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.
Category: Windows 10
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.
How to start Windows 10 in safe mode and access F8 options when it doesn’t boot normally
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.
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.
