Here is great news for every Windows 10 user. The long awaited Windows 10 November Update, known as code name Threshold 2, is finally released. The RTM version is available now on Windows Update.
How to pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access in Windows 10
The Quick Access location is a new option in File Explorer of Windows 10. It is where Explorer opens by default instead of This PC which was the default in previous Windows versions. Quick Access collects recent files and frequent folders to show them in a single view. You can also pin various locations inside Quick Access. Quick Access always shows these pinned locations regardless of how rarely you visit them. In this article, we will see how to pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access.
Google Chrome will not support Windows XP and Vista after April 2016
A significant change is coming to the popular Google Chrome browser. Google has decided to end Chrome support for two versions of Windows. These include the venerable Windows XP as well as Windows Vista.
Windows 10 will become a recommended update
If you are not impressed by Windows 10 and decided to not move to it, you were probably able to avoid it and its free upgrade offer. But soon Microsoft is taking another step to coax users towards Windows 10. The update which enables the upgrade to Windows 10 will become a recommended update. Recommended updates are automatically installed if your Windows Update settings are configured to do so.
Enable balloon notifications in Windows 10 using a Registry tweak
In one of our previous articles, we covered how you can enable balloon notifications in Windows 10 and disable toasts for apps which already used balloons. That method involved using Group Policy which is not included in home editions of Windows 10. In this article, we will see how it can be done in editions of Windows 10 without the Group Policy editor. We will do it with a simple Registry tweak.
Microsoft has pushed out Windows 10 build 10586 to the Slow Ring
Today, we came to know that Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 10586, which is known as the November 2015 Update/Threshold 2 RTM to Windows Insiders on the Slow Ring. It should be available via Windows Update. The official ISO images will be available soon as well.
Get the excellent AquaSnap software for 50% off (limited time offer)
Here is good news for all Winaero readers. Today and tomorrow, you will be able to get the excellent software, AquaSnap for half of its original price. Here are the details of the offer.
Download Colorful animated cursors for Windows
Celebrate the holiday season with a new cursor pack for Windows which spruces up your boring, regular mouse pointers with rich, exciting, colorful, animated cursors.
How to add folders to the left part of the Start menu in Windows 10
In the past, we mentioned that one of the pre-release builds of Windows 10 brought customization options for the Start menu. In this article, I would like to share how it can be done in Windows 10 RTM. Using this tutorial, you will be able to add or remove folders and system locations to the Start menu of Windows 10.
Fix Windows 10 reboots (restarts) instead of shutting down
A number of Windows 10 users have various shutdown-related issues. The most common issue is that their PC reboots instead of shutting down. When they click shut down in the Start menu, Windows 10 doesn't shutdown, but instead restarts. Here is what you can do to avoid this issue.
