Articles tagged: Windows 11 Tips

Windows 10 Clipboard Settings

Tip of the Day: Windows 10 and 11 Clipboard

Storage Sense in Windows 11

Tip of the Day: Review Storage Sense

Optimize (Defragment) Disks in Windows

Tip of the Day: 0% Fragmentation Isn’t Worth It

Windows 10 Notifications

Tip of the Day: Tame Notifications in Windows 10 and 11

Tasklist filtered to edge.

Tip of the Day: Tasklist, the Command Line Task Utility

Update Driver

Tip of the Day: Don’t Always Trust Windows for the Latest Drivers

System Reliability Monitor

Tip of the Day: Explore the Reliability Monitor in Windows 10 & 11

Download Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Update Windows 10 or 11 on Your Schedule, Sort Of

Sound Device Preferences

Tip of the Day: Control Audio Devices Per App

Recycle Bin Properties

Tip of the Day: Adjust the Recycle Bin’s Disk Usage

Feedback Hub

Tip of the Day: Tell Microsoft What You Think

ClearType

Tip of the Day: Tune ClearType

Tree Command

Tip of the Day: The TREE Command

Seattle and Amsterdam clocks

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

Extensions in Google Chrome

Tip of the Day: Review Your Browser’s Extensions and Add-ins

IP v4 Address

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

Encrypting a Folder

Tip of the Day: Encrypt a Folder in Windows

Mouse Properties

Tip of the Day: Make the Mouse Pointer Easier to Find

Print menu item with keystroke

Tip of the Day: CTRL+P to Print

Disk Space

Tip of the Day: Checking a Disk’s Free Space

Font Manager

Tip of the Day: Preview Fonts in Windows 10 and 11

Rename PC

Tip of the Day: Give Your Computer a Meaningful Name

Sorted Names

Tip of the Day: Sort in the Command Line

Character Map

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

Hosts file in notepad

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

Double Click Speed

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

Remove Printer

Tip of the Day: Remove Unused Printers

Windows 10 Color Settings

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

Cmd Window Size

Tip of the Day: Resize the Command Prompt

Pro in the About Box

Tip of the Day: Get Pro, not Home, if You Have a Choice

Always show scroll bars in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Always Display Scrollbars

Where to get Apps setting in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Get Apps From Anywhere (or Not)

Check for Updates

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

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

Tip of the Day: Play a Sound for Caps Lock

Previous Windows installation(s)

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

Screenshots Folder

Tip of the Day: Move the Windows Screenshots Folder

Enable shortcut underlines

Tip of the Day: View Keyboard Shortcuts on Menus

Windows Defender Offline scan in progress.

Tip of the Day: Microsoft Defender Offline Scan

Windows Mail in Windows 11

Tip of the Day: Consider the Mail App

Task Manager - Startup tab

Tip of the Day: Disable Startup Items Carefully

Control Panel in Windows 11.

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

Open Shell Menu Styles

Tip of the Day: Consider Shell Alternatives

Disk & Hammer

Tip of the Day: Really Erase that Disk Before Discarding

View Installed Updates

Tip of the Day: View Windows Update History

Windows File Explorer

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

Opening a text file in WordPad

Tip of the Day: Why Not WordPad?

High Contrast offer

Tip of the Day: High Contrast in a Keystroke

Uninstall on the Start Menu

Tip of the Day: Uninstall from the Windows Start Menu

Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: File Explorer Display Options

Driver Update

Tip of the Day: Use Device Manager to Update Drivers