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How to Hide, Disable or Uninstall Cortana in Windows 10

January 4th, 2016 by Admin

Just like Apple’s Siri, Cortana is Microsoft’s digital assistant integrated in Windows 10. Cortana is capable of composing emails, setting reminders, finding apps & files on your computer and performing web searches. After installing or upgrading to Windows 10, you’ll find that Cortana appears as a search bar in the taskbar that says “Ask me anything”.

cortana

But not all Windows 10 users will take kindly to Cortana. In this article we’ll show you how to hide, disable Cortana or even completely uninstall it in Windows 10.

Update: If you’re running Windows 10 version 2004 or newer, Cortana could be uninstalled or reinstalled with the new method.

Part 1: Hide Cortana

In Windows 10, Cortana is shown as a search box in the taskbar, right beside the Start button. If you want to hide Cortana, right-click on search box/icon in the taskbar, select Cortana and then Hidden.

hide-cortana

Cortana will now remain inactive and immediately disappear from the taskbar.

Part 2: Disable Cortana

Here’s how to disable Cortana in Windows 10:

Click on the search box/icon on the taskbar to open Cortana.
Click on the Notebook button in the left-hand menu. From there, click Settings.
In Settings, the first option “Cortana can give you suggestions, ideas, reminders alerts and more” is a simple slide bar. Slide it to off to disable Cortana. Once disabled, Cortana will revert to the traditional Windows search feature.
To clear everything Cortana knows about you, click the link “Manage what Cortana knows about me in the cloud“.
Microsoft Edge should open and take you to the Bing Settings page. Click the Clear buttons in the “Clear personal info” and “Other Cortana data and personalized speech, inking and typing” sections.

This will clear your personal info from Microsoft’s cloud servers.

Part 3: Uninstall Cortana

In Windows 10, there is no option to uninstall Cortana. If you want to completely uninstall / remove Cortana from Windows 10, you can use the uninstall script provided by WinAero. Here’s how:

Download the Uninstall Cortana ZIP file (provided by WinAero).
Extract all files from the ZIP archive you downloaded to your desktop.
Right-click the Uninstall Cortana.cmd file and select Run as Administrator.
It will begin uninstalling Cortana.

When it’s done, restart your computer. Cortana will no longer work, respond, or collect information. After uninstalling, it’s good to hide the Cortana button/icon to reclaim wasted space on your taskbar.

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Move the Entire User Profiles to Another Drive in Windows 10, 8 and 7

December 30th, 2015 by Admin

There are times when moving Windows user profiles off the default location is necessary, especially if there is no enough space on the system partition. In this tutorial we’ll walk you through the steps of moving the entire Users profile directory (for example, C:\Users) to another drive in Windows 10, 8 and 7. This method will also change the default profile location so any new users that’re created later will have their profiles located under your new location.

How to Move the Windows User Profiles to Another Drive?

Before getting started, you need to create a temporary administrator account, which can be deleted after moving the user profiles.
Log in to Windows with the temporary administrator account. Open Windows Explorer and browse to the root path of your system drive. Right-click on the Users folder and copy the entire folder to the new location (e.g. from C:\Users to E:\Users).

During the copying process, there are some temporary files that are locked and would not copy. Just skip those files.
Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type regedit and hit Enter to launch the Registry Editor.
In the left side of Registry Editor, locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
In the right pane, we need to modify the value for these entries: Default, ProfilesDirectory and Public. Replace %SystemDrive%\Users with your new profile directory, such as E:\Users. After modifying the values, it should look like as the following screenshot.
Expand the ProfileList node at the left side, you’ll see several subkeys (starting with ‘S-1-5-‘) that are named with the SID of your user accounts. Open each subkey and check the ProfileImagePath entry. If it’s pointed to your old profile folder, change the value to the new user profile location (e.g. C:\Users\Tom to E:\Users\Tom).
Now close the Registry Editor. Restart your computer and log in as your usual user. Everything should be working correctly except for programs that use a hardcoded user profile location.
Now you can then rename or delete the original user profile and remove the temporary administrator account. From now on, any new user that logs to this computer will also have his/her profile stored in the newly specified location.

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3 Ways to Create New Administrator Account in Windows 10

December 26th, 2015 by Admin

The best practice for fixing Windows account issues is to create another account with administrative rights. When the account you used everyday is corrupt or you forgot the password, you can then log in to the alternate admin account for troubleshooting the issues. In this article we’ll show you 3 ways to create a new administrator account in Windows 10.

