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How to customize Action Center in Windows 10?

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The Action center is home to all notifications in Windows 10. For those who don’t know, Action Center is a slide-out pane that appears when you click on an icon in the Taskbar. This feature is a nice addition and also pretty customizable.

Customizing quick actions pane

Quick actions is one of the more popular features in Windows 10, giving you easy access to several important settings. You can adjust the screen brightness, switch on Quiet hours, turn WiFi on or off and tweak several other settings. The quick action pane can have only 4 options visible at a time, but you can select which 4 actions appear. To customize the quick action pane, follow the steps set out below:

  1. Open the Settings app
  2. Click Settings > Notifications & Actions
  3. Under Quick Actions, you will see 4 boxes, each for selecting one action that appears in the Quick Action pane
  4. Click the box and select any action from the menu
  5. Make your choices in all 4 boxes

Toggle Notifications options

Windows 10 gives you a reasonable amount of control over notifications. On the Settings page, under the Notifications subheading, you will find several notification toggle buttons that let you switch on or off any notification in the list. Some of the important toggle notifications that you can consider customizing are:

  • Show me tips about Windows– When this notification is on, Windows shows some tips and tricks that are helpful for new users. If you are an experienced user, you can switch it off by moving the toggle switch to the Off position
  • Show app notifications– Keeping this notification will let you get notifications from apps installed on your PC
  • Show notifications on the lock screen – The title of this notification is self-explanatory. You may want it to turn it off to avoid prying eyes learning about the different notifications you have received
  • Hide notifications while presenting– You would not want notifications to pop up when you are giving an important presentation. Turn this notification off and you will never receive a notification when you are giving a PowerPoint presentation

Toggle app notifications

Windows 10 allows the user to control notifications on a per-app basis. It means you can select to receive some app notifications and silence all others. Here are the steps you need to follow

  1. Open the Settings app
  2. Go to System > Notifications & Actions
  3. Scroll down to the Show notifications from these apps subheading. From here, you can control notifications on a per-app basis
  4. To silence a notification for a particular app, go to the app and toggle the switch to the Off position

How to fix Windows 10 problems in Acer laptops?

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Acer laptop users have reported several problems after upgrading to Windows 10. We are discussing some common Acer problems with upgrading to Windows 10 and the solutions to these problems.

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ELAN Touchpad is not working after upgrading to Windows 10

To resolve this issue, you need to uninstall and reinstall the Touchpad Drivers by following the steps given below.

  1. Press Windows key + X
  2. Select Device Manager from the list
  3. Look for Touchpad Drivers in the Devices list
  4. Right-click the Touchpad device and select uninstall
  5. In the uninstall dialog, select the option to delete the Driver package from the system. This causes it to delete the older Driver package that was installed
  6. Go to the Action menu in the Device Manager; select the Scan for hardware changes option. This will cause the operating system to reinstall the Touchpad Drivers
  7. Once the Drivers are installed, close all windows and restart your laptop

If the above-mentioned troubleshooting method does not resolve the issue, you need to look for the latest Touchpad Drivers on the Acer website. If there are no Touchpad Drivers for Windows 10, you need to download Windows 8 Touchpad drivers and install them in compatibility mode. Below are steps you need to follow for this:

  1. Download Windows 8 Touchpad drivers from the Acer Website
  2. Right-click on the driver setup file and click on Properties
  3. Click on Compatibility tab
  4. Check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 8 from the drop-down menu and proceed with the installation
  5. Once the Drivers are installed, restart your laptop

HDMI port not working after upgrading to Windows 10

One of the reasons for this HDMI issue is compatibility issues with Graphic Card Drivers. Installing Graphics Card Drivers in compatibility mode is a recommended solution for this issue. The steps you need to follow for this are set out below:

  1. Go to Desktop and type run programs in search box
  2. Select Run programs made for previous versions of Windows
  3. Click Next
  4. Select the program you want to install in compatibility mode
  5. If you do not find the program in the list, select Not listed
  6. Select Next and follow on-screen instructions

If you are facing problems while performing the steps given above, you have the option of changing compatibility settings manually by following the steps set out below:

  1. Go to Desktop and type the name of the program
  2. Select the program from the list of results and click on Open file location
  3. Right-click on Program icon and select Properties > Compatibility tab
  4. In the next screen, select Change Settings for all users
  5. Provide admin name and password when prompted
  6. Select OK

Solution to Windows 10 issues in Lenovo Laptops

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Upgrading to Windows 10 is not always as straightforward as we would like it to be. Several Lenovo laptop users have complained about issues with webcam, keyboard, and touchpad after upgrading to Windows 10.

In this article, we will discuss a few problems faced by Lenovo laptop users after upgrading to Windows 10.

Lenovo Laptop won’t boot after failed Driver installation

If you are facing this issue and the booting process goes beyond the display of the Lenovo logo, it is likely that the problem is software-related. If the problem has appeared after a failed Driver installation, you can login in safe mode and remove the problematic Driver. You can also use the Windows Recovery option to fix the issue.  Below are the troubleshooting steps you need to follow in order to fix this issue.

If you are not able to successfully boot into the Windows environment after trying more than two times, Windows 10 will automatically present you with the Windows Recovery option.

  1. When you enter the Windows Recovery environment, select Troubleshoot
  2. Select Advanced options in the next screen
  3. In the Advanced Options screen, select Startup Settings
  4. In next screen, select Restart
  5. In the Startup Settings screen, press F4 to enter Safe Mode
  6. You are now into Safe Mode and you can now uninstall the problematic Driver
  7. Type Device Manager in the Search box
  8. Select Device Manager from the list of results and go to the problematic Device Driver
  9. Select the device and click Uninstall
  10. Restart your laptop

Activation error after performing a clean install of Windows 10 on Lenovo laptop

To get the free upgrade to Windows 10, you need to first upgrade from Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 10. Using any other method to install Windows 10 will not recognize your Windows key as valid.   The reason for this is that when you upgrade from Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 10, your Windows product key is also upgraded.  Performing a clean install is only advised after you have upgraded to Windows 10 and successfully activated it.

Lenovo Easy Camera does not work after Windows 10 upgrade

Several Lenovo laptop users have complained about the camera not working after upgrading to Windows 10. This problem is most likely Driver-related. Below are troubleshooting steps to fix this issue:

  1. Go to desktop and type Device manager in the search box
  2. Select Device Manager from the list of devices.
  3. Open Device Manager and go to Imaging Devices. You should see a yellow exclamation mark for Lenovo Easy Camera that confirms/points towards a Drivers issue
  4. Go to the Lenovo website and download Lenovo Easy Camera Drivers
  5. Click on the downloaded Driver setup file and follow on-screen instructions to install Lenovo Easy Camera Drivers
  6. Click Finish at the end of the installation process
  7. Restart your laptop

For automatic Lenovo Driver Updates, click here to read about Lenovo Driver Update Tool.

The steps above should resolve your Windows 10 issues with a Lenovo laptop. If not, feel free to post your problem in the comments below and let our community of experts help you.

Updating Drivers Automatically

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

  • You can update device drivers automatically
  • The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
  • The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
  • Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

 

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