The Task Manager app which comes with Windows 10 is a special tool to maintain running processes including user apps, system apps and Windows services. It is able to control which apps start during the startup and even analyze performance of the whole OS. In this article, we will see how to start Task Manager in Windows 10.
Category: Windows 10
Download official ISO images for Windows 10 November Update 1511
Microsoft has published the final version of Windows 10 1511, known as November Update/Threshold 2 for free download. Now you can download official ISO images to perform a clean install of Windows 10 1511 RTM.
Windows 10 November Update is RTM, now released to everyone
Here is great news for every Windows 10 user. The long awaited Windows 10 November Update, known as code name Threshold 2, is finally released. The RTM version is available now on Windows Update.
How to pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access in Windows 10
The Quick Access location is a new option in File Explorer of Windows 10. It is where Explorer opens by default instead of This PC which was the default in previous Windows versions. Quick Access collects recent files and frequent folders to show them in a single view. You can also pin various locations inside Quick Access. Quick Access always shows these pinned locations regardless of how rarely you visit them. In this article, we will see how to pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access.
Windows 10 will become a recommended update
If you are not impressed by Windows 10 and decided to not move to it, you were probably able to avoid it and its free upgrade offer. But soon Microsoft is taking another step to coax users towards Windows 10. The update which enables the upgrade to Windows 10 will become a recommended update. Recommended updates are automatically installed if your Windows Update settings are configured to do so.
Enable balloon notifications in Windows 10 using a Registry tweak
In one of our previous articles, we covered how you can enable balloon notifications in Windows 10 and disable toasts for apps which already used balloons. That method involved using Group Policy which is not included in home editions of Windows 10. In this article, we will see how it can be done in editions of Windows 10 without the Group Policy editor. We will do it with a simple Registry tweak.
Microsoft has pushed out Windows 10 build 10586 to the Slow Ring
Today, we came to know that Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 10586, which is known as the November 2015 Update/Threshold 2 RTM to Windows Insiders on the Slow Ring. It should be available via Windows Update. The official ISO images will be available soon as well.
How to add folders to the left part of the Start menu in Windows 10
In the past, we mentioned that one of the pre-release builds of Windows 10 brought customization options for the Start menu. In this article, I would like to share how it can be done in Windows 10 RTM. Using this tutorial, you will be able to add or remove folders and system locations to the Start menu of Windows 10.
Fix Windows 10 reboots (restarts) instead of shutting down
A number of Windows 10 users have various shutdown-related issues. The most common issue is that their PC reboots instead of shutting down. When they click shut down in the Start menu, Windows 10 doesn't shutdown, but instead restarts. Here is what you can do to avoid this issue.
Microsoft has rolled out Windows 10 Fall Update Threshold 2
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Fall (November) Update Threshold 2 to all Fast Ring Insiders. The released build can be considered as the final release of the Threshold 2 update. However, it still has a few issues.
