tips
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16 Secret Shift Key Tricks
Unlock the Power of Your Shift Key: From saving all documents at once to booting from USB on-demand, discover what the humble Shift key can do.
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More Assorted Windows Tips, in GIF Form
Some lesser known Windows tips to save you some time.
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Right-dragging in Windows
Sometimes it’s better to be sure of what will happen when you’re dragging files around, plus there’s a nice shortcut for extracting files that engages when you use the lesser known right drag. Check this out.
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Differing Monitor Sleep Timeout by Time of Day
One hour monitor timeout during the day but 3 minute timeout at night. And it only takes a couple minutes to setup.
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Running as Admin
Windows provides various ways for you to run a program with increased privileges. Some are easier to discover than others but knowing the alternative shortcuts can come in handy.
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Show Your Contact’s Photo on Android Conversation Notification Icons
Here’s an under looked feature that allows your Android status bar to display contact pictures for conversation messages from people and groups you care about. Instead of a generic messenger app icon, you’ll see the face of the person who messaged you.
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Taking a Screenshot
You probably know how to take a screenshot on your PC, you might even know what adding in the Alt key provides. But did you know about these new capabilities added later?
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Add Your Own Shortcut to the Start Menu
Do you have a program, game, or portable app (plain .exe file) that isn’t in your Start menu? Here’s how to add it.
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Reassign Keyboard Media and App Keys
This week someone asked me how they could set their keyboard’s “media key” to open Spotify instead of the default Media Player. Information about this around the web is fragmented and decades old, so I decided to share what I’ve learned here.
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Create an Easy Global Mute Button with PowerToys
Windows 11 includes a universal mic button on the taskbar, allowing you to mute or unmute quickly and without switching to your meeting app. Unfortunately, the keyboard shortcut for it is a bit unwieldy.