Change Window Sizes In Windows 10 With A Shortcut

Just like previous versions, Windows 10 provides several ways to change the size and position of an open window. In fact, keyboard shortcuts are your quickest bet to modify the size of open apps, programs and panels. Below you can find the most useful shortcuts to accomplish this. Hold Winkey (the key with the Windows … Read more

New DirectX 12 Update Makes It Easier To Use Multiple Graphics Cards

DirectX 12

A new abstraction layer! DirectX 12 will now be able to utilize multiple graphics cards much easier now with this new update that takes away a lot of the complexity in multi-GPU systems. This highlight feature of this latest version of DirectX that is exclusive to Windows 10 is called Explicit Multi Adaptor (EMA), and … Read more

IT Admins Angered By New Windows 10 Upgrade Push

Windows 10 Service Release 1

Microsoft has just started displaying Windows 10 upgrade ads on computers that are part of domains, informing users that IT admins are the ones that are blocking the install of the new OS. This follows the IE patch that displayed such notifications to end users. It is obvious that the software titan is now trying … Read more

7 Ways to Disable Windows 10 Automatic updates

This was inevitable even though Microsoft tried as hard as possible to avoid it. Users are getting sick and tired of the automatic updates and the feeling of helplessness they create to the end-user. Now it actually was well intended by Redmond. They wanted to set up a logical bug testing rhythm and cadence that … Read more

Windows 10 Tutorials 169 – Stop Driver Updates in Windows 10

Welcome to our series of Microsoft Windows 10 tutorials that help you understand the features of this new operating system by Microsoft. This tutorial will show how to stop driver updates in Windows 10. Windows 10 updates will include updates for drivers and these are often installed automatically on your system. Not all driver updates … Read more

Windows 10 Tutorials 167 – Replace Command Prompt With Windows PowerShell in Power Menu of Windows 10

Welcome to our series of Microsoft Windows 10 tutorials that help you understand the features of this new operating system by Microsoft. This tutorial will show how to replace command prompt with Windows PowerShell in Power Menu of Windows 10. Windows PowerShell 5.0 is installed by default on Windows 10. PowerShell is a task automation and … Read more

Windows 10 Tutorials 165 – BitLocker Drive Encryption in Windows 10

Welcome to our series of Microsoft Windows 10 tutorials that help you understand the features of this new operating system by Microsoft. This tutorial will show you how to use BitLocker drive encryption in Windows 10. BitLocker encrypts the hard drives on your computer to provide enhanced protection against data theft or exposure on computers … Read more

Windows 10 Tutorials 163 – Manage System Storage in Windows 10

Welcome to our series of Microsoft Windows 10 tutorials that help you understand the features of this new operating system by Microsoft. This tutorial will show you how to manage system storage in Windows 10. Just like your smartphone where you can check the storage space being used by various applications, Windows 10 also has … Read more