A new build of Windows 10 has been released by Microsoft. Build 10130 features several changes from the previously released build of Windows 10 Insider Preview. Before you update your Windows 10 to build 10130, you might be interested in knowing what exactly has changed in this build. Here is a brief list of changes.
Category: Windows 10
Windows 10 build 10130 is out
Yesterday Microsoft released a new official build for Windows Insiders, Windows 10 build 10130. To upgrade your Windows 10 Technical Preview, follow the instructions below.
Fix Windows 10 upgrade error 0x80246017
Ever since the earliest builds of Windows 10, many users on the 'Fast Ring' have faced an error 0x80246017 when they try to upgrade to a newer build. For instance, the recently released build 10122 is getting stuck at 18% for many users. To fix this problem, follow the instructions below.
Windows 10 signoff is planned for mid July
Microsoft is planning to finish the Windows 10 operating system in the middle of July 2015. This information came from two insiders who are familiar with the Windows 10 roadmap. At this moment, the latest public build of Windows 10 is build 10122, however, it is far from perfect.
How to enable Aero Peek in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with three useful features to help you to manage and arrange opened windows. These features are Aero Snap, Aero Peek and Aero Shake, all of them were available since Windows 7. The Snap feature allows you to work on two programs side-by-side by showing two windows side-by-side on the same screen. Today, I would like to cover Aero Peek. This feature allows users to quickly view the desktop by moving the mouse pointer to the bottom right corner of the taskbar. It is really useful if you need to view your desktop without minimizing all open applications. In Windows 10, this feature is disabled by default, so we will look, how to enable it back.
How to create a shortcut to take a screenshot in Windows 10 using built-in screenshot feature
While Windows offers a lot of ways to capture a screenshot without using third party tools, it might be useful to capture a screenshot from the command line or with a special shortcut. In Windows 10, it is possible to create a special shortcut, which will use the built-in ability of the operating system to capture screenshots. In this article we will see how to create that shortcut and how to use it from your batch files.
How to restore the TrustedInstaller ownership in Windows 10
By default, almost all system files, system folders and even Registry keys in Windows 10 are owned by a special built-in user account called "TrustedInstaller". So, once you take ownership and grant admin permissions to a file oe folder, and later want to restore the TrustedInstaller account as the owner, you will notice that it is not shown in the list of accounts. Here is how to restore the TrustedInstaller ownership in Windows 10.
How to take ownership and get full access to files and folders in Windows 10
Sometimes you need to get full access to some file or folder in Windows 10. It can be a system file or folder, or one which was created by a user account that no longer exists. In most cases, the Windows operating system will prevent you from doing any operation on such files and folders. In this article, we will see how to take ownership and get full access to files and folders in Windows 10.
Download icons from Windows 10 build 10125
There are new icons in the latest Windows 10 build 10125. Microsoft is listening to feedback and has replaced lots of icons . Many users did not like the bright yellow folders which have a strange shape and no gradients. These new icons have a more traditional look compared to the previous icon set.
How to add custom folders in This PC in Windows 10 or remove the defaults
With Windows 8.1, Microsoft introduced a set of folders inside the This PC folder. These folders include Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos. Windows 10 comes with the same set of folders in This PC. If you are interested in removing the default folders from This PC in Windows 10 and want to add some custom folder there, this article is for you. Today we will see:
- how to remove folders from This PC in Windows 10
- how to add a custom folder to This PC in Windows 10
Let's see how to do both.
