Windows 10 comes with the telemetry feature enabled by default which collects all sorts of user activity and sends it to Microsoft. Many users worry about this behavior and are constantly looking for ways to disable it completely. If you are concerned about privacy, you should know that in Windows 10 build 10525, telemetry and data collection services are locked down to send all information to Microsoft!
Colored title bars arrive with Windows 10 build 10525
Microsoft recently released a new build of Windows 10 for Windows Insiders. Unlike the previously released RTM build 10240, the new Windows 10 build 10525 features a minor, but long awaited interface change. Now, it is possible finally to get colorful title bars without using hacks. Let's review this change in build 10525.
What’s new in Windows 10, initial version, 1507
Below is a list of some of the new and updated features included in the initial release of Windows 10 (version 1507). Version 1507, known as "Threshold 1", and "initial Windows 10 version", was released on July 29, 2015.
How to get world’s fastest Start menu in Windows 10 with Classic Shell
Many Windows 10 complain that their Start menu is laggy and slow. It opens slowly and sometimes it doesn't open at all. This is because the Windows 10 menu uses XAML and WinRT APIs. Recently, I posted a tutorial on how to speed up the Windows 10 Start menu without using third party tools, but it just cannot be as fast as a native app written in C++. Today, I would like to share with you an alternative way, which involves the famous third party app, Classic Shell. Not only does it have far more customization but it operates much faster too.
How to access classic notification area (tray icon) options in Windows 10
In Windows 10, many classic Control Panel options were moved to the Settings app. Many readers are asking me constantly if it is possible to have the good old tray icons (notification area) interface from the classic Control Panel. By default, Windows 10 makes you use the Settings app to show or hide app icons from the tray or to customize system icons. If you are interested in using the classic tray icon options in Windows 10, here is what you can do.
Fix .NET Framework install error 0x800736b3 14003
In Windows 10, a number of users are trying to install .NET Framework 3.5 and facing an issue. While installing .NET 3.5 using DISM, it produces an error 14003 and gives some Microsoft-Windows-NetFx3-OnDemand-Package error 0x800736b3. Here is what you can do to avoid it.
Cool features of the Windows 10 Start Menu
In Windows 10, Microsoft has reinvented their Start Menu again and as everyone knows, it is not the usual Start Menu from Windows 7 but instead one which only somewhat retains the functionality of the original menu while adding some different features. While personally, I prefer the Classic Shell Start Menu which offers the ultimate productivity and usability, there are some interesting improvements made to the Windows 10 menu which I observed. Let's see what they are.
Winaero Tweaker 0.3.2 released with new features again
I just released a new version of Winaero Tweaker. This version comes with a number of bug fixes and new features. Read this announcement to learn what was added to Winaero Tweaker 0.3.2.
Get colored Firefox title bar in Windows 10
Mozilla has recently released Firefox 40, which features an updated theme for Windows 10. This theme was created with the intention of having a better, more usable apprearance under Windows 10. But if you already enabled colored title bars in Windows 10, this theme becomes too white. Here is a fix for this issue, which will allow you to have a colored Firefox title bar in Windows 10 which matches the rest of the OS colors.
