Windows 10 Features and Review

There are several ways to define a new password for your user account on your Windows PC. I share all so the next time you need to change your password (or set a new password for another user account) you can choose the quickest and most convenient way to yourself.

Here are the different ways you can change your Windows password:

security screen Ctrl + Alt + Del

This method allows you set the password to the user currently logged user you to know. To change your password using this method, do the following:

1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del simultaneously keys on your keyboard to get the security screen.
2. Click "Change password"
3. Specify the new password for your user account :.

Settings app

In Windows 10, Microsoft offers many options related to user accounts within the Settings application. To set a password for your account using the Settings application, you must perform the following steps:

1. Launch the Settings application.
2. Click on "Accounts".
3. Click "Connecting options" on the left.
4. Here you can change various sign of options including password and PIN

Control Panel

The classic Control panel allows you to manage passwords for all user accounts on your PC

1. Open the following Control panel page :.

    Control Panel  User Accounts and Family Safety  User Accounts  Manage Accounts 

   It is as follows:

2. Click the account of user whose password you need to change
3. Click on the "change password" :.

Computer Management

This method is very old and works in all versions of Windows, from Windows 00 to Windows 10. Using snap computer management, you can set a new password for a Windows account.

1. Open File Explorer and right click on the icon "This PC".
2. select "Manage" from the context menu.
3. Computer Management, select "Local Users and Groups" in the left pane.
4. In the right pane, double-click the folder "Users".
5. The user list will be open. Right-click the desired user account and set the password in the context menu:

Command Prompt / net.exe

the last method to set a new password for the user account uses a high fast control

1. Open an elevated command prompt
2. Enter the following command: ..

    net user user_name password 

   Replace "user_name" and "password" with the desired values. The password you specified will be set immediately without prompt

3. Alternatively you can use the following command :.

    net user User_name * 

   This will ask interactively for a new password for the "user_name" account

4. If you have a computer joined to the domain, use the following command :.

    net user user_name * / DOMAIN 

   This will ask interactively for a new password for the account "User_name" on the specified domain.

There. Now you know all the possible ways change the password for a user account in Windows 10 . Please let me know if I missed anything.

Thanks to Windows 10 build 10056 is leaking, we could get our hands on it and playing with it for a while to find a part of the changes and new features. One of the most exciting changes and the most anticipated for many users is the Trash icon. Interested users can download the Trash icon from Windows 10 build 10056 and use it in their current version of Windows. Here you go

To apply the Trash icon for your version of Windows, you must do the following :.

1. Right-click an empty area of ​​the desktop and select "Customize" from the context menu:
2. the Customize window is open, click "Change desktop icons "link on the left:
3. in" Settings of the desktop icon ", modify the two Trash icons to those you can download using the link below.

There.

Download Windows 10 build 10056 Trash icon

You're done. Now your Windows has the last icon of the trash created by Microsoft.

Microsoft has released a new official version Windows insiders. Windows 10 build 10061 is available for download now. Here are the download instructions and a brief change log that will give you an idea of ​​what's new in Windows 10 build 10061.

As usual, Microsoft has pushed the latest version via Windows Update service so that users who are interested in improving their windows 10 existing installations must perform the following steps :.

1. Open the application settings
2. Jump to update and recovery -> Windows Update
3. Click
4. Download build 10061.
5. If you can not see the building upgrade option Check now button . Windows 10, click the Advanced Options link and switch built preview how it is installed. You must define the Rapid Ring

What's new in Windows 10 build 10061

• New Mail and Calendar applications: These new applications provide improved performance and a three-pane email UI familiar with a toggle to move quickly between your email and calendar. Mail includes customizable Swipe Gestures, allowing you to slide right or left to take measures such as delete, flag, move, or mark as read / unread. Also check out the new experience of creating email. Mail leverages the familiar and rich capability of Word that allows you to easily insert tables, add images and use bullets and color to your text. The two new Mail and Calendar Apps Office 365, Exchange, Outlook.com, Gmail, IMAP, POP and other popular stories
• Start improvements, Taskbar and Action Center. This release introduces the new theme of the black system in the Start menu, taskbar, and Action Center. The Start menu and taskbar now have transparency and you can also resize the Start menu. Microsoft has also enabled support for AUTOCOLOR that pulls the primary color of your wallpaper. In the Application settings under Preferences, you can adjust the color of Start, Taskbar, and Action Centre and transparency. Check the settings and tell us what you think. And based on feedback, Microsoft has been able to move the power button down left to the upper right of the Start menu to make it more accessible
• Continuum improvements :. The taskbar is now optimized for tablets. Passage in Tablet mode causes the Start button, Cortana, and the task buttons See all grow in size and space to be touchable. Articles in the notification area also extend to improving untouchability. In addition, pinned and running applications are eliminated by default to reduce clutter and simplify the experience. Start and Task View are available for launching and switching. If you prefer still see applications on the taskbar, there is an option under Mode Tablet in the settings to enable them. Windows 10 now offers a parameter to start directly in Tablet mode. For tablets of less than 10 inches is the default
• Task See enhancements :. Microsoft has made several visual updates to view tasks and they also refined the icons of the window, close buttons, and stickers. These improvements also apply to Alt + Tab and Snap Assist. View task gets a new icon on the taskbar too
• Virtual Desktop improvements :. You can create as many virtual desktops as you like! When you hit the edge of your screen, a new infinity of experience now allows you to access any of your workstations.

