AnEasyTips&TricksGuidetoWindows10

Astepbystepguidetothemostcommonsettings.

WrittenbyLouiseWelbourn

DEDICATION

TothosewhothoughtIwouldn’tmakeit.

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ContentsINTRODUCTION

PREVIEWPROGRAMWINDOWS

CONFIGUREAUTOPLAY

BACKUPYOURCOMPUTER

MAXIMISEBATTERYLIFE

BLUETOOTHCONNECTION

GOOGLESEARCHFROMTHETASKBAR

COMPATIBILITYMODE

CREATINGAMICROSOFTACCOUNT

CUSTOMIZETHESTARTMENU

FoldersandTiles

LiveTiles

PinnedTilesandShortcuts

OPENPDF’S

DESKTOPICONS

DISABLELIVETILES

DISABLETHELOGINSCREEN(BECAREFULWITHTHISONE)

DISABLESTICKYKEYS

DISABLINGTHELOCKSCREENADS

MICROSOFTEDGEBROWSEREXTENSION

PREVIEWINGYOURFONTS

TASKBAROPTIONS

ANNOYINGTASKBARICONS

HIDETHESEARCHBAR

HYBRIDDEVICESETTINGS

MAKESETTINGSMOREACCESSIBLE

MANAGESTARTUPAPPS

MANAGINGADPERSONALIZATIONS

PINSAVEDSEARCHES

QUICKACCESSMENU

REMOVINGTHEANNOYING“GETOFFICE”

STOPSUGGESTEDAPPS

SETTINGUPAUTOMATICLOGIN

SHAREFILES,ANDMOREWITHHOMEGROUPS

STOPWINDOWSFROMASKINGPERMISSIONS

KIDFRIENDLY

SUPERVISEYOURFAMILYCOMPUTERSUSAGE

TURNINGONONEDRIVEFETCH

TASKBUTTONS:THEWAYYOULIKEIT

WINDOWSANNOYANCES

TAKINGCONTROLOFUAC

REVEALINGCLOCKSFROMOTHERTIMES

VIEWDRIVEUSAGE

VIRTUALDESKTOP

ARRANGINGTHEWINDOWS

WINDOWS10ISSPYINGONYOU

WindowsDefender

WINDOWSPRIVACY

MAKINGWINDOWS10DOTHEWORKFORYOU

AccessibilityReadingthesmallprintBrightandBoldClearerCaptions

SHOWALLYOURDRIVES

ACTIVATEDARKMODE

INTRODUCTIONDoyoufindyourselfunabletorememberyourpasswordtologintoyourcomputer?Doyouneedhelpintryingtoreadthecomputerscreen?AreyoucluelessaboutWindows10?AreyouconcernedaboutPrivacy?Inthise-book,youwilllearnhowtologinwithoutneedingtouseapassword.Youwilllearnhowtopersonalizeyourcomputer,changethethemethepicturesandawholelotmore.DiscoverhowtoturnoffthoseannoyingWindows10Ads.(YouknowtheAdsthatappearontheStartMenu,thetiles)Masterthe5essentialtechniquesforimprovingyourexperiencewithWindows10.YouwilllearnhowtoturnonWindowsPrivacyoptionsandmonitoryourchildren’sactivitiesonthecomputer.Iputthise-booktogetherbecauseIwantedtosharesomeusefultipsandtrickswithWindows10thatIhavecollectedsinceWindows10firstcameout.Thee-bookisdesignedasaStepbyStepguidewithlotsoflargepicturessothatyoucanfollowalong.TherehavebeenalotofchangestoWindows10sinceitcameoutafewyearsagososomeofthethingsmentionedinthee-bookmaynotbeapplicabletoyourversionofWindows10.Unfortunately,operatingsystemsgetoutofdatefairlyquicklyasMicrosoftupdatesfeaturesandtightenssecurity.Iwillupdatethise-bookfromtimetotimewiththechanges.Let’sgetyoustartedwithChapter1.

PREVIEWPROGRAMWINDOWSIfyouhavemorethanoneprogramrunningandyoucan’ttellwhichoneyouwanttoswitchto,Windows10hasmadeiteasierwithapreviewoftheprograms.

1.IfyouhoverthemouseovertheprogramsTaskbarbuttonitwilldisplaythepreviewofanyprogramsthatarerunning.

2.Youcanthenclickononeoftheseprogramsanditwillopenuptothe

fullprogram

CONFIGUREAUTOPLAYThereisnothingmoreannoyingwhenyouinsertaUSBdriveandnothinghappens.Windows10recognizesthedevice,butsometimesdoesn’tactuallyaskwhatyoudowanttodowiththateachtime.Ifyouwouldliketoavoidthispromptclearsratherannoyingthingannoying.It’sveryeasytodo.

1.InthetaskbarsearchareatypeAutoplaysettings.

2.SwitchAutoplayfromallmediadevicestoofforchooseanactionthatoccursonlywhenyouhaveinsertedspecificmedia

3.Selectingtheotheroptionsforremovabledriverevealsafewdifferentoptions.

4.Youcanalsocheckthememorycardtorevealadditionaloptions.

5.Insomecases,itmightbebettertoleaveitatTakenoOptionorOpen

foldertoviewfiles(FileExplorer)thatwayyoucanchoosetheoptionyouwant.

BACKUPYOURCOMPUTER

1.Gotothiswebsiteanddownloadthefreesoftware.

2.Clickthedownloadbuttonandselecthomeunlessyouareabusiness.

3.Oncedownloadrun.

4.Ifyougetthismessage

6.ClickRunandyouwillseethisscreen

7.ClickDownload

8.SelectYes9.Waitforthesoftwaretodownloadanditmighttakesometimeduetohowlargethefileis.

10.Finisheddownloading

11.GoNextpreparetoinstall,acceptthelicenseagreement12.Geta

licensekey13.Justfollowalongwiththewizard14.Yourchoicetoregister

15.Acceptthedefaultstoinstall

16.Click Finish17.Starttheprogram.Itwillaskyouforregistrationbutyoudon’thavetoregister.

18.Selectwhateveryouwant.Rememberifyougivethemyouremail

addressyouwillreceivecorrespondencefromthem.

19.MacriumReflectsoftwarethenwillanalyzetheharddrive.

20.Youwillreceivethefollowingmessage:21.YoucancreatethislatersoselectNoorYesbutinthisinstanceforthee-

book22.ClickYes

23.FollowtheWizardandacceptthedefaults.

24.ClickNext

25.Continuetoacceptthedefaults.

26.Justkeepclickingnext.

27.IfyouhaveaDVDburner,followtheprompts,ifyouhaveaUSBdevice

thenselectUSBdevice.28.ClickNext.29.IhaveusedUSBratherthanDVD’sastherearealotofcomputersthatdo

nothaveaDVDdrivebutwillhaveaUSBdrive.

28.Asthemessageboxsays,shutdownandrestartthecomputerwiththeUSBstillattached.ThecomputershouldbootuptheMacriumReflectscreenbelow.

29.Createabackupplan.30.Selectthesourcedriveandimagedestination

30.

Youcancreateyourownbackupplansbasedonyourownbackuprequirements.

Selectingdifferenttypesofbackupsstartingfromafullbackupwhichisabackupofeverythingtothedifferentialbackupandincremental.Thereareplentyofdifferentoptionstochoosefromdependingonifthecomputerisforbusinessorpersonal.Ifthecomputerisusedmainlyforbusinessthenafullbackupeveryweekfollowedbydifferentialorincrementalbackupswouldbeneededwhereasahomepersonalcomputerusedonlyoccasionallymightneedafullbackuponceaweek.Anincrementalbackuponlyincludesdatathathaschangedsincethepreviousbackup,whereasadifferentialbackupcontainsallthedatathathaschangedsincethelastbackupwasperformed.Themainadvantageofdifferentialhasoverincrementalcomesdowntoshorterrestoretimes.

31.ClickNextforasummary

32.Saveyourbackuptoanotherdrive,externaldriveoronthenetwork.Thenrunthebackup.

33.Youwillneedtoenteryouraccountdetailstorunthescheduledtasks.

34.TheBackupisreadytorunanddependingonhowmuchastobebackedupwilldependonhowlongitwilltake.

