In Windows 10, Microsoft is moving everything from the classic Control Panel to the Modern app called "Settings". It has already inherited many options which were exclusively available in the Control Panel. If you prefer using the classic Control panel, you might interested in reading about the All Tasks folder (which many call informally as the God Mode). It is a secret hidden folder in Windows 10 which provides full access to all settings of the operating system. Here is how you can access the God Mode folder in Windows 10.
How to find Windows Experience Index in Windows 10 quickly
In Windows 8.1, Microsoft removed the Windows Experience Index (WEI) feature. Earlier, it could be found in System Properties, but it is not present there any more. In Windows 10, it is missing too. If you are interested in knowing what is your Windows Experience Index, here is how you can view it quickly in Windows 10. This trick works in Windows 8.1 too.
How to disable Reader View in Firefox
With Firefox 38.0.5, which is in Beta stage at the moment of this writing, Mozilla enabled a Reader View feature by default. Reader View strips out unnecessary elements from the opened web page, reflows the text and turns it into a cleaner looking text document without ads, menus and scripts, so the user can focus on reading the text content. If you are not going to use it, you might be interested in disabling Reader View and hide its icon from the address bar.
Add classic personalization menu in Windows 10 build 10074
As you may already know, Microsoft ditched the classic appearance (personalization) and themes UI in Windows 10 because some of those settings are moving to the Settings Modern app. If you prefer the good old classic Personalization options, I would like to show you how to add a cascading menu for the Desktop. All items on this menu will open the classic appearance options.
Download Classic personalization menu in Windows 10 build 10074
Classic personalization menu in Windows 10 build 10074.
If you prefer the good old classic Personalization options, I would like to show you how to add a cascading menu for the Desktop. All items on this menu will open the classic appearance options.
Raspberry Pi Model B+ costs now $25
Raspberry Pi is the world's most popular card-sized development board SoC which can handle many Linux distributions. It can be used for a wide range of tasks, from being a personal PC or a media center PC to micro controllers programming or building robots. As of this writing, Raspberry Pi exists in three editions: top Raspberry Pi 2, middle Raspberry Pi B+ and the low end Raspberry Pi A+. If you are interested in Raspberry Pi B+, here is a good news for you - the price for this board is $25.
Windows 10 has many new editions and a new branch-based update model
Microsoft recently announced the various editions Windows 10 will be available in and not only are there many editions but there is a reason why they exist. Microsoft has switched over from the classic operating system model of upgrades to delivering small updates to the existing codebase. Mainstream users will no longer get control over updates as the OS is continuously updated. Windows 10 will have different editions and each edition will be based on a different servicing/updating branch. Let's explore which editions Windows 10 will have and how updates will be delivered to those editions.
Winaero Tweaker 0.2.4 released
Winaero Tweaker reached yet another milestone in its development cycle. Unfortunately, I was not able to maintain the planned weekly release interval, so this version comes a bit late. Here is Winaero Tweaker 0.2.4 with several new features. Let's see what is new.
Disable Pocket integration in Firefox
If you use the beta or Nightly version of Mozilla Firefox, you might have noticed that it now comes with an integrated service called Pocket. Pocket is a third party service which allows you to send the opened page to your Pocket account and read it later from another device such as a tablet or another PC. If you are not happy to see a third party service integrated in your Firefox, here is how to disable the Pocket integration.
Add Desktop Background directly to the Desktop context menu to change wallpaper quickly
With Windows 7 (or rather Windows Vista), Microsoft removed the classic display properties control panel from the Desktop context menu which quickly allowed you to change the desktop wallpaper. The Personalization item replaced it but you have to first open it and then click the Desktop Background item there to get to the page which lets you change the wallpaper. In this article, we will see how to add Desktop Background directly to the Desktop context (right-click) menu.
