The only caveat is that the option only let you temporarily defer updates up to 7 days, and sometimes if an update is known to be buggy, it can take longer than a week to get it fixed. Fortunately, the Windows 10 Creators Update has a hidden alternative option to defer cumulative updates (those updates you get every month) up to 30 days using Group Policy and the Registry. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to pause cumulative updates on the Windows 10 Creators Update from being installed for up to 30 days....

Ultimately, this telemetry data helps to make Windows 10 a better product. However, for many people, this is also a privacy concern, which is why starting with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, Microsoft is introducing an option that allows users to view the raw diagnostic data that the company collects about your device. In addition, in order to give more control to users, it’s now possible to delete that telemetry data that has been collected from your computer....

Previously, you were able to turn off the assistant with a simple switch of a button, but since the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the toggle to disable Cortana and turning off the Privacy settings no longer works. However, it’s still possible to disable Cortana by modifying the Registry or using Group Policy. Although Cortana continues to improve with every update, Microsoft has been restricting the ways you can customize the experience....

Of course that the simplest way to get Windows working is by purchasing a brand new PC. And if you are thinking to do a clean install just because Windows 8 came preinstalled with a bunch of useless utilities, programs, and other crapware, you should consider using the new Windows 8 feature called “Remove everything and reinstall Windows”. This feature will erase everything on your hard drive and it will reinstall a fresh copy of the operating system without the need of going through this process....

The offline virus scan feature has been part of the Microsoft Defender Antivirus for a long time, and it allows the antivirus to run without loading Windows 10 during startup. This is particularly useful because when your device is infected with a particular persistent malware, it’s extremely complicated to remove it while Windows is fully loaded. In this guide, you will learn the steps to use the offline virus scan feature to remove rootkit, ransomware, and other nasty viruses on Windows 10....

The widget is a floating search box that appears centered at the top of the screen. When you type a query, the result will show in Microsoft Edge using Bing search. Since this is an experimental feature, some Insiders may see it and others won’t. However, you can use a third-party tool known as “ViVeTool” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas on GitHub to enable the new experience on your device....

In previous versions of the operating system, the title bar window shake (Aero Shake) feature was enabled by default, but on Windows 11 and later, the feature is disabled by default. However, the Settings app now allows you to decide how to use it. This guide will teach you the steps to manage the title bar window shake feature on Windows 11. Enable title bar window shake on Windows 11 Disable title bar window shake on Windows 11...

If you must connect to a device remotely, Windows 11 includes multiple ways to configure the feature using the Settings app, Control Panel, Command Prompt, and PowerShell commands. This guide will teach you how to enable Remote Desktop to manage a computer or access files and apps remotely on Windows 11. (See also this video tutorial on the Pureinfotech YouTube channel on how to set up the feature.) Enable Remote Desktop on Windows 11 from Settings Enable Remote Desktop on Windows 11 from Control Panel Enable Remote Desktop on Windows 11 from Command Prompt Enable Remote Desktop on Windows 11 from PowerShell...

In addition, File Explorer has been updated with a redesigned layout for the left navigation pane. The design organization provides easy access to pinned and frequently used folders and OneDrive cloud profiles, which now reflect the user’s name associated with the account. Also, the known folders (Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, etc.) are no longer displayed under “This PC” to keep that view focused on the drives. If you want to get hands-on with tabs and the new navigation pane, you need to install the latest system update for Windows 11 or use a third-party tool called “ViVeTool,” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas on GitHub, to enable the new experience on your computer....

Alongside the ability to set custom themes, change the color of background or set an image as background, you can also apply an acrylic background to add transparency effects with blur and fine noise textures part of the Microsoft Fluent Design System. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable and configure the acrylic background effect on Windows Terminal on Windows 10. How to enable acrylic background on Windows Terminal To enable the transparent background on the terminal, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, you can start using the Windows Terminal with an acrylic background for a specific app or all the command line apps depending on your configuration....