35.Thebackupisnowcompleted.

36.Finalsummaryofthebackupandschedule.

MAXIMISEBATTERYLIFEWindows10powersavingfunctionstogetthemostoutthebatterylife.

1.Openingthebatterysaverfromthesettingsfromthestartmenu.2.ChooseSystem3.Ontheleftpanelscrolldowntothebatterylabel.

Followalongwiththepicturesbelow.

4.ClickonBatterytoshowthestatusofthebatteryonyourlaptop.

Asyoucanseethebatterywindowissplitintotwoareas.Thereistheoverviewareawhichshowsthecurrentbatterylevel,timeleftandafewotheroptions.TheBatterysaveroptionshowsoffbutitcanbeturnedonandwhatlevelisallowedbeforeitisactivated.

AssoonasIturneditonthescreenbrightnessdarknesstoconservebatteryNotethesesettingsonlyworkwhenthecomputerisnotonpower.

BatteryUsage

5.SelectBatteryusagewhichgivesabreakdownofthebatteryusage

acrossrecentlyrunningapps.Thisisagreatwaytoknowwhatappearstohavebeenusingthepowerandtoavoidthebatteryhungryappsuntilyouareonpower.IhaveselectedBatteryUsagebytheappasinthescreenshotbelow.

Youcanbreakthelistdownfurthertoinstalledapplicationsorthosethatyougotfromthestore.

6.Clickontheappitselfwillgiveafurtherbreakdownofusage

YoucanseetheindividualappsgivesyouabreakdownofhowmuchbatteryisusedasWindowsExplorerisusing41%batteryonmycomputerTocheckontheBackgroundapps,youneedtogobacktotheSettingscreenandclick

privacy1.Intheprivacysettingsscrolldownonthecolumnleft-handside

untilyouseebackgroundapps.

2.ClickonBackgroundappstochangesomeofthesettings

3.Youcanthenchoosetowhichappstostopreceivinginformation,

sendinginformationandstayinguptododatewhennotusingthem.Thisisanotherwaytoconservepowerbygettingridoftheapplicationsyounolongeruse.

4.TherearesomeotherappssuchasthePowerSchemeSwitcher

whichisatooltohelpyouwithbetterbatteryplansaccordingtoyourusage.PowerPlanThesepre-definedbatterysaversaprofilethatcanbecustomizedfordifferentusagescenarios.

a)GotoPower&Sleep

b)Youwillseetheseoptions.

c)IfyouclickSelectAdditionalpowersettingsandthiswillopenupthe

oldcontrolpanel

d)Youcanchangeanumberofoptionshere,acollectionofdefined

hardwareandsystemsettingsknownasthepowerplan.YoucantweakthesettingstostartonefromscratchSelectionpowersaverplan

e)Thenclickthechangeplansettings,hereyoucandosometweaking

Youcanalsodothiswithbalanceandhighf)ClickingtheChangeadvancedpowersettingshasmoresettingstochangeifyoureallywanttochangefurthertominutedetail.

g)Ifyoufeelyouhavechangedthesettingstoomuchyoucanalways

selectrestoreplandefaultandthiswilldefaultthesettingsagain.

h)Youalsocreateyourownpowerssettings

i)Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo

j)Itisherewhereyoumightneedtogoifyouhavealaptopbutyouadesktopmonitorandyouwanttoclosethelidofthelaptop.

k)CreateYourownpowerplan

l)ClickNext

m)Changethesettingstosuityourownpowerplan

n)ClickCreate

o)SonowIhaveacustomizedpowerplan

Youcancertainlyspendsometimeherelookingatthevariouspowersettings,tryingoutthedifferentsettingstoseewhichworks.Justbecarefulthatthepowersettingsyouchoosearetherightsettingsfortheappropriatetasksyouareusingonthelaptop.Youdon’twanttobeinthemiddleofthegamewhenthelaptopchangespowerplansandyoulosethegame.

BLUETOOTHCONNECTIONIfyouhaveaBluetoothmouseorkeyboardorperhapsanotherBluetoothdevice,itiseasytogetthemconnected.

1.YouneedtoturnontheBluetoothonyourpcanddevice.Fromthe

SettingsMenu,finddevices2.Youshouldseethehighlighted,Bluetoothandotherdevices.

MakesuretheBluetoothisturnedon

3.Turnonyourdevicesuchasthemouseandfollowtheinstructions

providedonstartingtheBluetoothfunctionality4.Backonthecomputersimplyclickthe+AddBluetoothorotherdevices

5.Youmightfindthatthecomputerhasalreadydetectedthedevicesojust

selectedandallowittopair.6.IfnotClicktheBluetoothtoaddyourmouse,keyboard7.Youshould

seesomeonlineinstructionsaboutpairingthedevice,followtheinstructionsandoncepairedyourpcwillautomaticallyrecognizethedevicewheninrange.

8.Troubleshooting.Ifthedeviceisnotconnectingtryturningoffthedevice,switchingBluetoothoffonthecomputerandrepeattheabove.Occasionallythedevicemaydropoffsojustrepeattheprocessagain.Also,checkthebatteriesonthedeviceincasethisistheissue.

GOOGLESEARCHFROMTHETASKBAR

IfyouwanttosearchusingthesearchboxintheTaskbaryouwillbeusingMicrosoftBingbutifyouwanttouseGoogleSearchinsteadyouwillneedtomakeachangeinsettings.

1.GotoSettings,SystemandcheckunderthedefaultappstosetthistoGoogleChrome.

2.NowopenChromeandinstallchrometanachromefromtheGooglewebsiteandchooseGoogleonthepagethatopens.

3.Addtheextension4.SelectGooglebelow

5.NowwhensearchingfromthetaskbarthedefaultwillbeGooglerather

thanBing.

COMPATIBILITYMODEWhenyouhavesomeoldersoftwarethatyouusealotbutitdoesn'tseemtoworkunderWindows10,youcantryusingtheCompatibilitymode.

1.Right-clicktheprogram

2.SelectProperties3.TheclickontheShortcuttab

4.ClickCompatibilityModewherethereareacoupleofoptionstochangetogettheprogramtowork.

5.TickRunthisprogramincompatibilitymodeforWindowsversionof

yourchoice.

6.Andthereareafewoptionstoselectfromandyoushouldtrytoselecttheoptionthatisclosesttothelasttimeyouusedtheprogram.

7.IchosetheWindowsXPoption.Ifyouarenotsureyoucanrunthe

compatibilitytroubleshooter.

8.Theoptiontoupdatetheprogramasthismightfixtheissueoryoucancontinuetotroubleshoottheprogram.

9.Don’tforgettochangesettingsforeveryone,Youalsodon’thavetochangeallthesettingsbutanyoftheoptionsmighthelpandattheendofthedayifitdoesn’tworkyoumightjustneedtobuytheupdateifthereisone.

CREATINGAMICROSOFTACCOUNT

IfyouhavecomputergiventoyouorboughtwithMicrosoftAccount,thisisonewaytosetupanaccountforyourself,theadult.Ifyouhavealreadyaccountyoudon’tneedtodothisyoujustSignintoaMicrosoftAccount

1.ClickSigninwithMicrosoftAccount2.Youwillseethefollowing

screen

3.Loginwithyourownaccountorselectcreateone.Forthisexercisegoingtocreateone.

4.ClicktoGetanewemailaddress5.Thefunpartisselectasuitable

name

6.Thenchooseagoodpasswordtogowiththeaccount7.Addtheadditionalsecurity

8.Onceselectpasswordclicknext

9.Untickifyouarenotinterestedintheinformation.

10.Inmanycases,youmighthaveablankpasswordoryoumayhaveapasswordyouusetologontothecomputer11.Inanycase,onceyouhavedonethis,clicknext

12.ChooseaPinnumberasitmightbeeasierforyoutoremembersuchas

6920isthepin

13.ClickOkandtheprocessisdone.

14.Closethesettingwindowandopenupagaintoseethenewonlineaccount15.Ifyoulogouttologbackinyouwillseeyouwillneedto

enterapin

16.Ifyouloseyourpasswordyouneedtogotoaccount.live.com

17.GototheSigninpage.