(via Neowin ).

For those who need to perform a clean installation of Windows 10 build 10122, the ISO image is preferred method of configuration. While the official images of the ISO are available for download from this version, you can download custom made ISO files. These files were created using the Windows Update files (files * .esd) to build 10122. The configuration files are authentic and unaltered. Nothing has been modified or changed, so it's as official ISO images from Microsoft.

You can use these ISO files to perform a clean install of Windows 10 build 10122 from scratch on a real PC or a virtual machine like VirtualBox.

Download ISO Windows 10 10122 build (x64)

MD5: fae1d4f613354f16c21e5c159e2f322d

Download ISO Windows 10 build 10122 (x86)

MD5: a5f6970f52d31c3aaba9cf17a58d4af3

Note: the above files created by third parties. Winaero is not related to the files you download. Do it at your own risk, these connections may stop working at any time.

Some new screenshots of Windows 10 build 10102 fled the internet. Images leak, we can see Cortana updated application that has tight integration with the taskbar. In addition, new animations for Live Tiles on the Start menu are identified in the leak of screenshots. Let's see these changes in detail

This is how the settings pane updated Cortana like :.

This panel appears when the user clicks on the icon in Cortana Hamburger menu. Here are some screenshots of the updated application Cortana:


The most interesting thing is a new animation of the cube Live Tiles for modern applications pinned to Start menu in Windows 10 build 10102. rather than slide up to show updated information on the tile, he now returns with a more 3D effect.

it is interesting to see how Microsoft goes to 1010x directly build numbers. Probably they are closer to RTM. Maybe we can expect full functionality or Release Preview (RC) build available for Windows Insiders in the near future. (Via Neowin )

- Several images of Windows 10 build 10108 were spotted on the Internet. Images leak, we see changes that occur in the user interface in Windows 10. Let's see what has changed in this version.

The first change you will notice is the new context menu style. They have more space between the elements making them more touch-friendly. Also the color popup menus background is white now, not gray. In built earlier, the same menu has been implemented, but only to the taskbar. Now, context menus across the entire operating system have the same blank look.

The second change is a new appearance toggle switches in the Settings application. Now they respect the color of the current theme.

Microsoft changed the appearance of the toggle switch commands because of negative comments from Windows insiders.

Windows 10 build 10108 also comes with a new application "Get Started" which is designed to guide novice users through the basics of Windows 10. It includes several training videos. I noticed that the title bar of this application is dark, which is different from the gray title bar universal applications in public Windows 10 built

The application Music now shows a change log after the update. This is a useful addition - to see what has changed in applications. Each universal application may not follow it and can not display a change log:

And finally, the dark theme is now present for all sorts of notifications and panels in this version of Windows 10 . for example, here is how the menu looks Network in Windows 10 build 10108:

during the installation process, when Windows completes the final steps, the process Installation used to rotate through different colors, but in this version, the screen is blue all the time. It is quite possible that Microsoft removed the color cycle of the Out-of-Box-Experience Stage in Windows 10. Personally, I loved him.

What is your opinion about these changes? Do you or do you not trivial these changes important to the overall user experience? (Via Neowin ).

Sometimes you need to get full access to a file or folder in Windows 10 . It can be a system file or folder, or one that was created by a user account that no longer exists. In most cases, the Windows operating system you from doing any work on those files and folders. In this article we will see how to take ownership and get full access to the files and folders in Windows 10.

Take ownership of a file or folder in Windows 10 using file Explorer

to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows 10 without using third-party tools

1. Open file Explorer, and then locate the file or the folder you want to take ownership of.
2. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, then click the Security tab.
   
