Out of the box, Windows 10 allows disabling Live Tiles for pinned Universal apps by right clicking them and choosing the option from the context menu. The user needs to disable Live Tile notifications for every pinned Tile individually. If you want to get rid of Live Tiles for all pinned apps at once and prevent new pinned apps from having Live Tiles, here is a trick which does this job for you.
Fix DVD or Blu-ray drive is missing after reboot in Windows 10
Sometimes in Windows 10, you may face the following issue: after a reboot, your DVD or Blu-ray drive disappears from the This PC folder. Its drive letter disappears completely, and despite what you may have tried, it does not work. The Device Manager shows an exclamation mark for your optical drive and says the drivers for it cannot be installed. Here is how to fix this issue and get your DVD drive working again.
Add custom blocks lists for ad blocker in Opera
As you may already know, Opera recently got a built-in ad blocking feature. One feature it lacked was the ability to add custom block lists. Starting with Opera 38, which has reached the beta channel as of this writing, such an ability was added to the browser. This version allows the user to use custom lists, like popular add-ons AdBlock and uBlock Origin do.
Fix: Windows Experience Index can’t be retrieved in Windows 10
While the Windows Experience Index option was removed from System properties in Windows 8.1 and later, there are a number of ways to still see it. However, sometimes Windows 10 fails to retrieve its value. Here are a few fixes you can try to resolve the issue.
Official ISO images of Windows 10 build 14342 released for Slow Ring
Today, Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 10 build 14342 for Slow Ring insiders. This means that official ISO images of Windows 10 build 14342 will become available for those who want to install Windows 10 build 14342 from scratch.
Windows 10 Store gets new appearance and features
Today, Microsoft has started to roll out an updated Store app for Windows 10 Insiders. If you are running the most recent build 14342 (as of this writing), you will see changes in the Store app very soon.
Firefox will get an improved bookmarks user interface
With the next few upcoming releases, Mozilla Firefox will get a refined bookmarks UI. Developers from Mozilla are working to make it more logical and easy to use for the end user. This will affect the "star" button behavior and the appearance of the bookmarks menu in the browser.
High CPU use by taskhost.exe in Windows 8.1 when user name contains “user”
If you are constantly facing high CPU usage in Windows 8.1, see what login name you have for your user account. If it contains the word "user", then this can be the cause of your issue. Microsoft has documented this problem and suggests a fix for this case.
Convenience Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 is like Windows 7 SP2
Every time you do a fresh install of Windows 7, even if your ISO file has Service Pack 1 integrated, it takes ages to install all available updates. So, reinstalling becomes a nightmare for those who use the genuine installation media of Windows 7 SP1. Microsoft has decided to change this situation and has released a convenience rollup for Windows 7 SP1 which will save your time.
Your Windows 10 upgrade is now scheduled for you automatically
A new round of the Windows 10 upgrade offer is starting. While interested users have up to the end of July 2016 to switch to Windows 10, others who have no plans to move to the latest OS from Redmond are still seeing nags that the upgrade has been scheduled. Since it gets scheduled to install on a specific date, your PC will automatically get upgraded to Windows 10 unless you cancel that offer.
