In Windows 10, the user cannot adjust the transparency level of the taskbar. You can only make it transparent or completely opaque using the Settings app. Here is an alternative solution which involves the famous free third party app, Classic Shell.
Category: Windows 10
How to make taskbar icons bigger in Windows 10
In Windows 10, Microsoft reduced the size of app icons on the taskbar to 24 x 24. Many users do not like this change and want the icons restored to the larger 32 x 32 size they had in Windows 7 and Windows 8. In this article, we will see how it can be done with a free tool.
Official ISO images for Windows 10 build 10565 released
If you need to install Windows 10 build 10565 from scratch using official ISO images, you will be glad to know that Microsoft has released them for build 10565. Microsoft decided to push the updated ISOs in the public so everyone can download it.
Microsoft continues to push Windows 10 aggressively
It looks like Microsoft is desperate to push Windows 10 on every device on the market. It has come to be known that for those of you who have Automatic Updates enabled, the upgrade offer now directly shows them that Windows 10 is ready to install. In a way, it sneakily forces Windows 7 and Windows 8 users to install Windows 10 without the ability to cancel the upgrade. Not only is it already downloaded, but the upgrade prompt is shown straightaway without explicit action from the user.
How to create a recovery USB drive for Windows 10
Windows 10 come with a very useful utility which allows you to create a recovery USB drive. If something happens to your OS and it does not boot, then you can use that USB drive to try to recover the operating system. This recovery USB drive will be useful in case you have no other bootable media, e.g. Windows setup disk. Here is how to create it.
Windows 10 build 10565 features Nested Virtualization
Today it was announced by Microsoft that Windows 10 build 10565 includes one more secret feature. It includes an early preview of nested virtualization for Hyper-V. This feature emulates certain hardware capabilities which are required to run Hyper-V in a virtual machine. So you can have a virtual machine inside a virtual machine!
How to stop Windows 10 from changing the default printer
Microsoft has implemented a new behavior for printers in Windows 10 in a recent build 10565. Windows 10 now changes the default printer to the last used one automatically! While this can be useful for some users, many others might prefer to set the default printer manually. Here is how to stop Windows 10 from changing the default printer.
Windows 10 build 10565 + VirtualBox: Fix broken start menu and Settings
In my yesterday's article, I mentioned that Windows 10 build 10565 does not work properly in VirtualBox. The Start menu was broken, transparent and cannot render tiles and icons. Here is a fix I discovered.
Everything you need to know about Windows 10 build 10565
Windows 10 build 10565 is out. There are a number of changes in this build. If you are curious to know what is new in this build, read this article.
How to set up Windows 10 ad hoc wireless hotspot
If you came to Windows 10 directly from Windows 7, you might have noticed that ad hoc Wi-Fi (routerless) connections are no longer available. The user interface for setting up an ad hoc connection does not exist any more in the Network and Sharing Center nor in the Settings app. However, there is a way to make your Windows 10 PC behave like a wireless access point/hotspot.
