While Microsoft is forcing consumers to upgrade their Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs to Windows 10 for free, the situation in the Enterprise market is different. For enterprise customers, backward compatibility matters the most and for them Microsoft provides a flexible downgrade offer. If a company finds Windows 10 not applicable for their production environment, they can downgrade Windows 10 to older versions, which are not accessible to regular users.
Download Win+E File Explorer shortcut – open custom folder
Win+E File Explorer shortcut - open custom folder.
Using these files, you will able to make File Explorer in Windows 10 to open a custom folder with its default shortcut and with Win+E shortcut key.s Read the tutorial here: Make Explorer open a custom folder instead of This PC or Quick Access in Windows 10
Fix: The screen does not dim when you take a screenshot using Win+PrintScreen in Windows 10
Since Windows 8, Windows has a nice screenshot feature. If you press Win + Print Screen keys together on the keyboard in Windows 10, your screen will be dimmed for half a second, and a new screenshot will be captured to the This PC\Pictures\Screenshots folder. This is a nice visual indication that the screenshot was taken. However, if the screen dimming stops, it leaves you with no indication that the screenshot was captured. Here is how you can fix it.
Run any app from Ease of Access button on Windows 10 login screen
On the Windows 10 logon screen, there is an Ease of Access button. If you don't use it at all, you can reassign it to some useful app. In this article, we will show you how to do that. As an example, we will replace the Ease of Access functionality with Task Manager and Command Prompt. No system file modification is required; all you need is a simple Registry tweak.
How to track network usage in Windows 10 without third party tools
It is a good idea to see which apps are consuming your bandwidth heavily. This is useful information for users who are on a limited data plan. The stats can be interesting for all users to keep them informed about which apps use the network or internet the most. In this article, we will see which tools can be used in Windows 10 to see the network usage per app without involving third party utilities.
Backup drivers before reinstalling Windows 10 using DISM
Every time you re-install any version of Windows, you need to install drivers. This is not a problem if you have all your drivers downloaded or have disks provided by your hardware vendor. However, some users may not know where the drivers are stored, or for which hardware they exist and which are missing. You may still need to find drivers for every device you have. In Windows 10, you can create a backup of all installed drivers from a working installation of Windows using built-in tools before you re-install the operating system. You can do this without using third party tools. It can be very useful if you lost your downloaded or vendor-supplied drivers. Let's see how it can be done.
Vivaldi 1.3.501.6 features customizable interface themes
A new weekly build of Vivaldi, version 1.3.501.6, brought an unexpected pleasant surprise for all its users. Starting with this version, the browser adds support for customizable themes.
Make Windows 10 Calendar show national holidays
Windows 10 has a Calendar app pre-installed out of the box. While Windows Vista and Windows 8 also had Calendar apps, they were not adopted by everyone. The Calendar app is useful for those who need just a basic calendar app without extra features and storing important events, appointments, holidays etc. With a simple trick, you can enable national holidays in Windows 10 Calendar. Here is how it can be done.
What’s new in Windows 10 build 10586.338
Just yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 10 build 10586.338 for Release Preview ring insiders but there was no change log. Here is the change log for this build.
Block any app from accessing Internet with one click in Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7
I would like to share with you a little app I coded which gives you the ability to block any app from accessing the Internet. This is done with just one click and uses the built-in Windows Firewall to block or allow it. OneClickFirewall is a small program I made which integrates with the Explorer context menu. All you need to do is right click the application you want to block and select "Block Internet Access".
