Since its very first version, Windows NT has allowed the user to launch apps with different permissions and credentials than the current user. Using it, you can start a batch file, an executable file or even an app installer as another user. Let's see how it can be done.
How to Change PowerShell Execution Policy in Windows 10
By default, PowerShell restricts running scripts on end user PCs. This setting is good from a security point of view. However, if you are using a lot of scripts that you have downloaded or coded by yourself, it can be really annoying. In this article, we will review how to change the default execution policy for PowerShell scripts in Windows 10.
Disable Password Protected Sharing in Windows 10
By default, password protected sharing is turned on in Windows 10. This means that only people who have a password-protected user account on their PC can access shared files, shared folders and shared printers attached to that PC. To give other people access, password protected sharing must be turned off. In this article, we will see how to make your shared resources available for users without an account on your PC by disabling the password-protected sharing feature.
How to Clear Cache and Cookies in Google Chrome
Chrome is a popular open-source web browser available for all major platforms. If some web pages have unexpected behavior in this browser, you can try to clear the cache and cookies. Let's see how it can be done.
Windows Timeline Demoed In Insider Webcast
During the latest Windows Insider webcast, Microsoft demoed the Windows Timeline feature in action. An early implementation of Timeline along with a number of apps updated to support it can be seen in the video.
Timeline will come with Redstone 4, but Sets won’t
Windows Timeline and Sets are two of the most exciting features of the upcoming Windows 10 "Redstone 4" update. Microsoft today revealed that Timeline will be included with Redstone 4, but the company has delayed the Sets feature for the next major update.
OneDrive is getting the ability to search for words in images
An impressive feature is coming to OneDrive. Earlier this year, Office 365 and OneDrive got AI-powered search features which allowed them to recognize objects in your photos so you could search for them. Now Microsoft is rolling out an additional enhancement. Soon, OneDrive will be able to recognize words in images that you have uploaded to the cloud and it will be able to search them. The process is seamless and transparent to the end user and doesn't involve any extra actions. An Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine will scan the text in your images.
Sticky Notes for Windows 10 adds support for bullet lists, and more
Microsoft has updated Sticky Notes for Windows 10. It is a Universal (UWP) app which debuted in Windows 10 Anniversary Update and comes with a number of features which the classic desktop app didn't have.
How to Find the Shutdown Log in Windows 10
If you are curious to know why your computer shut down and what happened exactly during the shut down, you will be happy to know that Windows is able to track the shut down process and write a number of events in the system log. In this article, we will see how to find them.
How to Enable OpenSSH Server in Windows 10
As you may already know, Windows 10 includes built-in SSH software - both a client and a server! In this article, we will see how to enable the SSH Server.
