Microsoft includes a number of pre-installed Universal (Metro) apps in Windows 10. One such app is Xbox. It allows you to track your Xbox social activity and achievements, record game clips, and stream games from Xbox One to PC. The app connects to the Xbox Live community where you can chat with friends, share captured screenshots and gaming videos and play multiplayer games common to the PC and Xbox One. If these things are not for you and you have no use for the Xbox app, here is how you can delete it completely.
Fix Windows 10 build 14251 “An error has occurred in the script on this page”
A new issue has cropped up in the recently released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14251. When you open services.msc or gpedit.msc in Windows 10 build 14251, an error message pop ups in the front of the Management console window which says An error has occurred in the script on this page. Here is how you can avoid this issue.
Set Do this for all current items checkbox by default in Windows 10 copy dialog
When you copy or move multiple files and folders from one location to another, a conflict resolution dialog may appear on the screen in Explorer. If some files or folders already exist in the destination location, Windows 10 asks what to do with such files, i.e. overwrite, copy with a different name or skip them. There is a checkbox called 'Do this for all current items' which is always annoyingly unchecked by default. Using a simple trick you can make this checkbox on by default. This improves the usability of File Explorer in Windows 10.
Chrome 49 brings interesting user interface changes
If Google Chrome is your favorite browser, you might be interested in knowing that some minor, but useful changes will come to the stable channel of the browser. While playing with the beta version of Chrome, which is at version 49 as of this writing, we spotted these UI changes. Let's explore them.
Enable random MAC address in Windows 10 for Wi-Fi adapter
In Windows 10, there is a new feature available for certain Wi-Fi adapters if they support this feature. Every time you connect to a Wi-Fi network, Windows 10 can randomize your adapter's MAC address! This ability is interesting for those who want to avoid location tracking based on the device's MAC (physical) address. Here is how you can enable it.
Fix: Windows 10 installs apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga automatically
Many users have spotted that Windows 10 downloads and installs some games and apps automatically. Without the user even opening the Store, or asking for his or her permission, the operating system installs some apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Minecraft: Windows 10 edition, Flipboard, Twitter and some other apps. This is definitely unwanted behavior for most users because they never requested these apps. Here is how to prevent these apps from installing.
Microsoft Office build 16.0.6528.1008 for Android now available for Insiders
Just like the Windows Insider program, which allows Windows enthusiasts to install and test recent pre-release versions of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile, a similar program exists for Microsoft Office. A new build of Microsoft Office 2016 has been released for Office Insiders, this time for Android users.
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 14251 for Fast Ring Insiders
Microsoft delivered a new Windows 10 build for participants of the Windows Insiders programs. A new build, 14251, is part of the Redstone 1 branch and features the version number jump we mentioned yesterday. Let's see what exactly has changed and what is new in the released build.
Download 171 Windows Spotlight images from Windows 10
Windows 10 features a new feature which allows you to have a random image on the Lock screen every time you see it. It downloads beautiful images from the Internet and shows them on your lock screen. So, every time you boot or lock Windows 10, you will see a new lovely image. The images are breathtakingly beautiful. However, Microsoft made the downloaded images hidden from the end user.
Microsoft has made a huge jump with Windows 10 build numbers
Microsoft is still working on the core Windows 10 codebase, called OneCore to unify their desktop and mobile development efforts. Microsoft's Gabe Aul, VP of Engineering Systems in Windows and Devices Group shared some details about the progress again via his Twitter. Thanks to Insiders, another interesting fact has come to be known about Windows 10 development.