18.Selectforgotmypassword19.Choosetheoptionappropriatetothesituation.Probablythefirstoption

offorgotmypassword.Selectthisoption.

20.Clicknexttorecoverthepassword.Iamhopingwhenyousetuptheaccountyouselectedarecoveryaccountemailorphonenumber.

21.Selecttherecoveryemail

22.Thecodeissentandonceyouhavethenewcode,enterthecodeandthennewpasswordrequired.

23.Finally,yourpasswordhasbeenrecovered.

24.Ifyoudon’thaveanemailaddressorsomeotheroptionthencheckI

don’thaveanyofthese

25.Completeanothercontactemailaddress,Itmustbedifferenttotheoneyouaretryingtorecover.Bepatientasitmakestakeabitoftimetoreceivetheemailfortheverificationcode.Also,checktheaddresstomakesure.

26.Enterthecodesenttoyourotheremailaddress.

27.Theemailaccountwillnowgetthesecuritycode

28.Afterverifying

29.JustfollowtheWizard30.Theaccountisnowactive.

CUSTOMIZETHESTARTMENUChangingtheStartMenubackground.Thiscanbeanycoloryoulikesolet’schangethecolorbygoingto:1.

Settings

2.Settingsopentorevealpersonalization

3.Underpersonalizationandcolors,thereisanoptioncalleduntickautomaticallypickanaccentcolorfrommybackgroundoption.Thiswillenableyoutopickanycolorfromthepalate.

4.Themenucanbeacontrastingcolorratherthanstanddullblueorgrey.

5.Andthecolorhaschanged

FoldersandTilesRevisitingtheStartMenu,SettingsandpersonalizationandStartgivesyouavarietyofdifferentoptionstochange.

1.ForanexampleisselectingtheshowapplistinStartmenu,selectthistooffproducesthisresult

2.Theapplicationsarenowmissing

3.Selectingtochangetheshowrecentlyaddedappsmeansthatany

applicationsyouhaveinstalledrecentlywillnolongerappear

4.Turningitoffandnorecentlyadded

5.Themostusedapplications,thatistheapplicationyoufindyourselfusingalot,selectingthisputthematthetopofthetree

6.Havingboththeoptionsselectedproducesthefollowing

7.Thereisnoharminturningthesettingsonandofftoseewhat

happened

TurningontheUseStartFullScreen

1.Goingbacktosettings,scrolldownto

2.Youhaveanumberoffoldersthatcanalsoappearonthestartmenu

3.Atthemomentthemenuonlyhasmyprofilesettingsandshuttingdown

thecomputer,IwilladdacoupleofthesefolderssuchasFileExplorer,Documents,andDownloads.NowIhavethemonareadymenutouse

4.ByclickingtheFileExplorer

5.Fileexplorerwillopen.

LiveTilesLivetilesasthenamesuggestsaretilesonthestartmenuthatareconstantlyupdatedwithdata.WhenIamreferringtotilesIamreferringtotheseboxesfoundonthestartmenu.

TheCalendar,Mailaregoodexamplesoflivetiles.

1.Ifyouright-clicktheCalendartile,choosemorethenthereisanoptiontoTurnLivetheOn,turniton.

2.Nowitshowsthedateandifthereisanythingonthatdate

3.Youcanrepeattheprocesstoturnoffifyounolongerwishtoseethe

livetile.

PinnedTilesandShortcutsIfyouwanttofindsomethingquicklyandgetslotsonthestartmenulists,youcanpinittothetiles1.Todothis,locatetheapplicationfromtheStartMenu

listandrightclick

2.Itmustbetheapplication,notthefolderinorderfortheright-clickfunctionstowork.

3.SelectingtheRightclick,selectpintostartoption4.Itisnowpinneda

tile

5.Toundothisfunction,simplyright-clickthetile

6.AndchoosetheUnpinfromStartoption7.OntheRightclickmenuisMorewithanarrow,clickmoretorevealPintoTaskbar,youcanaddtheapplicationtothetaskbar.

8.Theapplicationisnowonthetaskbar

OPENPDF’SYoumightdislikethewaypdf’sopenintheEdgeratherthananotherdedicatedPDFreader.

YoucanchangethisbytypingdefaultappsettingsintotheTaskbarsearch

1.ClickthehighlightedDefaultappswhichwillopenthesettingsmenu.Scrolluntilyoufindchoosedefaultapplicationbyfiletype.

2.Thenscrolldownuntilyouseea.pdffiledextension.

3.AsyoucanseeMicrosoftEdgeisthedefaultprogram.Tochangetoanotherprogramonitbyclickonitandchooseanotherappfromthelist

4.Thiswillopenanothermenu.

5.Younowseetherearetwooptions,Microsoftedge,andsolidconverter

PDFinordertochangethis.YoujustneedtoselectsolidconverterPDFasyourdefaultprogram.

6.AfterselectingthesolidconverterPDFyouwillseethatnowseethat

thePDFsareassociatedwiththisprogram.

7.Sowhenyouclickonaprogramthathasana.pdfextension.Itwillnow

open.ThesolidconverterPDF.Thismethodalsoworksforanyotherfileextension.

DESKTOPICONSIfyoudon’tlikethedesktopiconsinwindows10,itiseasiertochangethem.TherearecertainlysomeiconpacksthatareavailableonlinetomakeshiniericonslikethoseinWindows8andusingthemasamatterofjustgoingbacktothestartandsettings,personalizationandthemes1.StartSettings,Personalization,andThemes

FromtheDesktopIconSettings,youcanseethattherearesomedifferenticonsthatyoucanplaceonthedesktop,justliketheolddaysandthenfromthereyoucanchangetheirlooksolet’sselectacoupletoputonthedesktop.

2.GotoDesktopIconSettings.Clicktoaddallorjustacoupleoftheicons.

3.Youwillnowseethoseiconsonthedesktop

4.TherearetwootheroptionsatthebottomoftheDesktopIconsettingsaretwootherbuttons,thechangeandrestorebutton.

5.Byclickingthechangeiconbutton,youneedtohighlightone

oftheiconsyouwishtochange.ClickontheChangeIconbuttonandchooseoneoftheiconstochange.ForthisexampleIchosetheThisPcicontochange,youwillthenyouseeanumberoficonsthatyoucanchoosefrom.

6.Simplyclickoneoftheothericonstoreplaceitandifyouhavedownloadedothericonsyoucaninstallthem.Onceyouhavechosenyouricon.Don’tforgettoclickoverchangeandthenclickokayandthengobacktoyourdesktopandyouwillnow

seethatthaticon’schangedlikeinthepicturebelow7.Byclicking,Browsetakesyoutothisdirectory

8.Youcanrepeatthisprocessforanynumberoftheiconsandthenas

youwillhaveseenbefore.Thereisabuttonthatsaysrestoreiconbyclickingthiswillrestoretheicontoitsoriginalform.

I’mnotshowingyouherewheretogettheiconsfromasthisisabasicintroductiontochangingsomeoftheiconsbutifyoucertainlyGoogleitallusingbeingandsimplytypeinwindowsiconsyou’llcomeupwithanumberofwebsitessuchasiconarchiveswhereyoucandownloadanumerousdifferenticonstotryandhopefullysomeofthefreeones.

Youwouldneedtodownloadtheicofileandaddtothedirectoryshownabove.

DISABLELIVETILESLiveTilesintheStartBar,mightlookprettyandinterestedbutoftenusedforsoftwaremakerstoadvertisetheirtitles,recommendationsandgenerallyupsell.Likemanyofthethingswehaveseensofar,thiscanbeturnoff.

1.RightClickonanyofthelivetilesthatyoudon’tlikeandselectMore

2.AndselecttoTurnthelifeTileoff.NowtheTilewillbeStaticonly.

DISABLETHELOGINSCREEN(BECAREFULWITHTHISONE)

Ifyouareworkinginyourownhomewithnootherpeopleyoumightfindthatitisnotnecessarytohaveapasswordforyoutologin.Itcanberatherannoyingifit’sonlyyourselfandnobodyelse.Butyoucanremovethisprocessaltogether.

