Windows 10: Tips & Tricks

Post any tips, tricks, or workarounds here.

How to use Windows 10 Technical Preview
PC
Start
Search
Cortana
Apps
Photos
File Explorer
Maps
Xbox
Personalization and settings
Touch and keyboard
Updates and feedback
Windows Keyboard shortcuts (there's probably a tutorial)

The best place to find tips and tricks is, of course, the TenForums
*Arrow Tutorials sectionBrowse by category, or search for a keyword (Start Menu; Notification; Dual Boot; Network; etc).
Tip: Try a few different terms as the search criteria (Start Menu / Start Screen / Start) - most tutorials use Microsoft terminology
And don't forget to check the index to the Tutorials to quickly locate the information you need:
*Arrow Tutorials Quick Reference Index

There's a lot of Win8 in Win10 - if there isn't a tutorial here on TenForums (TF), there might be one that answers your need over on EightForums (EF). See the EF Tutorials section and the Index of EF Tutorials

Check Microsoft Preview forums, blogs, and Press kits for fixes, workarounds, tips, and news:
Windows Insider Program - Microsoft Community
Blogging Windows
Windows Newsroom


If you can't find it in those places, you might find something of interest in this thread.
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E71 Tips & Tricks

Let's add more to the list:



15- Marking Text/List Items: Press "Shift" + Navikey (Right, Left, Up, Down).

16- Copy Marked Text: Press "Fn" + "Ctrl" + "C"

17- Cut Marked Text: Press "Fn" + "Ctrl" + "X"

18- Paste: Press "Fn" + "Ctrl" + "V"

19- Find text in Web Page: Press "Fn" + "2"

20- View Whole Web Page: Press "Fn" + "8"

21- Typing New URL: Press "Fn" + "9"

22- Go to Bookmarks: Press "Fn" + "0"

23- Search in Media Gallery: Type filename to search.



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E71 Tips & Tricks

Let's add some more:



8- Full Screen Image/Video Viewing: Press "Fn" + "Space".

9- Zoom In Images: Press "Fn" + "5".

10- Zoom Out Images: Press "Fn" + "0".

11- Rotate Image Clockwise: Press "Fn" + "3".

12- Rotate Image Counter-Clockwise: Press "Fn" + "1".

13- Fast Forward Video: Press Navikey "Up".

14- Rewind Video: Press Navikey "Down".



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Message Edited by kambod on 07-Feb-2009 12:38 PM

 

Settings -> Ease of Access -> Other options




Show Windows background : Off

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Tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

You can somewhat arrange the Quick action tiles in the Notification tray.
(QuickTiles might be a good name)

Settings -> System -> Notifications & actions





Press one of the four quick actions and choose the action from the list for that tile.


The change is immediately reflected in the Notification tray




Press one of the four quick actions and choose the action from the list for that tile.

You can only affect the topmost tiles (4) - hopefully that will change so users can add or subtract tiles and choose any tile / any action.


edit: I should have written this post when I 'discovered' it two days ago .... or learn to type faster ....15 minutes! Thanks Shawn, just saw your tutorial *Tongue

 

There was still a good thought there....Thanks.....

 

I don't know the answer ... I've tried changing Settings -> System -> Notfications & actions : apps notification settings (Off | ON) and played with Advanced ( ... banner ???) for an app.

Nothing I've tried seems to change the behavior - live tiles always receive push notifications.

Workaround: Revert to the previous Start (resizable); right click the tile; turn off live tile
Tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

add a Start toggle:
Tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...text-menu.html

I haven't tried changing the Start back to the 9926 Start presentation (expandable) to see if Live Tiles OFF setting sticks.

You can't turn off live tiles in 9926:
Tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

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Edwin posted this very neat trick:
Pin options : Press and hold 'Shift' while right clicking

edit: Found this while trying to cutomize Start by brute force (adding shortcuts to the Start menu Folder)

I'm not sure if it's a throw back to Quick Access Bar (quick launch) or something planned for Quick Action tiles in Norifications or something completely different.




edit 2: The Home location is now rechristened Quick access on Explorer.
MS is going to have to work on their lexicon - why not just call it Home!

BTW: nothing was pinned to Quick access (Home) when I clicked Pin to Quick access
Quick launch, Quick access bar, Quick access ... it will get confusing and cause me to write even longer posts.

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*Biggrin


Windows 10 Tutorials

 

One I haven't seen posted yet turned out to pretty darned easy so not much of a trick,
Get rid of the large search box on the taskbar,
Right click the taskbar and properties/ search use search icon turns into the magnifying glass :/
Disable and it's gone and only appears with the winkey *Tongue

Show lock screen on startup I believe it was in group policy ?
Could of been Do Not show lock screen :/

 

group policy woes Mike? Yep that search is a bugger

 

The search has actually improved over all prior versions *Smile
Unfortunately for all of the good Microsoft found more bad to add Popular now and Bing image of the day is just iritating *Tongue
But yes group policy seems useless with the new search
Do not search web seems pretty freaking clear *Smile

 

*Wink*Tongue


https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...0-taskbar.html

 

The search in tutorials sucks,
Besides that tutorial is back in 9/14 way before the search box was outside the start menu by default with Cortana.

 

It's been updated since then, and there's always the tutorial index. *Cool