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Windows 10 software updates install on your device automatically (whether you like it or not), but this guide can help you retake control and decide when to install them. On Windows 10, you no longer have absolute control over software updates. They're mandatory, and they download and install automatically to ensure your device stays up to date with the latest security patches and improvements. This approach is convenient for many users, but it's not one that everyone wants. If you're running Windows 10 Pro or higher, it's possible to retake control and prevent the OS from downloading and installing updates automatically using the Local Group Policy Editor or the Registry. In this  Windows 10 guide , we'll walk you through the steps to prevent updates from automatically installing on your computer. How to prevent automatic updates using the Local Group Policy Editor How to prevent automatic updates using the Registry How to prevent automatic updates ...

Can you recall what was the world like before internet and technology took over? If yes, you are definitely not a teenager just like many of us. But if you are one, you wouldn’t know the struggles people had to face before the internet came as a helping hand. Now, you can just pick up your phone, type, and hit the search button for any query, any problem. But there were things that people did without the internet that you won’t believe. Pre-google life was different, very different. How? Let’s see. 1.  Encyclopedias Back in those days, people had to buy encyclopedias. Yes, they were physical books. And you had to search for the topic alphabetically for your research unlike now when you can directly jump to the topic you want. 2.  Ask For Directions Earlier, people did the search on their own. They had to carry maps, mark their destination and follow the path they can see. Most of the times, it had to be a guess as to which lane you should choose. Or asking the in...

Singapore has the highest-achieving primary and secondary pupils in international education tests in maths and science. But primary school pupils in  Northern Ireland were ranked sixth at maths , the highest of any in Europe. England's performance has not advanced since tests four years ago. The top places in these rankings are dominated by East Asian countries, such as South Korea and Japan, which are pulling away from their competitors. These international rankings - Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) - are published every four years, based on tests taken by more than 600,000 students, aged nine to 10 and 13 to 14 in 57 countries. International competition has been a major focus for changes to England's school system - and researchers say the "most surprising feature of England's 2015 results is how little they've changed since 2011". "The period between 2011 and 2015, under Michael Gove, saw major changes to...

A teacher from the Canadian Arctic has been named as the winner of the annual Global Teacher Prize. Maggie MacDonnell, who teaches at a remote village school, spoke at the award ceremony about the problem of youth suicides in the Inuit community. The winner was announced by a video-link with astronauts on the International Space Station. She was congratulated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - who said she was "shaping the future". "You chose to teach at the Ikusik school in Salluit, a remote village in the Canadian Arctic "There are no roads to Salluit - it is only accessible by air and it gets cold, really cold, -20c this time of year," said Mr Trudeau. "I'd like to say thank you to every teacher out there." Ms MacDonnell has worked to improve the health and life chances of an isolated community of young Inuit people who have faced deprivation - and she spoke of the impact on the community of high levels of youth suic...

All too often girls in countries across sub-Saharan Africa can be married off an early age, trapping them in a cycle that is almost impossible to escape. They can be held by poverty, sexual and domestic violence, and social stigma. But a charity, Camfed, is working to keep girls in school, in the belief that education can be the best protection against child marriage. Camfed works in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Ghana, and says child marriage is both a consequence of poverty and perpetuates it. "Most child brides have lost one or both parents, and face a daily struggle for food," explains Angeline Murimirwa, Camfed's executive director for Africa. "Elderly grandparents or other family members don't have the financial means to look after them, and often find themselves pushed to consider marriage as the best option for the girl." Lifting families from poverty In Africa, there are 125m child brides, with 39% of all girls in the su...