Many users have spotted that Windows 10 downloads and installs some games and apps automatically. Without the user even opening the Store, or asking for his or her permission, the operating system installs some apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Minecraft: Windows 10 edition, Flipboard, Twitter and some other apps. This is definitely unwanted behavior for most users because they never requested these apps. Here is how to prevent these apps from installing.
Category: Windows 10
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 14251 for Fast Ring Insiders
Microsoft delivered a new Windows 10 build for participants of the Windows Insiders programs. A new build, 14251, is part of the Redstone 1 branch and features the version number jump we mentioned yesterday. Let's see what exactly has changed and what is new in the released build.
Download 171 Windows Spotlight images from Windows 10
Windows 10 features a new feature which allows you to have a random image on the Lock screen every time you see it. It downloads beautiful images from the Internet and shows them on your lock screen. So, every time you boot or lock Windows 10, you will see a new lovely image. The images are breathtakingly beautiful. However, Microsoft made the downloaded images hidden from the end user.
Microsoft has made a huge jump with Windows 10 build numbers
Microsoft is still working on the core Windows 10 codebase, called OneCore to unify their desktop and mobile development efforts. Microsoft's Gabe Aul, VP of Engineering Systems in Windows and Devices Group shared some details about the progress again via his Twitter. Thanks to Insiders, another interesting fact has come to be known about Windows 10 development.
Windows 10 build 11103 Redstone 1 has suddenly leaked to the Internet
Today is an unusual day in Windows 10 development history. A new "private" build of Windows 10 found its way to the internet. It is interesting because ever since Microsoft made Windows 10 beta testing open to everyone via the Windows Insiders program, only a few builds have actually leaked to the public. So the "leak" of Windows 10 build 11103 is a rather odd exception.
Upgrade to a different language of Windows 10 from the installed one
If you face this issue where a localized (fully translated) version of Windows 10 cannot be installed from the setup media and it warns you that the language of the installed operating system is different, then there is a simple Registry tweak which will allow you to bypass this limitation. You will be able to upgrade Windows 10 from a different language ISO and keep your programs and files. Here is how.
Be ready for an update to Windows 10 (build 10586.71)
Microsoft is expected to roll out an update to Windows 10 today. The update should come for PC users and for Insiders who are using Windows 10 Mobile. It is expected to be a cumulative update. The build version is expected to be bumped from the recently released 10586.63 to 10586.71
Create a shortcut to Backup and Restore\Create system image
Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 come with a built-in tool to which allow you to create a system image backup including system data and the user data. It is located in Control Panel\Backup and Restore. In Windows 8 and Windows 10, it is called Backup and Restore (Windows 7). If you prefer this tool over other tools and applications available for system imaging, you might be interested in creating a shortcut to launch the system image wizard with one click.
Set Ethernet connection as metered in Windows 10
By default, Windows 10 does not allow you to set an Ethernet (LAN) connection as a metered connection. This ability is restricted to mobile networks and Wi-Fi. However, there are a number of situations when you might need to set a wired, Ethernet connection as metered. In this article, we will see how to exactly do that in Windows 10 and why you might want to do it.
How to search network shares or mapped drives in Windows 10
When Microsoft introduced the Windows Search indexer in Windows XP, they provided an add-in for it to index network shares. It worked for 32-bit Windows XP and Vista but starting with Windows 7, they discontinued this feature. You can't index network shares, nor can you include them in a Library. But even if network shares or mapped drives cannot be indexed, you can still search them, if you use a simple trick. Read the rest of this article to see how.
