100 WINDOWS 10 TIPS & TRICKS
We reveal 100 essential hints, tips, and secrets for getting more out of Windows 10
We reveal 100 essential hints, tips, and secrets for getting more out of your operating system.
You may have been using Windows for years, or you may be a newcomer to the PC, but, either way, there’s always something new to learn, and for more seasoned users, there are plenty of hidden tricks that will make your dayto-day computing life that bit easier. Whichever camp you fall into, we’ve unearthed 100 great ways of improving Windows—they’re written for Windows 10, but many work with earlier versions of Windows, too.
There are many impressive tools and options built into Windows. Some of these are obvious and easy to discover, but there are numerous other secrets that you can reveal just by scratching beneath the surface of your Windows OS.
Over the coming pages, we’ll share some of the best Windows advice. Our top 100 tips include basic hints to make life easier, such as changing the order of your Taskbar, or locking your computer with a simple key press, to more under-the-hood tasks, such as clearing up free space, or creating an emergency boot disk.
So, turn the page and read on for a wealth of information about Windows.
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Burn ISO disc images Just right-click an ISO file, and select the “Burn disc image” option. Select the disc burner you’d like to use, insert a blank disc, and click the “Burn” button
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Re-order the Taskbar Inject a little order into the Taskbar by rearranging its icons. Just click and drag an icon to its new place— you’ll see the other icons move along to make way.
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Quickly launch Taskbar apps You don’t need to use the mouse to launch programs that have shortcuts in the Taskbar. Press Win-1 to launch the first icon on the Taskbar, and so on.
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Quickly check the desktop No need to minimize all your open windows to view the desktop— just move the mouse to the lower righthand corner of the screen, and they temporarily vanish!
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Close apps without switching to them Hover the mouse cursor over a Taskbar button, and click the red cross located on the upper-right of a preview to close it completely.
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Run two programs side by side Don’t bother manually resizing program windows—just drag a window to the left side of the screen, and it expands to fill half of it. Repeat with another window to the right to see both side by side. Windows can be un-docked by dragging them out of position again.
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Use pinned folders for fast access If you use the same folders often, pinned folders come in handy. To pin a folder to Windows Explorer’s jump list, open File Explorer, then drag a folder into the Quick Access
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Fine-tune your hybrid tablet/PC If you’ve bought a cheap two-in-one tablet/laptop device, and you’re frustrated by Windows switching automatically between tablet and laptop mode when you undock your keyboard, simply open Notification Center and tap “Tablet Mode” to switch manually. Click “Start > Settings,” and browse to “System > Tablet mode” to tweak related settings, such as leaving the Taskbar on-screen at all times, even in Tablet mode. list—not only will it be visible from here, but when you right-click the File Explorer Taskbar icon, you’ll find the pinned folder is there, too.
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Launch a new program window When a program is running and you click its Taskbar icon, you switch to that app. If you would prefer to launch a new window, just hold down the Shift key as you click the icon.
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Gain more desktop space The Taskbar is useful, but you may not need it displayed at all times. To maximize the size of your desktop, right-click an empty section of the Taskbar, and select “Properties.” On the Taskbar tab, check the box labeled “Auto-hide the Taskbar,” and click “OK.” The Taskbar disappears until you move your mouse to the very bottom of the screen—it then slides into view.
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Move between your monitors If you’ve got more than one monitor connected to your computer, you can avoid having to drag and drop windows between screens by simply pressing the keyboard combo Win-Shift along with the left or right arrow keys.
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Task switching and virtual desktops Windows 10 introduces a new Task Switcher—simply press Win-Tab, and you’ll see all of your open windows shrink to fit on your screen. Either click one to switch to it, or drag it to “Desktop 2” at the bottom of the screen to transfer it to another (virtual) desktop. You can organize windows over multiple desktops (click “+” to create new ones) by dragging them to the desired desktop. Hold Ctrl-Win, and hit the left and right arrow keys to move between desktops.
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Easy compression for larger files Need to send a number of files to someone, but worried they’re too large to attach to an email? Just select all of the files you want to work with, right-click, and then select “Send To” followed by “Compressed (zipped) Folder.”
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Preview program Windows With more than one instance of a program running, you may not be able to tell which one you want to switch to next. To make things a little easier, hover the mouse over a program’s Taskbar button to display a preview of any currently running program. Move the mouse over one of the previews, and you can take a peek at a full-screen preview, then click to switch.
