7 simple tricks to get more out of windows 10

Windows 10 is much more than an operating system for Microsoft. The American company has achieved a remarkable evolution with this version. And it is also a version that has been established in the market. Despite the initial reluctance of many users, it has managed to hold firm over time.

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7 simple tricks to get more out of Windows 10

The arrival of Windows 10 brought great changes in certain aspects. Mainly the company was looking to improve the user experience. That everything is simpler, more comfortable and also that the user has more options available when working. In addition to the arrival of Microsoft's virtual assistant, called Cortana, it seems to be a tool that will take center stage in the future.

One of the advantages of Windows 10 is that there are countless tricks that make us get more out of it and improve our user experience. For this reason, here we leave you with the seven most useful tricks to take advantage of the Microsoft operating system.

Keyboard shortcuts

Personally, I have never been very used to using keyboard shortcuts, although for a few months I have become accustomed to using some of them. And as the vast majority of you know, they are very useful and help us save some time. There are some keyboard shortcuts that some of you may not be aware of, but they can certainly be very useful.

Activities Center

A very simple way to open the activity center is to use: Windows key + A. This combination helps us to open this panel in which we can see notifications, airplane mode and another series of most comfortable and useful shortcuts. Definitely a keyboard shortcut to consider.

Setting

In this case, to go to the settings you must use the combination of Windows Key + I. Without a doubt it is a most useful shortcut, since it is a destination that we use on a regular basis. So we save time and avoid problems using this simple shortcut.

Power Menu

This shortcut may sound familiar to you, because it exists since Windows 7. So it is nothing new. This time you have to use this combination: Windows key + X. In this way we open the so-called Power Menu that gives us access to all the advanced settings and the control panel. Another shortcut to consider.

Disable search in the taskbar

The search found in the taskbar, now connected to Cortana, is noticeably bigger in Windows 10. That, while it may be comfortable, is also somewhat annoying for many users. Therefore, we have the option of disabling this search bar.

To do this, we right -click on the search bar in the taskbar. We select the search option and there we see that we get three different options. One of the options is to hide the search bar, which removes it from the taskbar and we gain that space. We also have other options that help us minimize it. So you can choose the one you like the most and make it less annoying while using the equipment.

Battery Saver

We talked about this tool recently, in an article about tools to help your laptop battery. Windows 10 has its own tool built into the system. Thanks to Battery Saver we can carry out a series of actions that help us to control battery usage. And also to be able to make a more efficient management of it.

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One of the options that this tool provides us is to close or limit processes that run in the background. In this way, we can save some battery and make the wear a little less. It does not work miracles, but it is always a good help. And we can also see the consumption and use of battery and see what percentage is consumed in these processes in the background.

Accelerate the launch of applications in Boot

Microsoft created a team to handle Boot in Windows 8. The idea was to completely redesign this part to improve the launch of the applications. In a way that the waiting time until the application opens is much shorter. Or at least, as short as possible. Although, as we have all been able to verify, this delay in opening an application is still present in Windows 10.

Luckily, we have a way to be able to run these applications much faster. At least, one way that helps a faster launch. To do this, press Windows Key + R to open the run menu. Type regedit, hit enter, and then click OK to start Windows registry. Next, open the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Serialize

In the event that you cannot find it, then right click on the search engine, select a new password and give it the name Serialize. Create a new DWORD value named StartupDelayInMSec and set it to zero.

Enable new features on the command line

Windows 10 also brought changes on the command line. Among them is the option of being able to resize the window horizontally. Thanks to this option we can have a more complete view of the complete commands. Line wrapping option is also added. This command offers us quite a few different options like copy, paste, select text and many others.

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As you can see, Windows 10 has been a huge change for Microsoft. In all the time it has been on the market it has had problems and controversies, but the American company has bet heavily on this version of the operating system. That he has no intention of going anywhere. This year, its main problem has been security, as we have seen with ransomware attacks. Luckily, it seems that they have already been solved. And now, with the arrival of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, it seems that all is good news for the company. What do you think of these tricks?