Everyone I know has Android devices so today I am going to tell you how you can make file management on Android a whole lot better. There are many different file managers available for Android. Stock Android (Google's version) comes with a simple file manager. Many OEMs (LG, Samsung, HTC etc) ship some customized implementation of that file manager or their own replacement app. The Play Store is full of free and paid apps. However, I prefer the one called Total Commander over all of them. Here are my 10 reasons why you should use Total Commander.
Prevent a folder from appearing in Frequent folders in Windows 10
In Windows 10, a new Quick Access location is offered by default in File Explorer. It collects your frequently used folders and recent files. We already covered earlier how to remove recent files, and how to remove frequent folders from Quick Access. Today I would like to share a simple tip which allows you to hide a folder from Quick Access and prevent it from appearing there.
How to remove frequent folders from Quick Access in Windows 10
The updated File Explorer app in Windows 10 has a new default location called Quick Access. In the current build, it includes Frequent folders. Users who care about their privacy might not be happy with this feature of the File Explorer app. There are two solutions for these users: the first one is to open This PC instead of Home in Windows 10 as we covered previously. The second is to remove frequent folders from the Quick Access location in Explorer. Here's how you can do that.
Mozilla adds Safe Mode button to Troubleshooting page in Firefox
Recently, we covered how to start Mozilla Firefox in Safe mode. In the safe mode of Mozilla Firefox, addons and plugins will not be loaded, so it is very useful for troubleshooting issues with plugins and add-ons which affect the browser performance, stability or prevent it from being started. Mozilla developers decided to add an additional way to launch Firefox in safe mode.
Fix: Store Beta app does not work in Windows 10
If you have been testing Windows 10, you will know that it comes with two Store apps. One is the old Windows 8 Store app with a green market icon and the other is the fresh one in beta stage at this moment (has a grey tile). Starting with build 9926, the Store Beta app offers Insiders the ability to test universal Office Preview apps. However, some users have been facing an issue when they open the Store beta app. It refuses to open or shows error messages about not being able to update. Here is how you can fix the issue.
Get Windows 8 icons back in Windows 10
So it seems from the sheer number of emails I get that many people are not happy with the new icons in Windows 10 Technical Preview. Most users complain about ugly Recycle Bin icons and bright yellow folder icons. Personally, my favorite icons were in Windows XP. I simply don't like any of the icon sets which came after Windows XP. And I still do not like the default icons. Today, we will replace Windows 10 icons with the ones from Windows 8 (or Windows 7, which are mostly the same). This tutorial will be helpful for people who are looking for a way to make Windows 10 look like they want.
Download Windows 8 icons for Windows 10
Windows 8 icons for Windows 10.
Get Windows 8 icons back in Windows 10. Learn how to apply them here(no third party tools required): Get Windows 8 icons back in Windows 10
Winaero Tweaker 0.2.1 released
Again, a new milestone for Winaero Tweaker is here as part of its weekly release cycle. This release contains some notable changes and features Windows 10 build 10041 support. Read further to get more details.
How to remove recent files from Quick Access in Windows 10
The updated File Explorer app in Windows 10 has a new default location called Quick Access. In the current build, it includes two sections: Frequent folders and Recent files. Users who care about their privacy might not be happy with this feature of the File Explorer app. There are two solutions for these users: the first one is to open This PC instead of Home in Windows 10 as we covered previously. The second is to remove recent files from the Quick Access location in Explorer. Here's how you can do that.
You might not be able to install Linux on a PC which comes preloaded with Windows 10
During WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference), Microsoft announced that PCs with Windows 10 and UEFI must ship with Secure Boot enabled by default. Secure Boot is a feature to protect PCs from malware which can infect the OS boot loader to load itself at the earliest stage of booting. What Secure Boot does it allows only a Microsoft-verified / signed boot loader to be used. So boot loaders that are not signed can no longer boot other operating systems like Linux. With Windows 8, Microsoft had not mandated that Secure Boot be enabled by default. With Windows 10, now hardware manufacturers (OEMs) must enable it by default if they want Windows logo certification, and it is up to the OEM to decide whether they even want to give you the ability to disable Secure Boot. This is an extremely alarming situation as you can potentially be locked out of using other operating systems thanks to Microsoft. Here is what you should do to avoid this.
