If you have a laptop with a touchpad (trackpad) and you upgraded to Windows 10, you may have noticed that occasionally, the left click of the touchpad does not work. For example, it may not work at startup at all until you press some key on the keyboard after which it starts working. Or you may be unable to move the mouse pointer right after you type something. Sometimes, the left click also won't work unexpectedly in games. Let's see how to fix this.
Category: Windows 10
Fix: Notification area (system tray) icons are messed up in Windows 10
After using Windows 10 for a while, and installing/uninstalling programs, you may end up with many unwanted icons showing up in Settings -> Taskbar. There is no way to remove these icons from the list; certain icons remain there even if you have already removed their app. Another issue which users commonly report with the notification area (system tray) is that System icons like Network, Sound, Power get turned off and the 'Behaviors' dropdown which allows turning them on is greyed out. Let us see how to fix these two problems - both issues have one solution.
Windows 10’s aggressive upgrade offer will disappear after July 29
There are many users who are extremely unhappy with the way Microsoft is pushing Windows 10. They are constantly releasing special updates, which nag the user to migrate from Windows 7 or Windows 8 to Windows 10. Even if you block them, they get unblocked automatically. With every such update, it is harder and harder to say "no", because of misleading UI and lack of clear choice to refuse the upgrade.
Microsoft has released ISO images for Windows 10 build 14332
Today, Microsoft released official ISO images for Windows 10 build 14332. This build represents the upcoming "Anniversary Update" branch of Windows 10, with significant changes in features of the operating system.
How to get Windows 10 for free after July 29, 2016
The free Windows 10 upgrade offer for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, which is infamously forced by Microsoft with almost every batch of updates, ends this year on July 29. After that, users who decide to switch to Windows 10, will have to pay money for its license. If you are not ready for Windows 10 right now, but want to have a free license for the future in case you change your mind, here is a very simple trick you can do to obtain a Windows 10 license but still continue using Windows 7 or 8.1.
Beware: KB3150513 will install Windows 10 for you again
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.
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.
