Articles tagged: Windows 10 Tips

Send to notepad

Tip of the Day: SendTo Notepad

Tip of the Day: Close Programs from the Task Switcher

Using the Start Menu via the Keyboard

Tip of the Day: Drive the Start Menu With Your Keyboard

Mounting ISOs

Tip of the Day: Easily Examine ISO Files in Windows

Tip of the Day: Create a Shortcut to Frequently Used Settings

SHIFT+Click to run another instance

Tip of the Day: Quickly Run Two Copies of a Program

Battery Usage by App

Tip of the Day: Battery Usage by App

Shortcut to a folder.

Tip of the Day: Open Windows File Explorer on a Specific Folder

Remote Assistance

Tip of the Day: Get Help or Give Help with Quick Assist

Snap to Corner

Tip of the Day: Snap to the Corner

Date and Time Settings

Tip of the Day: Add Another Clock

Typing ALT codes

Tip of the Day: ALT Keyboard Characters

Make Text Bigger

Tip of the Day: Make Text Bigger

ping diagnostics

Tip of the Day: Diagnose Network Problems with Ping

Organizing your Start

Tip of the Day: Organize the Programs You Use Most Often in Windows

Start /Min

Tip of the Day: Run a Program Minimized from the Command Prompt

Settings -> System Information

Tip of the Day: System Information in a Keystroke

Add language

Tip of the Day: Add Another Language

OCR

Tip of the Day: OCR in the Snipping Tool

Many Icons from SHELL32.dll

Tip of the Day: Change a Folder’s Icon

Projector Mode in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Projector Mode

SHIFT+Restart

Tip of the Day: Get to the Windows Recovery Console Quicker

ipconfig /all

Tip of the Day: View Your Network IP Configuration

Tip of the Day: Shift+Windows Key+S for Screenshots

Creating a Webpage Shortcut

Tip of the Day: Make a Shortcut to a Webpage

Taskbar Buttons

Tip of the Day: Manage Taskbar Icons

Tip of the Day: Executable Program Properties

Tip of the Day: The Empty Start Menu

shell:AppsFolder

Tip of the Day: More “Shell:” Shortcuts

Reboot!

Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Reboot

Repair Option

Tip of the Day: Remember to Use Application Repair

Taskbar

Tip of the Day: View the Full Taskbar Notification Area

Run as administrator

Tip of the Day: Run As Administrator

Storage

Tip of the Day: Get a Quick Disk-Space Summary in Windows 10 and 11

CTRL+ALT+DEL

Tip of the Day: CTRL+ALT+DEL

Mouse Selection Techniques

Tip of the Day: Mouse Selection Techniques

Get Help

Tip of the Day: Get Help in Windows

Old Task Switcher

Tip of the Day: ALT+ALT+Tab to Switch Programs

Windows ALT+F4

Tip of the Day: Exit Windows Using ALT+F4

Tracert

Tip of the Day: Tracert

Horizontal Scrolling with the Mouse Wheel

Tip of the Day: Horizontal Scroll With the Mouse Wheel

nslookup and ping

Tip of the Day: Resolve IP Addresses in Command Prompt

Run: shell:startup

Tip of the Day: Add Your Own Auto-Start Programs

Copy as path.

Tip of the Day: Copy as Path

Dragging filename.

Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop Full Paths into Command Prompt

Zoom in File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Zoom in Windows File Explorer

Control Panel

Tip of the Day: Open (Old) Control Panel in Windows 10 & 11

XCOPY

Tip of the Day: Copy Only Updated Files Using XCOPY

Clicking the icon to minimize and restore an app

Tip of the Day: Minimize and Restore Programs Quickly Using the Taskbar

Calculator

Tip of the Day: Windows Calculator