Even with theme support, the customization options in Windows 10 are limited. You can apply a third party theme which modifies the appearance slightly of the visual UI elements and the window frame, but it won't affect Universal apps. Out-of-the-box, Windows 10 supports only Light and Dark themes for Universal apps. Here is how you can create your own custom theme.
Category: Windows 10
Windows 10 build 14372 is out for the Fast Ring Insiders
Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14372 for Fast Ring Insiders. This build is from the Redstone branch which identifies itself as "version 1607". Microsoft is focused on bugs so this new release comes with no major changes or features. Windows 10 version 1607, also known as Anniversary Update, will be released next month, so developers are polishing the existing functionality.
How to link your Windows 10 license to a Microsoft Account
With Windows 10 build 14371, Microsoft has introduced a new option that improves the activation feature of Windows 10. With this new option, you will be able to activate Windows 10 even if you have changed your hardware! Instead of a hardware lock, the license will be locked to your Microsoft Account.
How to use wake on LAN on Windows 10
Wake-on-LAN (WOL) is a great feature of PCs which allows you to wake them up from sleep or shutdown over your local area network or over the Internet. It is like a remote power on button. If your hardware has WOL support, you can power on the computer remotely using any of the dozens of freeware tools available on the web to initiate the wake up event. In this article, I will cover the basic steps which are required to configure WOL under Windows 10.
Replace Windows 10 Metro Print dialog with the one from Windows 8
In Windows 10, Microsoft introduced a new print dialog for Universal apps. Unlike Windows 8 which had a print panel that slided in the right side, Windows 10 shows a print dialog on top of the app that cannot be moved. If you like the Windows 8 print panel more than the new dialog in Windows 10, it is possible to get the print panel back with a simple Registry tweak.
Windows 10 build 14371 released to the Fast ring
Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14371 for Fast Ring Insiders. This build is from the Redstone branch which identifies itself as "version 1607". Microsoft is focused on bugs so this new release comes with no major changes or features. Windows 10 version 1607, also known as Anniversary Update, will be released next month, so developers are polishing the existing functionality.
Find which hardware can wake up Windows 10
It is a well known fact that various hardware can wake your Windows 10 PC from sleep. Especially common are your Network (LAN) and Wireless LAN adapters. Human interface devices like mouse, keyboard, fingerprint and some Bluetooth devices can also wake your PC. In this article, we will see how to find which hardware exactly supports waking your PC.
Find scheduled tasks which wake up your Windows 10 PC
If you put your Windows 10 PC to sleep, you might be surprised to find it in a running state later. There are many reasons behind this. One such reason can be scheduled tasks. Often, users forget to make sure that there aren't any scheduled tasks set to wake up the PC. There's see how to easily fix this.
Pin a batch file to the Start menu or taskbar in Windows 10
Sometimes you need to pin a batch file to the Start menu or taskbar in Windows. Unfortunately, the operating system doesn't allow you to do it out of the box. "Pin to Start" and "Pin to taskbar" context menu commands are missing in the context menu of File Explorer in Windows 10. Here is a quick workaround which will allow you to achieve the goal.
Set Details, Content or List view for Desktop icons in Windows 10
Set Details, Content or List view for Desktop icons in Windows 10
Out-of-the-box, Windows 10 gives you only three sizes for Desktop icons: Large, Medium and Small. Although you can resize them using Ctrl+mouse wheel, you can't change them to any view like Explorer. In this article, we will see how to apply any Explorer view to Desktop icons.
