Yesterday, I wrote a tutorial how to disable driver signature requirement in Windows 10. The mentioned solution is not permanent as the driver signature enforcement will be restored after reboot. In this article, we will see how to disable the driver signature enforcement permanently in Windows 10.
Category: Windows 10
How to disable automatic updating of apps in Windows 10
If you use Universal (Metro) apps in Windows 10, you might have noticed that like system updates, these apps also get updated automatically. New versions of apps are generally larger. They install without your consent and this not only causes additional traffic and reduces disk space but some apps might have regressions, changed design or missing features in the new version. So you might not want to update all your apps automatically and instead prefer to update them manually. Here is how to disable the automatic updating of apps in Windows 10.
How to disable driver signature requirement in Windows 10
If you are a driver developer or if any of your Windows drivers are not signed, you might need to disable the driver signature requirement in Windows 10. Another example is if you need to flash an Android phone or install some old or specific hardware drivers, you need to bypass this requirement as well. But Windows 10 won't allow you to install those unsigned drivers. Here is what you should do in such a case.
How to move page file in Windows 10 to another disk
There are a number of reasons to move the Windows page file to another disk. Moving the pagefile.sys file from the partition where Windows is installed to another hard drive can improve system performance and decrease page file fragmentation. Or if your Windows partition is located on an SSD, you can move it to another SSD so the writes will be balanced between the two SSDs instead of all the I/O activity happening on the SSD with the operating system installed.
What’s new in Windows 10 version 1511 “November Update” Threshold 2
Windows 10 November Update version 1511, known as code name Threshold 2, was released on November 12, 2015 to the public. It included several improvements, such as Cortana with ink writing support, Improved Microsoft Edge, Windows Hello - new biometric authentication system which supports fingerprint and facial recognition, Device Guard and Credential Guard security features, and much more.
Windows 10 upgrade offer now has no Cancel option
Here is another round of aggressive attempts from Microsoft to push Windows 10 on every Windows 7 and Windows 8 user. They are very anxious to move everyone to Windows 10 as soon as possible. There are a number of tricks the company is using to make the user install Windows 10. They are showing nags, annoyingly downloading it silently and hiding options to ignore the prompts. Now the Windows 10 upgrade offer has no obvious Cancel button although you might still be able to ignore it.
Create a restore point in Windows 10 with one click
If you use the System Restore function in Windows 10 to revert your operating system to the last known stable point when it was working correctly, you might be interested in having the ability to quickly create a restore point with one click. This can be done by creating a shortcut to a command which creates the restore point. In modern Windows versions, it is especially useful because System Restore has been scaled back to create restore points far less frequently, even as low as once a week!
Microsoft has rolled out Windows 10 build 11082, a preview build of the Redstone update
If you are a participant of the Windows Insider program, your Windows 10 operating system has got an update - build 11082. This build begins the Redstone series of preview builds. The full build tag of the released build is 11082.1000.151210-2021.rs1_release.
Make shortcut to Advanced Startup options in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is a set of troubleshooting and recovery tools under Advanced Startup options. Those tools are very useful if you have some issue that you cannot fix in the regular Windows 10 environment. For example, you may need to overwrite or delete some in-use files. It is really a good alternative to a bootable DVD or USB stick. Today, I would like to show you how to create a shortcut to start Windows 10 directly in Advanced Startup mode.
Windows 10: changes coming with the Redstone update
Following up on Windows 10 November Update/Version 1511, the next major update - codenamed Redstone - is expected some time next year for all Windows 10 users. It is already in development. Here is the list of changes you can expect in the Redstone update.