1.Typeinthesearchareanetplwizandthiswillshowthenetplwizruncommandoption.Hitenter.

2.Thiswillopenuptheuseraccountdialogbox.Whereitsaysusersmustenterpasswordunchecktheboxandsonexttimeyougotologin.Therewillbenoneedforapassword.

3.Whenyouclickapplyyouwillbepresentedwiththisbox

4.Specifyyournameandleavethepasswordboxblankandclickokay5.Thenexttimeyouturnonthecomputeryouwillbeautomaticallysignedin.

DISABLESTICKYKEYSStickykeysisafunnynamebutisanoptionintheaccessibilitysectionforthosepeoplewhohaveproblemspressingmorethanonekeyatatime.Itisactuallydisabledbydefaultsotodisableorenablestickykeysistopresstheshiftkey5timesinsuccessionandthiswouldmakethestickykeyspopularappeal

Unfortunatelyforgamersthepressingoftheshiftkey5timesmightactuallybeapartofagameorcausethegametobeinterruptedwhichisnotidealbutthereisawayaroundthisistomakesurethepopupdoesn'tappearistopresstheshift5timesandthereisalinktogotoeaseofaccesstodisableTodisableitorenableit:1.TypeintheSearchbox,EaseofAccessCenter2.ThiswillopenuptheEaseofAccessbox

3.ChoosetheoptionofMaketheKeyboardEasiertoUse.Turnonanoff

thestickykeysfromthislocation.

Orthisone.

DISABLINGTHELOCKSCREENADS

ThewindowsSpotlightlockscreenlooksgreatbutunfortunately,inthemidstofphotos,youmightfindsomeads.Youcanturnthisoffbutyouwillnolonger

gettheSpotlightwallpapers1.GotoSettings

2.GotoPersonalization

3.SelectLockScreen

4.ChangetheBackgroundtoanythingbuttheWindowsSpotlightandthis

willdisappearExample

5.Finished.

MICROSOFTEDGEBROWSEREXTENSION

Microsoft’sedgeisthedefaultbrowsernowonWindows10andyoumightbeusedtoseeinganarmyofextensionsinChromeorFirefoxandwonderingiftheEdgehasthesameextensions.GoodNews,theEdgehasitsownextensions.

1.Ifyouopenuptheedgebrowser.Inthetopright-handcorneristhreelittledotsaspicturedbelow

2.Scrolldownuntilyouseetheextensionsandclickonthelink.Thiswill

takeyoutotheextensionsforEdgepage.ClickonthegetextensionsfromthestoreandthiswilltakeyoutotheactualMicrosoftwindowsstore.

3.Youwillthenseeanumberofextensionsthatcanbeappliedtothe

Edgebrowser

4.Simplyclickontheonesyouwouldliketoadd

5.Clickgettheextensionandthenwaitforittobeinstalled.

6.Oncecompleted,it’llbereadytolaunchtheyjustclickthelaunch

button

7.ClickingonlaunchwillthentakeyoubacktotheEdgeBrowserwewillseeamessageaboutturningastartingnewextensiononoroff

8.Thenewextensionisnowreadytobeused.Youcancontinuetogoand

addmoreextensions,ifyouneedto,orifyouwantto.

PREVIEWINGYOURFONTSIfyouwanttoknowwhatfontsarestoredonyourcomputerorwouldliketoaddsomemorefontsthenthereisaneasywaytodothis.

1.Typeinthesearchbox“controlpanel”

2.Openthefont’sfolderfromtheControlPanel

3.Inthetopright-handcorneristhesearchfunction.Typetosearchfor

Fonts

4.Clickonthepreview,deleteorshow,hidethefonts

5.Lotsoffontsyoucanseewhichcanbeaddedtooifyouwish.

6.Whilstinthisareayouwillseesomethingonmyleft-handsidecalled

cleartype.Thisisstillanamazingthingit’sbeenaroundforanumberofyearsandisgreattoturnon,sogoovertothatleftandclicktheadjustedcleartypefont.Thismakesthetextyouseeonthescreensharper,clearer,andeasiertoread.

7.Continuetofollowthewizarduntiltheend.

Andthatisit.

TASKBAROPTIONSInWindows10,weknowthatthetaskbarisuseful,butyoumaynotrealizethatyoudon’thavetohaveitdisplayedallthetime.Tomaximizethesizeofthedesktop,tomakeitlookbiggerinsizethenfollowthestepsbelow.

1.Simplyright-clickanemptysectionofthetaskbarandselectTaskbarsettings

Thiswillopenthemanytaskbaroptionsyouhaveavailable.Therearesomeveryusefulthingsyoucandohere.Lookingattheoptionsyoucansee“automaticallyhidethetaskbar”intabletmodeandindesktopmode.

2.Let’slookatwhathappenswiththefirstoptionautomaticallyhidethetaskbarindeskmode.Thisshouldactuallymakethetaskbardisappear.

3.Onceyouhaveselectedtheautomaticallyhidethetaskbarinthe

desktopmodeyoursupertaskbardisappears

4.Ifyoumovethemouseonakeyboardare/thiswillbringbackthe

taskbaragain,it’sstillthere.

5.Theautomaticallyhidethetaskbarintabletmodeisexactlythesameisthefirstoneexceptthisisusefulifyouownatablet.

6.Ifyouclickthebutton.“usesmalltaskbarbuttons”thetaskbariconsgosmall.

7.Ifyouselecttheuse“Peaktopreviewthedesktop”whenyoumove

yourmousetoshowthedesktopbuttonsattheendofthetaskbar.Ifyoumovethemouseoverthetop,youwillactuallygetatpeakoftheapplications.

Soyoucanseetherearecertainlyafewoptionstochangethetaskbartomakemoredesktopspace.Anotherthingyoucandoisitcanactuallymovethetaskbartothesideratherthanthebottomasthiswillmakeuseofthewidthofyourwidescreenmonitor.Beforetryingtomovethetaskbaryouneedtounlockthetaskbar.Todothis

simplyright-clickanemptysectionofthetaskbarandmakesuretheyusethelockthetaskbaroptionisunlockedoriflocked,unlockit.

8.Clickunlockthetaskbar,thensimplyholddownwithyourleftmouse

buttonanddragthetaskbartotherightorleft-handsideandinmycaseoverdragthetaskbartotheright-handside.Thisshowsinthepicture

below

9.Thensimplyrightclickandlockthetaskbaragainthiswillpreventfrommovinguntilsuchtimeasyouwanttoputitbackinthebottomofthescreenortotheleft-handside.

ANNOYINGTASKBARICONSYouhavestartedtofindthatsomeofthosetaskbariconsarereallystackingupandtakespaceawayfromthescreen.Thereisawaytoreducethatdownfromthesettingwithinthemenu.Thatwayyoucanremovetheiconsyounolongerneed.

Todothisyouwillneedtogoto

1.Settings

2.GotoPersonalization

3.WithintheTaskbarsettings,thereareanumberofoptionsfrommakingthe

taskbarthinner,auto-hideitbutweareinterestedintheicons.ScrolldowntotheNotificationarea.

4.ClickonSelectwhichiconsappearonthetaskbar5.Youwillseewhich

iconsappearortriedtoappearhereandthosethathavebeenswitchedoff.Theremightbesomeiconsthathavebeenrelegatedtotheicondrawwhichappearnexttotheiconsonthebottomright,butistheuparrow.

6.Youcanalwaysgobacktothetaskbarsettingsandclickonturnsystem

iconsonoroff.Thisisonewaytogetridofthepowerindication,the

networkandperhapstheactioncenter

7.Checkoutthedifferentsettingsandseewhathappens.Ifyoudon’tlikeit

youcanalwaysreversetheoptions.

HIDETHESEARCHBARTheSearch/CortanafunctionisusefulattimesbutitdoestakeupalotofrealestateontheTaskbar.Ifyouwouldliketoreclaimthisspacewithoutlosinganyofthefunctionality,itisfairlyeasytodo.

1.ThesizeoftheSearch/Taskbarimagebelowisquitelarge.Togetridofthesearchbar,youneedtoclickonanunusedportionofthetaskbar,thelookoreitherCortanaorSearchinthecontextmenu.

