Microsoft is continuing their aggressive push to install Windows 10 on Windows 8 and Windows 7 PCs. Another round of updates has started - a new update, KB3150513, has been released to "help" the user switch to Windows 10 immediately.
Category: Windows 10
Customize Win+X menu in Windows 10
In Windows 8, Microsoft introduced a feature for mouse users which can be accessed with a right click in the bottom left corner of the screen - the Win+X menu. In Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, you can simply right click on the Start button to show it. This menu has shortcuts to useful administrative tools and system functions. However, it is not a customizable part of the operating system. The user cannot add the desired apps and commands he wants to the Win+X menu. In this article, we will see how to bypass this limitation and customize this menu in Windows 10.
How to clear Live Tile notifications during log on in Windows 10
The Live Tiles feature made its first appearance in a desktop OS in Windows 8. Apps pinned to the Start screen could show updates from your friends, photos, new emails, app notifications and so on. To see updates from an app, you did not have to open it. Windows 10 supports Live Tiles in the Start menu. Similar to Windows 8, there is a way to clear update notifications displayed on Live Tiles in Windows 10 every time you sign in so they are reset tiles to their default look. Let's see how.
New editions of Windows 10 are spotted in recently released builds
The recently released builds 14328 and 14332 of Windows 10 Insider Preview come with a significant number of changes. Behind the scenes, these builds have got a number of new editions (or SKUs - stock keeping units) which will be available starting with Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
Bypass Windows 10 limitations and set desired search engine in Cortana
Today, Microsoft introduced a new limitation in Windows 10 that Cortana can only be integrated with Bing and Microsoft Edge. They did this by making server-side changes which locked down the ability to change the search engine in Cortana to Google or to use alternative web browsers. Here is a way to unlock this ability.
Windows 10 won’t allow replacing search engine of Cortana
Today, Microsoft announced that they will roll out changes to Cortana so that only Bing and Microsoft Edge can be used for utilizing its functionality in Windows 10. Microsoft will forbid redirection of the taskbar search box to Google or any other engine, as well as launch exclusively Microsoft Edge to show more details of the search. The searches will redirected back to Bing and Edge for those who customized it to use Google search in Chrome or Firefox.
Fix: Apps installed on SD Card in Windows 10 do not update
As you may already know, Windows 10 allows the user to install Store apps to an SD card so that free space on the drive where the operating system is installed is not used up. Some users who turned on this option faced the issue that their SD card apps do not update from the Store any more. Windows Store shows updates are available, but when installing, it gives an error. Here is how to fix this.
How to disable touchscreen edge swipes in Windows 10
If you are the lucky owner of a Windows 10 device with a touch screen, you might be familiar with its swipe gestures. They are different from Windows 8. Depending on the screen edge you swipe from, Windows 10 performs a different action. Let's see what those actions are and how to disable them.
Windows 10 build 14332 is out
A new build of Windows 10 Anniversary Update is out for Fast Ring insiders. While the previously released build 14328 had a notable number of new features, this new release comes with bugfixes mostly. Here is a brief change log for Windows 10 build 14332.
Windows 7 games for Windows 10 Anniversary Update and above
If you are a Windows Insider, you might be already knowing that Windows 10 Anniversary Update, formerly known as Windows 10 Redstone update broke the classic Windows 7 games. They no longer work. Here is an updated Windows 7 Games package which solves this issue.
