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The pre-release (beta) version of Windows 10.

From http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview -

Join the Windows Insider Program so you can be part of every key moment along the way as we create Windows 10. You'll get Windows 10 Technical Preview, all the builds as soon as they're available, and an easy-to-use feedback app.

The preview edition of Windows 10 is a pre-release version of Windows 10. It includes experimental functions and possibly bugged functions as well. It is not guaranteed to be the same as the release version of Windows 10.

It is for pro & expert level users that would like to try it out and provide feedback to Microsoft for determining bugs and features for the final release.

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How do I make Windows 10's File Explorer open "This PC" by default?

I know how to do that on Windows Vista and Windows 7, and I know how to do that on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, but neither of the ways work with Windows 10; it always defaults into the "Home" view. (I am basically reposting this question for…
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Pseudo English looking characters used in Windows 10 Insider Preview

Firstly, this may look like it should be in security or something more 'virus related' but this is now after a fresh format and reinstall so it really shouldn't be that. (Thought I'd nip that response in the bud before this goes off track...) So to…
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How to remove/reset Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows Insider Build 14316

I installed the Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14316. Now I would like to remove it or, better, revert to its factory defaults i.e. as it was when just installed. I tried, to remove it from the "Turn Windows features…
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How to change shortcut key for switching between virtual desktops in windows 10 or windows 11?

In linux I use a shortcut to switch between 4 workspaces: win+1/2/3/4. I would like to have something like this in Windows 10 or Windows 11. UPDATE SOLUTION (Step not needed for Windows 11 - only for Window10 users) Update your windows version to…
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How to run a program as an administrator at startup on Windows 10?

We have a program that is having problem starting up on Windows 10. If the program is NOT run as administrator, it popups a "Access Denied" message right before it starts. If we run the program as an administrator, it does NOT popup any error…
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Windows 10 gesture to switch between virtual desktops

Windows 10 introduces virtual desktops, some sort of equivalent of Mission Control on OS X. You can switch between the desktops using the Task view or using Ctrl+Windows+Left/Right. But I have been wondering if it is possible to switch with touchpad…
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Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions on Windows 10?

I am trying to install VirtualBox guest additions on Windows 10 technical preview, and am getting the following error: I imagine I am not the only one having this issue, is there any way to force it to install?
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difference between x servers in windows

I'm using Windows 10 Insider Preview with Windows subsystem for Linux enabled I'm wondering what's the true differences between VcXsrv and Xming to view windows from Ubuntu in windows I know the immediate differences with the settings, I meaning…
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Block/Remove "Web"/Bing Search from Windows 10

Is there a way to keep Windows 10 searches local and stop Bing results/searches? Windows 8 has "Search Settings" => "Use Bing to Search Online". Windows 10 has Bing Cra...er... results included and no option to hide Bing in addition to the…
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How to open the Windows Terminal (Preview) in File Explorer

As most of you know, it is possible to open a new Command Line in the current folder from the file explorer. For this you have to write 'cmd' in the folder path. Is there a way to do this with the new Windows Terminal (Preview) yet? As this is…
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What is this Recovery Partition for on a fresh installation of Windows?

I installed Windows 10 Preview on a fresh SSD and noticed that there is a tiny 450MB Recovery Partition at the end of C: (Ignore the Extended partition containing F:, as I added that myself afterwards) I'm pretty certain that no such partition…
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Windows 10 Insider Preview: Can I force an update?

I have my home PC on the Windows 10 Fast Ring. It recently updated to build 14521 which has a critical bug in it, preventing Git from working. Build 14527, which fixes this bug, was released on 2/3 (4 days ago at the time of this writing). Yet my…
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Renaming a start menu Item in Windows 10

In Windows 10, how can I rename a Start Menu Item? In Windows 7, I could click on the start menu, then right-click on "All Program" and I would get a menu that popped up saying "Open All Users" and then a Windows Explorer windows would open up with…
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Editing/Creating files in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps

Lately, I've been quite annoyed at the fact that I can't edit files in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps folder. I've used the takedown command, in elevated CMD, and changed permissions, to allow admins to have full control (I am an admin), and changed…
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I'm unable to boot my Windows 10 installer USB in UEFI mode?

I'm having this problem with my Toshiba L875-S7308 where I cannot boot my USB while in UEFI mode. I have formatted the USB (tried MBR and GPT - same result), and restored the ISO using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. When I try booting the USB,…
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