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The Microsoft Store is home to some popular apps like iTunes, VLC, Spotify, Hulu, and more. It also has a dedicated Games category. Windows 10 offers a great gaming experience but not many users go to the Microsoft Store to buy a game. The titles are limited and Steam remains …

The taskbar on Windows 10 can be used to open the apps that are pinned to it, switch between the apps and files that are currently open, open the Start Menu, and interact with the system tray. The Taskbar is important but when you can hide it until it’s needed. …

Windows 10 has a basic stock utility for compressing and extracting files but it won’t work with all compression formats. Most Windows users will install a third-party tool to use in its place. ZIP Files on Windows 10 Third-party archiving tools like WinRAR, 7-zip, WinZip, etc, when installed, will normally …

When you install Windows 10 fresh on your system, the OS will let you view images, play movies, play music, and browse the internet all without installing additional apps. All this is made possible by the stock apps that come pre-installed on the OS. Stock apps are set as the …

The desktop is a real location on your drive and you can save files and folders to it. The desktop is easy to get to on Windows 10; tap the Win+D or swipe down with four fingers (if you have a precision touchpad) and you’ll be taken to the desktop. …

Windows 10 has a stock app called Photos for viewing and managing large photo collections. It has some basic photo editing features that you find in common image editors. The Photos app’s photo viewing is mediocre; it’s a slow app and its photo and video editing features do not make …

Windows 7 and later versions supported biometric sign-in. On Windows 10, the biometric sign-in option exists as an official feature known as Windows Hello. Windows Hello is, essentially biometric sign-in however, it is divided into different types depending on the device used to sign in. Windows Hello Face uses the …

The Windows Media Player is one of the most popular apps that Microsoft discontinued in favor of UWP apps. WMP was the stock video and audio player on Windows 7 and it allowed users to burn CDs, create playlists, and organize their music as well as videos. The Movies & …

When you connect any type of storage device to a Windows 10 PC, an icon appears in the system tray. This icon indicates that removable storage is connected to the system, gives you access to a list of removable devices that are connected to the system, and allows you to …

Steam is a gaming platform i.e., it is essentially a service and doesn’t provide technical frameworks, libraries, or drivers for running anything. All these are installed separately on your system as and when needed. While Steam doesn’t provide technology to run a game, a Steam game will always launch the …