Windows 10 Tips

Sorted Names

Tip of the Day: Sort in the Command Line

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Character Map

Tip of the Day: Enter Characters that Don’t Have Keys

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Hosts file in notepad

Tip of the Day: Block a Website Using Your Hosts File

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Remove Printer

Tip of the Day: Remove Unused Printers

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Windows 10 Color Settings

Tip of the Day: Control Your Windows 10 and 11 Accent Color

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UNC Example

Tip of the Day: Access a Network Shared Without a Drive Letter

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Emoji keyboard

Tip of the Day: The Emoji Keyboard Is for More Than Emojis

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Additional settings to turn off.

Tip of the Day: Turn Off the Welcome Screen and Other Tips

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Seattle and Amsterdam clocks

Tip of the Day: Add Clocks for Different Time Zones to the Start Menu

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IP v4 Address

Tip of the Day: Determine Your IP Address(es)

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Show Icons or Thumbnails

Tip of the Day: Icons or Thumbnails?

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Print menu item with keystroke

Tip of the Day: CTRL+P to Print

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Rename PC

Tip of the Day: Give Your Computer a Meaningful Name

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Double Click Speed

Tip of the Day: Adjust Your Mouse’s Double-Click Speed

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Always show scroll bars in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Always Display Scrollbars

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Downloading

Tip of the Day: Save the Installation Media

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Check for updates

Tip of the Day: Check for Updates to Get the Latest

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Single Click to open

Tip of the Day: Single Click to Open

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Play a sound when you press Caps Lock,...

Tip of the Day: Play a Sound for Caps Lock

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Previous Windows installation(s)

Tip of the Day: Back Up and Then Delete Windows.old

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Enable shortcut underlines

Tip of the Day: View Keyboard Shortcuts on Menus

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MSINFO32

Tip of the Day: MSINFO32 Built-in System Information

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Emergency restart

Tip of the Day: Emergency Restart

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USERNAME environment variable

Tip of the Day: The %USERNAME% Environment Variable

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Startup Changes

Tip of the Day: Disable Startup Items Carefully

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Control Panel in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Yet Another Way to Open Control Panel

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Hammer hitting a hard disk.

Tip of the Day: Really Erase That Disk Before Discarding

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Open Shell Menu Styles

Tip of the Day: Consider Shell Alternatives

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Update history

Tip of the Day: View Windows Update History

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Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Use Windows File Explorer to Explore Files

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Workgroup name

Tip of the Day: Use a Consistent Workgroup Name

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Uninstall from Start

Tip of the Day: Uninstall From the Windows Start Menu

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Windows File Explorer Columns

Tip of the Day: Windows File Explorer Display Options

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Driver updating

Tip of the Day: Use Device Manager to Update Drivers

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Task Manager Info

Tip of the Day: Get Even More Info From Windows Task Manager

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Device Manager

Tip of the Day: Access the Device Manager Quickly

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Full Path in Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: View the Full Path in Windows File Explorer

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Performance Options

Tip of the Day: Disable Screen Effects for Speed

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Autoplay

Tip of the Day: Turn Off or Control AutoPlay in Windows 10

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Windows Volume Mixer

Tip of the Day: Quick Access to the Volume Mixer

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Letter to Mom

Tip of the Day: Edit Elsewhere

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TAB Key in Action

Tip of the Day: TAB Through Fields

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Save As Location

Tip of the Day: Where Does Save Save?

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Emoji Keyboard

Tip of the Day: the Windows Emoji Keyboard

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Running https://askleo.com

Tip of the Day: Run Anything

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Printer Windows 7

Tip of the Day: System-wide Printer Settings

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ClearType

Tip of the Day: Tune Your Text for Easier Reading

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Reliability History

Tip of the Day: Reliability History

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RAM

Tip of the Day: Add RAM

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Windows Version Numbers

Tip of the Day: What Your Windows Version Number Means

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