Today, we will see how to manage services in Windows 10. We will see in detail how to start, stop or restart a service. It can be any service installed in the OS which runs in the background. Here are the steps.
Disable Cortana in Windows 10 Creators Update
Cortana is a digital assistant bundled with Windows 10. You can ask Cortana to look up information using your speech. On a mobile phone, it makes sense to use such a feature. However on a PC where your microphone is far from your mouth and you have a full keyboard at your disposal, it doesn't make sense to use Cortana. If you do not plan to use Cortana, here is how to disable this feature in Windows 10 Creators Update version 1703.
Replace Speed Dial Thumbnails with Custom Images in Vivaldi
A new snapshot of the innovative Vivaldi browser comes with an enhanced tab muting feature. Vivaldi 1.10.867.3 represents the upcoming version 1.10 which is currently under development. Let's see what has changed.
Groove Music updated with Fluent Design
Around a month ago, Microsoft introduced its vision for the future of user interface design in the next upgrade to Windows 10. Right after that, the company started to add more and more of its Fluent UX elements to its own first-party apps, including Calculator, Maps, Store and Grove Music. However, most of the UI improvements were only available to users participating in the Windows Insider program and using newer OS builds.
Securely Wipe a Disk with Diskpart in Windows 10
DiskPart is a text-mode command interpreter bundled with Windows 10. This tool enables you to manage objects (disks, partitions, or volumes) by using scripts or direct input at the command prompt. A lesser known feature of DiskPart is the ability to wipe a disk or a partition securely.
Aero Glass and transparency for Windows 10 Creators Update
Windows Vista introduced the Desktop Window Manager and the Aero theme for window borders, title bars and the Start menu. This theme is very beautiful. Windows 7 and Windows Vista came with a blur effect for the transparency used in the Aero theme. This glass effect got removed in Windows 8. Due to user feedback, it was restored in Windows 10 but title bars and window borders continue to use only flat colors. Thankfully, there is a solution for Windows 10 version 1703 "Creators Update".
New features of the keyboard app in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, also known by its code name "Redstone 3", is the next major update to Windows 10. It is in active development as of this writing. It comes with an updated touch keyboard app.
How to Remove Locale in Linux Mint
By default, Linux Mint comes with a number of extra locales which you most likely do not need. When updating system components like libc or kernel, the operating system rebuilds them. This operation takes a notable amount of time and in fact is completely redundant. Let's see how to get rid of these extra locales.
Telegram Desktop gets picture-in-picture support and more
Right now, Telegram Messenger is more popular than it ever has been. With the recent release of the Telegram Desktop client in the Windows Store, more and more users over the world find it a convenient alternative to WhatsApp, Viber or Facebook Messenger. The team behind it is also working hard on adding more and more features to all versions of the clients, including the Windows app. And the recent update to the app brings some features worth mentioning.
How to Remove Lock from the Start Menu in Windows 10
You can lock your screen to protect your PC from unauthorized use when you walk away for a short time and do not want to sign out from your user session or turn off your computer. In Windows 10, there are several ways to lock your PC. One of them is the Lock command in the Start menu, under the user account picture. If you are the only user of your PC and have nobody to lock your PC from, you can remove this command since it will be of little use to you.
