If you have a desktop PC or a laptop with a touch screen, you might prefer using it exclusively with a mouse and a keyboard. Many users do not want to touch their large screen at all because it leaves fingerprints and smudges on the display. Others do not find using a touch screen comfortable if the display is vertical and at a distance as is the case of a desktop or laptop PC. Well, the good news is you can disable the touch features in software so it becomes a regular display. If you are curious how to disable the touch screen in Windows 10 and Windows 8, read the rest of this article.
Category: Windows 10
Speed up slow shutdown in Windows 10
If you have experienced slow shutdown in Windows 10, you should know that the OS comes with a built-in ability to speed it up. With a few tweaks, you can significantly speed up the shutdown process. Let's see how it can be done.
Two secrets of Alt + Tab dialog in Windows 10 you might not be aware of
I would like to share with you two interesting tricks related to the famous Alt + Tab dialog in Windows. Both change the way Alt-Tab works so these additional tweaks might make Alt-Tab far more useful for you.
How to move a window from one Desktop to another in Windows 10
Virtual Desktops is a new feature introduced in Windows 10. You can have several desktops and apps running only on that particular Desktop. Once in a while, you may want to move an opened app window from one desktop to another. Here is how you can do that easily.
Open a new instance of the running app on a separate Desktop in Windows 10
As you might be knowing, Windows 10 features Virtual Desktops, called Task View. It allows you to have more than one desktop without using third party tools. For example, if you have opened your Firefox browser on Desktop 1, you can start another instance of Firefox on Desktop 2. When you click the Firefox icon on the taskbar on Desktop 2, it will take you back to Desktop 1. Here is how to make it remain on Desktop 2.
How to disable Notification Center in Windows 10
If Windows 10, Microsoft has introduced the Notification Center feature. Similar to Windows Phone and other mobile systems such as Android, Windows 10 is able to aggregate all kinds of event notifications in one window and show past history of notifications. While you may find this very useful, some others may not want to show all past notifications. In Windows 10 build 9926, you can turn off the notification center, but this requires a Registry tweak from you. Let's see how to do it.
What is Tablet mode in Windows 10
With Windows 10, Microsoft has tried once again to create a universal OS for tablets, smartphones and the classic Desktop PC. This unification started earlier with Windows 8, but it was not a successful attempt. With Windows 10, Microsoft has only slightly tweaked the UI but hopes to achieve success again. To achieve that goal, Microsoft has added the ability to detect on which display Windows is being used and switch between tablet and desktop mode.
How to customize Quick Actions in Notification Center of Windows 10
The new Notification Center feature in Windows 10 might be familiar to Windows Phone users. It stores notifications about all important events like updates, maintenance and security warnings in a single place. In the latest Technical Preview of Windows 10, Notification Center comes with Quick Actions - a set of buttons which allow you to manage various system functions quickly and instantly. Today we will see how to customize these Quick actions.