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.
Category: Windows 10
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.
What’s new in Windows 10 build 10130
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.
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.