   
3. Click on the Advanced button. The "Advanced Security Settings window" appears. Here, you must change the owner of the key
   Click the Change link next to the "owner" tag ..
   
4. The Select user or Group window will appear
   
   Select the user account using the Advanced button or simply type your user account in the box that says "Enter the object name to select and click OK.
5. Optionally, to change the owner all the subfolders and files in the folder, select the check box "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" in the "Settings advanced security. "Click OK to change the ownership.
6. Now you must provide full access to the file or folder to your account. right-click the file or folder again, click Properties, then click the Security tab.
7. Click the Add button. The "Permission Entry" window appears on the screen:
8. Click "Select a primary" and select your account:
9. Set permissions for "Control total ".
   
   click OK
10. option, click" Replace all existing inheritable permissions on all descendants with inheritable permissions from this object "in the window" advanced security settings. "
    
    what this means is permissions on this parent object will replace those on its descendant objects. When cleared, permissions on each object, whether parent or its descendant, can be unique. Click OK to get full access to the file or folder.

There. You just changed ownership and gained full access to the file in Windows 10 using the application file Explorer

See :. How to restore the property TrustedInstaller in Windows 10

Take ownership of a file or folder in Windows 10 using TakeOwnershipEx

Alternatively, you can save a lot of your time using my freeware, TakeOwnershipEx. It allows you to change file ownership and access rights with a single click. Just select the file or folder and click the "Take Ownership" button:

Once you get full access to the file or folder, you can even restore the default permissions which he had. Click the "Restore property" button to restore:

There. Using TakeOwnershipEx application, you can save your time, but even if you prefer to use the embedded options in the File Explorer, it should not be too difficult for you if you followed the instructions in this article.

with Windows 10 build 10130, Microsoft has released a new way to browse installed applications. Many users who have installed the release of Windows 10 build 10130 and saw the screenshots we posted are curious how to activate the alphabetic browse in Windows 10 Start menu. . In this article we will show how it can be done

To navigate applications alphabetically in the Windows 10 Start menu , do the following:

1. Open the Start menu. See our excellent article :. How to click the Start button
2. Click the item "All Applications" at the bottom left of the Start menu.
3. Click on the empty space next to a letter: The Start menu displays the user interface with navigation of the alphabet:

This letter alphabetical grid minimizes scrolling list of apps for the mouse and touch screen devices. Of course, the user must know the letter at the beginning of this application it wants to start, then press or click it. Nevertheless, it is an interesting way to minimize the vertical scrolling of a long list of applications. Do you like the new way to navigate all the applications? Let us know in the comments.

Windows 10 build 10135 is a new building that is supposed to be released for quick ring in the near future . Today, wzór disclosed its release notes, known issues, and all that is usually related to new construction. Read on if you are interested.

Here. (Via wzór )

from Windows 10 comes with a new feature called "Cortana". There is a digital assistant that is integrated with Windows 10. Windows 10 has a search box in the taskbar, which can be used to launch Cortana and search by keyboard or by voice. Once you type something in the search box on Windows 10 taskbar, the research results show, but the search results on the Web are mixed with local search results, store applications and content Bing. If you want to disable Internet and store search applications running on the taskbar, here's how to disable
Update # 2 :. In October 07 the Windows version to disable Web Search option and Cortana was removed again

You can turn quickly tweak the following registry key:

 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindows Search] "AllowCortana" = dword: 00000000 "DisableWebSearch" = dword: 00000001 

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update # 1 : Windows Version 10 1511, there is an option Cortana in the preferences, allowing you to disable. Search the web in the taskbar

To disable it, do the following:

1. Click on the search box in the taskbar. The Cortana pane appears on the screen:
2. Click the gear icon to open its settings:
3. Disable the "Search online and include web results "as the above shows.

There. This Web search allows you to disable Windows 10 taskbar :.

The alternative route using Group Policy is described below

To disable Bing search and stores applications to appear in search results in Windows 10 taskbar, you must do the following:

1. Press Win + R shortcut keys and on the keyboard to open the Run dialog box. In the Run dialog box, type the following:

    gpedit.msc 

   

2. Go to the following path:

    Computer Settings-> Administrative Templates-> Windows Components-> search 

3. Enable the following group policies:
   • not to allow the web search
   • not search the web or web results display Search

once you've done that, you must restart your PC. After the restart, the search engine in the taskbar will be limited to only local results:

The search will not work without delays and much faster than before. The research component will also open instantly. A side effect of this change is that Cortana stopped working:

I personally used Cortana, so for me it is not a problem
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