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Overview of Windows tips and tricks

21/12/2023

Translation: Eva Francis

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
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: use touchscreen gestures
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: talk, don’t type
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: add Delete to Alt + Tab
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: Alt+Enter helps in games and Excel
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: how to get the most out of your screenshot key
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: shake one window to minimise all others
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: how to sign out with one click
by Richie Müller

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Windows tip: Folder Options from A to Z
by Florian Bodoky

Display tips

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Windows tip: scale and text size
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: get your windows organised quickly
by Martin Jud

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Screen upside down? Here’s how to turn it back again – or sideways on purpose
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: how to disable ads
by Martin Jud

Desktop and taskbar tips

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Windows tip: how to change and use quick settings
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: using the taskbar killer feature
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: how multiple desktops work
by Florian Bodoky

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Windows tip: use the Power User menu
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: launch Web applications from the taskbar
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: start programs with a batch file
by Florian Bodoky

Hardware tips

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Windows tip: improving battery life and processor power
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: how to find missing device drivers
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: how to find out which processor you have
by Kevin Hofer

Dangerous tip

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Windows tip: how to disable virus protection for specific files, folders or processes
by Martin Jud

Command line tip (command prompt, console, PowerShell)

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Windows tip: use console commands systemwide
by Martin Jud

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Windows tip: how to efficiently filter and save data records with a script
by Florian Bodoky

Context menu tips

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Windows tip: how to add any command to the context menu
by Florian Bodoky

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Windows tip: how to get the old context menu back
by Florian Bodoky

Organising and backup tips

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Windows tip: how to "unclutter" Windows 11
by Florian Bodoky

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Windows tip: how to delete nasty partitions on USB sticks
by Florian Bodoky

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Windows tip: how to use system restore points
by Florian Bodoky

Windows search tip

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Windows tip: how to get better search results in Windows
by Florian Bodoky

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Windows tip: how to remove web results from your Windows 11 search
by Florian Bodoky

Clipboard tip

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Windows tip: how to use your clipboard history
by Florian Bodoky

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Overview of Windows tips and tricks

Usability tips

Windows tip: how to use touchpad gestures

Windows tip: use touchscreen gestures

Windows tip: talk, don’t type

Windows tip: add Delete to Alt + Tab

Windows tip: Alt+Enter helps in games and Excel

Windows tip: how to get the most out of your screenshot key

Windows tip: shake one window to minimise all others

Windows tip: how to sign out with one click

Windows tip: Folder Options from A to Z

Display tips

Windows tip: scale and text size

Windows tip: get your windows organised quickly

Screen upside down? Here’s how to turn it back again – or sideways on purpose

Windows tip: how to disable ads

Desktop and taskbar tips

Windows tip: how to change and use quick settings

Windows tip: using the taskbar killer feature

Windows tip: how multiple desktops work

Windows tip: use the Power User menu

Windows tip: launch Web applications from the taskbar

Windows tip: start programs with a batch file

Hardware tips

Windows tip: improving battery life and processor power

Windows tip: how to find missing device drivers

Windows tip: how to find out which processor you have

Dangerous tip

Windows tip: how to disable virus protection for specific files, folders or processes