WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Task View’ Button on the Taskbar
What is the Task View Button? In Windows 10, Microsoft placed a small icon on...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Searching for Network Printers
Why Does Windows Search for Printers? By default, Windows 10 is designed to be as...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Hiding Scroll Bars
Why Do Windows Scroll Bars Disappear? In modern versions of Windows 10, Microsoft adopted a...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Mounting External Hard Drives
Why Stop Windows from Auto-Mounting Drives? By default, whenever you plug a USB flash drive,...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Searching Bing from the Start Menu
Why Does Windows Search the Web? In Windows 10, the search bar in the Start...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Locking the Screen on Idle
Why Does Windows Lock the Screen? By default, Windows 10 is configured with strict power...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Switching to Tablet Mode
Why Does Windows Switch to Tablet Mode? Windows 10 includes a feature called Continuum, which...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Pausing Updates
Why Does Windows Pause Updates? Windows 10 includes a feature that allows users to temporarily...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Taskbar Thumbnail Previews’ (Aero Peek)
What is Aero Peek? In Windows 10, when you have multiple windows of the same...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Putting USB Devices to Sleep
Why Do USB Devices Disconnect Randomly? In an effort to maximize battery life on laptops...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Installing Printer Drivers
Why Does Windows Install Unwanted Printers? Windows 10 is designed to be as user-friendly as...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Creating Thumbnails (Thumbs.db)
Why Does Windows Create Thumbs.db Files? If you have ever tried to delete a folder...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Action Center’ (Notifications Sidebar) Completely
What is the Action Center? In Windows 10, the Action Center is the slide-out panel...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Creating Desktop Shortcuts for New Apps
Why Does Windows Create Desktop Shortcuts for New Apps? When you install a new application...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Dimming the Screen (Adaptive Brightness)
Why Does the Windows Screen Keep Dimming? If you are using a modern Windows 10...
WindowsHow to Stop Windows 10 from Automatically Installing Suggested Apps (Candy Crush)
Why Does Windows Install Candy Crush? Many users are frustrated to discover that shortly after...
WindowsHow to Disable the Windows 10 ‘Taskbar Search Box’ to Save Screen Space
Why Disable the Taskbar Search Box? By default, Windows 10 includes a massive, elongated “Type...