Every modern Windows version comes with accessibility options. They are included so people with impaired vision, hearing, speech or other challenges find it easier to work with Windows. Accessibility features improve with every release. With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has decided to improve them again.
Nature HD#50 theme for Windows 8 and Windows 10
Nature HD#50 theme for Windows 8 and Windows 10 features amazing, gorgeous nature and landscape images in high resolution.
Fix search does not work in Windows 10 Start menu
Several Windows 10 users face this unexpected behavior of Windows 10 which is that when searching in the Start Menu, the search returns no results. Many users report that it happens when you upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7. If you face this issue, follow the instructions below to fix it.
Personalization Panel for Windows 10 v2.0 is out
I am happy to announce Personalization Panel for Windows 10 v2.0. Personalization Panel for Windows 10 is an alternative to the Settings app with the familiar look revived. In this release, I implemented made it compatible with Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows 10 Threshold 2.
KB3173040 adds full screen Windows 10 upgrade notification
Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 upgrade offer update. The patch KB3173040 adds a full screen notification which notifies the user that the free upgrade offer ends on July 29, 2016.
Facebook has revealed their secret News Feed Algorithm
Facebook as a social network has tremendous value today because of their elusive News Feed which is constructed by a complex algorithm based on the pages you like, your communications with friends and family, what pages you interact with and so on. Now Facebook has surprisingly provided some details about its "core values" for the first time. The social network claims that they use these rules over the long term to re-arrange and show feed content to the end user.
Windows 10 build 14379 is out for Fast Ring Insiders
Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14379 for Fast Ring Insiders. This build is part of Windows 10 Anniversary Update, version 1607 which is expected to be released on August 2nd, 2016. Before this date, Microsoft is trying to catch all bugs in the software, so Windows 10 build 14379 comes mostly with bugfixes.
Lock Windows 10 after a certain period of time automatically
For security reasons, you might want to lock your Windows 10 PC automatically when you step away from it. In this article, we will see how it can be done. No third party tools are required. Actually, it can be done in older versions of Windows too.
Linux Mint 18 is out
Linux Mint 18, the most popular Linux distro on Distrowatch, has been released today. The user can download Cinnamon and MATE editions to try out Mint 18 "Sarah". Let's see what it offers to the end user.
Windows 10 Anniversary Update available August 2
Microsoft has today announced that Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be arriving officially on August 2nd, 2016. This also means the expiration of the free upgrade offer. So, if you have still not switched to Windows 10, you have only a month to take this decision.
