These days, many PC users use mobile data connections or metered networks. Mobile data connections are usually not as cheap as broadband connections and often have a data limit. When you exceed the data limit, internet service providers charge by the amount of data used or reduce the connection speed to a hardly usable speed. […]

The Settings app in Windows 10 is the feature of the classic Control Panel we all are familiar with. Microsoft intends to discontinue the Control Panel once all settings have been moved to the new Settings app, and this is the reason why Microsoft moved many settings and options from the classic Control Panel to […]

When you upgraded your PC to the latest Windows 10, you probably immediately noticed the new Start menu, enhanced taskbar, digital personal assistant Cortana and Quick Access in the File Explorer. After spending some time with the operating system, you probably also discovered the new date and time flyout, battery flyout, action center, fully overhauled […]

Last evening, I received the new ThinkPad laptop that I had ordered a couple of days ago through an eCommerce website. Since the ThinkPad ships with an earlier version of Windows 10, I upgraded the OS to the latest version of  Windows 10 Pro, and the upgrade process went smoothly without any issues. After upgrading […]

Not all the features of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are available in Windows 10. Some of the cool features that were part of Windows 7 have been dropped from the latest Windows 10 for reasons known only to Microsoft. Classic games, desktop gadgets, and Windows Media Center are some of the many features that […]

One of the highlights of the recently released Windows 10 operating system is the new Cortana. For those unfamiliar with the name, Cortana is a digital personal assistant from Microsoft, like Siri for iOS. With Cortana, you can find files on your PC, search the web, manage your calendar, set a reminder, and more. While […]

A number of PC users who have upgraded from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 now want to perform a clean install of Windows 10 but not sure how to activate Windows 10 after doing a clean install. As promised, Microsoft is allowing users perform clean install of Windows 10 after upgrading from […]

After upgrading to Windows 10 or after reinstalling Windows 10, you might want to check if your Windows 10 installation is activated. Generally, Windows 10 automatically connects to Microsoft servers and activates itself after upgrading to or reinstalling Windows 10. That said, if you are not sure, you can check the activation status to make […]

With default settings, when you double-click on a picture file in Windows 10, the picture file is opened with the Photos app. This is because the Photos app is the default photo viewer in Windows 10 and not the classic Windows Photo Viewer. The Photos app was first launched with Windows 8 and has seen […]