26 Top-Secret Windows 10 Tips and Tricks You Should Know

You can open My computer Just By pressing Windows Key + E

Use New Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

Though Windows 10 is the upgraded version of M/S Windows, a lot of keyboard shortcuts have been retained from the previous version, but certain new shortcuts which are specific to Windows 10 features are added.

1. Windows + A: Brings up the Action Center
2. Windows + C: Brings up cortana
3. Windows + I: Brings up the settings menu
4. Windows + Ctrl + D: Adds new Desktop
5. Windows + Ctrl + left Arrow/Right Arrow: Switch between Desktops

Find Out Which App Is Eating Up More Space With Windows 10 Storage Sense

Press Windows Key + PrintScreen , and Screenshots Will Be Automatically Gets Saved In Your PC

The screenshot of your current open windows which you are viewing in your monitor gets automatically saved in Pictures/Screenshots folder once you hit Windows Key and PrintScreen key together.

Hide Folder Completely By Command Prompt

In order to hide a folder, first of all browse to the location in which the folder is residing.

Now, do a Shift + Right Click and click on open command prompt window here.

Now, In Command Prompt (CMD) Type This Command

attrib +s +h "Folder name"

As soon as you hit enter, your folder will be hidden. Now, no one can see this hidden folder , just by checking show hidden folder and files in windows PC.

To show the folder, open CMD as mentioned above and type given below command

attrib -s -h "ItemName"

Disable Access To USB Ports, So That No One Can Steal Data Through USB From Your PC

Do You want to protect your data so that no one can take it  out from your PC via a pen drive, Then here are steps to block USB ports. You can re-enable whenever you want.

1. In search box search RUN. You can also press Windows Key + R.
2. Now, type regedit in it to open registry editor.
3. Once it browse to the following location given in next step.
4. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\usbstor
5. In the right area, double click on Start.
6. In the Value Data box, change the value to 4.
7. Finally Click on OK.
8. Close Registry Editor and restart your PC.
9. To re-enable access to your USB ports, enter 3 in the Value Data box in Step 6.

To Open 3Rd Item On Taskbar Just Press Windows Key + 3 And So On …..

To Highlight And Focus On Taskbar Items Use Windows Key + T

 

Also if you middle click on any taskbar icon, it will open a fresh window of it.

Pressing Windows + Arrow Keys Maximizes Or Minimizes Videos

• Window+UP = Maximize window
• Window+DOWN = Minimize window
• Window+LEFT = Set the window to the left half of your screen
• Window+RIGHT = Set the window to the right half of your screen

Spy On Your Child’s Online Activity. Get Detailed Email Report Every Week Of His Visited Websites

For this create a child account on your windows PC. Go to your Microsoft account and make sure its turned on.

Record Your Screen By Pressing Windows Key + G And Starting Game Bar

Your Windows 10 Calculator Can Do A Lot More Than Simple Calculation

 

Read Web Pages Distractions Free With Reading View In Microsoft Edge

If you want to get rid of any annoying advertisements or unwanted recommendations, use “Reading View” option.

Share A Web Link Or Web Screenshot In Microsoft Edge

Use Edge Browser Note Taking Feature To Annotate To Web Pages

To Quickly Change The Case (Upper Case / Lower / Sentence Case ) Of Text In Microsoft Word, Select The Phrase, Then Hit Shift + F3.

To Declutter Start Menu Just Go To Settings->Personalization->Start And Uncheck Everything

To Remove Password Login , Just Search Netplwiz In Windows 10 Taskbar

Now, disable the checkbox saying user must enter a username and password.

You Can Create An Alarm Or Use Stop Watch. Just Search Alarm In Windows 10 Taskbar Search

To Disable Spying In Windows 10, Just Turn Off Everything In Privacy Settings

Press windows key + i and go to settings control panel. Once there, click on privacy.

Now go on each and every item in the left panel and turn off each and everything, unless it is utmost important to you.

Just Save Your Powerpoint Presentation In .Pps Instead Of .Ppt, Your File Automatically  Starts In Slideshow Mode Once You Open It.

If You Save An Excel File As An .Xlsb , It Will Compress The Size By Upto 75%

In Microsoft Excel, To Highlight The Whole Column (Vertical), Use Control + Spacebar , And To  Highlight The Whole Row (Horizontal) Use Shift + Spacebar.

Double Click On Top Left Of Any Open Window To Close It.

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