Microsoft has released a new build of Windows 10. Participants of the Windows Insiders program can get Windows 10 build 14291. Besides regular bugfixes and minor changes, this build comes with extensions support for Microsoft Edge.
Category: Windows 10
Make menus open to the left side in Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7
In modern Windows versions including Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7, it is possible to make all menus such as context menus and app menus to open to the left side of the mouse pointer. By default in Windows, they opens to the right unless you have a Tablet PC in which case the default is menus opening to the left. Here is how the setting can be controlled.
How to create a taskbar settings shortcut in Windows 10
As you may already know, Microsoft has added taskbar properties to the Settings app in the latest builds for Insiders. From now, all taskbar options can be accessed via the Settings app which is optimized for touchscreen users. If you want to open those taskbar options with one click, i.e. from a shortcut on your desktop, you can make this simple tweak to access them faster.
BEWARE: Windows 7 can be upgraded to Windows 10 automatically
Many Reddit users faced an unexpected behavior from Windows Update when suddenly it forcibly and silently started the installation process for Windows 10 without any warning. This happens if KB3035583 is installed, which comes with the following description:
Update installs Get Windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1
Without any confirmation, the updated Get Windows 10 app not only starts setup but upgrades the user's installed operating system to Windows 10!
How to sleep Windows 10 from the command line
Recently one of our readers asked us how to make his Windows 10 PC enter sleep from the command line. This can be definitely useful if you are using the sleep mode frequently and want to create a shortcut to put your PC into sleep directly or via some batch file. In this article, I would like to share a working way to initiate sleep from the command line.
Find what drains the battery in Windows 10
If you feel that your Windows 10 PC's battery is discharging too quickly, it can be caused by several reasons. The most probably causes are a dying battery or some app which causes a big load on the CPU and other hardware. If you would like to make sure that it is not a software issue, here is how you can see the battery usage per app in Windows 10!
Windows 10 build 14278.0.RS1 and Windows Nano Server leaked to the web
Two interesting non-official releases of Windows have leaked to the Internet. The first one is a Windows 10 RedStone branch build 14278. The other one is a Windows Nano Server installation image.
How to change UAC settings in Windows 10
Since Windows Vista, Microsoft added a new security feature called User Account Control (UAC). It tries to prevent malicious apps from doing potentially harmful things on your PC. Before the administrator-level (elevated) action is allowed, UAC asks permission from the user to go ahead with it, or cancel the request. UAC has some settings which can affect its behavior. In this article we will look how to change those settings in Windows 10.
Change a pinned app’s shortcut icon on the taskbar in Windows 10
Since Windows 7, Microsoft redesigned the taskbar and introduced the concept of pinning shortcuts, which were earlier stored in the Quick Launch. However, once you pin a shortcut, changing the icon of the pinned shortcut isn't so easy. Windows 10 does not show the new icon! Let's see how to fix it.
How to perform an emergency restart of Windows 10
Windows 10 has a secret reboot mode called "Emergency restart". When you perform an emergency restart, Windows closes all running apps forcefully and you will not see any warning about saving your work. This way of restart can be useful if you have some issues with apps or the OS hanging or crashing and you would like to quickly restart the PC to fix it. Follow this tutorial to learn how to perform an emergency restart in Windows 10.