Method 1: Create Administrator Account from Command Prompt

To get started, you need to open an elevated Command Prompt in Windows 10. Press the Windows key + X to open the Quick Access menu and click Command Prompt (Admin).
Type the following commands to create a new local account and then join it to the Administrators group. Replace Jack with the name of your new local admin account.
net user jack /add net localgroup Administrators jack /add
Now you’ve successfully added a new local administrator account in Windows 10.

Method 2: Create Administrator Account from PC Settings

Click on the Start button to open the Start menu. Select Settings.
The PC Settings window should open. Click on Accounts.
From the left pane, click on the Family & others tab. Next click on Add someone else to this PC.
Enter the name for your new local account, password and password hint. Click Next.
Once you’ve clicked Next, you’ll be taken back to the Accounts screen and but now you can see the new account. By default, the newly-created account is a standard/limited account. From there click on the new user account you just created and then Change account type.
When the pop-up window appears, change the account type from Standard User to Administrator and click OK.
So, this was about how to add a new administrator user account in Windows 10 computer.

Method 3: Create Administrator Account from the Local Users and Groups Console

Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type lusrmgr.msc and press Enter.
When the Local Users and Groups console opens, right-click on Users on the left pane and select New User….
Type the name for your new local account, password. Uncheck the “User must change password at next logon” option. Click on Create and then Close.
Now you can see the newly-create account on the right pane. It’s a limited account and we need to add it to the Administrators group. Double-click on the new account.
When the Properties window opens, click on the Add… button.
In the Select Groups window, type Administrators into the object names box. Click OK.
Now you’ll see your new account is also a member of the Administrators group. Click Apply for the changes to take effect.
Reboot or log off. You can then sign into your new administrator account and perform admin tasks.

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2 Options to Delete $WINDOWS.~BT Folder After Windows 10 Update

December 25th, 2015 by Admin

There is a folder named $WINDOWS.~BT on the root of my C:\ drive. It is a hidden folder and is 2 GB in size. What is its purpose? Is it safe to delete it?

The $WINDOWS.~BT folder is a temporary folder created by Windows Update, which contains update logs and files downloaded by the Windows update process. By default, the $WINDOWS.~BT folder is hidden. It exists at the root of your system drive. To see it, enable viewing hidden folders in Windows 10.

$windows-bt

The $WINDOWS.~BT folder can be safely deleted. However, you can’t delete that folder the normal way. In this article we’ll show you 2 ways to delete the $WINDOWS.~BT folder to reclaim your hard disk space.

Option 1: Delete $WINDOWS.~BT Folder Using TakeOwnershipPro

Download and install the freeware TakeOwnershipPro on your computer. After installing, it will add the take ownership shortcut to right-click context menu.
Browse to the root path of your system drive. Right-click on the $WINDOWS.~BT folder and select TakeOwnershipPro. This will grant you full permissions to access the $WINDOWS.~BT folder.
Now you can delete the $WINDOWS.~BT folder the normal way.

Option 2: Delete $WINDOWS.~BT Folder Using Disk Cleanup

To clean the $WINDOWS.~BT Folder folder, open This PC, right-click your local C: drive and then select Properties from the context menu.
Click on Disk Cleanup.
Next click on Clean up system files. It will perform a scan of your computer’s hard drives to determine what files can be cleaned up and how much storage space they use.
When it is finished scanning the Disk Cleanup program will open again, but this time with some extra options that you can select as shown in the image below. To delete the $WINDOWS.~BT folder you have to check the option labeled “Temporary Windows installation files” or “Previous Windows installation(s)“.
Click OK and the Disk Cleanup wizard will clean out everything in the $Windows.~BT folder. If there is a lot of data to delete, please be patient while they are removed from your hard drive.

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4 Ways to Rename Windows Local Administrator or Guest Account

December 21st, 2015 by Admin

How to change Windows administrator account name? The built-in administrator account is one of the most Windows accounts targeted by attackers. To improve security on your computer, you should rename the administrator account to less common name because this lowers the risk of brute force attacks.

In this tutorial we’ll show you 4 ways to rename Windows 10/8/7 user account, including the local administrator and guest accounts.

Method 1: Change Windows Account Name from Command Prompt

How to rename a Windows account from Command Prompt? Well, you can use the net user command to either reset a user password or activate a disabled/locked account, but it doesn’t support renaming user account. To rename a Windows account, we need to use the WIMC command. Here’s how:

Open an elevated Command Prompt. In Windows 10 or 8, press the Windows key + X and select “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the power user menu.

If you’re using Windows 7 or Vista, click Start, then All Programs -> Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
At the Command Prompt, run the following command for renaming the administrator account, replacing Admin with your desired name.
wmic useraccount where name='Administrator' rename 'Admin'
You’ve successfully changed the built-in administrator account name.

