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.
Category: Windows 10
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.
Disable tab preview thumbnails in Edge in Windows 10
When you hover over a tab in Microsoft Edge, the browser shows a thumbnail preview of the tab under the mouse pointer. While certain users find this feature useful, other would like to disable it. If you want to disable tab previews and display only the web page title when hovering over a tab, you can get with a simple Registry tweak.
Disable logon screen background image in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Many Windows 10 users are not happy to see the default login screen background image. Earlier, it was possible to apply a Registry tweak to get rid of the background image. The Anniversary Update release, also known as Windows 10 version 1607, finally comes with an option which you can use to avoid Registry editing.
How to check if your PC supports USB 3.0
Very often users ask us how to find if their PC supports USB 3.0. USB 3.0 adds a new transfer rate that can transfer data at up to 5 Gbit/s (625 MB/s), which is about ten times as fast as the USB 2.0 standard. Today we will see the fastest way to determine it.
