Windows 10 Issues And Fixes

Windows 10 Issues And Fixes

Since Microsoft formally released Windows 10, a month and a few days ago, I’ve learned that many people are holding off on upgrading—not because they dislike the operating system, but rather because they’re waiting for Microsoft to fix a few known bugs.
I’ve been using this beast of an OS for a month now, and I’ve come up with answers to all your worries so you may enjoy it with me (particularly if you’re still on that horrible Windows cool).

• WINDOWS UPDATE AUTOMATICALLY (FIXED ON CREATORS EDITION)

Clearly, this is the most compelling reason on the “Reasons why you should not upgrade to Windows 10 yet” list that appears on a lot of websites. This is the procedure to disable it. The Home edition is the only one where this isn’t working; all other editions function perfectly. Later, I’ll amend to add a tip for users of the Home edition.

To disable automatic updates, put “gpedit.msc” into the Windows Key + R field and hit Enter. Go to Computer Configuration\Windows Components\Administrative Templates\Windows Update.
Double-click the “Configure Automatic Updates” setting after finding it in the right pane. Once “Enabled” is selected, choose your desired option. Hold onto the change.
P.S. After you select “Check for Updates,” Windows Update seems to detect the modification.

• ONLY RESULTS FROM C DRIVE ARE SEARCHED (FIXED)

Microsoft unveiled Cortana, a personal assistant that functions as a local and web search engine on your computer, with this latest edition of Windows. The issue is that Cortana only looks for material on the disk on which Windows was installed, which is often the C: drive. Individuals with a single partition won’t have this issue, but for those of us with two or more partitions, like me, not being able to view the file I’m looking for on drive D: is a nightmare.
How to resolve this; To access the Control Panel, right-click on the Windows icon. — Indexing Options — adjust — [choose the drive or drives that you want Cortana to look for] Alright.
Choose the drive from the lower pane and click OK if it has previously been indexed.• Proficient Rebuild
Next, give it some time to index the drive’s files. Now that it’s done, Cortana can see them.

• A SEARCH ENGINE DEFAULT IN THE EDGE BROWSER

Microsoft introduced Edge, its brand-new browser, along with Windows 10. I loved Firefox for a long time, but following this update, Microsoft Edge became my new favourite. This browser has a ton of new features that you’ll really like, but the one drawback is that Bing is the default search engine—many of us prefer Google. This is how you may modify it to Google.
First, type Google.com into the address bar, then select Settings > “View Advanced Settings” after clicking the three dots in the upper right corner, just next to the close symbol. Click the box next to “search in the address bar with” after swiping down. If you went to the Google website, it would have shown up there; choose it.

• RETURNING TO YOUR PRIOR WINDOWS

Only users who upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 can use this option. If you installed everything cleanly, omit this number.
You may choose to return to your previous windows for whatever reason. Microsoft has a downgrade tool ready for use. Simply click the Windows icon, select Settings from the Start screen, then Update and Security, and finally select Recovery from the left pane. You may see “Go back to Windows 8.1 (or 7)” depending on your previous Windows version.
Because Microsoft removes your “windows.old” folder after a month, this function is only available for a month. It appears that you have that month to determine whether or not to continue using Windows 10.

• THE TASKBAR’S CORTANA SEARCH BAR

One of the first things you notice when you upgrade to Windows 10 is this. While some may find the Cortana search box on the Taskbar attractive, others may find it superfluous. This is a quick guide to turning it into a Cortana symbol or hiding it. Click the bar with a right-click, choose “search” (if Cortana is enabled, the search option will be replaced with Cortana), and then choose “Show search as icon” or “hidden” from the submenu.

• PROBLEM WITH THE DISPLAY DRIVER (NON-FUNCTIONING SCREEN BRIGHTNESS OR MISSING SLEEP MODE)

This issue arises because Microsoft installs the default display adapter for you and removes your display driver during the upgrade.

Reinstalling your display driver is the solution. One way to accomplish this is to either
1. update your system and look for Windows updates
2. Open Device Manager, choose Display Driver, then use the web to update.
3. Get any driver installation program, such as driverpack solution.

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