Method 2: Change Windows Account Name in Computer Management

Press the Windows key + R to bring up the Run box. Type compmgmt.msc and hit Enter.
The Computer Management console should open. Expand System Tools -> Local Users and Groups -> Users and you’ll see a list of local user accounts in the right pane.
Right-click on the local account you wish to rename, and then select Rename from the drop-down context menu.
Once you click on the Rename option, you will be able to edit the account name. Type in the new name you want to give the account and press Enter.

Method 3: Change Windows Account Name from Control Panel

First of all, you need to open the Control Panel applet. Set the View by option to Large icons and then click User Accounts.
On the User Accounts window, click the “Change your account name” link.
Now you can change the account name to something of your choice. When done, click on the Change Name button.

Method 4: Rename Windows Administrator/Guest Using Local Security Policy

This method only allows you to rename the built-in local administrator and guest accounts in Windows.

Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type secpol.msc and press Enter.
The Local Security Policy Editor should open. Navigate to Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options.
In the right pane, find the policy “Accounts: Rename administrator account“, and double-click on it to open the respective policy setting.
Simply enter the new administrator account name and click OK. Your Administrator account has now been renamed to the one you entered.

Note that you can also change the name of the built-in Guest account because there is also a local policy “Accounts: Rename guest account” for guest account.

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2 Options to Change / Customize Date & Time Format in Windows 10

December 18th, 2015 by Admin

Have you inherited a computer with the date in the wrong format? How can I change the date & time format displayed in Windows 10 taskbar? Depending on your personal needs, you may wish that Windows displays the full date instead of the short date format. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 methods to change date & time format in Windows 10, customize the format to match your specific needs.

Method 1: Change Date and Time Format Through PC Settings

To get started, right-click the bottom-right corner of the screen where the time and date are displayed in the system tray. After that select Adjust date/time.

adjust-date-time

It will open the PC Settings charm that displays the pre-defined date/time formats.

Click the drop-down button and select the date/time format you want. If your format is not included in the drop-down list, you have to use the method below to customize the date/time format through Control Panel.

Method 2: Change Date and Time Format Through Control Panel

Press the Windows key + X and you’ll be presented within the Quick Access window. Click Control Panel.
When the Control Panel opens, set the View by option to Large icon. Click Date and Time.
The Date and Time box should open. Click on the “Change date and time…” button.
After the Date and Time settings window opens, click on the “Change calendar settings” link.
Now you can see the pre-defined date formats. Click the drop-down button and check whether the format you wish to change is available or not. If it is not included in the drop down list, you can customize the format by entering required date format (for example, DD-MM-YYYY). Make sure that you are entering in a right format with proper notations. You can find the meaning of notations below the date format. Click on Apply and save your settings.
Now you can see the date/time on your taskbar at the bottom-right corner in your own desired format.

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2 Methods to Remove Password Reveal Button in Windows 10

December 15th, 2015 by Admin

Password Reveal Button is a new feature introduced since Windows 8. When you begin entering your password into the text box on Windows 10 logon screen, the system displays the Password Reveal Button at the end of the text box, as shown in screenshot below. As you can see, this button looks like a human eye.

When you click the Password Reveal Button, it will reveal your typed password. This feature is really useful for people who have a tendency to mistype passwords, but it also expose the chance for someone who might look over your shoulder to find out your password.

Security conscious users will worry about this feature and want to disable it for extra security. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to remove the Password Reveal Button in Windows 10, by using either Group Policy or registry trick.

Method 1: Remove Password Reveal Button Using Group Policy

Press the Windows + R key combinations to open the Run box. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
When Local Group Policy Editor opens, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Credential User Interface.

On the right side of the window, find the Do not display reveal password button option and double-click on it.
To remove the Password Reveal Button, check the Enable option and click OK, else click on Disable or Not Configured if you want to see the Reveal Password Button again.

However, Local Group Policy Editor is available only in the Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise editions. If you’re running Windows 10 Home, you have to use the registry trick below to disable the Password Reveal button.

Method 2: Remove Password Reveal Button Using Registry Trick

Press the Windows + R key combinations to open the Run box. Type regedit and hit Enter.
In the left side of Registry Editor, navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
Right-click the “Windows” Key and then select New -> Key, name it CredUI.
Now, right-click the CredUI Key and select the New -> DWORD, name it DisablePasswordReveal.
In the right side, double-click the new DisablePasswordReveal value and set the Value data to 1.

In future if you want to enable the Password Reveal Button again, either delete the key CredUI or change DisablePasswordReveal value to 0.
Close the Registry Editor, and restart your system.