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Lock with a key press Stepping away from your computer for a couple of minutes? Keep it safe by pressing Win-L to lock it. It’s that simple!
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Scroll inactive windows Windows 10 makes it possible to scroll windows that aren’t active—just roll your mouse over the window, then use your wheel to scroll without clicking to select the window. Switch this feature off via “Settings > Devices > Mouse & touchpad” if it annoys you.
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Compatibility mode Some older software that you rely on may not work as you expect under Windows 10. Try right-clicking the shortcut
of a troublesome program, then select “Properties > Compatibility tab.” Check the box in the “Compatibility Mode” section, and select the version of Windows it worked with— this setting may get it up and running again.
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Taskbar buttons on your terms Windows saves space by combining windows from the same app into one Taskbar icon. Prefer to see each window individually? Right-click the Taskbar, select “Properties,” and use the “Taskbar buttons” drop-down menu to choose between the “Always combine, hide labels” and “Never combine” options.
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Calculate and convert The calculator is capable of much more than simple addition and subtraction— click the menu button, and you’ll find scientific and programmer options, a date calculator, and various unit conversions, too.
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Change window sizes with a shortcut There are lots of ways you can change the size and position of an open window. Hold Win and press the up arrow to maximize a window, or the down arrow to minimize it. You can also use Win in conjunction with the left and right arrow keys to snap the currently selected window to the left or right-hand side of the screen. Quickly tidy things up by pressing Win-Home to minimize everything except the current window, too.
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Custom window sizes Visit www.brianapps.net and download Sizer 3.4—this tool enables you to resize windows to custom-set sizes. Due to changes in Windows, make the width 14 pixels longer than you need, and the height seven pixels—for example 1294x807 for 1280x800.
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Re-arrange the notification area If you don’t like how icons are ordered in the notification area of the Taskbar, they can be simply dragged and dropped into new positions. Perfect for tailoring the Taskbar to suit your needs.
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Free up disk space To keep your hard drive running well, it’s a good idea to clear out the clutter. Type “cleanmgr” into the Search bar to quickly launch Windows’ own Disk Cleanup tool, or download CCleaner from www.piriform.com for a more powerful cleaning app.
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Minimize all windows at once To quickly minimize all of your open programs and windows, press the Win-M key combo at the same time. Alternatively, grab a window with your mouse and shake it. This gesture leaves the shaken window alone, but minimizes all others.
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ClearType looks amazing
ClearType ensures text looks great on screen, but it can be fine-tuned. Click “Start,” and type “cttune” to access the ClearType Text Tuner, where you’re guided through the process.
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Preview your fonts Open the Fonts folder from the Control Panel, and you can preview the fonts you have installed without even having to run anything. Any you don’t need can be hidden or deleted—we recommend backing these up first by copying them to another folder.
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Select your files more easily When you need to select multiple files, it can be quicker and easier if you use check boxes. Open File Explorer and switch to the “View” tab. Check the “Item check boxes” box, and when you roll your mouse over a folder or file, you’ll see a check box appear—check this to select the file, then repeat for all the others you wish to select.
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USB speed-up
Speed up an older PC with 2GB RAM or less by simply inserting a USB drive! Plug one in, and in the AutoPlay menu that appears, select the “Speed up my system” option to enable the ReadyBoost feature. You can then choose how much space should be used to help your computer’s memory.
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Show all your drives
If you would prefer to see all drive letters at all times, click “Options” under the File Explorer ribbon’s “View” tab. Next, select this dialog’s “View” tab, uncheck the box labeled “Hide empty drives,” and then click “OK”—now all of your drive letters are visible, even those with no media inserted.
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Take screenshots
The Snipping Tool is the perfect way to capture an image of what’s happening on your desktop— particularly handy for screenshots and troubleshooting.
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Project your desktop Built-in support for projectors means that connecting your laptop to a projector is incredibly simple. Just hit Win-P to view projector options.
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Check PC performance You can manually run the Windows Experience Index tests in Win 10 by installing the WEI Tool from http://winaero.com/ download.php? view.79.
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Where’s the Action Center? Wondering where it’s gone? Type “action” into the Search box, and click “Security and Maintenance” to find notifications of problems and fix-it tools.
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Check your memory usage To see which running apps use up memory, right-click Taskbar, select “Task Manager,” then “More Details.”