2.UsingthemousehoveroverCortanatorevealtheothermenu:Hidden,

ShowCortanaorshowsearchbox.

3.ClickHidden.TheSearchorCortanahavedisappeared.

4.ToaccessWindowssearchfunction,allyouhavetodoispressthe

Windowskeyonyourkeyboard,thiswillbringupthestartmenuandstarttypingyoursearchthere.Youwillnoticethatassoonasyoustarttyping,thesearchboxwillopen.

5.Toenable,simplyrepeattheprocessabovebutinsteadofhidingthistimeclickShowtheSearchtoremovethesearchbaragain.

HYBRIDDEVICESETTINGSYour2-1laptopistablet/laptopisgreatbutsometimesveryannoyingwhenitchoosestoturnontabletmodewhenyouhaveitopenedasalaptop.TobypasstheContinuumsettingsmodewhichisWindows10automaticallyswitchesbetweentabletandlaptopmodedependingonwhetheritisdockedwithakeyboard.Youcanmanuallychangethissettingviathenotificationcenter

1.UnticktheTabletModeboxwillchangeit.Youcantweakothertable

modepreferencesintheSettingsmenu2.ClicktheSystemiconandthenscrolltotheTabletModesettings

3.Inthismenu,youcanchangethewayyousignitaccordingtothe

hardwaresoifitisslaptopthenitshouldsigninasalaptop,thatitisnotahybrid.Thereareanumberofothersettingsyoucantrytofind

outwhichbestsuitsyourcomputer.

MAKESETTINGSMOREACCESSIBLE

Ifyouhaveafavoritetweakthatyoufindyourself-usingalotyoucancreateaone-clickshortcutinafewdifferentways.1.Youcanpinitasatiletothestartmenusimplybylocatingitinsettings,

thenright-clicktheentryandleftandchosepintostart

2.OrRightClickontheDesktoptorevealtheRightClickmenu.

3.SelectNew

4.FromtheNewoptionselectshortcut

5.Youwillthenbeaskedtocreateashortcut.

6.SelectBrowsetofindthelocationoftheprogram,filesorfoldersetc.

7.Oncetheprogramorfilehasbeenlocated,clicknext.

8.Youwillnowseethefullpathtotheprogram.

9.ClickNextandtypeanamefortheshortcut

10.Andclickfinish11.TheShortcutisnowcreatedandonthedesktop

12.Youcancreatemanyshortcutsthisway.

MANAGESTARTUPAPPSSometimesyouneedtoknowwhatappsarestartingwhenyoufirstturnthecomputeron.InWindows10thenewTaskManagergivesyouthatabilitytocontrolwhatstartsupandremovingthoseannoyingapps.YoucangetaccesstotheTaskManageracoupleofways.

1.PressWin-Xonthekeyboardtobringupthefollowingoptions.

2.OryouCanrightclickthestartbutton

3.YoucanalsoRightClickontheTaskBar.ChooseTaskManager.

4.OnceyouhaveopenedtheTaskManagergototheStartupTab

Therearealotofappsstartingupsoyoucandisablethembyclickonebyonetoandselectingdisable.

Theitemisnowdisabled.

5.Gothrougheachoftheprograms.Youcanalsore-enableitagainbydoingthereverse.Highlighttheprogramanddownthebottomisabuttontoenablenotdisableasseenbefore.

6.Itiseasytodisablethoseprogramsandyouwillfindyourcomputerwillstartquickerasitwon’tbeloadingthoseadditionalprograms.

MANAGINGADPERSONALIZATIONS

Ifyouwouldliketomanageyouraccounthistory,whatdataisbeingacollectionandhavesomewayofmanagingthekindsofadsyousee.

1.GotoSettings,Privacy

2.ScrolldownuntilyouseethelinkManagemyMicrosoftAdvertisingandotherpersonalizationinformation

3.Thelinkshouldopentothispagewhereyoucanscrollsomeofthe

settings

4.TurnoffpersonalizedadsinthisbrowseranditdoesthisthroughtheuseofcookiestothenotifiedMicrosoftsitetonolongerdeliverpersonalizedadsaswellasyourMicrosoftaccount.SowhenyouareloggedintoyourMicrosoftaccountonanydeviceyouwillnotthatpersonalizationads.

5.Havealookandreadthroughthewebsite6.Finally,theotheroptionis

tosettings,privacyandturnthisoptionoff

PINSAVEDSEARCHES

FileExplorerisagreatsearchtoolasyoucanforexamplesetupasearchtorevealallrecentlymodifiedwordorexceldocumentsinaspecificfolder.FileExploreralsoallowsbrowsingtothatlocationandthentypingthewordintothesearchbox.Clicksavesearch.Giveitagoodnameandthiswillbeaddedtothesearchfolder.

1.Clickinthesearchbaraltersfileexplorer

2.Clickingthesearchtabrevealsthefollowingmenu

3.Typeintheboxwhereyouseeamagnifysearchbox,yourwordchoice.Ihavechosenthewordfile.Youwillnowseethesearchresultsforthewordfile.

4.IcankeepthatsearchbyclickontheSaveSearchfunction.

5.GiveitaSaveSearchfilename

6.Choosethelocationtosavefile.Ichosetosavetheexampletothedesktop.

7.SaveinSearchesfolder

8.ClickSave9.SavedtoSavedSearches.Tofindagainissimplyamatterofgoing

totheuserprofileontheCdrive

10.Doubleclickonsearchesandyoursavedsearchescanbefoundhere.

QUICKACCESSMENUIfyouarelikelotsofpeoplewhofindtheQuickAccessmenuinFileexplorerannoying,wasteofspaceandconfusing,thereisawaytoremoveitwhenwestartup.

1.TheeasywayistogotoFileExplorer

2.ClickonViewatthetopoftheWindowandthetooptionsasthiswillbringuptheFolderOptions

3.ChangethefolderoptiontoOpenFileExplorertoThisPC.

4.UncheckthetwoboxesunderPrivacy

5.ClickOkay,sonowQuickAccesswillbetherebutitwillbeemptyand

itwon'tbethedefaultfolderwhenyouopenexplorer

REMOVINGTHEANNOYING“GETOFFICE”

Ifyouarenotrunningthelatestversionofofficeornoofficeatallyouwillbegettingthesemessageabout“getoffice”Toremovethisannoyingmessageisto1.Right-clickthenotificationareawhenyougettheoneandchosetheoptiontodisablenotificationforthatapp.TheotheroptionistodisableitbygoingtoSettings,System,Notifications,andactionsandturnitoffthere.

2.Theotheroptionistouninstalloffice.

3.RightClickontheStartButton

4.GotoProgramandFeatures

5.Scrolldowntooffice

6.Clickonittoshowthis

7.Andselectuninstall.Followtheprompttoremove8.Theotheroption

dependingontheversionofWindows10istoSimplyclickthestartbuttontodisplayalltheappsandscrolldowntooffice

9.Right-ClicktorevealtotheRightclickmenuoptionandchooseto

uninstall.

10.SonowtheGetofficehasbeenremoved

STOPSUGGESTEDAPPS

InWindows10youwilloftenseesuggestedappsforyouintheStartMenu.Inotherwords,itisadvertisingtheWindowsstoreandthethingsyoucanpurchasefromthere.Theeasyfixistogoto

1.Settings,PersonalizationStart

2.Youcanturnthisoffbyclickingthesliderandmovestooffposition

SETTINGUPAUTOMATICLOGINItisasecurityissueifyoudodisabletheautomaticloginbutifyouhavealoginyouhavetorememberapasswordanditdrivesyoucrazyoryouaretheonlypersoninyourhousehold,thenthisisthewaytogetridofit.

1.PressWin-RtobringuptherundialogcommandandtypeNetplwiz

2.Thisopenstheuseraccountbox

3.Unticktheboxfor“Usersmuchentertheirusernameandpasswordtousethiscomputerandclickapply.

4.Youwillthenbeaskedtochooseauserthatwillbeautomatically

signedin

5.Entertheirusernameandpassword.6.Onceyouhavedonethat,youwillbeautomaticallyloggedintothat

accountwhenwindowsstart.7.Otheruserscanstillusethecomputerbutyouwillneedtousethe

switchuseroptionforthemtoaccessthedesktop.

