Check These 5 Settings After Installing Windows 10

You’ve taken the plunge and got Microsoft’s brand new operating system up and running on your machine—now what? Before you start familiarizing yourself with the ins and outs of the software, take a tour around these five settings and make sure

How to Disable Quick Access in File Explorer on Windows 10

Make File Explorer Open to “This PC” Instead of Quick Access

Whenever you open a FIle Explorer window, you’ll see the Quick Access view, which provides access to frequently used folders and recently used files. (File Explorer was previously named Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows, but was renamed to File Explorer in Windows 8.)

But you might want to see the “This PC” view instead — it’s more like the traditional My Computer view on older versions of Windows that displayed connected devices and drives. It also displays your user account’s folders — Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, and Videos. This was the default view when you opened a File Explorer window on Windows 8.

To make File Explorer open to the This PC view, click the

Use hidden international wallpapers and themes

When you first install Windows 7, it asks for your language, time and currency. Based on your responses, it installs a set of wallpapers and themes. If you choose English (United States) for your time and currency format, for example, the available desktop backgrounds and themes will include a United States section with scenery from locations such as Maine, the Southwest and so on.
Hidden, though, are background scenery and themes from other English-speaking countries -- Australia, Canada, Great Britain and South Africa. Normally, you can't access those backgrounds or themes, but there is a simple way you can install and use them:
1. In the search box in the Start menu, type C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT and press Enter.