Ever since Windows 10 was released Microsoft has brought a
number of updates for it this has been the anniversary update the creators
update and recently the company and will the new for creators update these
updates have brought numerous cool features to the operating system and this
also means that there are several hidden features and tricks in Windows 10 that
you might have missed out on well that's what we are talking about today and
today I'm going to tell you 7 Cool
Windows 10 tricks and features that are fairly .
1.
Auto Lock:-
There are situations when you get up from your office desk to grab a cup of coffee
but you forget to lock your laptop well you wouldn't want your co-workers to
take a peek inside your laptop would you well this is where the cool new
dynamic lock feature comes into play dynamic lock automatically locks on your
PC when you're away he has to enable it he'll first have to pair your phone to
your PC via bluetooth then you can just head to Settings here go to accounts
and then go to sign-in options here scroll down below and just check the option
under dynamic lock now whenever you move away from your laptop with your phone
your laptop will automatically be locked when your phone is out of the
computer's Bluetooth range do note that this feature might only be available on
the Windows 10 creators update.
2.
Free Up
Storage Via Storage Sense:- If you have a high-end Windows laptop with an
SSD you must have paste storage problems once in a while and fully Windows 10
brings a great storage management in the system page of settings go to the
storage option here you will find all the drives in a PC you can just click on
a drive to get the specific details around what's using up storage on your
device so you can remove files that you don't really need there are also
temporary files and you can just click on it to delete temporary files
downloaded files empty the recycle bin and files from a previous Windows version
if you don't want to go through the hassle of cleaning up these files every now
and then you can enable storage sense which deletes temporary files from apps
and files in the recycle bin that have been there for over 30 days now this is
surely free up some space for you.
3.
Set up
and Schedule Night Light:- If you
tend to use a laptop for long working hours especially at night you might have
felt a little discomfort in your eyes well that's because of the blue light in
the display well Windows users have used flux that filters out the blue light
will explain Windows now offers a native solution double it--like you can just
head to window settings here go to system then display you should see the
nightlight option here just enable it and you will see the color temperature of
the screen change to more warmer tone you can also personalize things if you
want you can shut you nightlight from sunset to sunrise or set a custom time
this should definitely make viewing that state night much more easy and yet do
note that this feature requires Windows 10 creators update to be installed in a
PC.
4.
Get Phone
Notifications On Windows:- checking notifications on your phone while you
working on your laptop is it great experience as you might have guessed yes you
can get your phone notifications on your Windows laptop you just need to
install the Cortana app on your Android smartphone then setup Cortana with the
same Microsoft account that you use on your PC once it's set up tap on the
profile icon in the Cortana here go to settings and tap on the options sync
settings now just enable notifications for missed calls messages apps etc once
done open up your Windows PC and go to Cortana settings here click on the
notifications and enable send notifications between devices you can also click
on manage notifications to make sure notification syncing from your phone is
enabled once done you will see very notifications from android smartphone and
you will even be able to respond to messages and calls right from your PC, now that
is cool isn't it?
5.
Record
Step of a particular Task:- teaching some of the steps to do a particular
task on windows through texting or a call can be very annoying the best way is
through images well not many people know that windows includes a cool steps
record a feature that well because all your steps you can just launch step
recorder through Cortana and a small window should open up just hit the start
record button to record the steps you want to show someone for instance I'm
enabling the dark theme once done click stop and windows will show you the
steps you just did you can review the steps and even add any comments while
recording steps this should come very handy trust me.
6.
Sticky Notes with Insight:- you must have used
take notes on your Windows PC but did you know that they have a really
intelligent feature just open sticky notes by searching it in cortana and in
the sticky note hit the menu button and then click on the gear icon at the
bottom here just enable the insights option once done you will just write a
note like get the car checked tomorrow and you will see the tomorrow highlighted
you can just click on it to save the note as a reminder in Cortana you can even
specify the time in the note itself let's start all you can even note down
phone numbers and then dial it through sticky notes you can also use it to
check stock value node websites and open it directly well sticky notes just got
more you.
7.
Enable
Bash Shell and Use Linux Commands:- Microphone person great news for Linux geeks
when it's announced that a special version of the bash shell this part of Windows
10 however if you want to use it you'll have to enable it first so first go to
Windows settings and hit to update in security here go to the for developers
option and enable the developer mode then open control panel and click on
programs and then programs and features here click on the option to turn
Windows Features on or off from the left pane in the new window that opens up
enable the option that says window subsystem for Linux then you'll have to restart
the PC. Once your PC restart, search for bash which will open up command from
window here you'll have to enter Y to install the one to first once it's done
you will be able to use bash shell as if you were on a computer with the window
movie lastly keyboard shortcuts are the best way to use a Windows computer and there's
some great keyboard shortcuts you can use in Windows 10 well you can use
Windows Plus print screen to save a screenshot of the full screen. you can use
windows + shift + S to capture a part of the screen you can also snap windows
which is where the windows + arrow keys another keyboard shortcut that I really
like is the ability to press f2 to rename files and folders there are some
great keyboard shortcuts out there and you need to check out when you on the
same to become a keyboard ninja well those are some really cool Windows 10
tricks and hidden features that I think are amazing what about you let me know
your thoughts in the comment section below.
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