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By default the Windows 10 File Explorer opens to the quick access folder by default, personally i dont find that at all useful and would sooner it open “This PC” (My Computer) so I can have easy access to hard drives, connected devices and network shares. Thankfully the Windows 10 file explorer can be made to open This PC by default, it even has its own setting hidden away, so no registry hacks are required like on Windows 8. To make the Windows 10 File Explorer open this PC by default you need to do the following: On any open file explorer window click the view tab Then click options > change folder and search options Now simply change the open file explorer option to “This PC” When you click on ok you have done it, now when you open a new file explorer windows it will default to opening “This PC” from now on. I hope this helps someone out, again easy once you know where to look!

Update: The Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) removed the ability to disable the lock screen on Windows 10 Pro editions sadly, this tutorial will still work for enterprise versions of Windows 10, however not on Pro editions if you have updated past Windows 10 1511, released in November 2015. The Windows 10 lock screen makes sense on tablet / mobile devices, however on a desktop PC or laptop the lock screen is just an extra click every time you wish to use your device. Thankfully the Windows 10 lock screen can be disabled quite easily. To disable the lock screen on Windows 10 press the start button and search for “edit group policy”, then click on edit group policy to bring up the local group policy editor: Once you have the local group policy editor loaded up navigate down to thew following: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization, then double click on “Do not display the lock screen” On the left menu select “Enabled” then click ok. Thats it, you no longer have a lock screen on your device. Press the Windows Key + L to lock your device, you will now see you are prompted…

If you want to re install Windows 10 after obtaining the free upgrade you will find that you loose the free copy of the Windows 10 DVD player you were given for upgrading from Windows 8 Professional With Media Center or Windows 7 Home Premium / Ultimate. However fear not, this simple guide will show you how to re-install the Windows 10 DVD player for free! First download the Windows 10 DVD player for your version of Windows 10, either 32bit or 64bit: Download Windows 10 DVD Player 32bit Download Windows 10 DVD Player 64bit The above downloads link directly to the Windows 10 DVD player on Windows Update, so you can be assured the file is safe. One downloaded, use WinRAR to extract the cab file, this can be done by right clicking on either the windows10.0-kb3081704-x64.msi or windows10.0-kb3081704-x86.msi depending on which file you downloaded, then select extract here: Next you want to make two folders in the root of your C:\ drive called temp and temp2. Copy either the windows10.0-kb3081704-x64.msi or windows10.0-kb3081704-x86.msi you extracted in to the temp folder you just created. Now you need to open the Command Prompt, this can be done by searching for “Command Prompt” in the start menu. Once…

Installing Windows 8.1 using your Windows 8.0 key is not as easy as it should be, Microsoft first want you to install Windows 8.0, then upgrade to 8.1 using the Windows Store, then after that install Windows 8.1 Update 1 and any Windows Updates released after that. That is a lot of wasted time both downloading and installing updates, even more so if you have a slow internet connection. However you can simply install Windows 8.1 with update 1 using your Windows 8 key. This doesn’t matter if the key is a retail key, upgrade key or OEM key this method will work perfectly fine with Windows 8 Core or Pro Editions. How to install Windows 8.1 as a clean install, without installing Windows 8.0 first. First you need a clean, untouched Windows 8.1 Update 1 ISO, if you have a Technet or MDSN subscription you can simply download the ISO’s from there like I have. If you don’t i have included the file name and SHA1 of the ISO below, along with a magenet link. To download the magnet link in uTorrent simply go File > Add Torrent From URL and copy and paste the magnet link in. Typing the SHA1 Windows…

The Nvidia ION chipset was used in affordable Intel Atom based Nettop PC’s released in 2009 onwards. Although not very powerful compared to PC’s of the time Nvidia ION based Nettop PC’s such as the Acer Revo R3600 series and the AsRock ION 330 where very popular for playing HD video. Using XBMC 720p and 1080p HD video decoding could be offloaded from the Intel Atom processor to the Nvidia ION GPU, allowing 1080p High Definition video to played back with ease on a very low powered device. If you want to install a more modern version of Windows on an Intel Atom / Nvidia ION based desktop that is perfectly possible. Windows 8 works perfectly, as does the Windows 10 preview. Windows Update contains all the drives you require to get the system running with the exception of the Nvidia ION Coprocessor Driver. Thankfully though the Windows 7 Nvidia ION Coprocessor Driver still works perfectly on Windows 8 and 10, and can be installed without installing any other older drivers. Nvidia ION Coprocessor Driver For Windows 8 / 10 Download: Download Nvidia ION Coprocessor Driver For Windows 8 and 10 32bit Download Nvidia ION Coprocessor Driver For Windows 8 and 10…