Wake-on-LAN (WOL) is a great feature of PCs which allows you to wake them up from sleep or shutdown over your local area network or over the Internet. It is like a remote power on button. If your hardware has WOL support, you can power on the computer remotely using any of the dozens of freeware tools available on the web to initiate the wake up event. In this article, I will cover the basic steps which are required to configure WOL under Windows 10.
Replace Windows 10 Metro Print dialog with the one from Windows 8
In Windows 10, Microsoft introduced a new print dialog for Universal apps. Unlike Windows 8 which had a print panel that slided in the right side, Windows 10 shows a print dialog on top of the app that cannot be moved. If you like the Windows 8 print panel more than the new dialog in Windows 10, it is possible to get the print panel back with a simple Registry tweak.
Download Windows 8 print dialog for Windows 10 Universal apps
Windows 8 print dialog for Windows 10 Universal apps.
Enable Windows 8 print dialog in Windows 10 Universal apps
Windows 10 build 14371 released to the Fast ring
Microsoft today released Windows 10 build 14371 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. Windows 10 version 1607, also known as Anniversary Update, will be released next month, so developers are polishing the existing functionality.
June 2016 update rollup for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2
A new update package is released for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. June 2016 update rollup comes with a huge number of fixes including some notable performance and reliability patches.
Find which hardware can wake up Windows 10
It is a well known fact that various hardware can wake your Windows 10 PC from sleep. Especially common are your Network (LAN) and Wireless LAN adapters. Human interface devices like mouse, keyboard, fingerprint and some Bluetooth devices can also wake your PC. In this article, we will see how to find which hardware exactly supports waking your PC.
Find scheduled tasks which wake up your Windows 10 PC
If you put your Windows 10 PC to sleep, you might be surprised to find it in a running state later. There are many reasons behind this. One such reason can be scheduled tasks. Often, users forget to make sure that there aren't any scheduled tasks set to wake up the PC. There's see how to easily fix this.
Make active window more visible on Windows taskbar with pressed button look
In older versions of Windows like Windows XP and Vista, going all the way back to Windows 95, the button of the active window was always shown in a pushed-in state on the Taskbar. This was essential to make it easy for the user to figure out which was the foreground window. In Windows 7 and later versions, the active window is shown with a very subtle white glow which is not so effective in visually differentiating the active window from the inactive ones. Let's see how to fix this issue for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Fix Start menu in Windows 10 with one click
Windows 10 features a completely overhauled Start menu if you compare it with the Windows 7 Start menu. In Windows 10, it is a Universal (Metro) app bundled with the Explorer shell which mixes Tiles and classic app shortcuts. Here is a quick way to troubleshoot various issues with the Start menu with just one click.
Download Darker active window theme for Windows 7 and 8.1
Darker active window theme for Windows 7 and 8.1.
This theme makes the button of the active window appear pushed down and darker in color.
