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How-To's
Win10 CU – Get Your Control Panel Icons Back
With the Windows 10 Creators Update some genius at Microsoft thought it would be fun to remove your Control Panel icons. I have seen several articles showing unnecessarily complicated steps to get them back. Use this program, edit the registry, etc.
It is very easy to get these icons back:
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Windows 10 Game Only Tweaks
Edit – Not continuing this. No feedback.
****THIS IS BETA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE****
Feedback wanted!
*Possibly NSFW adult language and, *gasp*, opinions follow***
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Quick Network Scanners
A reader wrote to ask me if and what I use for network scanners for my home network. I thought some of you might find this info useful.
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Tweaking Windows 10 Updated!
Tweaking Windows 10 has been updated for AnniUpdate.
If you’ve purchased the guide previously and want a free update the contact me by forwarding your email from me or PayPal back to me.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would spread the word via email, social media, forum posts, news to other websites, etc.
Delaying Windows 10 Updates
Some version of this will be part of the upcoming new version of the Win10 Tweak Guide. This article is as much to keep my thoughts straight as it is for your info.
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Adding Windows 10 Shut Down Tiles And Icons
A reader asked for this so here it is.
This article will show you how to add Shut down, Restart, Log Off (Sign Out), and Lock shortcuts to your Windows 10 Desktop, Taskbar, and Start Menu.
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Fix – Windows 7 Update Not Working
Microsoft broke Windows 7 update. Whether or not it was intentional…
Purported solutions to this problem abound.
I keep getting asked about it so here is my solution.
I have used this exact method on dozens of Windows 7 installs and it has worked.
I cannot guarantee it will work for you.
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Removing Windows 10 Built-In Apps (AnniUpdate Edition)
I’ve started work on updating Tweaking Windows 10. There are a few changes for uninstalling built-in apps.
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Disable AMD Driver Update Notifications
A reader wrote in to ask how to disable those annoying “software update available” notifications that the AMD drivers where causing.
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