In our «Windows tips» series, we regularly introduce handy functions and tricks for the Microsoft operating system. Here’s an overview of all our tips from 2023.
Since mid-2023, the Editorial Team’s been regularly providing you with tips for Windows 11. Most of them work on Windows 10, too. Our tips are designed to remind you of handy functions or show you new ones. In this article, I’ve listed all of them by topic. I’ll add new ones as soon as they’re published.
Usability tips
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Windows tip: how to use touchpad gestures
Martin Jud
28 likes284 comments4
Guide
Windows tip: use touchscreen gestures
Martin Jud
13 likes130 comments0
Guide
Windows tip: talk, don’t type
Martin Jud
15 likes152 comments2
Guide
Windows tip: add Delete to Alt + Tab
Martin Jud
95 likes9541 comments41
Guide
Windows tip: Alt+Enter helps in games and Excel
Martin Jud
31 likes3110 comments10
Guide
Windows tip: how to get the most out of your screenshot key
Martin Jud
98 likes9842 comments42
Guide
Windows tip: shake one window to minimise all others
Martin Jud
55 likes5521 comments21
Guide
Windows tip: how to sign out with one click
Richard Müller
66 likes6632 comments32
Guide
Windows tip: Folder Options from A to Z
Florian Bodoky
52 likes5211 comments11
Display tips
Guide
Windows tip: scale and text size
Martin Jud
43 likes4310 comments10
Guide
Windows tip: get your windows organised quickly
Martin Jud
57 likes578 comments8
Guide
Screen upside down? Here’s how to turn it back again – or sideways on purpose
Martin Jud
28 likes288 comments8
Guide
Windows tip: how to disable ads
Martin Jud
205 likes20585 comments85
Desktop and taskbar tips
Guide
Windows tip: how to change and use quick settings
Martin Jud
17 likes170 comments0
Guide
Windows tip: using the taskbar killer feature
Martin Jud
142 likes14225 comments25
Guide
Windows tip: how multiple desktops work
Florian Bodoky
24 likes249 comments9
Guide
Windows tip: use the Power User menu
Martin Jud
281 likes28150 comments50
Guide
Windows tip: launch Web applications from the taskbar
Martin Jud
27 likes277 comments7
Guide
Windows tip: start programs with a batch file
Florian Bodoky
22 likes227 comments7
Hardware tips
Guide
Windows tip: improving battery life and processor power
Martin Jud
49 likes4919 comments19
Guide
Windows tip: how to find missing device drivers
Martin Jud
64 likes6414 comments14
Guide
Windows tip: how to find out which processor you have
Kevin Hofer
16 likes163 comments3
Dangerous tip
Guide
Windows tip: how to disable virus protection for specific files, folders or processes
Martin Jud
43 likes4334 comments34
Command line tip (command prompt, console, PowerShell)
Guide
Windows tip: use console commands systemwide
Martin Jud
54 likes544 comments4
Guide
Windows tip: how to efficiently filter and save data records with a script
Florian Bodoky
15 likes151 comment1
Context menu tips
Guide
Windows tip: how to add any command to the context menu
Florian Bodoky
32 likes323 comments3
Guide
Windows tip: how to get the old context menu back
Florian Bodoky
42 likes4225 comments25
Organising and backup tips
Guide
Windows tip: how to "unclutter" Windows 11
Florian Bodoky
301 likes30170 comments70
Guide
Windows tip: how to delete nasty partitions on USB sticks
Florian Bodoky
32 likes328 comments8
Guide
Windows tip: how to use system restore points
Florian Bodoky
19 likes191 comment1
Windows search tip
Guide
Windows tip: how to get better search results in Windows
Florian Bodoky
12 likes124 comments4
Guide
Windows tip: how to remove web results from your Windows 11 search