SHAREFILES,ANDMOREWITHHOMEGROUPS

Homegroupisawayofbeingabletosharefiles,printer,anddevicesoveryournetwork.Onceithasbeensetup,itmakesiteasytochoosewhattoshareandthegoodnewsyoudon’ttologintoanysharedfoldersorothernetworksettings.OncetheHomegrouphasbeensentupyoucaneasilybrowseotherpeople’sfoldersjustfromthefileexplorer.TheHomegroupcanalsobyusebyMacandLinuxandallrequiredisausernameorMicrosoftEmailaccountandpasswordtoaccessthefoldersTostartwith.AccessHomegroupSettingsUsingWindows10,1.GotoControlPanelfromstartsettingsnetworkandInternetoruseCortanaSearchboxtofindHomegroup.YoumayneedtotypeinthesearchboxforControlPaneldependingontheWindowsversionyouareusing.

2.ClickoNetworkandInternetandlocatetheHomeGroup

3.Youmayseethismessagebelow.

4.ClickCreateAHomegroup.

5.Thenyouneedtoselectwhatyouwouldliketoshare.

6.ThenclickNext

7.Youcanwriteorprintthispasswordfortheotheristouse.

8.ThenClickFinishWindows81.GototheControlPanel2.NetworkSettings

3.ClicktheHomegroup4.ASearchforaHomegrouponcefounda

Homegroup,youclicktojoinandenterthepasscodeandnowyouwillbeabletoshare.

STOPWINDOWSFROMASKINGPERMISSIONS

NobodylikesthatannoyingpopupyougetaboutaskingforpermissiontochangeaWindowssystemsorinstallanapplication.Unfortunately,thishasbeeninWindowsforaverylongtime.Thisissomethingyoucanturnoffespeciallyifyoufinditannoying.ItiscalledUserAccountcontrolbutthisdoescomewithacaveat,itdoesexistforareason.ItistheretostopappsfrommakingunauthorizedchangestoWindowssettingswithoutyourpermissionwhichmaycauseissuestothecomputer.Alsoprovidesabitofprotectionagainstviruses.Butifyouarecarefulitissomethingeasytoswitchoff.

1.PressWin-Xonthekeyboardorright-clickthestartbuttonandgototheControlPanel,ifyouhaveanearlierversionofWindows10youmayneedtouseCortana/SearchforthecontrolpanelorsimplytypeUACintothesearchtorevealtheUserAccountsControlPanel

2.GotoUserAccounts

3.SelectchangeaccounttypeandselectChangeUserAccountControl

Settings

4.DragthebardowntoNeverNotifyme

KIDFRIENDLYWINDOWS10

1.CreatedaMicrosoftAccountasthiswillallowthemtopersonalizetheirowncomputersuchasdesktop2.Start,Settings

3.GotoAccounts

4.ClickFamily&OtherPeople

5.Onceyouhaveloggedinwithyourownaccount6.Youcanthensetupfamilymembers7.Clicktheaddfamilymember

8.ClicktheAddFamilymember

9.Ifyourchilddoesn’thaveanemailaddressoryoudon’twantthemtoo,

justclickThepersonIwanttoadddoesn’thaveanemailaddress

10.ClickthehighlightedIblue,thepersonIwantdoesn'thaveanemail

address.Iftheydohaveanemailaddressthenaddtit.

11.Onceclickthepersondoesn'thaveanemailaddressthenthelet’screate

anaccountdialogboxappears.Justfollowthewizardtocompletethecheckup.

12.Enteranemailaddressiftheyalreadyhaveanaccount

13.Thechildhasnotreceivedoracceptedthelinksoletuslookatlogging

thechildaccounton

14.Thesystemwillnowsetuptheaccountonthecomputer.Note.Iftheyaretooyoungtoaccepttheconfirmationemailyoucandothisforthembyloggingontotheiraccount.

SUPERVISEYOURFAMILYCOMPUTERSUSAGEIN

WINDOWSLockdownaccount

1.GotoControlPanel,rightclickstartbutton

2.ClickUserAccountsandFamilySafety.Accessingallthesettingrelatingtomanaginguseraccounts.

3.ClickFamilySafety

4.Settingupanexistingchildaccounttoturnon.

5.TurnonSafety6.ThisopensuptheSettingsoptionforWindows8,

andtoaccounts

7.SinceIhavenoaccounthere,Iwilladdachildaccount

8.Youwillthenbepresentedwiththisscreen

9.Youmaynotwishtohaveachildtouseemailchoosetheoptiontoaddachild’saccountwithoutemail

10.Fillinthedetails

11.Theaccounthasbeencreated

12.BacktotheControlpanel

13.ClickFamilySafetyandnowthereisthenewchild

14.ClicktheChildaccountTed

15.SetuphowTedcanusethecomputer

16.Familysafetyisonbydefault,Activityreportingisalsoonbydefault.

ClickWebFiltering

17.Youcancontrolwhichwebsitesthechildcanview,byselecting“Ted

canonlyusethewebsitesIallow”willrestricthisaccesstositesonlyyoudeemtobeappropriate.

18.Byselectingthisoptiontoallowyoutosetupwebfilteringlevel.

19.PerhapsselectingDesignforchildrenwillkeephimorherrestrictedto

ABCKidswebsite.

20.Obviously,youcanbecomeverygranularherewhichmaydefeatthepurposeofsomechildren.

TheAlloworblockspecificwebsitescouldbeusefulifyouknowTedlikestowatchYouTubesearchesforinterestingthingsyoumightnotlikeBlockitExample

21.BacktotheearlierscreenswhereyoucanselectTimeLimits

22.Selecting“Tedcanonlyusethepcfortheamountoftime.”givesyoua

coupleofoptionsinsettingtheamountoftimehecanusethecomputer.

23.SettingaCurfewYoumightfeelaboutblockingthetimeofdaythechildshouldbeon

theInternet

24.GameandWindowStoreapprestrictionscanallbeapplied

25.ClickSetgameandWindowStoreratingsopenupawholerangeof

ratings

Blockspecificgamesorappsifyouhaveanyinstalledonthecomputer.

26.BacktheearlierscreenyoucanseeanoptionforDesktopapprestrictions.ClickWhichAppscanTedthechilduse,ThechildcanonlyrunappsthatIhaveallowedorneededbyWindows

Fromtheaboveoptions,youcanchoosetoletTeduseWordpad

27.Finally,undertheusersettings,youcannowhaveasummaryofwhat

Tedcanorcannotuse

28.Nowyoucandothatforeachofyourchildrenandviewtheactivity

reportofTed29.AnexampleofTedtryingtologin

30.SelectingGetMoretime,allowstheparentoaddadditionaltime

31.Tedlogsonafterchangingthetime.

32.TotheStore

Tedtriestoinstallagameandhewassuccessfulduetotheratingoftheapptryingtoinstall.Tedtriedtoinstallanothergameandreceivedthefollowing

warning:Tedtriestoaccessawebsitewhichhasbeenblockedduetorestrictionsappliedtohisaccount.

Tedthentriesanotherwebsitelikenews.com.auandheisallowedtoviewthesite.

Belowisanothercoupleofexampleswherethepagehasbeenblocked.

33.Goingbacktoyourownaccountyounowcheckyourchildrenactivities

AsyoucanseeTedtriedafewdifferentsitesthatwereblocked.Thisisagreatwaytomonitoryourchildren’sactivitiesonline.

TURNINGONONEDRIVEFETCHOneDrivefetchisasettingthatgivesyouaccessremotelytoallyourpcfilesnotjustthoseontheOneDrive.Todothis1.Right-clicktheOneDrivetaskbar

notificationicon,

2.SelectSettings

3.SelecttheSettingsTab

4.SonowyoucanlogontoOneDrivefromanybrowser,clickthemenu

buttonandselectyourpcunderpc,Ifswitchedonyouwillhaveaccess

toyourfilesystemIfyoudon’thappentoseeanythingherethenitmightmeanthatyourpcisnottosettouseOneDriveastheplacetoholddocuments.

