Windows 10 shows you a list of all user accounts available on your PC in the bottom left corner of the logon screen. You can click the user avatar, enter the password if necessary, and login using the provided credentials. If you have more than one user accounts on your PC, at times, you might want to disable a user account to restrict a user from accessing your PC.
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Windows 10 allows you to control the size and positioning of open windows better by dragging them to the edge of the screen. If you drag a window using its title bar to the top edge of the screen, it will be maximized. This post explains how to disable this feature. Continue reading “How To Disable Aero Snap In Windows 10”
When you change the desktop wallpaper, Windows remembers the file name and path of the last five wallpapers. The Choose your picture box on the Personalize page in Settings displays their thumbnail images. First thumbnail image is your the current background, followed by thumbnails of previous four wallpapers. This post explains how to remove previously used desktop background images history in Windows 10.
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How to enable Ask before closing all tabs in Microsoft Edge Chromium.
You can now enable a confirmation dialog when you close all tabs in Microsoft Edge Chromium. A similar option was available the legacy Edge app. Finally it has become available in the actual Edge version. Continue reading “Enable Ask before closing all tabs in Microsoft Edge Chromium”
How to Remove Edge Tabs from Alt+Tab in Windows 10.
Starting in Windows 10 version 20H2, Microsoft Edge Chromium is deeply integrated with the OS. Windows 10 lists its tab in the Alt+Tab experience like regular windows, allowing to directly go to a tab. However, there are two methods to disable this behavior. Continue reading “Remove Edge Tabs from Alt+Tab in Windows 10”
Here’s how you can show the Firefox Bookmarks toolbar on New Tab Page only.
The Firefox browser allows you to only show the Bookmarks toolbar on the New Tab page only. This useful option is available in Firefox 84, but it is hidden.
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Here’s why Firefox is making connections to detectportal.firefox.com on start
Some Firefox users noticed that the browser establishes connections to the detectportal.firefox.com web site. Here’s why and how to prevent it from that behavior. Continue reading “Disable Captive Portal in Firefox and Connection to detectportal.firefox.com”
What is the DiskUsage tool in Windows 10 (diskusage.exe).
Windows 10 to get a built-in disk space analyzer tool, named DiskUsage. It is already available for testing in pre-release builds, starting in build 21277.
Here is how to show Windows version and build number on the desktop.
You can add a watermark to the bottom right corner of the Desktop that will contain the currently installed Windows version, edition, and build number. This will allow you to quickly find the install OS version at a glance.
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How To Uninstall Or Reinstall Cortana In Windows 10
A small number of Windows 10 users frequently use Cortana as it is not as powerful as its digital personal assistants offered in smartphone operating systems. Also, Cortana is not available in all regions and countries. These are the reasons you may want to get rid of Cortana. Or you might want to reinstall it if it fails to work properly.
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