Once Windows 10 is installed but not activated, the user cannot change personalization options. They are locked until Windows 10 is activated. Until then, it is not possible to use Personalization to change the desktop background image. Here is a workaround.
Category: Windows 10
Run Linux commands from cmd.exe prompt in Windows 10
As you may already know, Windows 10 Anniversary Update comes with a Bash on Ubuntu console, which allows the user to access and launch Ubuntu apps on Windows. Targeted for console apps and services, it allows you to run even GUI apps with a trick. In this article, we will see how to run a Linux command from the cmd.exe prompt in Windows 10 directly.
Bash on Ubuntu got a huge update in Windows 10 build 14361
Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 14361 to Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring of updates. Besides the list of changes Microsoft initially announced, this build comes with improvements to the Ubuntu Bash console of the Subsystem for Linux feature. Let's see in detail what is new in Bash on Ubuntu in Windows 10 build 14361.
Windows 10 build 14361 is rolled out for Fast Ring insiders
Yesterday, Microsoft pushed a fresh build of Windows 10 for Fast Ring insiders of the Windows Insider Program. Build 14361 is the first build from the Redstone branch which identifies itself as "version 1607". Let's see which changes are included under the hood of this build.
Reset Windows 10 password without using third party tools
If you forgot the password for your Windows 10 account and are unable to log in using any other account, then this article will definitely be useful for you. We will see how to reset the account password in Windows 10 without using third party tools. All we need is bootable media with Windows 10 Setup. Follow the instructions below.
How to run Startup Repair manually in Windows 10
Modern Windows versions have a useful feature called Startup Repair. During its startup, Windows 10 runs automatic repair which tries to fix boot related issues if it fails to boot a certain number of times. However, if you want to run Startup Repair manually to check your PC for issues at boot, here is how it can be done.
Change the default action when you start typing in Windows 10 File Explorer
When you type something in File Explorer in Windows 10, by default the item with a name that begins with the letter or number that you typed in the currently open folder or drive will be selected. For example, if you are exploring C:\, you can press Pro to jump directly to C:\Program Files. It is possible to customize this behavior in Windows 10. So, instead of the file getting selected, a search is performed. Windows 10 File Explorer offers two choices which can change the behavior of the Explorer window after your keyboard input. In this article, we will see how to access and change these options.
Make Explorer open custom folder instead of This PC or Quick Access in Windows 10
In Windows 10, File Explorer opens to the Quick Access folder by default. Microsoft added an option in its settings which can revert File Explorer to the classic behavior and make it open the This PC folder instead. If the user wants to open a custom folder instead This PC or Quick Access, there is no such option. Here is a way to bypass this limitation.
Stop Windows 10 from sharing updates over your Internet connection
Windows 10 has a special option which is able to use your internet connection's bandwidth to deliver updates to other computers! When enabled, it acts like a torrent seeder, using the user's PC to share files it downloaded with other Windows 10 users. Here is how to stop it.
Windows 10 Enterprise can be downgraded to… Windows 95
While Microsoft is forcing consumers to upgrade their Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs to Windows 10 for free, the situation in the Enterprise market is different. For enterprise customers, backward compatibility matters the most and for them Microsoft provides a flexible downgrade offer. If a company finds Windows 10 not applicable for their production environment, they can downgrade Windows 10 to older versions, which are not accessible to regular users.
