Ten years after its original release, Microsoft is finally terminating extended support for Windows Vista, the big release of Windows which overhauled the operating system's internals. Mainstream support originally ended back in 2012, but as always, enterprise users and IT professionals were given more time to properly consider their options and migrate their infrastructure to a newer OS. Starting April 11, 2017, no system or security updates will be released for Windows Vista or Internet Explorer 9 (which is the last available Microsoft browser for it). This leaves the system vulnerable to new viruses and existing unpatched threats.
Wileyfox is considering creating a Windows 10 Mobile device for business
You've probably never heard about the small phone brand Wileyfox, but it's getting really popular in some countries. The company has tried to win consumers' love by making affordability and quality as its priorities for new devices and also by using CyanogenOS as the operating system. The latest reports, however, are saying that Wileyfox is considering a Windows phone running Windows 10 Mobile with business users in mind. The company has clearly had some inspiration from the success of HP's Elite x3, which is really popular among business users tied to the Microsoft ecosystem.
Windows 10 MyPeople feature has been found in Insider Preview build 16170
Last week, Microsoft released the first Windows 10 Insider Preview build (16170) from the Redstone 3 development branch. After spending some time with the new build, some people noticed there are hidden and disabled options in it, including the MyPeople feature which was first introduced back in October 2016 and was later cut from Windows 10 Creators Update. The feature is working in this build as expected and almost fits all the scenarios shown by Microsoft officials during its first demo. It has some rough edges and the user experience is a bit ambiguous, which has possibly been the reason for its removal from Creators Update.
ExecTI
I got tired of having to take ownership and grant administrator privileges for protected Registry keys and files during the various tests I perform on my Windows PC. I coded ExecTI, a lightweight, tiny software, which allows you to execute a program as TrustedInstaller, then you are able to access protected resources like certain Registry keys and files owned by TrustedInstaller.
Download ExecTI – Run as TrustedInstaller
ExecTI - Run as TrustedInstaller.
ExecTI is a lightweight utility which can run apps as TrustedInstaller. This will allow you to access files and Registry entries owned by the TrustedInstaller account.
Convert MBR To GPT With MBR2GPT In Windows 10 Version 1703
Starting with Windows 10 build 15007, the operating system includes a new console tool, mbr2gpt, which converts an MBR disk (Master Boot Record) to a GPT disk (GUID Partition Table) without modifying or deleting data on the disk. Here is how to use this tool.
Create Show Available Networks Shortcut in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is a special network flyout which shows a list of available wi-fi networks to which your PC can connect. It also shows the network that you are currently connected to. Using the Network flyout, you can open Network & internet settings or enable or disable Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot and Airplane mode. In this article, we'll create a shortcut to open this flyout.
Office App Tiles with Store Links in Windows 10 Redstone 3
As you may already know, Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 16170 to the Fast Ring of updates for the Windows Insider program. While this build doesn't come with new features, an interesting change can be spotted right in the Start menu.
Windows 7 Games for Windows 10 Creators Update
If you are a Windows 10 user, you may already know that the latest operating system from Redmond comes without the classic Windows 7 games. They are no longer included with Windows 10. Here is a Windows 7 Games package which solves this issue.
How to Move the Videos Folder in Windows 10
Windows 10 stores your Videos folder in your user profile. In most cases, its path is something like C:\Users\SomeUser\Videos. You can open it quickly by typing %userprofile%\Videos in File Explorer's address bar. Let's see how to move this folder to another location.
