The Settings panel in Windows 10 is slowly becoming the most important place to access the various features and options that the operating system offers, and Microsoft provides several quick ways to access it. Including, handily, one that is the quickest. Sure, you can go to the Start menu and type Settings to bring up … Read more
Another new storage utility that Microsoft added in Windows 10 since the November Update that was released in 2015 is the ability to install apps on SD cards. Windows Store applications and games can now be installed on either internal or external storage devices, and all manner of such devices are supported — SD cards, … Read more
Specific files types, so to say. Windows 10 Anniversary Update comes with a welcome ability to set default locations for specific file types, and manage them from one screen. You can use this procedure to change which drive you save new documents, music files, photos and video files to, and this can help a lot … Read more
The Settings app in Windows 10 just keeps getting better and better. Microsoft finally added the ability to pin a setting to the Start menu in this version, which should come in real handy for many users. Modifying settings in Windows 10 simpler than the Control Panel in Windows 7, and the process of accessing … Read more
This is another feature that should have been there in Windows 7 and 8.1, the highly useful ability to scroll program windows that are not active. The capability finally arrives in Windows 10, though. And it is very useful for those that have several different windows open at any given times. Like a web browser, … Read more
While some may wish the other way around, Windows 10 is the first version of the operating system that makes it possible to add a shortcut to the Recycle Bin to the Start menu. Amazingly. And that is because Windows 8.1 does not even have a Start menu at all, while doing this in Windows … Read more
Windows 8.1 had a very capable map app, but the one included in Windows 10 is one better when it comes to functionality. And that’s because it allows you to download maps to your PC. This way you can view them without an internet connection. To do so, click Start and type maps, and then … Read more
Can’t decide which picture you want to use as your desktop background? Welcome to the club! There is no need to settle on just one image, when you can have slideshow. A seamlessly rotating slideshow, at that. And although several third-part apps and software programs exist to help accomplish this task, if you just want … Read more
Another handy feature that built into Windows 10 is the ability to automatically reduce system sounds when doing computer based phone calls and other voice communication. The operating system basically automatically adjusts the volume of different sounds when you use your PC to place or receive phone calls. This is great, for example, to prevent … Read more
The hibernation feature in Windows 10 comes in quite handy sometimes, but it can also be quite a hassle for some users, particularly those that are low on storage space. It takes up a lot of space — more so on machines with lots of RAM. So, if you are finding yourself low on hard … Read more