Ever since Windows 8, Microsoft has shipped a set of Modern apps with the OS which are not really suitable for use with the mouse and keyboard. When you first sign in, Windows installs those apps for your user account. Windows 10, the successor to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, comes with Universal apps bundled as well. Also, even if you uninstall them from your user account, many of them keep coming back as the OS gets updated and they are copied again to your user account from the system account. If you have no use for Modern apps, here is how to remove all bundled apps in Windows 10.
Category: Windows 10
How to remove HomeGroup icon from Windows 10 File Explorer
During setup, Windows 10 asks you which network type you want to set for the current network connection. Once you set it as private, Windows 10 automatically shows the HomeGroup icon in the navigation pane of File Explorer. If you have no use for the HomeGroup feature and don't wish to see its icon, here is how to disable it and remove HomeGroup from Windows 10 File Explorer.
Get classic Personalization back with Personalization Panel for Windows 10
Today, I released my new app called "Personalization Panel for Windows 10". Like many users, I am not happy to use the Settings app, so I coded an alternative with the familiar look revived. Again, like all my other apps, it is free and portable.
How to add Recycle Bin icon to navigation pane in Windows 10 File Explorer
Here is a trick which can improve your productivity and speed up access to the Recycle Bin in Windows 10. It is possible to add the Recycle Bin to the navigation pane (left pane) of File Explorer so it will always be one click away. Here is how.
Create a Shut Down Windows Dialog Shortcut in Windows 10
In Windows Vista, Microsoft changed the way you shut down Windows. They made the classic Shutdown Windows dialog less prominent. Instead, they implemented a dropdown menu for the shutdown button in the Start menu. Although Windows 10 comes with a lot of ways to shutdown your PC, the classic shutdown dialog is accessible only with the help of a hotkey. You have to minimize all windows, then click to focus on the Desktop and finally press Alt+F4 to make it appear. Today, I am going to share how to create a shortcut to the Shut Down Windows dialog in Windows 10.
Hotkeys to manage Virtual Desktops in Windows 10 (Task View)
Windows 10 is the first version of Windows which includes the virtual desktops feature natively, so there's no need to use any third party app for basic virtual desktops functionality. In Windows 10, this feature is called "Task View". The user can manage windows and apps between virtual desktops using a special button on the taskbar. However, the keyboard is another more effective and productive alternative to the mouse. You can save a lot of time by managing virtual desktops with hotkeys. Here is a list of hotkeys which can be used with Task View in Windows 10.
Set Google as the default search in Windows 10 taskbar
By default, Windows 10 performs an online search for everything you type in the search box of the taskbar. But the default search engine is Bing and the end user cannot change it easily. Mozilla added a nifty option to its Firefox browser which can override the Bing search engine in the taskbar and set any desired search engine for the taskbar. In this article, we will see how to set Google as the default search in the Windows 10 taskbar with the help of Firefox.
How to set Firefox as the default browser in Windows 10
In Windows 10, Microsoft changed the way apps are set by default yet again. It changed in Windows 8 too and became far too restricted so explicit user interaction was required. Software cannot set itself as the default app starting with Windows 8. Now in Windows 10, the user interface has changed. In this article, we will see how to set Firefox as the default browser in Windows 10.
Generic key to install Windows 10 RTM
There are often times when you need to install Windows 10 evaluation or testing in a virtual machine like VirtualBox for example. You may not want to activate it every time with your licensed product key that you use on a real machine. For that purpose, you can use generic keys for Windows 10 available from Microsoft, which will allow you to install the OS, but won't allow you to activate it. As long as you have an ISO image or any other bootable media containing Windows Setup files you can install the OS using a generic key.
