Windows 10 Tips

Elevated Column in Task Manager

Tip of the Day: See Who’s Elevated

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PowerShell Displaying Computer Serial Number

Tip of the Day: Your Computer’s Serial Number

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Tip of the Day: Windows 10 Release Information

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Choose where to get apps

Tip of the Day: Change Where to Get Apps in Windows 10

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A Snip & Sketch of the Ask Leo! webpage

Tip of the Day: Snip & Sketch

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Tip of the Day: Windows 10’s Built-In Currency Converter

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Indexed Locations

Tip of the Day: Improve Windows 10 Search

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Focus assist in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Focus Assist

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Searching For Example

Tip of the Day: Use F3 to Search in Windows File Explorer

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Control Panel Network Adapters

Tip of the Day: Access Network Adapter Settings Quickly

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File Properties displayed in File Explorer

Tip Of The Day: Three Useful Windows File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

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Data erasure -- clean the drive option

Tip of the Day: Formatting Your PC Using “Reset This PC”

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Searching for Settings

Tip of the Day: Search for Settings

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Pointer Trails Setting

Tip of the Day: Pointer Trails

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Windows 10 with a custom lock image

Tip of the Day: Change Your Lock and Sign-in Screen Background

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Combining Two Files in Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Combining Files Using Command Prompt

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Disk Compression Option in Windows

Tip of the Day: Consider Compression if You’re Low on Space

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Enhanced Search Setting

Tip of the Day: Enable Enhanced Search in Windows 10

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CPU Display in Windows 10 Task Manager

Tip of the Day: Your CPU Speed in Task Manager

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Windows 10 Start Menu

Tip of the Day: Jump to Letter in the Start Menu

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Windows sign-in screen with Microsoft Account picture.

Tip of the Day: Set or Change Your Microsoft Account Picture

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Narrator settings

Tip of the Day: Windows Narrator

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View update history in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: View Update History

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Printers & scanners in Windows 10, showing Microsoft XPS Document Writer

Tip of the Day: Get Rid of XPS

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Camera privacy settings in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: See and Control Webcam Access in Windows 10

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Output Devices listed in Windows 10 Taskbar Volume Control

Tip of the Day: Easily Change Your Audio Device in Windows 10

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Creating a folder in the Start menu in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Windows 10 Start Menu Folders

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Night light settings in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Night Light in Windows 10

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Clipboard History

Tip of the Day: Use Caution with Clipboard History

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Net Start showing running services in Windows 10 Home

Tip of the Day: Show Running Services with Net Start

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Directory listing of parent directory

Tip of the Day: The Special Meaning of “.”

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Tip of the Day: Locating Windows Wallpaper

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Moving through a list with the keyboard

Tip of the Day: Move Quickly Through a List with the Keyboard

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The Emoji "Keyboard"

Tip of the Day: The Windows 10 Emoji Keyboard

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Tip of the Day: The Windows 10 Tips App

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Comparison of Customized CMD

Tip of the Day: Customize the Command Prompt

If you spend any significant time in the Command Prompt, you may want to customize its appearance to be a little more to your liking.

Data Usage Details, per App

Tip of the Day: Data Usage per App

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Keyboard

Tip of the Day: Two Keystrokes I Use Constantly

I use two Windows Key combinations constantly, and I think you’ll find them useful as well.

Troubleshoot in Windows 10's Settings app

Tip of the Day: Try a Troubleshooter

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Creating a Recovery Drive in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Update Your Recovery Drive

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Sort the Apps list by size

Tip of the Day: Sort Your Apps by Size

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shutdown -r

Tip of the Day: Shutdown or Reboot from the Command Line

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Multiple Clipboard Contents

Tip of the Day: Clipboard History

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Pinning an Email Account to the Start Menu

Tip of the Day: Pin an Email Account to the Start Menu

If you have multiple email accounts configured in the Mail app, you can create a convenient shortcut on the Start menu for each.

Desktop Show

Tip of the Day: Desktop Show

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Pausing or Delaying Windows Updates

Tip of the Day: Delay Updates in Windows 10

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View Update History in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: View Your Update History in Windows 10

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mklink example

Tip of the Day: mklink: Hard and Symbolic Links in Windows

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TREE of C:\Windows

Tip of the Day: The TREE Command

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Show hidden files, folders, and drives

Tip of the Day: View Hidden Files

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