There are many Winaero readers asking me this. How to access the safe mode if Windows 10 already does not boot? F8 does nothing! Well, I decided to write a detailed tutorial how it can be done. If you need to know this, read the rest.
Category: Windows 10
How to uninstall and remove Insider Hub in Windows 10
Microsoft includes a number of pre-installed Universal (Metro) apps in Windows 10. One such app is the Insider Hub. It is intended to be a one-stop-shop for all the latest news and announcements regarding the Windows Insider Program. There will be times when Microsoft needs to communicate something to Windows Insiders that may not necessitate doing a blog post or forum post. In that case, they use the Insider Hub to publish that news. The Insider Hub app also shows statistics about your participation in the Insider program. If you have no use for the Insider Hub, here is how you can delete it.
Windows 10 Fall Update (Threshold 2) RTM will be build 10586
Microsoft has signed off build 10586 as the 'Fall Update' for desktop users and also for mobile phones. This means that the mentioned build will be released not only for Windows Insiders but also for Windows 10 RTM users. Windows Phone 8.1 users will receive the update to Windows 10 Mobile as it is the next step up for all supported devices.
How to perform a clean boot of Windows 10 to diagnose issues
If you suddenly got some unexpected behavior on your Windows 10 PC, then the first thing you should do is take a diagnostic approach by way of elimination. There are plenty of factors which can be the cause of issues like slowdowns, BSODs, freezes and even sudden reboots. The best way to detect what exactly is the cause of the trouble is to perform a clean boot. Using a clean boot, you can find if the OS is damaged by some third party app or a bad driver. By preventing them from loading, you can exclude the influence of these two factors.
Fix critical error Start Menu and Cortana aren’t working in Windows 10
After upgrading to Windows 10, many users are seeing an error message: critical error - Start Menu and Cortana aren't working. For some reason, most users affected by this error are the ones who upgraded from Windows 8.1. Here is what you can do to get rid of this error message.
Windows 10 Threshold 2 might be released on November 10
Windows 10 Threshold 2, the major update to Windows 10, should be out in only 8 days. Users who already migrated to Windows 10 are awaiting this update because it should fix a lot of issues present in Windows 10 RTM (Build 10240). The November Update, as many people refer to it, is going through the finalizing stages and testing so it can be rolled out soon.
Fix the black screen after logon in Windows 10
Many Windows 10 users face a black screen issue after they sign in to their Windows account. The issue appeared for the first time in early pre-release builds but can be reproduced by some users in Windows 10 build 10240 RTM and even in some post-RTM builds. If you are affected by this issue, here is what you can do to fix the black screen after logon in Windows 10.
How to disable or enable Fast Startup in Windows 10
The Fast Startup feature, which was introduced in Windows 8 RTM, is enabled by default in Windows 10. When enabled, it saves a part of your memory (loaded system files and drivers) to a hibernation file after the user session has ended. This allows your computer to start much faster than normal. However, there are plenty of cases when Fast Startup creates issues and needs to be disabled. In this article, we will see how to disable or enable Fast Startup in Windows 10.
Fix Yes button disabled in UAC dialogs in Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7
If you ever faced this strange issue in Windows where the Yes button is disabled in UAC dialogs, you might be very confused as to why that is, especially when your user account is already an Administrator level account. In this article, we will see how this problem can be fixed.
