Modern Windows versions have a useful feature called Startup Repair. During its startup, Windows 10 runs automatic repair which tries to fix boot related issues if it fails to boot a certain number of times. However, if you want to run Startup Repair manually to check your PC for issues at boot, here is how it can be done.
How to disable Adobe Flash in Edge
By default, Windows 10 ships with the Adobe Flash Player plugin bundled with the operating system. It is accessible in Internet Explorer 11 and in Microsoft's new flagship browser, Microsoft Edge. It can be used to play videos and animated content. There are a number of reasons why you may want to disable it but the main reason these days is you can do without Flash on most sites that stream video via HTML5. In this article, we will see how to disable Adobe Flash in Edge.
Change the default action when you start typing in Windows 10 File Explorer
When you type something in File Explorer in Windows 10, by default the item with a name that begins with the letter or number that you typed in the currently open folder or drive will be selected. For example, if you are exploring C:\, you can press Pro to jump directly to C:\Program Files. It is possible to customize this behavior in Windows 10. So, instead of the file getting selected, a search is performed. Windows 10 File Explorer offers two choices which can change the behavior of the Explorer window after your keyboard input. In this article, we will see how to access and change these options.
Linux Mint 18 beta ISO images will be released this month
According to a new announcement on the Linux Mint blog, ISO images of the beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint 18 operating system will be released in June 2016. Interested users will be able to try all the new features and changes which Linux Mint 18 is expected to bring.
Firefox 47 is out, download it now
A new version of the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser is out today. Firefox 47 brings a number of interesting changes you might like. Let's see what changes the browser offers to the end user.
Make Explorer open custom folder instead of This PC or Quick Access in Windows 10
In Windows 10, File Explorer opens to the Quick Access folder by default. Microsoft added an option in its settings which can revert File Explorer to the classic behavior and make it open the This PC folder instead. If the user wants to open a custom folder instead This PC or Quick Access, there is no such option. Here is a way to bypass this limitation.
Stop Windows 10 from sharing updates over your Internet connection
Windows 10 has a special option which is able to use your internet connection's bandwidth to deliver updates to other computers! When enabled, it acts like a torrent seeder, using the user's PC to share files it downloaded with other Windows 10 users. Here is how to stop it.
Windows 10 Enterprise can be downgraded to… Windows 95
While Microsoft is forcing consumers to upgrade their Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs to Windows 10 for free, the situation in the Enterprise market is different. For enterprise customers, backward compatibility matters the most and for them Microsoft provides a flexible downgrade offer. If a company finds Windows 10 not applicable for their production environment, they can downgrade Windows 10 to older versions, which are not accessible to regular users.
Download Win+E File Explorer shortcut – open custom folder
Win+E File Explorer shortcut - open custom folder.
Using these files, you will able to make File Explorer in Windows 10 to open a custom folder with its default shortcut and with Win+E shortcut key.s Read the tutorial here: Make Explorer open a custom folder instead of This PC or Quick Access in Windows 10
Fix: The screen does not dim when you take a screenshot using Win+PrintScreen in Windows 10
Since Windows 8, Windows has a nice screenshot feature. If you press Win + Print Screen keys together on the keyboard in Windows 10, your screen will be dimmed for half a second, and a new screenshot will be captured to the This PC\Pictures\Screenshots folder. This is a nice visual indication that the screenshot was taken. However, if the screen dimming stops, it leaves you with no indication that the screenshot was captured. Here is how you can fix it.
