Microsoft has announced that it will continue to provide product support for Windows 10 for another four years, until 2025. This is not really surprising, given that the system announced in 2015 has a ten-year lifecycle – but until now we didn’t really know what the fate of Windows would be.
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Windows 10 related questions and solutions.
How can I edit the quick access toolbar?
Even among those who have been using Windows 10 for years, there are those who don’t know that Windows File Explorer has a toolbar for quick access. By default, this toolbar, opened by the small file icon in the top left, is empty. A click on this icon opens a drop-down menu with six commands to choose from, including Delete, Properties, and New Folder.
How to fix the update error?
Occasionally, Windows 10 fails to install updates and instead displays a not very informative error message and an error code such as “0x80060449”. One solution to this problem is to manually stop the update service.
How can I fix the on-screen keyboard on the tray?
It’s been possible to insert emojis into the screen shortcut for a long time. For those who use these colorful icons regularly, you can attach the screen shortcut to the tray to make them easier to access. Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar and select Show Button for Touch Keyboard. Click on the …
How can I delete a job from the print queue?
When printing, it happens from time to time that a print job fails, and this blocks all subsequent jobs. By default, this problem can be solved from the print queue.
How can I set up automatic re-login?
If a computer detects no input for a period of time, it will first switch the screen to sleep mode to save power. For 2-in-1 devices with Windows 10, a system setting also ensures that the user has to log in again after the display has been automatically switched off. This is done by a registry key that can be reset.
How to transfer photos from a smartphone running Android to a PC?
Owners of supported Android smartphones can transfer their photos stored on the device to a Windows 10 PC without cables. This is made possible by the Connected Phone app, which uses a wizard to help you set up the connection.
How can I display longer screen messages?
Windows 10 displays notifications about current events, such as new mail, updates, and updated apps. However, these notifications are only visible for five seconds by default, so you might miss important information. But you can set the length of time you want to see the notifications.
How can I hide photos stored in OneDrive?
Microsoft’s cloud storage, OneDrive, is so closely tied to Windows 10 that the Photos app also shows pictures stored on OneDrive. For those who don’t want this, you can prevent it by clicking on the three dots icon in the top right of the Photos app and selecting Settings. In the Microsoft OneDrive area, set …
How do I remove Internet Explorer 11 from Windows 10?
Although Microsoft has added two modern browsing tools to its operating system with the original Microsoft Edge introduced in Windows 10 and the new Chromium-based Edge browser released later, the old Internet Explorer 11 is still haunting Windows. The problem is that IE cannot be removed as it is deeply embedded in the system architecture. You can turn off the insecure browser, but you need administrator rights to do so.