One of the questions Windows users had after Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be free, was whether they could clean install the OS again after the 1-year period of free upgrades ends. You often need to reinstall Windows for various reasons and after obtaining the license with the free upgrade program, people were concerned that Microsoft might require them to pay for a reinstallation. Well this has been clarified by Microsoft.
Category: Windows 10
How to cancel Windows 10 reservation
Microsoft is actively promoting their upcoming Windows 10 operating system and has even released a special update for Windows 7 and Windows 8 which offers you to "reserve" the license for Windows 10 right now using your existing genuine Windows 7 or Windows 8 license. I am getting many emails from people who are not happy to see such nagging offers. If you would like to cancel Windows 10 reservation, here is how you do it.
NoDefender – Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10 with few clicks
Many people complain that Windows 10 forces them to use Windows Defender and that there is no way to disable it. Once you disable it using the Settings, the operating system re-enables it soon. Here is a solution which will allow you to disable Windows Defender in Windows 10 completely.
How to open various Settings pages directly in Windows 10
The Settings app in Windows 10 replaces the classic Control Panel. It consists of many pages and inherits a lot of classic settings. Almost every Settings page has its own URI, which stands for Uniform Resource Identifier. This allows you to open any Settings page directly with a special command. In this article, I would like to share the list of Settings pages URIs (ms-settings) available in Windows 10.
Features removed in Windows 10
Microsoft has published an interesting article today which lists the features which won't be available in Windows 10. These features do not have a proper replacement yet Microsoft thinks they are no longer worth including in Windows 10. This is not a complete or all-exhaustive list of what is removed in Windows 10. There are many small features deleted in Windows 10 but here is a Microsoft-provided list of what's going away.
Windows 10 system requirements
Microsoft has published the official system requirements for Windows 10. Now, since you know the official release date of the new universal OS, you might want to know if your PC is capable of running the latest operating system from Redmond.
Windows 10 will be released after July 29
Microsoft officially announced that Windows 10 will be available after July 29. Starting from that date, you will be able to buy new hardware with pre-installed Windows 10 or receive your digital copy of Windows 10 which you might have reserved in advance.
How to remove the Windows 10 reservation app
Microsoft is interested in making as many users move to Windows 10 as possible in a short period of time. They want to capture a significant market share with the new OS and get rid of an older operating system like Windows XP which is still more popular than Windows 8. To get users to start using Windows 10, Microsoft pushed a special software via Windows Update called the "Windows 10 reservation app". It asks the user to order a free license for Windows 10 right now. If you are not happy to see such promotional notifications, here is how you can remove the Windows 10 reservation app.
How to navigate apps by alphabet in Windows 10 Start menu
With Windows 10 build 10130, Microsoft has rolled out a new way to navigate installed apps. Many users who have installed the released Windows 10 build 10130 and saw the screenshots we posted are curious how to activate the navigation by alphabet in Windows 10 Start menu. In this article, we will show how it can be done.
List of known issues for Windows 10 build 10130
Every time Microsoft releases a new build of Windows 10 Preview, it releases a list of known issues for the new build. Such a list is also available for Windows 10 build 10130. For this new build, Microsoft has listed only a few known bugs.
