Fix Search not working in Windows 10
I have experienced a strange issue on a system running Windows 10 Pro in the past couple of days. Windows Search would suddenly stop working and return no result at all. As […]
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10 released
Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a long-standing tweak software for Windows operating systems. Previous versions are available for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, and the most recent release, Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4, […]
Make UAC prompts less intrusive on Windows 10
Microsoft introduced the User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to block activities requiring administrative privileges on Windows systems until an administrator permits them. The company relaxed the […]
Windows 10 issues? Contact tech support from within Windows
One of the new features of Windows 10 is a tighter integration with Microsoft Support. You may know that you can call Microsoft Support, use Microsoft Answers on the web or get […]
How to remove Evaluation Copy watermarks in Windows 10
Most Windows Insider builds of Windows 10 displays a watermark in the lower right corner of the screen right above the system tray area. It reads "Windows 10 Pro Technical Preview. Evaluation […]
How to be a Windows 10 Insider without getting Insider updates
One of the perks of being a Windows Insider is that you can use the operating system for free. As long as you remain an Insider, you don't need to purchase an […]
These things annoy me in Windows 10
This is a personal post as you can see when you read the title. Windows 10 shipped less than a month ago and was available as a preview version months before that. […]
Windows 10 Build 10525 ships with improvements, and bugs
If one of your computer systems is set up as a Windows 10 Insider system you may have already received an update to preview build 10525. The update is being rolled out […]
Changing the white Windows 10 title bar color the easy way
One common trend in software development in the past couple of years seems to be to streamline products and remove options in the process. We see this in most tech products this […]
AdwCleaner 5 ships with Windows 10 compatibility and new features
AdwCleaner is a handy program for the Windows operating system that you can use to detect and remove adware or traces of adware on computer systems. While that's its main purpose, it […]
Comparison of Windows 10 Privacy tools
Windows 10 users can modify the operating system's privacy settings manually, for instance by disabling express setup during installation or upgrade, or by exploring the Privacy section of the new Settings application. […]
Use Fiddler to determine which connections Windows 10 establishes automatically
A lot has been found out about the data collection that is going on in Microsoft's new operating system Windows 10. We have covered these issues in our Windows 10 privacy guide, […]
Windows 10 Home users get automatic app update as well
We have talked in length about Windows 10's mandatory updating system here on Ghacks and why we recommend the Pro version of the operating system because of it as it provides users […]
Can you remove the large c:\recoveryimage folder in Windows 10?
When I checked free storage of the main drive of a computer running Windows 10, I noticed that the folder c:\recoveryimage was taking up more than 27 Gigabytes of space on it. […]
Want DVD Playback on Windows 10? That will be $14.99, thanks!
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system ships without DVD playback capabilities. When you insert a video DVD into the drive of a computer running Windows 10 you will realize quickly that the DVD […]
DoNotSpy10 - Configure Windows 10 Privacy settings
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system ships with quite a few default settings that users may find invasive. We have listed them all in our Windows 10 privacy overview, and if you went […]
NET Framework verification and cleanup tools for Windows 10
Windows 10, just like previous versions of Windows, ships with versions of Microsoft's .NET Framework installed on the system by default and options to install previous versions that are not automatically installed […]
Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N and KN versions
So-called N and KN versions of Windows 10 are designed specifically for legal requirements in certain markets such as the European Union. The core difference to regular versions of Windows 10 is […]
Check if System Restore is enabled on Windows 10
If you have set up Windows 10 on a new machine or upgraded to the new operating system from a previous one, or upgraded to a new version of Windows 10 from […]
How to remove core apps in Windows 10
Windows 10 ships with a set of core applications that are installed automatically. While some users may find some or even all of those apps useful, others may not. If you are […]
Check if Windows 10 is activated
This guide walks you through the steps of verifying that a computer running Windows 10 is activated. Microsoft released Windows 10 a couple of days ago and while things went smoother than […]
Tip: How to resume the Windows 10 installation media creation process
Windows users can run Microsoft's Media Creation tool to create a Windows 10 ISO image or copy the installation files required by the operating system to a USB Flash drive. Since the […]
Microsoft: More than 14 million Windows 10 devices after day 1
More than 14 million devices are running Windows 10 after launch day according to a recent blog post on the official Blogging Windows blog. As we’ve shared, our top priority has been […]
Windows 10 and Privacy
This Windows 10 privacy guide is a work in progress. We will add new information and make adjustments once they become available. When it comes to Windows 10 and privacy, there are […]
How to customize the Windows 10 Start Menu
Microsoft caved in and brought back a start menu in Windows 10 after it was replaced with the Start Screen interface in Windows 8. The Windows 10 Start Menu is not identical […]
How to do a clean install of Windows 10
Microsoft released a tool yesterday that enables you to create installation media, an ISO image or USB files, so that you can use it to upgrade existing Windows systems or clean install […]
How to download Windows 10 and create installation media
Windows 10 is finally available and while many users have seen their machines get upgraded automatically to the new operating system, some have reported errors and issues that prevented the upgrade from […]
Microsoft releases tool to block Windows 10 updates
One of the most controversial features of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system is its automatic update feature. Especially Home users are affected as updates are pushed out via Windows Update automatically to […]
Essential Software for Windows 10
The following guide lists essential software that you may want to install on a a Windows 10 system. This is particularly useful for systems that are set up anew as programs are […]
Important Windows 10 Questions and Answers
Microsoft will unveil Windows 10 on July 29 and deliver it via Windows Update to millions of computer systems who opted in to upgrade to the new operating system from Windows 7 […]
Firefox 40 features a Windows 10 optimized theme
When Firefox 40 comes out, it will look different on Windows 10 systems as Mozilla plans to ship it with theme optimizations for the upcoming Microsoft operating system. The last major change […]
Downgrade Windows 10 with EaseUS System GoBack
Next week, millions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems will be upgraded to Windows 10 thanks to Microsoft's free upgrade offer and promotion via the operating system's Windows Update service. The […]
Microsoft to support Windows 10 until at least 2025
Microsoft updated the Windows lifecycle fact sheet in July 2015 to highlight the two support phases for its upcoming operating system Windows 10. Windows 10, which will be officially unveiled and released […]
Five Windows 10 Configuration Tips for new or upgraded systems
Millions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines will be upgraded to Windows 10 at the end of July 2015 thanks to Microsoft pushing upgrade offers as Windows updates to machines running […]
Microsoft: 10 reasons to upgrade to Windows 10
Why should you upgrade a machine running a previous version of Windows to Windows 10? Or buy a computer with Windows 10? Or build one and install Windows 10 on it? That's […]
Confirmed: Windows 10 Home users to receive forced updates
About two months ago rumors came up that updates could become mandatory for machines running editions of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system. Details were scarce at the time but it was clear […]
What you need to know about Windows 10's Game DVR feature
Microsoft's operating system Windows 10 ships with game DVR capabilities that some Windows users can make use of to record in-game videos. Some users? The company made the decision to restrict the […]
How to make Firefox or Chrome the default browser in Windows 10
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system ships with Microsoft Edge as the default browser. Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer as the main browser on Windows 10 and while it is still possible to […]
Questions Microsoft needs to answer before the Windows 10 launch
Microsoft Windows 10 will be released in two week's time to Windows Insiders and users who have accepted the free upgrade promotion that Microsoft ran on Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices. […]
Windows 10: accessing program-specific volume controls
Microsoft modified how system tray controls such as Volume work in recent builds of Windows 10. While the company is not finished yet with the update, the design itself is final which […]
