In Windows 10, the ability to quickly open the Control Panel from the Ribbon user interface has been eliminated. The button to open it was replaced with Settings. While many options in the classic Control Panel are currently available in Settings, the Control Panel still has dozens of exclusive applets which have not been not ported yet to the modern Settings app. You might want to add back the Control Panel to This PC. Here is how.
Disable Thumbnail Preview Border Shadow in Windows 10
In Windows 10, when you are using the thumbnail preview feature in File Explorer, there is a drop shadow around the thumbnail. You can get rid of it or customize it with a simple Registry tweak. Let's see how it can be done.
Download Image Thumbnail Border Appearance
Image Thumbnail Border Appearance.
Use these Registry files to customize the appearance of the image thumbnail border in File Explorer. The undo tweak is included.
Download System Properties Context Menu
System Properties Context Menu.
Use these Registry files to add or remove the System Properties command to the Desktop context menu.
Move Apps to Another Drive in Windows 10
In this article, we will see how to move apps to another drive in Windows 10. If you use Windows 10 on a tablet or some other mobile device, your main drive may not have enough capacity. If you use lots of Metro/Modern apps, they can occupy considerable disk space so you might want to move them to another partition (such as an SD card) or to some external drive. Let's see how to configure Windows 10 to install apps to another partition or hard drive and save space on your system partition.
Open Each Folder In New Window In Windows 10
You can configure File Explorer to open each folder in a new window. This can be done without using third party tools. Today, we will see how you can do it.
Download Remove Open in New Window context menu
Remove Open in New Window context menu.
Use the provided Registry tweak to add or remove the Open in New Window context menu command from File Explorer. Using these files, you will be able to remove the command or just hide it to the extended context menu. The undo tweak is also included.
Windows 10 Build 16176 is out for Fast Ring Insiders
Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 16176. It represents the upcoming Windows 10 "Redstone 3", the next feature update to Windows 10 Creators Update build 15063. The new build is available now for Fast Ring Insiders. Let's see what has changed.
How to Change DNS Server in Windows 10
In this article, we will see how to change the DNS server in Windows 10. It is one of the important network parameters which allows you to browse the Internet and resolve remote computer names. Today, we will learn what DNS is and why you might want to change the DNS configuration.