5.Todothis,gobacktotheOneDriveSettings

6.GotoAutosaveandchangethesettings

7.Andifyoucheck

FileswillbesyncItisabitofprocessbutitwillhappen,alreadyseeadifference.

TASKBUTTONS:THEWAYYOULIKEIT

Windowssavesspacebycombiningwindowsfromthesameapplicationsintoonetaskbaricon.Ifyouprefertoseeeachwindowindividually.Thisisthewaytodoit.

1.Right-clicktheTaskbarselectsettings

2.Scrolldowntothemenuthatsayssomethingaboutcombiningtask

buttons

3.Ifyouclickonthedownarrow.Youwillseethatyouhavegotchoicesalwayshidelabelswhentaskbarisfullornevermakeachoice.

WINDOWSANNOYANCESSendingusreminders,todothingsisannoyingaswedon’twanttobebotheredwithorthingswedon’tcare.HowcanIturnthoseoff?

1.Downthebottomofthescreennearthedateandtimeisthenotificationbarasperthepicturebelow.

2.ClickontheNotificationtextshowsallthenotifications.

3.Togetridofthisiseasy.WhenyougetanotificationformanapporservicethatyounolongerwantyoujustrightclickontheActionCentreandselecttheoptiontodisablenotification.

4.YoucanalsomanagethenotificationgloballyfromtheWindowsetting,youwillfindthisunderSystem–NotificationsandActionsandhereyoucanmanuallyswitchonoroffnotificationforindividualapps.Youcanalsodisablethelockscreennotifications.

TAKINGCONTROLOFTHATTHINGCALLEDUAC

ThisuseraccountcontroloptionorhasbeenaroundsinceWindowsVistadaysandisaccountcontrolisgreatandagreatwindowsecurityfeature,butyoucanadjustittosuityourcircumstances.1.ClickthestartbuttonandthentypingUACinlowercaseandpressenter

2.Hereyoucanthenjusttheslidertochoosewhatsortofwarningsissued

appearonyourWindows10desktop.

Anexampleisonewhereyoucansimplytakeitdowntoitslowestlevelandthisway,younevergetnotifiedwhentheappsaretryingtoinstallsoftwarewhenyoumakechangestothecomputer,butobviously,thisisnotarecommendedsecuritysetting.Thebestoptionreallyistoleaveitasitsdefault.

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REVEALINGCLOCKSFROMOTHERTIMES

Thiscanbemostuseful.Ifyou’retravelingtodifferentcountriesoryouhavefamilyoverseasindifferentcountriesallyou’rejustfascinatedbythetimezonesaremanydifferentcountriesaroundtheworldsothatyoucanviewthesecountrytimesanditisquiteeasy.Thetaskbarshowscurrenttimeanddate,butarealsocanbeusedtocheckthetimeofupto2othercountries.Todothisisquitesimple:

1.Gotothedateandtimesettingsinsettings.

2.ClickAdditionaldate,timeandregionalsettings3.SelectDateand

Time4.Youcannowseethecurrentdateandtimeforthecomputer.

5.Thenexttabacrossshowsadditionalclocks.Selectthis.

6.Youcannowaddanadditionalclock.

7.Nowthetimeanddateshowsthetwotimezones

VIEWDRIVEUSAGEIfyouarewonderingwhatistakinguptheshareofharddriveorotherdevices.

1.GotoSettings

2.SelectSystem

3.ScrolldowntoStorage

4.Clickonthe“ThisPc”whichwillopenupthemenutoshowhowspace

isbeingused

5.Theoverviewthatitissystemfilesthataretakingthespacesoyoumightnotbeabletocleanmuchfromhere.

6.Tosavediskspaceyoucaninstallappsonanotherdriveoradifferent

location.

Youwillseethefollowing:

7.Usingthedrop-downarrowmenuundernewappssavetoandselect

yourtargetdrive.ItispossibletomovesomeWindowsStoreappstooifspaceisreallyatapremium.

8.SimpleclickTheappsandfeatures,scrolldowntotheappyouwould

liketotransfer,clickontheappandaslongasthemoveisnotgreyout,clickyourdestinationandthenselectMove.

VIRTUALDESKTOPAwonderfulfeatureinWindows10istheuseofVirtualDesktops.Ifyoufindyouhaveanumberofapplicationsopenoryouwanttostartcleanthenyoucancreateanewvirtualdesktop.Todoisverysimpleasshownintheexamplebelow:

1.TotherightoftheCortana/searchboxisandanotherlittleicon.ThisistheVirtualDesktopicon.(ifyoudon’tseetheiconyoumayhaveamoreuptodateversionofWindows)Clickit.

2.Youwillseea+foraNewDesktop.Clickthe+willcreateanew

desktop.

3.Youmaywellendupwithsomethingliketheimagebelow.

4.Ifyoustartusingyourdesktop,clicktheVirtualdesktopagain.

5.Clicktheplustocreateanewdesktop

6.ClicktotheDesktop2

Youhavenoapplicationsonthisscreensoyoucannowopenupanewapplication

7.Ifyouclicktheiconagainandtherearenowtwodesktopsagain.

8.SimplyClickDesktop1willtakeyoubacktoDesktop1.9.Youcanhaveanumberofnewifyouwanttohavedifferent

applicationsondifferentdesktops10.Ifyouhoveroverthevirtualdesktop,youcanseethedesksandyoucanclosethedesktophere

11.Orsimplyclosetheapplicationsontheotherdesktopsandreturningto

theoriginaldesktopwillclose.

ARRANGINGTHEWINDOWSInadditiontothesnapping,youcanalsoarrangewindowsandotherwaysandto

dothisis1.Right-clickingonthetaskbar

2.Youwillnowseecascadewindowswillshowwindowsstackedshowwindowssidebyside,andsotherearethreeoptionsthatyoucanchooseheretoarrangethewindows.Tryeachoftheoptionstoseewhichworksbest

WINDOWS10ISSPYINGONYOUIfyougetthefeelingthecomputerismakingnotesonyou,thenyoucouldwellberight.AlthoughMicrosoftclaimsthatthecollectionofinformation,thedataisbenign,allaboutgivingyouabetterexperiencewiththeoperatingsystembutifyouarenocomfortablewiththisgatheringofinformationthenyoucantakethefollowingmeasuresPrivacyOptionsCheckPrivacysettings

1.Gotosettingsandclickonprivacy

2.YoucanturnoffallthesesettingbutIrecommendyouleavetheSmartScreenFilterforappsasthisfiltermaliciousURLsvisitedbytheWindowsStoreapps.ItislikewhatInternetExplorerdoes.Itmeansthatyoucan’tlandonawebsitethatcontainsmaliciouscontentinany

oftheappsfromthestore

3.ThisishowitlooksallturnedoffFeedbackandDiagnostics

4.Inthesamearea,ifyouscrolldownontheleft-handsideyouwillsee

theFeedbackandDiagnosticssection

5.ThisistheareawhereyoucancontrolthenumberoftimesWindows10askforfeedback,notificationandtheinformationitgatherstosendbacktoMicrosoftforhelpresolvingsystemissues.

6.Thereisnoeasywaytoturnitoffcompletely,youcanturnoffthe

feedback,toeliminatethoseannoyingopenquestionsbutfortheDiagnosticandusagedatethebestissettobasic

7.Butevenifanappcrashesthebasicdiagnosticdatewillstillpopuprequestingdisasterdataandwillsendyourfullsystemspecs,theprogramrunning,theIPaddressandothernetworkinformationItisbetterthannothing.

8.Forthemoreadvanceduser,youcanturnofftheservicethatsendsthe

informationtoMicrosoft.TodothispressWindows-Rwhichwillopenuptherunboxandtypeservices.msc

9.LocatetheConnectedUserExperienceandTelemetryinthelistof

services

10.Youcanthenjustdouble-clickonittobringupthesettingswindow

11.ClickStoptoStoptheservice,thenunderstartuptypeclickdisabled.

ThismeansitwillnotstaywhenWindowsstarts.

12.Yourepeattheprocessforthedmwappushservice.Ifitstarted

WindowsDefenderBydefaultWindows,DefendersendsbacksamplesandinformationtoMicrosoftforanalysis.Thiscanalso,inturn,offaswellgoingbacktosettings.Update

andSecurity

1.TurnoffbyuncheckingtheboxesforCloud-BasedProtectionand

AutomaticSamplesubmission.

