made to the way users switch input languages and to the Language Bar. Even some power users have been having issues with configuring language settings and have been asking me for help when they moved to Windows 10. So, today I will share several tips to make your life with configuring languages on Windows 10 easier.
