Several images of Windows 10 build 10108 have been spotted on the Internet. From the leaked images, we see some changes happening in the user interface in Windows 10. Let's see what has changed in this build.
Category: Windows 10
Windows Media Center for Windows 10 – here is a solution
Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no Media Center software for Windows 10. Any PC upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 will lose the feature and there's no way to get the official app back. However, it is possible to get a very good Windows Media Center alternative for Windows 10.
Here are some new sounds in Windows 10
The recently leaked Windows 10 build 10074 comes with a new set of sounds. Interested users can try these sounds right now. Here you go.
Enable Blur for Start menu and taskbar in Windows 10 build 10074
Here is good news for users who installed Windows 10 build 10074. It can be enabled with a simple registry Registry tweak. Let's see how.
Windows 10 build 10074 ditches classic Appearance and themes support
Users who installed the leaked Windows 10 build 10074 might have already noticed that in this build, Microsoft has removed almost all Appearance and Personalization options and moved all of those to the Modern Settings app! Also, the Personalize item in the right-click context menu of the Desktop now opens the Settings app.
Windows 10 build 10074 features a reworked Setup experience
While installing the leaked Windows 10 build 10074, I noticed some changes to the Setup program. The privacy options seem to be a bit different from previous builds that were released. Let's see what has changed.
A new build of Windows 10 features a blur effect in the Start menu!
A recent build of Windows 10 comes with a new feature - the transparent Start menu and taskbar now have a blur effect! The blur effect was present initially in Windows Vista and was very much loved by users for looking like authentic glass. Window frame borders and the title bar also had this effect. Windows 7 extended the effect to the Taskbar. In Windows 8, Microsoft removed the blur effect and kept only transparency. Many users did not like this change, however, with Windows 10, Microsoft has restored it partially.
Windows 10 build 10102 comes with new Tile animations and updated Cortana
Some new screenshots of Windows 10 build 10102 have leaked to the Internet. From the leaked images, we can see an updated Cortana app which has tight integration with the Taskbar. Also, new animations for Live Tiles in the Start menu are spotted in the leaked screenshots. Let's see these changes in detail.
Recent builds of Windows 10 come with updated Store app
As you might be knowing, Windows 10 comes with a new Store experience. It is named Store (beta) and is different from the Store app in Windows 8.1. In recent builds of Windows 10, Microsoft updated that app. It looks a bit different and has a new splash screen and a new icon.
How to disable Windows SmartScreen in Windows 10
The SmartScreen filter is a technology which was initially designed for Internet Explorer to protect users from malicious websites and web applications. It was integrated with IE8 and IE9 (as the successor to IE7's Phishing filter). Starting with Windows 8, Microsoft implemented Internet Explorer's SmartScreen feature directly into the operating system so files are screened for being potentially harmful.