2.SooverallthechangestothesettingsshouldkeepsomeinformationtoyourselfwithlittlecommunicationgoingtoMicrosoft.

WINDOWSPRIVACYThePrivacySettingsinmoredepth.

1.FromtheStartMenu

2.Selecttheprivacyicon

3.Clickingonthisopensawiderangeofprivacysettings

4.Andwherewecanmakethemoreadjustments.GeneralsectionsRecommendturnoffallthesettingsexceptfortheSmartScreenfilter.WeleavetheSmartScreenFilterasitisapartofMicrosoftanti-phishingtechnologyasitplaysanimportantroleinpreventingyourbrowserandcertainappsformaccesswebsitethatisknowntocontainmaliciouscode.

LocationYoucanturnthisoffyouifareworriedaboutbeingtrackedbutitisusefulforthingssuchasfindinglocalrestaurants.

Evenifitisturnedoff,thefirsttimeyouuseanappthatwantsalocationyouwillbeaskedifyouwanttogiveaspecificapppermissionthenonlythatappcanhavethepermission.Furtherdownfromdefaultlocationisallthelistofappsyouhavegivenpermissionto.Youcandisplaythematanytimeandalsomanualcleanhistorysotheappcannottracehistory.

CameraAsimilarsituationappliestheCamera,andmicrophonessettings,youcanturnoffallaccessandwhentheappneedsyoucanenableitagain.ThereissomethingtoconsiderwithrulesandthattheserelyonlyonespeciallytonewappsdevelopedintroducedinWindows8.Theolderclassicappsdevelopedorolderplatformcanstillaccessyourmicrophoneandcamerawhetheryouhavegivenpermissionornot.Itisimportanttoknowthesesettings.AccountInfo

Hereistheoptiontoturnofftheabilityofany3rd.partyappstoaccessyourname,picture,andtheaccountinformation.Thisisawayofremainingasanonymousaspossible.AlthoughlikewithothersettingsWindowswillaskyouonanappbyappbasisifyouwanttoallowit.It’snotthatdangeroustoleaveiton.Thesameappliestoyourcontacts

Calendar

AndMessaging

FeedbackandDiagnostics

Herearesomesettingsthatareworthchanging,althoughyoucannotcompletelyturnthemoff.Thefeedbackisnotsomuchofanissueratheritisannoying.Itisthediagnosticandusagedataisalittlemoreinterestingasyoucannotcompletelyturnitoff.TheideabeingwhenyoursystemorappcrashesitsendsabasicsysteminfoandsendthisreportbacktoMicrosoft.Itsendsyourapphistoryandinfullitwillgrabsystemfilesandmemorysnapshots.

MicrosoftLoginorLocalloginThesesettingscanbechangedbygoingtotheSettingsmenu,accounts

Selectingyouraccountyouwillseetheoptionsforlocalaccount.

WhichoneyouusedependsonhowmuchinformationyouwanttosendbacktoMicrosoftbyusingyourMicrosoftaccounttologin.Whenyoulogin,itautomaticallylogsyoutoOneDriveandanumberofotherdifferentservices.AndwhenyouuseCortanaorBingtheadswillbetargetedadsfortheMicrosoftsystems.Ifyouchoosealocallogin,itworksprettymuchthesameasithasalwaysdone.Yourpcloginsandyourpasswordareonlystoredonthecomputer.Youwillhavetologinintoindividualapps.GoodnewsyourMicrosoftaccountcanstillbeattachedtoyourlocallogin.

WifiSenseWifiSensehasbeenremovedbutifyoustillhaveitonyourpcyouneedfinishupgradingWindows10tothelatestversion.ThebasicgoalofWifiSenseistoallowfamilyandfamilymemberstocomeovertouseyourWifiandhenceyourWifipassword.Youmightnotrememberthepasswordsoinstead,youusedWifiSensesatwillautomaticallyhandoveryourpasswordsotpeopleonyourOutlook.com,FacebookandSkypecontactlists.Theywon’tbeabletoseethepasswordwhichisgoodbuttherearestillsomesecurityimplications.ThereisthepossibilityofbeingaspooforsocialengineeringusedinfindingthewrongpersononFacebook.MaybetheneighborhasbeenfriendedonFacebooknothastheaccesstotheinternetconnection.

WifiSenseisfoundunderSettings,Networks

ClickWifitorevealthesidemenuoptionsTurnitoffifitisnotoffAlso,itmaybeworthturntingtheotheroptionsoffaswellforextrasecurity.Theopenhotspotsandthepaidwifiservices.

Thisiswhatmycomputercurrentlyhas.Turningoffthelastservices

AreminderthatifseetheabovesettingsthenyourWindows10isnotrunningthelatestedition.PleaseforyourownsecurityupdateWindows10.

MAKINGWINDOWS10DOTHEWORKFORYOU

AccessibilityReaditoutloud.

1.GotoStartSettings,

2.LocateEaseofAccess

3.ClickNarratorThisisidealifyouhavedifficultyreadythetext,theNarratorwillreadthetextforyou.SowhentheNarratorisactivateditreadsthetextaroundwhenyoumoveyourmouseoversomething(control),clicksortypetext.

Youcanusethetogglestodecidetheeventstotrigger.Itiseasytoturnthemonandoffnecessary.

4.Therearemanyoptionstochoosefrom

5.Perhapsturnthemallontofindoutwhichonesyoulikeandwhich

onesyoudon’t

ReadingthesmallprintSometimesweallhavedifficultyreadingthesmalltextonthescreensoyoumightappreciatethisveryusefultoolcalledtheMagnifier.Whenactivateditdoeswhatthenamesaysandmakesthetextlookbigger

6.BychoosingMagnifiergivesyousomeoptions

Turningthemagnifieronmagnifieseverything

7.Trythesettings,theinvestthecolorsonyourscreenisallaboutmakingthetexteasiertoreadoncoloredbackgrounds

BrightandBoldIfyouwouldliketomakethescreenmorelegibleorhavingproblemswithcolorsyoucancheckouttheHighContrastSettings.

8.Tryoutthedifferentthemesuntilyouhavetherightone.Onceyou

havechosenone,thenchecktoapply

Window10willtemporarilyflashoffandthenyouwillback-backwithyour

chosenthemeToreturntooriginalcolorgobacktochoosethethemesettingtoclicknoneandthenapply.Itisallaboutchoosingoneofthefouroptions,twowithwhitebackgroundandtwowithblackbackgrounds.Thesecolorschemesaretomakewindowsmuchclearer.Websitesandotherprogramsyouhaveinstalledonthecomputerareunaffectedsoyouwillprobablyjusthavetousethemagnifier.

ClearerCaptionsClosedCaptionsyouseeonmanyTVshowsandvideoprogramssoforthosewhohavelimitedhearing.Windows10FilmandTVappssupportcloseCaption.TodothisyouneedtohavethevideoplayingrightclickcanyouwillseeItheCCoptionisavailable.

InWindows10,letsyoucustomizethecolorandthesizeofthecaptionsandaddeffectstoandeasytoread.

SHOWALLYOURDRIVES.So,ifyouliketosealthedrivelettersatalltimes,includingthosewithdoesn’thaveanymediaonthemsuchastheCD-ROM.Thisiswhatneedtodo1.Clickoptionsunderthefileexplorerribbon.

2.Clickonoptionsandthenyou’llseethechangefolderandsearchoption

clickonthislittlebox.3.Oncefortheboxisopenclicktheviewtab,thenuncheckthebox

labeledhideemptydrives.

4.Onceyouhaveclickedthebox,makesureyouclickapply,andclick

okayandthennowyou’llseeallyourPCsdrives

ACTIVATEDARKMODEIfyouaresomeonewhodislikesabrightscreen,orsomeonewhofindsitputsunnecessarystrainonyoureyes,thenyoucanchangetodarkmode.

1.GotoSettings,Personalization,ColoursAppModeandselectDark.

2.Withincolorscrolldown

3.ChangeittoDark

4.Ifyoudon’tlikeitdarkthenchangeitback.

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