If you installed Windows 10 with the disk controller set into the IDE mode in the BIOS, you cannot switch it to AHCI directly and hope that Windows will work correctly. Once you change it in the BIOS, Windows 10 will become unbootable. To avoid this, you need to follow the instructions in this article.
Category: Windows 10
Get the old Windows 7-like Calendar and Date pane in Windows 10
In stable builds of Windows 10 like 10240 (Windows RTM) and 10586 (November Update), when you click the clock in the notification area/tray area of the taskbar which is usually in the bottom right corner, a new Calendar and Date-Time pane will appear on the screen. This change was made by Microsoft to adapt the old calendar function to new devices with touch screens. If you are not happy to use it and would like to revert it to the Windows-7 like calendar popup, you will be happy to know that it is still possible. Here is how to change it back.
Fix 0xc0000017 error while installing Windows 10
If you faced a strange error code 0xc0000017 while trying to install Windows 10, it might be confusing as Setup does not provide any more information about this issue. The setup program just stops and shows this Error 0xc0000017. There isn't enough memory available to create a ramdisk device. Here is how to fix this annoyance and install Windows 10.
How to change menu row height in Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
Earlier Windows versions like Windows Vista or Windows 7 had very flexible appearance settings. Unlike the latest versions including Windows 10 and Windows 8, they allowed you to change desktop icon spacing, window border size, scrollbar width and a lot of other options which you can no longer modify. One such option is menu bar height for apps which have a menu bar. Increasing the height of the menu bar can be very useful if you use a touch screen device. Taller menus are much easier to tap with your finger. There is a Registry tweak which can serve as a workaround for such a case.
Windows 10 build 11097 “Redstone” is in testing, does not have user interface changes yet
As it was clear from the previous post, Microsoft has begun working actively on new Windows 10 builds to release them to Windows Insiders. Microsoft's Gabe Aul, VP of Engineering Systems in Windows and Devices Group shared again some details about the progress of those builds via his Twitter.
Microsoft has refined Cortana, added filters for PC search results
Microsoft is actively working to improve the new capabilities of Windows 10 and make it more useful and more welcomed by users. The next major update, known as Redstone, will be focused on improving the Action Center, Start Menu, Cortana and Edge browser user experience. Here are some backend changes which have already made it to Cortana, the digital user assistant in Windows 10.
Add classic personalization Desktop menu in Windows 10
If you are using Windows 10 for a while, you definitely know that the classic Personalization options were removed in one of the pre-release builds. All options to personalize are now there in the Settings app, which is a Metro app designed for touch screen users and has controls which are poorly designed or have limited functionality. If you are not satisfied by this new way to tune up your OS appearance, you might be interested in accessing the classic Control panel applets. Thankfully, it is still possible.
Microsoft to release a new Redstone build next week
The Windows Insiders program went quiet after the release of Windows 10 build 11082. Although this build was released for the Fast Ring, new builds are not coming regularly enough. Here is some news from Microsoft which Gabe Aul, VP of Engineering in Windows and Devices Group shared via his Twitter.
Remove shortcut arrow overlay in Windows 10
Shortcuts in Windows have an arrow overlaid on top of the icon to indicate that they are links. If you find the default Windows 10 shortcut icon too large, or you wish to change the shortcut arrow from the default blue arrow overlay to a smaller one, then you can do that easily. You can even disable the shortcut arrow completely. In this article, we will see how it can be done. There are two ways available to do this.
Enable verbose logon messages in Windows 10
It is possible to enable detailed information for Windows 10 logon, sign out, restart and shutdown events. The operating system will report what exactly is happening at the current moment while you are on the logon/logoff screen. In this article, we will see how this can be enabled. This trick also works in Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.
