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Windows 10 Anniversary Update will get notification badges for Universal apps

As smartphones and social media became popular, notification badges to show you new messages became a de facto standard. In Windows 7, Microsoft added overlays for the taskbar so apps could convey anything with a smaller icon over the application's icon.

That overlay could show for example, unread message count for IM and email apps, or play/paused status for media players and similar such notifications for websites pinned to the taskbar using IE. With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the same will be possible for Universal Apps.

New start menu of Windows 10 Anniversary Update revealed

It is known that Microsoft is going to improve the Start menu available in Windows 10. Today, an animation/video of the new Start menu appeared, so we can get a better idea of how it will be in Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Let's discuss it.

How to uninstall and remove the Avast SafeZone browser

Recently, the SafeZone browser created by Avast reached users of Avast Free Antivirus. Many users got this app during the antivirus upgrade process, and they are not happy that it got installed automatically and consider it as unwanted. If you found no use for the Avast SafeZone browser, here is how to uninstall and remove it.

Windows 10 build 14295 official ISOs are now available

Yesterday, Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 build 14295 for Slow Ring insiders. As usual, the official ISO images are also released for the Slow Ring. So, if you need to re-install Windows 10 Insider Preview from scratch, here is what you have to do.

Windows 10 Redstone 1 is now Anniversary Update

During Build 2016, Microsoft announced the official name of the Redstone 1 update. The next major Windows 10 version, which should be released in July 2016 will be named "Anniversary Update". Microsoft has explained in detail several new features the user can expect in Windows 10 Anniversary edition.

Fix Send to Compressed (zipped) folder is missing in Windows 10 context menu

The ability to create a zip file without using third party tools appeared in Windows a long time ago. The first Windows version which had native ZIP archive support was Windows Me. All modern Windows versions support this archive format. As you may already know, to put a file or folder inside a zip archive in Windows 10, all you need to do is right click it and select Send to - Compressed (zipped) folder from the context menu. However, this item might be missing from the right click menu. In this article, we will see how to restore this item if it is missing.

Fix Desktop turns black in Windows 10

Recently I discovered a bug in Windows10. It is not a critical bug, but a bit annoying. After doing a specific sequence of actions, the Desktop turns black and does not show the wallpaper. This bug is related to the "Show Desktop icons" feature. Here is how to fix this bug if it affects you.

Xubuntu 2016 theme for Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8

Get these amazing nature images from the Xubuntu wallpapers contest on your Windows Desktop. The Xubuntu 2016 theme for Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8 features several beautiful wallpapers picked from the set of the contest images.

Card UI coming to Action Center and Cortana in Windows 10 Redstone

As you may already know, Microsoft is working to make Action Center in Windows 10 more useful. Windows 10 Redstone, the upcoming major update to the operating system, will bring notable changes to many parts of the OS and its features. Some of the changes anticipated in Redstone wave 2 might actually end up shipping in Redstone wave 1 although nothing is officially announced yet. It has come to our knowledge that Microsoft is working on bringing a Card UI to Action Center and Cortana.

Windows 10 Redstone will get version 1607 and is expected in July

Today, the version number for the first wave of the Redstone update was revealed. The first Redstone release will get the following version:

Windows 10 version 1607.

Let's review what we know about this update.