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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.

Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 14372 for Slow Ring insiders

Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14372 to Windows Insiders on the Slow Ring. It should be available via Windows Update. The official ISO images should be available soon as well.

Windows 10 build 14376 is out for Fast Ring Insiders

Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14376 for Fast Ring Insiders. This build is from the Redstone branch which identifies itself as "version 1607". Microsoft is focused on bugs so this new release comes with no major changes or features. Instead, it comes with a huge list of bugfixes. Windows 10 version 1607, also known as Anniversary Update, will be released on 2 August, 2016, so Microsoft is polishing the existing functionality.

Windows 10 upgrade notification is getting a decline option

Microsoft has finally updated the Windows 10 upgrade offer notification and added a clear option to decline it. Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users now have an explicit option to cancel the upgrade.

How to create a local account in Windows 10

In Windows 10, Microsoft is trying to coax all users to use a Microsoft Account. First introduced in Windows 8, it allows the user to sign in with a cloud account. Microsoft Account allows synchronizing your preferences, appearance and settings. And you can use Windows Store apps that require signing in and store your files in OneDrive. Users who are happy without a Microsoft account usually avoid it. Windows 10 still allows creating a local account which has no cloud features integration. Here is how you can create a local account in Windows 10.

How to permanently stop Windows 10 reboots after installing updates

Windows 10 is known to auto restart your PC when it installs updates. This is completely unacceptable no matter how important the update is. If the user does not restart the operating system for a certain period of time, Windows 10 starts showing warnings that the PC will be restarted at a specific time. Eventually, it restarts it on its own even if the user is in the middle of something important. In this article, we will see how to stop Windows 10 from auto-restarting and take the reboot control back in your hands.

See the ethernet or wifi adapter speed in Windows 10

In Windows 10, Microsoft has moved many classic Control Panel applets to the Settings app. It is a Metro app created to replace the Control Panel for both touch screens and classic Desktop users. It consists of several pages which bring new options to manage Windows 10 along with some older options inherited from the classic Control Panel. This forces users to re-learn basic ways to manage their PCs. In this article, we will see how to see the theoretical speed of the ethernet or wifi network adapter in Windows 10.