Make Cortana's ears perk up
Cortana’s finally made the leap to the PC inWindows 10, assuming control of the operating system’s search functions anddishing out just as much sassas the Windows Phone version. But by default, she doesn’t listen for your commands.
Powerful natural language search
Cortana can handle all sorts of commands you issue using natural language, such as playing music, creating reminders, or showing you the weather, but the most powerful use of her natural language abilities revolves around basic search capabilities. You can give Cortana basic commands like “Find pictures from June” or “Find documents with Windows 10” and she’ll apply the appropriate filters, then scour your local files and OneDrive storagefor results.
Customize your Start menu
Don’t forget to make the Start menu your own. If you appreciate the blend of the traditional interface with the Live Tiles, note that you can right-click on any tile andselectResizeto alter the tile’s dimensions—just like on the Windows 8 Start screen.
you can also right-click on every one of the defaults in the Start menu and selectUninstallto wipe them from your system. (Or simplyUnpin from Startif you’d rather hide than eradicate them.)Turn off File Explorer's Quick Access view
When you open File Explorer in Windows 10, it defaults to a new Quick Access view that shows your most frequently accessed folders and recently viewed files. I love it,
Open File Explorer, then selectView > Optionsfrom the Ribbon. A Folder Options window will open. Click the “Open File Explorer” drop-down menu at top, then select the “This PC” option. ClickOKand you’re done!
Move open windows between virtual desktops
Virtual desktops let you segregate your open apps into discrete areas—literally multiple, virtualized versions of your PC’s desktops. Switching between open virtual desktops is easy enough using Task View (the button that looks like two panels, one over the other, in the taskbard) orWindowskey + Tab, whileAlt + Tabjumps you between open apps across all desktops. There’s also a way to actually shift an openapp from one virtual desktop to another if you’d like to shuffle things around.
Schedule your restarts
Open theSettingsoption in the Start menu,then head toUpdates and Recovery > Windows Update. If you have an update pending, you’ll see the screen at left, whichlets you schedule your reboot after you select the “Select a restart time” radio button. Even better, you can dive into theAdvanced optionsand link and ask Windows to notify you to schedule a reboot whenever updates are ready to rock.
Get Windows Updates from other sources
To tinker with the setting, head toSettings> Update & Recovery > Windows Update > Advanced Options > Choose how you download updates. By default, “Get updates from more than one place” is enabled and configured to grab updates from PCs on both your local network and the Internet at large. If you don't like the idea of your PC using your bandwidth toshare Windows Updates with strangers, besure to disable it.
Secret, powerful new Command Prompt tools
Windows 10 packs a slew of nifty new command line features, including—hallelujah!—the ability to copy and paste inside the command prompt withCrtl + CandCrtl + V.To activate the goodies, open the command prompt. Right-click its title bar, then select Properties. You can find and enable the new features under the “Edit Options” section of the Options tab.
Record a video of an app
simply pressWindows key +G. A prompt will ask you if you want to open the Game bar. Lie your butt off and click the “Yes, this is a game box” and various options will appear in a floating bar. Simply click the circularRecordbuttonto capture a video. You can find your savedvideos in the Game DVR section of the Xbox app, or inside your user folder underVideo > Captures.
Fresh keyboard shortcuts!
Windows 10 packs a handful of fresh keyboard shortcuts, all tied to newfound abilities inside the revamped operating system.
GodMode
The legendary GodMode, a hidden staple for Windows power users,makes its return in Windows 10. As before, activating it unveils a power user menu that brings together all of your system’s far-flung settings and configuration options into a single location. Just create a new folder and rename it to following:GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}Don’t forget the period after “GodMode”, and you can rename the “GodMode” portion whatever you’d like if you want another name for the folder.
Solitaire returns
Solitaire’s not in the Start menu, and its oldStart > Programs> Accessories > Gamesstomping grounds aren’t found in Windows10. Looking for Solitaire in the All Apps section of the Start menu is also a fruitlessendeavor—but that’s because the game’s officially called “Microsoft Solitaire Collection Preview.” You can find thatin All Apps, or just search for Solitaire. It’ll pop right up.
Xbox One ties
Speaking of games, Windows 10 features myriad hooks into Xbox. Beyond the presence of Windows 10’s Xbox app itself, which serves as a PC-based hub for your Xbox Live activities, you can stream Xbox One games to your Windows 10 PC, as wellas capture PC game videos and share it in your Xbox Live friend feed, using the GameDVR tool described earlier.
SOS
Did you break something in Windows 10 or one of your Microsoft apps? Don’t sweat it—help is just a few clicks away.Just look for the new Contact Support app inside the All Apps menu. It can point you towards the appropriate community forums to find help for the issue, or even connect you with a Microsoft support representative via online chat or phone if you stumble into a particularly bad problem.
Offline Maps
Speaking of apps, the revamped universal Maps app, like any maps tool worth using (andunlikethe Windows 8 Maps app), packs an offline maps feature. Click the Settings (gear) icon in Maps, then selectDownload or update mapsunder the “Offline maps” header.
You’ll be bounced to the Settings app, where you’ll be able to select which continent, then country whose offline map you’d like to download. (If you’re downloading a U.S. map, you'll also have toselect which state you need.) Helpfully, Windows tells you how large the downloadwill be before you start scraping the maps.
Chameleon
The customization doesn’t end there. Windows 10 offers you more granular control over the color of your taskbar, Startmenu, and search field.Open the Start menu and head toSettings> Personalization > Colors to start tweakingthings. The “Automatically pick a color from my background” option does what it claims, then applies that color to the Cortana/search field and underneath the icons of open apps. “Show color on taskbarand Start menu” also does just that, while disabling “Make Start menu transparent”—which is enabled by default—removes thesubtle see-through effect in favor of a full-blown opaque background for both the Start menu and the taskbar.
Tinker with Tablet Mode
Simply search for “Tablet Mode” and selectthe “Tablet Mode Settings” option that appears. Here, you’ll be able to tell Windows whether you want to even use Tablet Mode on this device, and specify how you want to handle Tablet Mode prompts if so. You can also tell Windows to keep your open and pinned apps on the taskbar when in Tablet Mode if you so desire, as well as to boot into tablet mode at startup.
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