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From simply changing the taskbar look using Windows Registry to installing a third-party tool, you've got plenty of ways to customize Windows 10. In this article, we going to share a list of apps that you can use to customize the desktop, Windows Search, and the taskbar.
Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10. Microsoft realizes this and has already started offering limited support for launching Android apps in Windows 10 using the Your Phone app and supported Android devices.
Earlier this year, Microsoft added the Skype Meet Now feature to Windows 10 preview builds, and this same feature is now gradually rolling out to non-Insider users. When Meet Now is added to Windows 10, it will display a small button with a video camera icon on the system tray, which will launch Skype's Meet Now web conferencing software when clicked.
Windows 10's PowerToys tool is a great way to customize your Windows experience. In this article, we're highlighting the key features of PowerToys that you should try to boost your Windows 10 experience.
After the release of two Windows 10 feature updates and numerous cumulative updates, Microsoft has still not fixed a bug causing Windows Defrag to TRIM non-SSD drives. In May 2020, Microsoft released Windows 10 2004, the May 2020 Update, and introduced two bugs causing SSD drives to be defragged too often and for the TRIM operation to be attempted on non-SSD drives.
Microsoft has released the KB4586819 non-security preview cumulative update for Windows 10 versions 1809, 1903, and 1909, with fixes for game crash issues and for USB 3.0 hubs causing connected devices to stop working. Windows 10 users who install the KB4586819 update may experience issues with system and user certificates getting lost when updating from Windows 10 1809 to later versions using outdated update media.
If users are upgrading from Windows 10 1909 or older, then Windows 10 20H2 will be installed as a full update, which can only be rolled back within 10 days of being installed. How you upgraded to Windows 10 20H2 determines how you can uninstall and roll back to a previous version of Windows.
Microsoft has Windows 10 preview build 20262 to Insiders on the Dev channel with mostly bug fixes. Windows Insiders can download Build 20206 right now by going into Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Update and then checking for new updates.
Microsoft has resolved a known issue leading to missing system and user certificates after updating managed Windows 10 systems using outdated installation media. The lost Windows 10 certificates issue impacts client and server platforms in managed environments.
After upgrading to the Windows 10 October 2020 update, a bug is not allowing users to perform in-place upgrades using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. As Windows Latest reported, since the Windows 10 October 2020 Update release, users are no longer able to select the choice to keep their data, which effectively breaks in-place upgrades.