Articles tagged: Windows 8 Tips

XCOPY

Tip of the Day: Copy Only Updated Files Using XCOPY

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Clicking the icon to minimize and restore an app

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

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Calculator

Tip of the Day: Windows Calculator

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DriverQuery

Tip of the Day: List All Drivers

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UNC Connections

Tip of the Day: Use Remote Files Without Connecting First

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File Extensions in Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: File Extensions

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SHIFT+Right click

Tip of the Day: SHIFT+Right-click

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CTRL+A, CTRL+A. CTRL+V

Tip of the Day: CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+V

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Disk platters with bits.

Tip of the Day: Realize What a Windows Log-in Password Is and Is Not

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CD /D

Tip of the Day: Change Directory and Change Drive in Command Prompt

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Windows 10 in high contrast

Tip of the Day: Using High Contrast Display Settings

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The Echo command

Tip of the Day: the Many Uses of Echo

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SendTo

Tip of the Day: Clean Up “Send To”

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Startup Items

Tip of the Day: Review Startup Items

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Piping

Tip of the Day: Redirection and Piping

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Mouse Pointer Options

Tip of the Day: Find Your Mouse Pointer

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Don't hide extensions

Tip of the Day: Never Hide Extensions

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Multi-file selection.

Tip of the Day: Multiple Item Selection

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Checkboxes!

Tip of the Day: Use Checkboxes to Select Files

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Ctrl+C In Action

Tip of the Day: Abort Command Prompt Programs with Ctrl+C

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Icons or Thumbnails?

Tip of the Day: Icons Versus Thumbnails

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Known networks.

Tip of the Day: Forget Wireless Networks

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End Task

Tip of the Day: Kill an App Using Task Manager

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Keyboard Selection

Tip of the Day: Shift-Selection

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Windows Magnifier

Tip of the Day: The Magnifier App

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Rename PC

Tip of the Day: Change Your Machine’s Name

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ALT+Space

Tip of the Day: ALT+Space

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Running a document

Tip of the Day: “Running” Documents in Command Prompt

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Copying a File

Tip of the Day: Move Versus Copy

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RD /S

Tip of the Day: Delete the Contents of a Directory in Command Prompt

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Help in Windows Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Two Ways to Get Help in Command Prompt

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Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Windows File Explorer

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Command Prompt Command History

Tip of the Day: More Command History in Command Prompt

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CHKDSK scanning

Tip Of The Day: Run CHKDSK Without Using Command Prompt

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Screen Saver

Tip of the Day: Password-Protect Your Screen Saver

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A Restored Window

Tip of the Day: Maximize and Minimize From the Keyboard

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Attachment

Tip of the Day: Only Open Safe Email Attachments

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Close Window

Tip of the Day: Close Programs From the Taskbar

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A short batch file.

Tip of the Day: Batch Files

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Windows 11 File Explorer

Tip of the Day: What Is File Explorer, Anyway?

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Tip of the Day: Free Up Space with Disk Cleanup

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You're up to date!

Tip of the Day: Stay Up to Date

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Windows Desktop

Tip of the Day: Set a Desktop Background

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My Very Clean Desktop

Tip of the Day: Manage Your Desktop Icons

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DIR /S/B

Tip of the Day: Build and Search a List of Every File on Your PC

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Three Desktops

Tip of the Day: The Three States of a Window

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Windows Key Shortcut

Tip of the Day: The Taskbar Program Keyboard Shortcut

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Pushd and Popd in Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: PushD and PopD

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Double Click

Tip of the Day: Quickly Maximize with Double-click

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DIR /Q in the Windows Command Prompt.

Tip of the Day: DIR /Q for Ownership

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