Microsoft has delivered a new Windows 10 build for participants of the Windows Insiders program. The new build, 14257, is part of the Redstone 1 branch. Here is what's changed and what is new in the released build.
Category: Windows 10
Add a useful Internet Explorer icon to Windows 10 Desktop
In early versions of Windows, Internet Explorer had a special icon right on the Desktop. It was not just a shortcut, but an ActiveX object which provided access to various IE settings and features by right clicking it. For instance, you could open Internet Options directly from its context menu or start a private browsing session. Such an icon can still be added to the Desktop in Windows 10.
Windows 10 has become a recommended update
We warned you in our previous articles that Windows 10 was going to become a recommended update for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. Microsoft previously announced that this would happen in early 2016 and now it has.
Add Run as administrator context menu item to MSI files
It is useful to have an open to run Windows Installer files (*.msi) as administrator. There are some desktop apps which have issues installing correctly when UAC is enabled. Also, when you install an MSI package in a limited user account, it requires an elevated command prompt and a number of additional actions. To avoid this, you can add a context menu command for MSI files to the File Explorer app which will allow you to run the selected MSI file as administrator. Here is how.
Fix input lags in games on Windows 10
Many gamers switched to Windows 10 due to the new features this operating system offers them. Windows 10 comes with DirectX 12 out-of-the-box and offers performance and graphics enhancements in games with DirectX 12 support. It also has an Xbox app for tracking your gaming social activity and achievements, recording game clips, and streaming from Xbox One. However, on Windows 10, many users have noticed strange input lags when playing fullscreen or 3D games.
How to uninstall and remove the Xbox app in Windows 10
Microsoft includes a number of pre-installed Universal (Metro) apps in Windows 10. One such app is Xbox. It allows you to track your Xbox social activity and achievements, record game clips, and stream games from Xbox One to PC. The app connects to the Xbox Live community where you can chat with friends, share captured screenshots and gaming videos and play multiplayer games common to the PC and Xbox One. If these things are not for you and you have no use for the Xbox app, here is how you can delete it completely.
Fix Windows 10 build 14251 “An error has occurred in the script on this page”
A new issue has cropped up in the recently released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14251. When you open services.msc or gpedit.msc in Windows 10 build 14251, an error message pop ups in the front of the Management console window which says An error has occurred in the script on this page. Here is how you can avoid this issue.
Set Do this for all current items checkbox by default in Windows 10 copy dialog
When you copy or move multiple files and folders from one location to another, a conflict resolution dialog may appear on the screen in Explorer. If some files or folders already exist in the destination location, Windows 10 asks what to do with such files, i.e. overwrite, copy with a different name or skip them. There is a checkbox called 'Do this for all current items' which is always annoyingly unchecked by default. Using a simple trick you can make this checkbox on by default. This improves the usability of File Explorer in Windows 10.
Enable random MAC address in Windows 10 for Wi-Fi adapter
In Windows 10, there is a new feature available for certain Wi-Fi adapters if they support this feature. Every time you connect to a Wi-Fi network, Windows 10 can randomize your adapter's MAC address! This ability is interesting for those who want to avoid location tracking based on the device's MAC (physical) address. Here is how you can enable it.