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Avoid the Registry
Want to tweak Windows settings without getting your hands dirty? Download and run Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4.0 from http://bit.ly/ uwt-win10, where you’ll find loads of handy tweaks and customization settings that require a single click to apply. Take a Restore Point before you begin using the handy button in the app.
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Give network locations a letter If you have a frequently accessed network folder, speed things up by assigning it a drive letter. Navigate to the network location in Explorer, right-click it, and select “Map network drive,” then choose your new drive letter.
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View clocks from other time zones The Taskbar shows you the current time, and can also be used to check the time in up to two other countries. Click the time in the Notification area, and choose “Date and time settings.” Scroll down and click “Add clocks for different time zones.” Check “Show this clock,” and use the drop-down menu to configure it.
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Restore libraries Libraries are hidden by default in Windows 10— bring them back by switching to the “View” tab of File Explorer, then click the “Navigation pane” button, and pick “Show libraries.”
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Personalized display calibration If you like to be in complete control over how your display is calibrated, type “dccw” into the Search bar to access the Display Color Calibration Wizard. To proceed, click “Next,” and the wizard then helps you to choose the best display settings.
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Restore classic looks
If you don’t like the way the way certain items are now displayed in the Notification area of the Taskbar (we’re looking at you, battery, time and date display, and volume control), you can restore the old look. Ordinarily, you’d need to tweak the Registry, but simply fire up Ultimate Windows Tweaker (see Tip 35), then go to “Customization > Windows 10 tab,” where you’ll find the options you need.
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Cycling backward The Classic task switcher (Alt-Tab) still remains—tap it to cycle forward through the list of windows. Hold Shift as well as Alt and Tab, and you can cycle backward, too.
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Disable hibernation and free up space Windows’ hibernation file takes up a lot of space, particularly on machines with lots of RAM. Disable it to recover the space by rightclicking the “Start” button, and choosing “Command Prompt (Admin).” Type “powercfg -h off” and hit Enter.
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On-screen keyboard
If you’re having trouble with your keyboard, and need to buy a new one, there’s an on-screen one you can use in the meantime. Type the command “osk” into the Cortana Search bar, and press Enter to bring it up.
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Activate windows without clicking Want to bring windows into focus simply by rolling the mouse over them? Type “ease of access” into the Search bar, then choose “Ease of Access Center.” Click the link labeled “Make the mouse easier to use,” and then select the option labeled “Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse” in the “Make it easier to manage windows” section.
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Quick and easy command prompt Hold Shift while right-clicking a folder, and you’ll reveal the previously hidden “Open command window here” option. This option takes you to that location in the command prompt window.
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Run as administrator
You can run any program in the Taskbar in the role of an administrator by simply holding down Ctrl-Shift at the same time.
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Take control of UAC
User Account Control is a great security feature, and you can adjust just how sensitive it is to suit your preferences. Click the “Start” button, type “uac,” and press Enter. You can then use the slider to choose when warnings should appear.
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Cycle through a single app We all know that Alt-Tab is a handy shortcut for cycling through programs. If you want to cycle through just one program’s open documents or windows, hold down the Ctrl button, and click its Taskbar icon until you access the window you’re looking for.
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Open File Explorer at This PC Open File Explorer and it defaults to the Quick Access folder. If you’d rather it went to your drives instead, select “Options” under the “View” tab, and choose “This PC” from the drop- down menu.
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Favorite commands Make favorite ribbon commands more accessible in any supported app: right-click the option, and choose “Add to Quick Access Toolbar.”
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Quickly close windows When looking at a Taskbar preview of a program or window, just click the middle mouse button to close the window without having to switch to it.
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Jump to search
When you want to search for a file within a particular folder, simply press F3 to jump to the search box, enter your chosen search term, then hit Enter.
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Zoom in and out To get a better view of what’s happening on your desktop, or in a program, press Win and “+” to zoom in. Use Win and “-” to zoom out again.
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Arrange your window Right-click the Taskbar and click either “Show windows stacked” or “Show windows side by side.” You can rightclick again to access the undo option, too.
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Create your own shortcuts Create custom keyboard shortcuts to launch your favorite programs. Right-click a program shortcut, pick “Properties > Shortcut tab,” select the “Shortcut key” field, press the keyboard combo you’d like to use, then click “OK.”