After disabling the feature, if you feel that the option to reveal was a comfortable option to rectify mistyped passwords, you can revert your changes and bring back the Password Reveal Button.

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Fix “Password doesn’t work after upgrading to Windows 10”

December 14th, 2015 by Admin

I just recently upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 today, everything was working fine until I restarted my Laptop. It kept coming up with “Incorrect Password”. I can remember the password but the system refuses to log me in. Please help!

Just upgrade to Windows 10 and the original password doesn’t work? Many users complain about this issue and there are various reasons why Windows 10 doesn’t accept their passwords. In this tutorial we’ll run through the 5 steps you should take to successfully troubleshoot the “password not working” issue.

Step 1: View the Actual Password You Typed

After typing your password in Windows 10 login screen, you’ll see a small eye icon on the right side of the password box. Press and hold the eye icon and it allows you to reveal the text you’ve just typed. If the password appears as expected and the system still says it’s incorrect, it’s likely that you’ve forgotten your password.

view-windows-password

If the revealed password is not the same as what want to type, or the eye icon is missing from the password box, go to the next steps for troubleshooting your password problem.

Step 2: Switch Keyboard Layout Input

A wrong keyboard layout can result in an inability to type the characters needed for your password. If you’ve set up multiple keyboard layouts with your system, then be sure to select the correct keyboard layout for typing the password. At the lower-right corner of Windows 10 logon screen, there is a language button (e.g., ENG). click there, and you will be allowed to change to the keyboard of your choice. Your password should now be accepted.

keyboard-layout-for-login

If there is just a single but incorrect keyboard layout for the login screen, there is no option to switch. In some cases, the layouts used will simply rearrange some characters so you will have to use alternative keys to type the password, by using the on-screen keyboard.

Step 3: Using On-Screen Keyboard

If you find yourself in a situation where your physical keyboard doesn’t work at all, or a wrong keyboard layout is used, then you can type the password using On-Screen Keyboard.

on-screen-keyboard

Click the Ease of Access icon in the lower-right corner of Windows 10 logon screen, and then select On-Screen Keyboard. It will display a virtual keyboard with all the standard keys. You can then type the password by clicking keys with your mouse.

Step 4: Reset Windows 10 Password

If Windows 10 still refuses you to login, you can try the PCUnlocker Live CD which can unlock, bypass and remove lost Windows 10 passwords for both local account and Microsoft account.

Just boot your problematic computer from PCUnlocker Live CD and it allows you to remove the password of any Windows users. After resetting the password, reboot your computer and you can log in to Windows 10 without typing a password!

Step 5: Reinstall or Revert Your System Back to What It Was

As a last resort, you can always just reinstall the OS and do the whole thing over again. Another option is refresh or reset your Windows 10 computer to factory default or revert back to former OS.

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Change Account Lockout & Password Complexity Policy in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP

December 11th, 2015 by Admin

Unable to change Windows password and keep getting the error “The password you typed does not meet the password policy requirements“? How to make the system lock your account when a hacker tries to guess your password continuously? In this guide we’ll show you how to change the account lockout and password complexity requirement policy from Command Prompt, Local Security Policy Editor, or by exporting / importing your policy. These methods work on Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP.

Part 1: Local Security Policy
Part 2: Change Password Complexity Requirement Policy
Part 3: Change Account Lockout Policy
Part 4: Change Local Security Policy by Exporting and Importing

Local Security Policy

Local Security Policy allows enforcing many system-wide, user and security-related settings, such as password policy, account lockout policy, audit policy and user rights.

When you want change a security setting this is how you launch the Local Security Policy Editor:

Press the Windows key + R to bring up the Run box.
Type secpol.msc and hit Enter.

When the Local Security Policy Editor opens, you can navigate to the security policy you’re interested.

Note that the Local Security Policy Editor is not available on the Home edition of Windows. So if you’re running Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP Home, you have to change the local security policy from Command Prompt.

Change Password Complexity Requirement Policy

In the left pane of Local Security Policy Editor, expand Account Policies and then click Password Policy. In the right pane you see a list of password policy settings. Double-click on the policy you want to modify, it will open the Properties box and you can change the setting to desired value.

