Snap Assist in Windows 10 enhances the traditional Snap feature by recommending companion apps when a user snaps one app to a side or corner of their screen. This can be helpful in many cases, but power users may wish to handle this process themselves without Microsoft’s suggestions. Here’s how you can disable Snap Assist in Windows 10.
How to Determine Your Free Windows 10 Upgrade Version
There are many caveats and details to Microsoft’s free Windows 10 promotion. Here’s a list of who’s eligible, which version you’ll get, and how and when the free upgrade will be available.
Make Items on the Screen Bigger with Windows Magnifier
Having trouble reading text or making out fine details in Windows? Instead of lowering your resolution to make everything bigger, which can introduce image quality issues, use the built-in Windows Magnifier utility to selectively zoom in on certain portions of your screen while leaving everything else at native resolution.
How to Quit and Relaunch Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer is one of the most important components of the Windows operating system, but sometimes it can freeze or behave erratically. Instead of a potentially lengthy reboot, you can simply force Windows Explorer to quit and then manually relaunch it, saving time and leaving your applications running. Here’s how to do it.
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How to Solve Windows Search Issues with an Index Rebuild
If Windows Search stops working for you and no longer returns search results for files that you know exist, there are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot the issue. Here’s how to fix Windows Search issues in all versions of Windows from 7 to 10.
How to Run Multiple Instances of an App in Windows
Many Windows users don’t know that they can run multiple copies, or instances, of the same app on their PC without having to install the app twice. Whether it’s opening multiple File Explorer windows to copy your data between folders, comparing two word documents side-by-side, or maintaining separate personal and work Web browser windows, opening multiple instances of the same app is not only easy, it can also give your productivity a huge boost. Here’s how to do it.
How to Manage and Hide Notification Icons on the Windows Taskbar
The notification area of the Windows taskbar is a useful and important place to keep track of crucial system and app notifications while you work, but if you have too many apps it can get cluttered. Here’s how to manage and hide notification icons in the Windows taskbar, allowing you to focus only on the notifications that matter to you.
How to Bring Back the My Computer Icon in Windows 8
From Windows 95 to Windows 7, the “My Computer” icon adorned the desktops of hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide, but Microsoft decided to hide it by default in Windows 8 and up. Here’s how to get it back.
Microsoft Wants Your Vote On How Virtual Desktops Will Work in Windows 10
Windows 10 will feature a new and powerful virtual desktop feature when it launches later this year, and Microsoft is soliciting user feedback to decide exactly how it will work.
How to Make Spartan the Default Browser in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
The new Spartan Web browser is finally available for testing in the latest build of Windows 10, but Internet Explorer is still set as the default Windows browser. For those who really want to test Spartan to its limits, here’s how to set it as the default browser in Windows 10.