Whether you've been using Windows 10 for awhile now, or you've just recently upgrade, there are plenty of tips and tricks to learn! Keep in mind that Microsoft updates their software a few times throughout the year with new applications, settings, and customization options, so be sure to check that your PC is up to date with the latest Windows 10 release! The first thing you probably noticed with Windows 10 was the colorful and vibrant Start menu.
You can choose which system folders you want to see on the left hand side, show recently added apps, rearrange and resize the tiles, and much more. Here's a good article that can give you all the nitty gritty details on customizing the Windows Start menu!
The search feature in Windows 10 is absolutely the most useful tool on the entire OS. No longer just meant to help you find a misplaced file, the search is integrated into systems menus as well. Click the search icon at the bottom left of your screen to get started. By default, the search window shows the top apps you use, as well as recent activities, so you can easily click on the programs and files you use most. Simply start typing in the taskbar at the bottom of the search window, and Windows will get you what you need.
If you want to quickly narrow down the search by category, choose one of the 3 icons that appear on the top left of the window, as seen below. Notifications pop up at random intervals to pull our attention away from what we really need to be doing. Focus Assist is here to keep you on track. To make them return, shake the title bar again. You can accomplish the same thing by pressing the Window key-Home key combination -- although doing that is not nearly as much fun.
Have a laptop and want to get more battery life out of it? Windows 7 includes a hidden built-in tool that will examine your laptop's energy use and make recommendations on how to improve it.
To use it:. Run a command prompt as an administrator. To do this, type cmd in the search box, and when the cmd icon appears, right-click it and choose "Run as administrator.
For about a minute, Windows 7 will examine the behavior of your laptop. It will then analyze it and create a report in HTML format in the folder you specified. Double-click the file, and you'll get a report -- follow its recommendations for ways to improve power performance. The User Account Control security feature was one of the most reviled additions to Windows Vista, with good reason -- its constant warning messages asking for permission to continue many operations drove users around the bend.
UAC has been significantly improved in Windows 7 so that it's not as intrusive as in Vista, but you can still tweak it if you like. From the screen that appears, use the slider to select the level of protection you want. Here are the four levels and what they mean:. Modifying UAC.
Click to view larger image. Always notify me. Think of this as UAC Classic. It works like Vista's UAC: When you make changes to your system, when software is installed or when a program tries to make a change to your system, an annoying prompt appears.
Default -- Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer. This is, obviously, the default; make a change yourself and UAC leaves you alone. When a program makes a change, a prompt appears and your desktop goes dark, just like it does in Vista. Otherwise, UAC sits there silently. Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer do not dim my desktop. This setting is identical to the default setting, with one difference: It won't dim your desktop so that you only see the UAC prompt asking you to take action.
This presents a slightly elevated security risk over the default setting, because theoretically a program could allow a malicious program to interfere with the UAC prompt.
Never notify me when: In this one, UAC is completely turned off. This is, of course, an insecure option and not recommended for most users. After you make the selection, click OK. Depending on the selection you made, you may need to restart your system for it to take effect.
Many people overlook the Start Menu, rarely using it except as a jumping off point to run an application or get to the Control Panel. But there's actually plenty you can do with it. Note: This tip relies on the Group Policy Editor, which isn't available in some versions of Windows 7. The Start Menu's search box is a convenient way to search through your PC -- but you can also have it do double-duty and perform Internet searches as well. To enable this feature:. From now on, when you type a search term in the Search box on the Start Menu, a "Search the Internet" link will appear.
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