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Download default wallpapers from KDE 5 Plasma Workspace

The Plasma 5 desktop workspace in KDE 5 features very beautiful wallpapers which many users would be happy to use on their non-KDE desktops, e.g. in Windows or in other Linux desktop environments. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to find these images on the Internet, so I decided to share them for everyone who need them.

How to add custom folders in This PC in Windows 10 or remove the defaults

With Windows 8.1, Microsoft introduced a set of folders inside the This PC folder. These folders include Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos. Windows 10 comes with the same set of folders in This PC. If you are interested in removing the default folders from This PC in Windows 10 and want to add some custom folder there, this article is for you. Today we will see:

  • how to remove folders from This PC in Windows 10
  • how to add a custom folder to This PC in Windows 10

Let's see how to do both.

This PC Tweaker

This PC Tweaker - my brand new work.

Attention to all
Attention to all This PC Tweaker users, the Navigation Pane editor feature was dropped from the RTM release of This PC Tweaker 1.0 due to bugs and stability issues. It will be released as a separate app very soon.
Version 1.3 is available, please download a new version with Windows 10 support!
This application allows you to customize items inside the "Computer/This PC" folder and many other things

The features list of the This PC Tweaker
With This PC Tweaker, you will be able to perform the following customizations:

  • to add any folder to the Computer/This PC folder. Really any.
  • to remove any folder from the Computer/This PC folder.
  • to change the icon for any folder inside Computer/This PC.
  • to add any shell location like Administrative tools, God Mode, Network Connections
  • you can pin or unpin Computer/This PC items from the Navigation Pane of Explorer in Windows 8.1, Windows 8 and even in Windows 7!
  • You can remove or add any item from the Folders category inside the Computer/This PC folder.
  • to restore defaults with one click.

You can get something like this with just a few mouse clicks:

And sure, in Windows 7 too:

This PC Tweaker has access to all usable shell locations in Window and provides them for you. You will be able to add even God Mode to the "computer" folder.

Tip: if God Mode (All tasks, all settings items) does not showing in This PC/Computer, you should log off/log in back or restart Explorer.

How to partition your hard drive to install Linux Mint

Starting today, I would like to cover Linux here at Winaero! There's no need to panic. It will not replace our regular Windows articles and we will not shift the focus from Windows to Linux manuals and tutorials. However, it will be a nice addition for everyone who wants to give Linux a try for the first time if they are not satisfied with Windows. We will show on our blog how to prepare your PC to install Linux in a dual boot configuration. Today's article is about how to partition the disk drive and optionally make it use a single partition. If you plan to switch to Linux in the future, or if you are just curious about this operating system, you will enjoy it.

Windows 10 build 10125 brings a customizable Start menu

The new Start menu is something that long time Windows users are looking forward to in the Windows 10 operating system. Starting with build 10125, it is finally possible to customize the Start menu and add or remove items you see in the left side of the Start menu. Here is how.

Windows 10 build 10125 features new icons and UI changes again

With recent Windows 10 builds, Microsoft is getting constant negative feedback about the icons used in the OS. Many users do not like the bright yellow folders which have a strange shape and no gradients. Microsoft is listening to feedback and trying to rework the icons for Windows 10. The unreleased internal build, Windows 10 build 10125 comes with new icons and a few minor UI changes.

Windows 10 build 10122 has a new user account image

Back in Windows 8, Microsoft added a new default image to be used for all user accounts which don't have an image personalized by you. In Windows 10 build 10122, Microsoft has a new default user account image again. Also, Windows 10 shows account images in the circular shape, not square if you have noticed.

How to disable suggested tiles in Firefox

Mozilla has announced a new kind of ads for the Firefox browser. This new feature is called "Suggested Tiles" and will show you special tiles of recommended sites based on your activity (browsing history) and interests. Mozilla claims that the feature will be rolled out to Firefox Beta 39. If you are not happy to see such tiles in your Firefox browser, it is possible to get rid of them. In this article we will see how to disable suggested tiles in Firefox.

Fix Banana Pro error: command failed to execute correctly in Arch Linux

I am a big fan of Arch Linux and I use it everywhere - as my main OS, at all my computers and even on SoCs like Banana Pro. Recently I installed the Arch Linux image on my Banana Pro and faced an issue that every time I would install a package with pacman, it produced the following error:

error: command failed to execute correctly

Here is a fix to get rid of this message.

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