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Hide or remove user image at logon window

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Hi guys, is there a way to hide or remove the user picture at the login screen? I've managed to change the background image of the login screen, but that big circle that shows a picture of the user is pointless and ruins my image. Attachment 54622 (http://www.tenforums.com/attachments/general-discussion/54622-hide-remove-user-image-logon-window-user-image.png)

Configuring an application so it doesn't show in the task bar?

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Is it possible to configure an application so it doesn't appear in the task bar? Thanks Dave

BSOD After Never Shutting Down

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Hello, I've been getting a lot of BSOD after upgrading to Windows 10. At first I suspected that the bluescreens came from having never shut down my computer (it's either in sleep mode or being used). It's annoyed me to the point that I need help. My system was overclocked to 4.5 GHz but I've since defaulted all settings in the BIOS. Here is the WhoCrashed analysis: ---Quote--- *On Mon...

Microsoft to Roll Out Smart Contact Manager for Outlook.com

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---Quote--- *Sending emails to the right person will be easier, it says* Attachment 54627 (http://www.tenforums.com/attachments/browsers-email/54627-microsoft-roll-out-smart-contact-manager-outlook-com-microsoft-roll-out-smart-contact-manager-outlook-com.jpg) Microsoft’s working on a new set of features for Outlook.com and Outlook on the web that will make it really easy to pick your recipients and send an email to the right person. Starting early 2016, Outlook accounts will be upgraded with a...

GPEdit: namespace already defined?

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I ran Windows Update as normal this morning, but got a message at the top saying "Some settings are managed by your organisation." I looked on the forum, and sure enough, there were others with this problem. I chose the fix that involved GPEdit, but on running this I got the attached dialog box (twice). How do I rectify this?

To stop Font Cache rebuilding in VLC (subtitles)

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Hi there not particularly W10 specific but I know loads of people use VLC. If you are getting message please wait while font cache is re-built when you have / want subtitles then this method will disable this message and will speed up the process. https://www.vlchelp.com/how-to-disable-building-font-cache/ Cheers jimbo

Photo gallery

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Why am I unable to download photo gallery from windows essentials to windows 10,tried several times but without success.

Research only in the local computers

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Hi In Windows 10 v1511, when I type a word in the Start menu, how can I set Windows in seeking only in the local computers? Thanks Bye

"newly" built PC freezes, bluescreens.......sometimes

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Hey, I recently refurbished my PC a bit, to accomodate a new graphics card, and speed it up. The only parts remainig from the old pc which ran for 6 years very stable is the RAM, and a mass storage 2TB Hitachi HDD, the case, DVD player and the PSU. The OS (Windows 10 Pro, student license) is installed on a SSD: Samsung 850 Pro. During the installation process I got several bluescreens...

Issues with Activation on Build 10586

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Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. I have been upgrading some machines within my workplace onto windows 10. Using build 10240 I had to set the netsh winhttp proxy - to use our proxy server in order to activate windows. This worked flawlessly and would activate straight away. However using the new build 10586 this no longer works and I cannot activate windows at all. I get the below...

Windows 10 Freezing Randomly

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So I recently upgraded to Win 10 from 7. After the upgrade I am experiencing random freezes that require me to do a hard shutdown to get going again. The freezes seem to only happen when gaming or watching videos. All of my drivers are up to date and I have run all of the disc cleanup junk. System SpecComputer type:PC/DesktopOS:windows 10CPU:AMD FX 8350 BlackMotherboard:Asus M5A97 LE...

No internet access after window 10 upgrade.

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Hey! so i have recently upgraded to window 10 and im having some issues with my internet. so the problem is that it keeps on saying "no internet access " and theres also a yellow triangle on my wifi icon.I have watch so many tutorials on how to fix this but still havent found the right solution.ive tried things such as reset my router,flush my dns,reset my ip,update/uninstall my driver,changing...

Failed: Upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise, version 1511, 10586

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The windows update 'Upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise, version 1511, 10586' fails with 'Windows can't be installed because this PC has an unsupported disk layout for UEFI firmware'. This PC (laptop) is running Windows-To-Go (Windows 10) from a an external USB SSD. It has been running this way for a few months now without any issues. The 'original' system, i.e. the internal SSD of the laptop...

Merry Christmas!!

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From me.. Erin and a big meow from the kitties(Siberian/Scala).. :D Image: http://i.imgur.com/PtAftmt.gif

Microsoft buys Ray Ozzie's Talko mobile-messaging startup

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*Microsoft is buying Ray Ozzie's mobile-messaging startup and plans to fold it into Skype. But Ozzie isn't coming back to Microsoft.* ---Quote--- Microsoft is buying Talko, the mobile messaging application company headed by Ray Ozzie for an undisclosed amount. Ozzie, who was Chief Software Architect at Microsoft until 2010 (and previously the founder of Groove, another Microsoft...

Desktop showing for few seconds before lock screen

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Hi, I noticed that when the screen is locked, when resuming from sleep, the desktop will still show for few seconds before actually loading the login screen. Has anyone else noticed this? I am on a clean install with the latest updates. Thanks

Product key not accepted (duplicataion)

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I have just restored a saved version of a VM Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7. It had a digital entitlement but the restored machine required activation. I chose what I thought was the Product Key of the Win 7 machine prior to the upgrade but it was rejected. I now realise that I may have used the wrong key but it raises a question. How can you tell what Product Key you have used to activate...

Printer Migration tool not working in Windows 10 Home?

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I 've already used the printer migration tool with success on Windows 10 Pro to import my old printers drivers from Windows 7. But on Windows 10 Home it does not seem to work. I get a error message : "can not find the file c:\Windows\System32\PrintBrmUi" Is there a workarround? Kind Regards, Luke

Drives not accessible

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I have previously used win7. Had an administrator and a guest account. Two dri es were not accessible from the guest account. I set that. Now i installed a fresh copy of win 10 pro, and now i cant access those drives from the only account i created in win 10. How can i solve it, plz help.

Weird keyboard problem - keys getting swapped

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This has happened a few times since I upgraded to Windows 10 at the end of October I will suddenly find that the *@* key and the *" *key have swapped places. To get an ampersand I have to press Shift+quote (next to Enter key) and to get a double quote I have to press Shift+2. If I logoff and logon the ampersand and double quote will be back where they belong.. I suspect I must...
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