100 Windows 91-100 tips and tricks

91. Stream media across the network

Go to 'Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center' and click on 'Change advance sharing settings'.
Then go to All Network section and click the 'Choose media streaming options' link and turn on media sharing.

92. Streamline the Navigation Pane

To remove the OneDrive link in Windows Explorer launch the registry editor and head over to the key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}.
Then in the right-side pane, change the value of the System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree variable to 0.

93. Modify Windows update policy

If you want to always be notified of an impending Windows update, you can change the setting in the Registry Editor.
Launch regedit and head to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows key. Here create a new key under Windows key and set its name as WindowsUpdate.
Then create another new key under WindowsUpdate key named AU. Here create a new DWORD named AUOptions and set its value to 2.
Lastly click 'Check for updates' in Windows Update to bring the changes into effect.

94. Restore the previous Volume Control UI

To bring back the vertical volume lever in the system tray, simply bring up the Registry Editor and head over to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\key.
Then create a new key named MTCUVC and under it create a new DWORD named EnableMtcUvc and set its value to 0. The volume control UI will be restored.

95. Monitor with Task Manager

Windows 10 also includes an improved Task Manager with a better layout and easily digestible information and useful graphs.
Familiarise yourself with the Task Manager to monitor the resources of your PC and to terminate unresponsive processes.

96. Create a local account

If you don't want the benefits of OneDrive synchronised account, you can create a standalone offline account. Head to Start > Settings > Accounts and click the 'Sign in with a local account instead' link.

97. Speed up app launches at boot

On a super-fast machine you can disable the artificial app startup delay. Launch regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer.
Right click Explorer, select New > Key, and name it Serialize. Under this key, simply create a DWORD value called StartupDelayInMSec and set it to 0.

98. Customise the Power User menu

To reorganise and or remove entries go to C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX.
Here you'll notice three folders that house entries for the Power User menu. You can move them around or remove them to suit your workflow.

99. Enable the handy Administrator account

By default, the built-in Administrator account is hidden to users. To enable it, launch the Command Prompt as Administrator and type net user administrator /active:yes. Now logout to see the newly added Administrator account on the login screen.

100. Disable new battery flyout

To bring back the old battery display in the taskbar, head to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell key in the Registry Editor.
Here create a new DWORD named UseWin32BatteryFlyout and set its value to