password-policy

Maximum password age
Set the maximum number of days that a password is valid. After this number of days, the password is expired and Windows will force you to change the password at the next logon. You can set the Maximum password age between 1 and 999, or set it to 0 so your password will never expire.
Minimum password age
This security setting determines the period of time (in days) that a password must be used before the user can change it. You can set a value between 1 and 998 days, or set it to 0 for allowing to change password anytime. This policy allows you to limit how frequently a user may change the password.
Note: The Minimum password age must be less than the Maximum password age, unless the Maximum password age is set to 0.
Minimum password length
Specify the least number of characters a password can have. You can set a value of between 1 and 14 characters, or set to 0 if you allow blank password. This policy can reject a user to set a short password that does not meet a minimum password length. For security reasons you’ll generally want passwords of at least six characters because long passwords are usually harder to crack than short ones.
Password must meet complexity requirements
If this policy is enabled, passwords must meet the following minimum requirements:
1. Be at least six characters long
2. Contain a combination of at least three of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, symbols (punctuation marks)
3. Don’t contain the user’s user name or screen name

You can also change the password policy from an elevated Command Prompt. This is especially useful if you’re running Windows Home edition.
For example, if you want to change Maximum password age to 42 days, type the command:
net accounts /maxpwage:42

Set Minimum password age to 2 days, type:
net accounts /minpwage:2

Set Minimum password length to 3 characters, type:
net accounts /minpwlen:3

change-password-policy

Change Account Lockout Policy

In the left pane of Local Security Policy Editor, expand Account Policies and then click Account Lockout Policy. In the right pane you see three policy settings. Double-click on the policy and you can change the setting to desired value.

account-lockout-policy

Account lockout duration
Specify the number of minutes that a locked account remains inaccessible before it automatically becomes unlocked. You can set the account lockout duration between 1 and 99,999 minutes. If you set it to 0, then a locked out account will remain locked until an administrator manually unlocks that account. This policy has to set along with Account lockout threshold policy.
Account lockout threshold
Set the number of invalid logon attempts that are allowed before an account becomes locked out. The lockout threshold can be set to any value from 0 to 999. If the lockout threshold is set to zero, accounts will never be locked out due to invalid logon attempts.
Reset account lockout counter after
Specify the time (in minutes) that must elapse after a failed logon attempt before logon attempt counter is reset to 0. The available range is 1 minute to 99,999 minutes.

Note: The Account lockout duration must be greater than or equal to the Reset account lockout counter after time.

Here is how you can change the account lockout policy from an elevated Command Prompt.
For example, if you want to set Account lockout duration to 30 minutes, type:
net accounts /lockoutduration:30

Set Account lockout threshold to 5 bad logon attempts, type:
net accounts /lockoutthreshold:5

Set Reset account lockout counter after to 10 minutes, type:
net accounts /lockoutwindow:10

change-account-lockout-policy

Change Local Security Policy by Exporting and Importing

How to copy local group policy objects from one machine to another? Is it possible to disable the “Password must meet complexity requirements” policy using Command Prompt? All these can be achieved by exporting & importing the local security policy. Here’s how:

Open an elevated Command Prompt.
Type the following command and press Enter. This will export all the settings of local security policy to a text file.
secedit.exe /export /cfg C:\secconfig.cfg
Open the C:\secconfig.cfg file with NotePad and you can view and modify the policy for your own purpose. For example, if you want to disable the password complexity requirements policy, just set the value PasswordComplexity to 0 and save your changes.
Type the following command to import the local security policy from the file C:\secconfig.cfg. Of course, you can move the secconfig.cfg file to another computer and then import the policy.
secedit.exe /configure /db %windir%\securitynew.sdb /cfg C:\secconfig.cfg /areas SECURITYPOLICY
Restart your computer and the imported security policy will take effect.

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How to Turn on / off Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10 / 8

December 8th, 2015 by Admin

Adaptive brightness is a new feature in Windows 8 / 10 that uses an ambient light sensor to automatically adjust your screen’s brightness to your surroundings. When you have mostly dark stuff on screen (like a text editor with dark background), the screen will dim automatically. While on a white background it will brighten. These changes happen automatically after a few seconds, and they can also sometimes manifest as noticeable flickering.

If the brightness switching is driving you crazy, you can disable this feature so your screen will stay at the brightness level you want. In this post we’ll show you how to turn on / off adaptive brightness in Windows 10 and 8.

Updated: For the latest build of Windows 10, open the Settings app and navigate to System -> Display, you can check or uncheck the “Change brightness automatically when lighting changes” option to enable or disable adaptive brightness.

How to Turn on / off Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10 / 8?

Press the Windows logo key + X to open the Quick Access menu. Click Control Panel.
When Control Panel is open, set the View by option to Large icons. Click Power Options.
Find your currently selected power plan and click on the associated “Change plan settings” link.
Now click on “Change advanced power settings“.
Scroll down to Display –> Enable adaptive brightness, and change the settings there to Off or On.

If you set it to off, your screen will maintain a constant brightness level. If you don’t see this setting, it means that your computer doesn’t come with light sensors.