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Get more from your large monitor Massive monitors with super-high resolutions can make on-screen text too small to read easily. Adjust this via “Start > Settings > System > Display”—use the “Change the size of text, apps, and other items” slider to push things up. Type “DPIScaling” into the Search bar to access another dialog box, where you can control specific items.
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Side-screen Taskbar If you’d prefer to make better use of the width of your widescreen monitor, move the Taskbar to the left or right, rather than the bottom of the screen. Right-click an empty section of the Taskbar, and make sure that the “Lock the Taskbar” option does not have a check next to it (if it does, just click it to remove it). You can then drag and drop the Taskbar to your preferred position, before locking it in place again. Give it a try!
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Record any problems you experience There may be times when you run into a problem with your computer, and don’t know how to remedy it. It can be difficult to explain what’s going wrong to someone else, which is where Problem Steps Recorder can help—it makes it possible to record what happens on screen, and send it to someone who might be able to help. Type “psr” into the Search bar, and choose “Steps Recorder.” Click “Start Record,” and use your computer until the problem occurs again. Click “Stop Record” before saving and emailing the file.
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Send To more places
The “Send To” section of the context menu is very useful. If you hold down Shift while right-clicking a file or folder, you’ll see an expanded list of options in the submenu that appears.
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See how your PC is being used Windows’ Resource Monitor enables you to see how your processor, memory, and hard drive are being used. Press Win-R, type “resmon,” and press Enter. The graphs reveal how individual programs and processes are making use of your hardware.
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Repair a problematic PC
Problems can arise, and you may wish to reboot into a Windows troubleshooting mode. To do this manually, hold Shift as you click “Start > Power > Restart” to boot into the Advanced Start-up screen. You’ll find a number of options here—to get into Safe mode, for example, select “Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Start-up Settings > Restart,” then select your chosen mode— “4” for Safe mode on its own, or “5” for Safe mode with Internet access—to boot into it.
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Switch key windows to a darker theme Windows 10 offers a hidden dark theme for system settings and built-in apps. Open Ultimate Windows Tweaker, and select “Customization > Windows 10.” Uncheck both “Apps Use Light Theme” and “System Uses Light Theme,” and click “Apply.” The change is immediate, and you can easily reverse it by simply checking both boxes again.
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Control AutoPlay
Click “Start > Settings > Devices > AutoPlay,” and you can take control of what happens when you insert a disc, or plug in an external drive. You can opt to disable AutoPlay completely as well.
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Log on automatically
Get to work faster. Press Win-R, type “netplwiz,” and press Enter. Uncheck the box labeled “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer,” then select your account before clicking “Apply,” and entering your password when prompted. Click “OK” and you’re done!
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Save Office files in WordPad It might seem like a simple tool, but the WordPad program has more capabilities than you might think. If you click the “File” option, followed by “Save As,” you can save in the Office DOCX format without the need for additional software or applications.
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Leave yourself a helpful note There’s no need to clutter your desk with a hundred different paper notes and reminders— you can leave electronic reminders on your desktop instead. To do this, launch the Sticky Note tool from the Start menu, and create notes as and when you might need them. You can even right-click notes to customize their color. This simple feature is a great way to help them to stand out.
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Play music on another computer Windows Media Player can be used to play local or network music files, but you can also push music to play on another computer as well. You need to set this up in advance, so launch Windows Media Player, click the “Stream” button, and then select “Turn on media streaming.” In the window that appears, click the “Turn on media streaming” button. Back in Windows Media Player, click the “Stream” button again, and then select “Allow remote control of my player > Allow remote control on this network.” Next, select “Stream,” followed by “Automatically allow devices to play my media”—repeat on other computers on your network. Then right-click a music file, and select “Cast to Device,” before selecting a PC or other device for playback.
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Restore Windows Photo Viewer You’ll either love or hate Windows 10’s new Photos app. If you hate it, this following tweak enables you to
restore the classic Windows Photo Viewer as the default: open Ultimate Windows Tweaker again, switch to the “Additional” section, and click “Enable Windows Photo Viewer.” Once done, make it the default for viewing photos once more under “Settings > System > Default apps.”
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View a slideshow on your desktop Can’t decide which picture to use as your background? Use a rotating slideshow instead. Right-click the desktop, then select the “Personalize” option. Click the “Background” drop-down menu, and choose “Slideshow.” You’re prompted to select a folder containing the images you wish to include—do so, and decide how frequently the image will change. This is great for keeping the boring old desktop fresh and interesting.
