Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the major feature update for Windows 10, comes with a feature called TCP/IP Receive Window Auto-Tuning which is enabled by default. This feature is intended to improve performance of apps which receive TCP packets over a network. Under certain conditions, this feature can reduce your Internet speed. Here is how to check if you are affected by this issue and fix it if required.
Category: Windows 10
Open various Settings pages directly in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
The Settings app in Windows 10 replaces the classic Control Panel. It consists of many pages and inherits a lot of classic settings. Almost every Settings page has its own URI, which stands for Uniform Resource Identifier. This allows you to open any Settings page directly with a special command. In our previous article, we covered the list of ms-settings commands for Windows 10 RTM. Here is the updated list for Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
Manage symbolic links, hard links and junctions easily with Link Shell Extension
Recently we covered how you can manage symbolic links in Windows 10 using its built-in tools. If you use only the built-in tools, you have to deal with the command line. Today, we will try a third party freeware tool which simplifies symbolic link management using a nice GUI. Let's see what it offers.
Symbolic Links, Hard Links and Directory Junctions in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can using symbolic links to easily redirect one folder to another location. Symbolic links are widely used in the operating system for its own files and folders. Using symbolic links, you can save your disk space and make your data accessible from various file system locations without physically moving your data.
Disable certain Winkey shortcuts in Windows 10
In Windows 10, it is possible to disable certain keyboard shortcuts which involve the Win key. If you have a strong reason to disable such a shortcut, let's say to re-assign it to some app or script, here is how it can be done.
Windows 10 Redstone 2 build might be released for Insiders this week
As you may already know, Microsoft has already started the development of the next feature update for Windows 10, namely "Redstone 2". It looks like Insiders can get the first "Redstone 2" build very soon, possibly even this week.
Windows 10 Redstone 2 and Redstone 3 will arrive in 2017
Microsoft has officially revealed some details about the roadmap for upcoming Windows 10 updates. Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which is just released, was the first wave of "Redstone". Two more big updates are planned for 2017.
How to auto elevate a batch file to run it as administrator
Sometimes you need to create a batch file which includes commands that require elevated rights. Due to the UAC function included in Windows since Windows Vista, when start a batch file, it opens without the required access rights unless you right click it and select "Run as Administrator" from the context menu. Here is how you can create a batch file which will auto elevate itself.
Change Tab Preview Hover Delay Timeout in Edge
In Windows 10, it is possible to adjust the tab preview hover delay timeout for opened tabs in the Edge browser. Let's see how it can be done.
