Microsoft is working to help businesses remain protected from serious threats besides vulnerabilities. A new feature of Windows Defender will land in Windows 10 soon which will be aimed at protecting users from security and privacy breaches across endpoints and data thefts besides hack attacks.
Category: Windows 10
Avoid two reboots with Windows 10 and Windows 7 dual boot
If you have installed Windows 10 and Windows 7 in a dual boot configuration and have set Windows 10 as the default OS to boot into, you probably noticed that the bootloader of Windows 10 performs an additional reboot every time you select Windows 7 in the boot menu. This is a really annoying behavior and just a waste of your time. In this article, I will share two simple tricks to get rid of the additional reboot required and boot to the desired OS directly.
Fix very slow search in Windows 10
A number of Winaero readers have faced an issue in Windows 10 that after a few build upgrades, Search becomes slow and consumes a notable amount of CPU power. It happens every time the user searches for a file or document using the Cortana UI/Search text box in the taskbar. Here is a solution we found to make search fast and responsive again.
How to perform an offline scan with Windows Defender
Windows 10 Redstone 1 update features offline scanning with Windows Defender. While the feature itself is not new for those who are familiar with Defender and use it, it has now become part of Windows for the first time.
Slow down window animations in Windows 10 with the Shift key
In Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced the DWM (Desktop Window Manager) which implements fancy animation effects, transparency and Aero skins for window frames. Ever since Vista, it allows you to slow down window animations by pressing the Shift key (the animation you see when any dialog or window appears on screen, or when minimizing, or closing a window). This is a hidden feature that has to be enabled with a registry tweak. Read the rest of this article to learn how to enable it.
Quickly check for available solutions to problem reports in Windows 10
If a program stops working or responding, Windows 10 can automatically report the problem and check for a solution. By default, Windows 10 collects information that describes the problem. This is called a problem report. It can include the name of the program that has stopped working, the date and time when the problem occurred, and the version of the program that has encountered the problem. Sending a problem report allows Windows 10 to notify you if a solution is available. Let's see how to quickly check if solutions are available for problem reports.
Windows 10 build 14271 got taskbar properties in Settings
There is another change in the new Windows 10 build 14271 indicating that Microsoft will kill the classic Control Panel in the near future. More and more applets are getting moved to the Settings app. With build 14271 of Windows 10, the taskbar properties have been added to the Settings app.
Fix: Remove arrows from system tray in Windows 10 build 14271
As Microsoft officially cautioned, the recently released Windows 10 build 14271 has issues with the system tray. According to the release notes, when you enable "always show all icons in the notification area", this setting disrupts the layout of the notification area. Users who installed this build also faced a number of other issues with the system tray. For some reason, the tray shows additional arrows mixed with tray icons. Here is how to fix the issue.
How to clear jump lists in Windows 10
As you may already know, Windows 10 tracks and stores information about which documents and which folders and files you have opened recently. This information is used by the OS to provide quick access to documents via jumplists when you need them again. If you need to remove this info due to privacy concerns or for some other reason, you will find that in Windows 10 this operation can be a bit confusing. Here is how you can clear jump lists in Windows 10.
Windows 10 build 14271 has landed on the Fast Ring
Microsoft is trying to maintain the pace of the Windows 10 release cycle for Insiders on the Fast Ring. A new build of Windows 10, build 14271 has been released. According to Microsoft, it comes with a long list of bugfixes. Let's see what is new in this build.