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Old-style Taskbar context menus When you right-click a button in the Taskbar, you gain access to jump lists. If you’d prefer to see options to maximize, minimize, and close windows instead, hold down Shift while you right-click the Taskbar button.
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Move apps to new drive If you’re running out of space on your hard drive—or have a tablet with limited onboard storage—navigate to “Settings > System > Storage,” and scroll down to the “Save locations” section. Click the drop-down menu under “New apps will save to,” and select another drive with more space. You can move some (but not all) existing Windows Store apps, too, if space is really tight—switch to “Apps & features,” then click the app you’d like to transfer. If “Move” isn’t grayed out, click it, select your destination, and click “Move” again to transfer the app.
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Desktop tidying
If you have icons everywhere, right-click the desktop, and choose “View > Auto arrange icons.”
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Customize Send To Many programs add entries to the “Send to” menu, but you can also add your own. The simplest way is with the help of Send To Toys ( http:// gabrieleponti.com /software).
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Get more screen space You can see more of the desktop and your running programs by shrinking your Taskbar buttons. Right-click the Taskbar, and select “Properties”—on the Taskbar tab, check the box labeled “Use small Taskbar buttons” to shrink them.
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Get more Taskbar Conversely, you might want a larger Taskbar, so you can see more buttons or extra running programs. Right-click the Taskbar, and ensure the “Lock the Taskbar” option is not checked. You can drag the top of the Taskbar upward to make it even taller.
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Tweak your Quick Access settings
The Quick Access area in File Explorer juggles frequently and recently accessed folders with pinned folders of your choosing. Switch to the “View” tab, and click “Options” to choose whether or not to display recent files and frequent folders here.
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Keep browsing in private You can keep your browsing history private in the new Edge browser by switching to InPrivate mode. You can do this by pressing the combo Ctrl-Shift-P.
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Reduce system sounds for calls To prevent the music you’re listening to interfering with computer-based phone calls, you can opt to automatically have the volume level of system sounds reduced when a call is underway. Right-click the speaker icon in the notification area, and select the “Sounds” option. Move to the “Communications” tab, and select one of the three options to reduce volume or completely mute sounds.
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View all notification icons
Windows saves space by hiding some icons from the notification area. To see them at all times, click “Start > Settings > System > Notifications & actions,” and click “Select which icons appear on the Taskbar.” Make sure you flick the switch labeled “Always show all icons and notifications on the Taskbar” to “On.”
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Undo that unintentional move! If you accidentally move, copy, or send a file to the Recycle Bin, you can press Ctrl-Z to reverse the mistake. Phew!
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Check your energy efficiency Right-click the “Start” button and choose “Command Prompt (Admin).” Type “powercfg -energy” and press Enter. After a minute or so of loading, navigate to the folder you’re told about (typically C:\ Windows\System32), and open up the file energy-report.html. This shows you what to do to improve energy efficiency.
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Make individual settings accessible Got a favorite tweak you frequently find yourself burrowing into Settings to find? You can create one-click shortcuts to them a number of different ways. The simplest thing to do is pin it as a tile to the Start menu, simply by locating it in “Settings,” then right-clicking its entry in the left-hand pane, and choosing “Pin to Start.”
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Choose your shutdown options The power button can be used to do many things—restart, shut down, sleep, and so on—and you can choose what should happen by default. Right-click the “Start” button, select “Power options,” then click “Choose what the power buttons do” to access the relevant options.
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Add tabs to File Explorer File Explorer in Windows 10 is an improvement on Windows 7, but it’s still lacking in one key area: no tabbed support to prevent you cluttering up the desktop with multiple windows. Clover 3 is a free extension that adds Chromelike tabs to File Explorer—go to www.ejie.me to get it.
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Undelete your files
It’s easy to forget how handy the Recycle Bin folder is. If you’ve deleted a file, document, or folder that you need back, open up the Recycle Bin from the desktop, and you’ll find your files are there ready to be restored.
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Search with Cortana
Type the name of a file or folder into the Cortana search box, and you’ll get a load of irrelevant results— click “My stuff” to search your hard drive and other storage, including your OneDrive folder, for your missing files. Use the “Show” drop-down menu to filter the results.
