What happens when Windows 10 Build reaches its expiration date?

When a version of Windows 10 reaches its expiration date, certain events occur on your computer. It is therefore essential to know the expiration date of your Windows 10 Preview date and what happens after the construction of Windows 10 expires.

What happens when Windows 10 expires

When you see the expiration date of Windows 10 Build, you will notice that construction usually expires after 5 or 6 months.

1] About 2 weeks before your version of Windows 10 expires, you will receive warnings like – This version of Windows will expire soon. Once you see this warning, you should take it seriously and back up all your data and check your Windows Update to see if new versions or updates are available. You can also download the latest ISO file from Microsoft, mount it and run setup.exe to upgrade to a newer version. read more

Use group policy to completely disable web search on Windows 10

Microsoft has integrated web search from Windows 8.1, in addition to native search available in previous Windows editions. So, if you search for something on your Windows computer when you are connected to the Internet, the search results will automatically appear. This also continues with Windows 10, and here Cortana – the language assistant carries the flag.

Now some users may agree that web results are displayed in addition, even if they are not looking forward to them. However, another user community may not be convinced. This may be because your system uses unnecessary data to obtain search results on the Web. Thus, if you also belong to this last community of users, you can completely disable the display of search results on the Web in Windows 10. read more

Windows 10 Delete the Windows 8.1 / 7 application icon Delete the taskbar

Even if you have already reserved your free Windows 10 upgrade, you will still see the Windows 10 App icon in the taskbar. Although this is not a problem for most people, especially those who want to upgrade to Windows 10, some, especially those who do not want to upgrade their Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 system, may want to hide or remove it.

The process responsible for this icon is called GWX.exe and runs in the background and uses virtually no resources. It will inform you when your upgrade is available for installation. read more

How to create a bootable USB media from ISO for Windows 10

While most of us have reserved a copy of the free Windows 10 update for our computers, some may want to perform a clean installation using an ISO image of Windows 10. This article shows how to download the ISO image, burn it to a USB stick and create a USB boot media from ISO for Windows 10 installation.

You must first download it from its official Microsoft link. The latest version is Insider Preview Build 10130, available here. We will update this link as soon as the final version is available.

Create USB bootable media from ISO for Windows 10

If you have done so, you can use it to create a USB stick or bootable USB stick. To do this, you will need the help of some programs such as Windows USB/DVD Download Tool, Rufus, ESET SysRescue Live, WinToFlash, Windows USB Installer Maker or Windows Installation Media Creation Tool. read more

How to disable or disable the Windows Update utility on Windows 10

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When you turn on the Windows Update Service and open Windows Update in the PC settings, you receive a message that the updates have not been installed because your computer has been shut down. You must click Repeat to download and install all available updates. This may require two or three attempts to check for updates. You must continue clicking Check for Updates until your computer is up to date. Then you can disable the Windows Update service again until the next time you think you have enough time to update your copy of Windows 10. read more

How to activate the developer mode under Windows 10

Windows 10 introduces a new way to develop Windows 10. You no longer need a developer license to develop, install or test your applications. You can only activate your Windows 10 device once for these tasks and off you go. In this article, we see how to activate the developer mode under Windows 10.

Enable Developer mode under Windows 10

Open the Settings > Update and Security application. Click For Developers on the left. Now select Developer mode

You are asked to confirm – Activate developer mode? Click Yes and the developer mode will be activated. read more

The touch keyboard does not work on Windows 10/8

Windows 8 was the first desktop operating system with touch functionality. Later versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, then also with touch and some additional or expanded features. For the touchscreen to work properly, you must have the latest touchscreen hardware drivers installed. But there are few other things we need to deal with.

In the latest version Windows 10, the touch keyboard can be activated by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting the Show Touch Keyboard button.

The touch keyboard is accessible via the key. read more

How to clean the Windows 10 installation from a USB port

In this article, we will see how to install Windows 10 with a USB key on a separate partition. This process can even be used if you want to boot with another operating system. To do this, you must first create a USB bootable media from ISO for Windows 10. You must also create a separate partition with at least 16 GB of disk space if you plan to boot it with the integrated disk management tool. This is one of the requirements of the system.

NOTE: Read this post Install Windows 10 after the upgrade. read more

How to use OneDrive Selective Sync on Windows 10

Cloud storage is mainly used to share files with others or to transfer files from one device to another. And as storage became more affordable, and in many cases free, the service gained in importance as an increasingly attractive backup solution, provided that people did not care about the management of their data by third parties.

Microsoft learned it quickly. That’s why we are continually starting to improve our OneDrive service. For example, one of the changes recently introduced in Windows 10 was the addition of the function ‘OneDrive Selective Sync‘. This feature allowed users to view files synchronized with their PC via OneDrive. This feature allows users to synchronize all files and folders in your OneDrive or select specific folders for synchronization and make them available locally. read more

Delete transparency and activate blur in the background of the Windows 10 Start menu

Microsoft has added a fantastic Start menu in Windows 10, which contains some useful settings to customize the Start menu. However, there are some things that are not available in the new settings window. Some small changes can be made by adjusting the Windows registry.

Windows 10 Start Menu has a transparent background by default. However, this can be easily changed with the registry editor. For example, you can remove transparency and activate blur in the background of the Start menu, completely remove transparency, change the background color, etc. read more