You won’t see the “November 2021 Update” name anywhere, but every release of Windows 10 receives a version number. In this case, the newest feature update is known as version 21H1, which reflects the year (21) and part of the year (H2 or half two) that indicates the release timeframe. If you want to check what version of Windows 10 is installed on your computer, you can use the “winver” command and the “About” settings page....
Currently, there are two versions of the platform. WSL version 1 was the original release, and it introduced the ability to run Linux distros natively alongside Windows 10. WSL version 2 is the second version that runs the Linux kernel inside a lightweight virtual machine. In the nutshell, the virtualization approach features the same benefits as the original version, improves system performance, brings support for Linux GUI apps, and offers full system call support compatibility....
Windows Security includes the “Device Performance & health” section, which can give you a general idea of the condition of your device, including for storage, drivers, time syncronization, battery life, and apps. In this guide, you’ll learn the easy steps to quickly check your device health on Windows 10. How to see PC health using Windows Security To check your device performance and health, use these steps: In this page, you’ll find a summary of the current state of your device, including any issues that may required your attention....
Similar to the Microsoft Quick Assist app, the remote desktop solution is ideal for any company to offer help to fix computer problems, set up applications, or help someone use an app on Windows 10 or macOS to any employee who works from home or remotely from another location. However, anyone can use the Chrome Remote Desktop app to help a colleague, friend, or family member as it’s free, easy to use and configure, and you don’t need to set up advanced features or open ports in the firewall....
This guide will teach you how to create and install a clean copy of Windows 10 on a custom partition. Create partition during installation of Windows 10 To install Windows 10 on a custom partition, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the setup will install Windows 10 on your created custom partition. After the installation, you will need to go through the out-of-box experience (OOBE) to create an account and finish configuring the installation....
To easy-up this problem you can use MetroApp Link, which is a small utility that it doesn’t need to be installed and it will allow you to create Metro apps shortcuts to the Windows 8 Desktop, reducing the number of steps and time to start working with the apps. The utility is pretty easy to use, since you don’t need to install it, you just need to extract the content of the zip file and double-click to run it....
Although you can use the Media Creation Tool, Rufus makes it easier to create a USB flash drive to install Windows 11 since you can provide an existing ISO file or you can use the option to download the files directly from Microsoft. Furthermore, the tool now includes a new “Extended Windows 11 Installation (no TPM / no Secure Boot)” to bypass the system requirements during a clean install and in-place upgrade....
In a previous article I showed you how to get around (or remove) this New Tab Page using Google Chrome extensions, but now there is a simpler way to do this and it doesn’t require the use of extensions. So, for those users that want to switch back to the old Tab Page, here is how to disable New Tab Page: This is pretty simple, what you have to do is to append a switch to the web browser when starts....
Although it’s a useful feature to quickly see if the files are still syncing, available only online or offline, it’s not a feature for everyone, for this reason, File Explorer includes a new option to disable the OneDrive icon status. In this guide, you’ll learn the easy steps to disable the status icon for OneDrive folders on Windows 10. Disable OneDrive sync status icon in File Explorer To disable the OneDrive status icon in the navigation pane of File Explorer, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the navigation page will no longer show the OneDrive status icon on folders....
However, rest assured that this is a temporary situation, Microsoft’s Gabriel Aul has already confirmed that Cortana support in other countries and languages will be included in future builds. However, if you can’t wait, there is an unofficial way that allows you to try it, but Cortana will still limited to the English language. How to enable Cortana outside the United States on Windows 10 Follow the steps below to enable Cortana outside the U....
The Night light feature reduces the amount of blue light emitted by the display (which mimics the sunlight you receive naturally during the day). Also, it shows warmer colors to make it easier to fall asleep and reduce the chances of eye strain when using the computer late at night. In this guide, you will learn the steps to enable the Night light feature on your laptop or desktop running Windows 11....
On Windows 11, the “Reset this PC” feature allows you to quickly reset a computer to the factory settings using the local files or downloading a fresh copy of the OS from the cloud, ensuring that your files, settings, and application get erased beyond recovery. In this guide, you will learn the steps to use the “Reset this PC” feature to reinstall Windows 11 (22H2 or 21H2) without keeping your files after an upgrade if the device is having problems or you are dealing with apps or system configuration issues....
System Information can provide rich data that can help to make sense about all the components (hardware and software) in your system. You can do a search for specific information, view information from other system in the network, save information, and you can even view a list of changes in your Windows system. To get to System Information, from the Start menu, in the search box, type msifo32 and press Enter....
The error 0x80004005 is a common problem in Outlook, whether you’re using the email client from Microsoft 365, Office 2019, Office 2016, or earlier versions, and it could be caused by a number of reasons, including from a third-party antivirus blocking scripts, malicious attack, missing or corrupt keys in the Registry, or a problem with your Outlook profile. Whatever the reason it might be, if you’re dealing with this issue, and you previously were able to send and receive emails from the cloud, then the best resolution is to create and switch to a new Outlook profile....
Now the company wants to help you be “productive like a boss” by offering Office 365 Personal for one year for those Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL owners free of charge. The offer is available now on a number of markets, including the United States, Germany, France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The promotional is available through the Lumia Offers app that you must install in your phone, and the offer must be redeemed before the end of July 2016....
If you want a little more space in the Start menu, you are not interested in the feature, or you are sharing the device with other people and you do not want to make anyone quickly aware of the new installs, Windows 10 includes an option to remove the list from the menu. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to remove the list of recently installed apps from the Windows 10 Start menu....
Windows Live Mesh 2011 is a free application, part of Windows Live Essentials suite from Microsoft, that allows you to sync files in the cloud — using SkyDrive storage — and between computers whether it is a PC or a Mac. The files that are synced are saved on the computer, so you can still access them even if you’re not connected to the internet, you can sync program settings (Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office), and additionally you can remote connect to your computer to work, browse files, run programs, etc....
If you recently connected a device (such as a printer, camera, network card, etc.) and Windows 11 doesn’t recognize it, you have at least two ways to install the missing driver through Windows Update or Device Manager. This guide will teach you the steps to download and install missing drivers on Windows 11. Install missing drivers on Windows 11 from Windows Update Install missing drivers on Windows 11 from Device Manager...
But what no one tells you is that applications have to be built to scale properly on these displays. If they are not, you’ll get blurry fonts and pixelated images, or they just won’t scale well at all — a really big problem, even more when you spend over $1500 in that brand new Ultrabook. Windows 8.1 brings new improvements on automatic scaling for high density displays, and users have no problems making Windows look beautiful....
The Anniversary Update comes with an overhauled Windows Store, which includes a new homepage, a new way to showcase apps information, and a lot of small improvements. The problem with Windows Store apps library If you have been using Windows 10, you’ve probably already acquired a lot of apps from the Store, and all this new acquisitions got stash in your “My Library” section of the Store. The problem is that the list of apps can quickly grow, as you download new apps from different devices using the same Microsoft account....