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Talk to your PC
If you can’t type very quickly, or just fancy trying out something a little nifty, type “speech” into the Search box, and select “Windows Speech Recognition.” Here you’ll find everything you need to configure your PC for voiceactivated control—it’s great for dictation, too.
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Monitor the children While parents want to let their child use a computer, they also want to ensure their kids are kept safe. Go to “Start > Settings > Accounts > Family & other users” to set up user accounts for your children that you can configure to protect them while online, plus manage their computer usage, and monitor what they do.
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Account shortcuts Click “Start” followed by your user picture, and you’ll see some handy options: lock, sign out, and switch user, plus access the “Change account settings” screen.
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Pin saved searches to the Start menu File Explorer’s search tool is powerful—for example, you can set up a search to reveal all recently modified Word documents in a folder from that location: just type “type: word date modified: this week” into Search. Click “Save search” to add it to your Searches folder, then go there, right-click the search, and choose “Pin to Start.”
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Restrict Cortana By default, Cortana favors web results over locally stored content. You have to click “My Stuff” to search locally. If you have no use for Cortana as a web search tool, open it, click the notebook icon on the left, then select “Settings.” Flick the top switch to “Off,” which reveals a new switch: “Search online and include web results.” Flick it to “Off,” and you’ll see the search box now only says “Search Windows.”
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All settings in one place It’s been dubbed “God Mode,” but it is just a handy way to access a massive range of options in one place. Create a new folder, and type the name “xxx.{ ED7BA470 -8E54-465E825C-997120 43E01C}.” You can change the “xxx” to anything you like, and when you open up the folder, you’re presented with a list of Control Panel options to work with, including tweaks not found in the newer Settings app.
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Launch a website from the Taskbar Sometimes, it can be too much trouble to switch from the program you are working in, move to a browser, and place the cursor in the address bar, before typing a URL. Instead, type the web address you want to visit into the Cortana search bar, and it goes straight there in your default web browser.
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Create a boot disc It’s good to be prepared, and this is where a recovery drive comes into play. Type “recovery” into the Search bar, and choose “Create a recovery drive.” If you have a Windows installation disc, uncheck “Back up system files to the recovery drive” to save space, before clicking “Next,” then select a USB flash drive to create the drive on. If necessary, boot from this drive to access repair options when Windows itself refuses to boot.
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Use encryption with your drives If you’re running Windows 10 Pro, type “bitlocker” into the Search bar to switch on Bitlocker drive encryption; if not, download the free VeraCrypt app from https:// veracrypt.codeplex.com.
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Give your startup a good speed-up Right-click any shortcuts to programs you don’t need in the “Start-up” group of the Start menu, and delete them. This helps to significantly reduce your computer’s boot times.
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Create new folders quickly There’s no need to lift your hands from the keyboard when you need to create a new folder in Explorer. To carry out this handy trick, use the special keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-N, type a name for the folder, and press Enter.
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Personalize your PC’s information You can change what’s displayed in the System Properties screen to just about anything you like (within
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reason). The information is held in the Registry, but why fiddle about there? Instead, fire up Ultimate Windows Tweaker, and navigate to the “Additional” section. Click the “Edit OEM Information” button, and enter your details—you can even include a logo, too. You’ll need to prepare a 120x120-pixel image in your image editor, and save it with the .BMP extension, otherwise it won’t appear.
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Make good use of the Quick Access menu Right-click the “Start” button, or press Win-X, and you open up a hidden Start menu. It provides a number of convenient shortcuts to powerful tools, including various Control Panel applets, Device Manager, and the Command Prompt. Add your own, or rearrange and delete existing shortcuts, courtesy of the Win+X Menu Editor. Download the app from http://winaero.com/download. php? view.21, and you’ll find it’s easy to add handy presets, such as Control Panel applets and administrative tools, as well as custom shortcuts.
Record app actions in Windows 10
Windows 10 features a Game DVR function, which enables you to record your progress in a game as a movie, if your hardware supports it. What’s less well known is that this DVR function works with any app you install from the Windows Store. Simply press Win-G when inside your target app, and check “Yes, this is a game” when prompted. If you plan to share your video with others, it makes sense to set it to the correct aspect ratio: 16:9 or 16:10 is usually best. Use Sizer (see Tip 21) if you’re struggling to get the window size perfect for your intended audience.