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How to enable Jump Lists in the Start menu in Windows 10 build 10041

The Jump lists feature was introduced in Windows 7 for the Start Menu and for the new taskbar. When you right click a pinned app on the taskbar or hover over an app's icon in the Start Menu which has an arrow, it will show you a set of tasks and recent documents. For example, if you have pinned your browser, it will show you tasks to open it in private browsing mode or open a new tab. In Windows 10, due to the new redesigned Start menu, jump lists were not available yet. However, in Windows 10 build 10041, which is the latest public build available as of this writing, Microsoft has reimplemented jump lists. Here is how you can enable them.

Show drive letters before drive names in This PC / Computer folder

By default, Windows shows drive letters AFTER the drive labels (names) in the This PC / Computer folder. The user can prevent drive letters from being shown using Folder Options, however, there is no option to show them before the drive's name. For many users, having drive letters in front of the drive label can be a more convenient option. Let's see how to show drive letters before drive names in 'This PC'.

How to get VirtualBox video driver working in Windows 10 build 10041

For testing purposes I always have a VirtualBox machine with the latest Windows 10 build. I installed Windows 10 build 10041 and faced an issue that the VirtualBox video driver did not work in it. So I couldn't get mouse integration, auto-resize option for the guest display, clipboard sharing and so on. Thankfully, it is very easy to fix this issue.

How to pin Modern settings from the Settings app to the Start Menu in Windows 10

While I wrote recently that Windows 10 build 10041 is similar to 10036 which was leaked several days ago, there is a minor change in the Settings app. It appears that in Windows 10 Microsoft will allow you to pin your frequently used settings/pages of the Settings app to the Start menu. To learn how it works, follow this simple tutorial.

Fix Mail, Calendar and People in Windows 10 10041

Microsoft had rolled an updated build 10041 of Windows 10 and made it available via Windows Update. There is no ISO image available for download, so interested users need to refer to Windows Update as described HERE. Users who have already installed it face the issue that Mail, Calendar and People apps are not opening in this build. Here is an official fix courtesy of Microsoft.

Windows 10 build 10041 is available

Microsoft had rolled out an updated build 10041 of Windows 10 and made it available via Windows Update. There is no official ISO image available for download, so you cannot perform a clean install of the released build. However, if you expected to see many changes, it can be a bit of a downer.

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