Windows 10, the successor to Windows 8.1, has plenty of new features. One of them is when you click on the File Explorer icon on the taskbar or when you use Windows + E hotkey, Windows 10 opens Home folder instead of Libraries or This PC (Computer). With default settings, the Home folder shows Favorites, […]
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Access Charms Bar Using Mouse In Windows 10
Charms Bar feature was first introduced with Windows 8 operating system to access settings and options of modern apps or apps installed from the Store. The feature, which was considered one of the annoying features of Windows 8 on a desktop, has been almost dropped from the recently released Windows 10, the successor to Windows […]
Add Toggle Start Menu/Start Screen To Desktop Context Menu In Windows 10
Unlike Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, the all new Windows 10 comes with both Start screen and Start menu. While the Start menu is turned on by default on desktops and laptops, the Start screen is enabled on small devices such as tablets. Desktop users who like the Start screen can enable the same by […]
Tool To Remove Search And Task View Buttons From Windows 10 Taskbar
Start menu is one of the features that you notice immediately after installing Windows 10. Besides that, when clicking the Start menu you probably have noticed two other buttons that are pinned right next to the Start button on Taskbar. The Search and Task view buttons on the taskbar allow you search the web using […]
How To Add Control Panel To Start Menu In Windows 10
Many PC users use Control Panel to access various admin tools and settings such as Device Manager and User Accounts. While there are a couple of ways out there to launch Control Panel in Windows 10, most users prefer opening Control Panel by clicking the Start menu and then clicking Control Panel on the right-side […]
Use Classic Shell To Get the Old Start Menu In Windows 10
The new Windows 10 operating system is full of small but useful features and enhancements. The one major visible feature of Windows 10 is the new Start menu, the feature which was missing from Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. The Start menu in Windows 10 is a bit different from what we have seen and […]
Quickly Pin Folders To Taskbar In Windows 10
Just like its predecessors, Windows 10 also doesn’t allow you pin folders to the taskbar out of the box. Microsoft did add the ability to pin folders to the taskbar in the first preview build of Windows 10, but the feature is not part of the final build of Windows 10. Even though one can […]
Create UEFI Bootable USB Of Windows 10
Preparing a bootable USB of Windows 10 is as simple as making a bootable USB of Windows 8 or Windows 7. In fact, all the methods and tools out there to create Windows 7 bootable USB work great with Windows 10 as well. To prepare the bootable UEFI USB drive of Windows 10, we recommend […]
How To Create App Shorcuts On Desktop In Windows 10
The metro or modern apps introduced with Windows 8 were not accessible from the desktop environment. One had to switch to the Start screen in order to launch an app as Windows 8 didn’t let users create app shortcuts on the desktop. Though Windows 8.1 was slightly better for desktop users, it was still lacking […]
Windows 10 Lets You Pin Recycle Bin To The Taskbar
Be it Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows 10, Recycle Bin is one of the most used areas of Windows operating system. In fact, when you perform a clean install of Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10, Windows OS automatically places the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop. As an attempt to have a […]