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How to change Windows 10 window colors and appearance

With Windows 10, Microsoft made huge additions to the new Settings app. Unlike Windows 8, the Settings app in Windows 10 includes a bunch of settings which were exclusively available in the classic Control Panel. With Windows 10, it is possible to customize the window color and appearance using the Settings app only.

How to reset screenshot index number in Windows 10

One of the really cool features of Windows 10 is the Screenshot feature. Press Win + PrintScreen and you will get a screenshot automatically saved at %userprofile%\Pictures\Screenshots. It will be named as 'Screenshot (#).png' where # indicates the screenshot index. Even if you remove all your screenshot images, the next screenshot you take will have a higher index. Here's how to reset the screenshot index number in Windows 10.

How to enable the new People app in Windows 10 build 10061

The recently released Windows 10 build 10061 features an updated People app. Out-of-the-box, this application does not work and crashes, however, with by editing a file, it is possible to get this app working. Here is how it can be done.

Fix Windows 10 build 10061 activation issues

After Microsoft released a newer build of Windows 10, some users faced a strange issue - Windows 10 remains not activated after the install. This did not happen with previous builds. Thankfully, it is very easy to fix.

Windows 10 build 10061 is out

Microsoft has released a new official build for Windows Insiders. Windows 10 build 10061 is available for download now. Here are download instructions and a brief change log which will give you an idea of what is new in Windows 10 build 10061.

Hide Removable Drives From Navigation Pane in Windows 10

With Windows 10, Microsoft added removable drives directly to the left pane of File Explorer called the "Navigation pane". This change is intended to speed up access to your flash drives and external drives as you don't need to expand the 'This PC' folder any more. However, some users might prefer the older behavior where all drives are grouped under 'Computer'/'This PC'. In that case, you would want to hide removable drives in the File Explorer's Navigation Pane in Windows 10. While Windows 10 does not offer any settings to hide removable drives, here is a simple Registry tweak which will allow you to do it.

Download Windows 10 Lockscreen images

Windows 10 features a new option which allows you to have a random image on the Lock screen every time you see it. Windows 10 downloads images for the lock screen from the Internet. This behavior is controlled by the appropriate option in the Settings app. Users who are interested in downloading these images can get it from the link in this article.

Windows 10 features an updated Alt+Tab dialog

Have you noticed that in Windows 10 the Alt + Tab dialog is updated and has become far more visually richer? Now it respects the actual window proportions for showing thumbnails when you switch between windows. The opened windows are scaled depending on how many windows you have open. It is an improvement in my opinion over the Alt + Tab dialog of Windows 8 or Windows 7.

Windows 10: death of the Aero engine

As you might have noticed if you downloaded the latest Windows 10 Build 10056, for some reason, window titles are always grey in this build. Additionally, by default, the operating system does not use any color for the taskbar and the Start menu. Under the hood of these changes, you will find a new colorization engine which is different from the one shipped with Windows 7/8/Vista.

Enable the dark theme for Settings and Modern apps in Windows 10

Windows 10 features a new darker appearance for Modern apps. After following the simple steps in this article, you will be able to check it out. Note that this trick is available since the release of Windows 10 build 10056. Let's see how the new dark appearance is.