Windows 10 tips and tricks
- Quick launch Device manager/Task manager/Power options/Apps and features
- Disable Win10 system update
- Disable hardware drivers update
- Windows 10 Account and password settings
- Wi-fi/Air mode/Mobile hotspot
- Change the size of text, Apps and Windows layout
- Add preferred languages
- Notifications settings
- Quick search files, features and apps
Quick launch Device manager/Task manager/Power options/Apps and features
Right-click on the windows icon to quick access to Device manager / Task manager / Power Options / Apps and Features and so on.
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Disable Win10 system update
Press [Windows] key → Type in [service] → Click on [Service].
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Look for [Windows Update] and double click to the settings page.
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Make Startup type as [Disabled]
Click on [Stop] to change the Service status to Stopped
Click [OK] to complete this section. The Windows update for OS is now disable
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Disable hardware drivers update
Open any folder → Right click left [This PC] → Select [Properties].
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Click [Advanced system setting]
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Go [Hardware] → Click [Device installation settings].
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Select [No (Your device might not work as expected)] and save the changes. From now on, the Windows update for drivers is now disabled.
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Windows 10 Account and password settings
Click on [Windows start icon] → Click [Account icon] → Click[Change account settings].
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If this account has not setup a password, please click [Create a password]
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Click [Next] after setup a password for this account
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Click [Finish] to complete the settings
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After setting up a Password, you can Create a PIN for fast login, change password and create Picture Password as you wish.
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Set up a PIN
You can create number pin password, if you want to include letters and symbols please mark [include letters and symbols] to do so. Click [OK] to complete this session.
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Create a picture password
A computer with either a touch screen or non-touch screen can use the image of your choice to draw a corresponding track to turn on or wake up the computer, instead of using traditional character password.
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Wi-fi/Air mode/Mobile hotspot
Click on [Wi-Fi] icon on Windows taskbar to set up Wi-Fi, Air mode and Mobile hotspot functions.
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Change the size of text, Apps and Windows layout
Right click in the blank of the desktop→ Click [Display settings].
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If you feel like to change the size of text and pictures, you can adjust by setting up[Change the size of text, apps and other items], for example, type in 150% to enlarge, type in 90% to shrink, and 100% is the default standard.
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Add preferred languages
Left click on [Windows start] icon → Select [settings] icon.
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Click [Time & Language].
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To set the language as the first keyboard layout, simply drag the language option to the top
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Notifications settings
You can quickly apply some features with Notifications by clicking the [notification] icon in the lower right corner of your Windows Taskbar
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If you want to set up the display options, please click icon of [Windows] → Click icon of [Settings]
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Select [System].
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Select [Notifications & actions] → Click [Edit your quick actions] to add, remove or rearrange the order
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Click [On] or [Off] to set the quick control items
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Quick search files, features and apps
Click on [Windows start] icon and type in keywords to quick search files, features or apps.
Example: Press [Windows] → Input [Control panel] → Selecy application [Control panel]
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It will bring you to [Control panel]
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