When the feature is enabled, using the Network tab in File Explorer, you can see all the devices, and you can even browse their available resources, such as shared folders and printers, and more. The only caveat is that network discovery doesn’t always work as expected, and sometimes, you may not be able to find any computer, or you may see some of them, but others might be missing. Whatever the reason case might be, you can troubleshoot and resolve almost any problem with network discovery by making sure the feature is enabled, the required services and protocol are running, using the network troubleshooter, or reseting the networking stack on Windows 10....

The issue with this behavior is that it gives users the impression that something went wrong with the reset process as OneDrive goes missing after a reset, and Windows 10 doesn’t make it intuitive to get it back. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to get OneDrive back after a reset or it goes missing from your Windows 10 device for any other reason. How to install OneDrive on Windows 10 If after resetting your device you don’t find OneDrive on Windows 10, nothing actually went wrong, you just need to add the sync client manually....

Whatever the reason it might be, clearing the drive and re-creating the partition can fix most problems. On Windows 11, you can run some PowerShell commands to resolve these and other issues on a USB flash drive, SD card, and different removable drives. In addition, if the USB drive was configured as bootable installation media, this process will help you clean the drive to start with a fresh partition. In this guide, you will learn the steps to repair any USB flash drive that is not accessible, and as a result, you can’t reformat it on Windows 11....

These problems usually happen because of driver compatibility, undesired configuration changes, or a particular bug, which could be as a result of system changes introduced in a new version. However, other times, there are other factors that can cause Wi-Fi problems. For instance, the network adapter driver can get damaged during the upgrade process. You don’t have the latest driver installed, which happened to work with the previous version, but it doesn’t with the new version of Windows 10....

Although you could run Linux apps on Windows 10 with WSL for a long time, the system was limited to command-line tools and applications. However, starting with build 21364 and higher releases (with a special update to the WSL integration), Microsoft is finally bringing GUI (graphical user interface) support to run your favorite Linux applications with the mouse and keyboard. The new feature is to develop and test your applications on Linux without needing a virtual machine, but you can use it for anything....

Microsoft describes Teams as a chat-based workspace focused on real-time collaboration that brings features like chat, video meetings, notes with OneNote integration, Office, Planner, PowerBI, and many other extensions. In this guide, you will learn the steps to install the Microsoft Teams app using the standalone installer, Microsoft Store, and winget command-line tool on Windows 10. How to install Microsoft Teams on Windows 10 How to install Microsoft Teams from Microsoft Store How to install Microsoft Teams with winget command...

In Australia, Xbox preorders open on Monday, September 22 at 8 AM AEST / 6 PM ET (Sunday) at the Microsoft Store, JB Hifi, EB Games, Telstra, Harvey Norman, and other retailers. In New Zealand, it’ll be 8 AM NZST / 4 PM ET at the Microsoft Store, JB HiFi, EB Games, Spark, and other retailers. If you’re planning to preorder one of the consoles, you must act immediately after they become available, because supplies are limited, and these consoles are expected to sell out quickly....

As a result of being a minor update, the process will not require a full reinstallation, and the experience will be similar to a monthly cumulative update. If you’re not running the May 2019 Update, then upgrading to version 1909 will require full installation just like in previous releases. The new version will also download and install automatically, but only on devices running a version nearing the end of service....

By default, the Windows 11 Start menu has a “Recommended” section that suggests apps and files, similar to the Timeline. However, if you are not interested in this feature, you can quickly stop the menu from showing recommendations using the Settings app. This guide will teach how to stop showing suggested files and apps in the Recommended section of the Start menu. Remove Recommended items from Start menu To clear the items in the Recommended section of Start, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the next time you open the Start menu, the Recommended section will longer show suggestions of apps or files....

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to reset your password to regain access to your Windows 10 account using your Microsoft account credentials, or if you’re using a traditional local account without having to create a reset disk. These instructions will also work to change the password for a standard or administrator account. How to reset a Windows 10 Microsoft account password How to reset a Windows 10 local account password...