Windows 10: Tips for Non-Techies

ThemeOne

You can still shutdown, restart etc using Alt+F4.

I_have_spoken

>Please do post your tips as well, peeps<

Install Lin...oh, forget it! :rotfl:

libra10

If you need to keep referring to a screen while working on another, 'split screen' is useful.


Use Ctrl N - to open new window, type or copy URL of new website.
Press Windows button (left-hand side) and right-hand curser together to split the two screens.
Enlarge first screen.


You can now see two screens side by side.


HTH


Using Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro laptop

John_Gray

If you want a Control Panel shortcut icon on your desktop in Windows 10, follow one of the inimitable Brink's tutorials.

debitcardmayhem

Getting info to give to techies on here
first search for powershell in cortana then right click and run as administrator
you can also find that by right clicking on the windows flag on the taskbar
then you can enter commands which give details which you can cut and paste
enter ....

[B]ps[/B] or [B]get-process[/B]                  :tell you whats running 
[B]get-service | sort -property status [/B]:tell you what services are running/stopped
[B]get-disk[/B]                           :tell you what disks you have
[B]get-volume                    [/B]     :tell you what volumes you have[B]
get-partitions               [/B]      :tell you partitions you have

Give it a try

debitcardmayhem

Wireless problems try running this to see what your wireless card sees....In cmd prompt or powershell see above

netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid

debitcardmayhem

I_have_spoken wrote: »

>Please do post your tips as well, peeps<

Install Lin...oh, forget it! :rotfl:

Why not propose using bash on windows , your mint will shrivel and die :eek:

AndyPix

Let's save the PS stuff for another thread, this one is aimed at beginners looking for simple tips

Jivesinger

The first time you log into a new computer, as soon as you've got to the normal desktop screen, just walk away, and leave the computer switched on for a while before you do very much.

Windows 10 does a lot to sort itself out, rebuild search indexes etc. in the background, and if you leave it to its own devices for a while I find it's more pleasant to use later.

The same applies just after a major update (the ones where you get a blank screen with the word 'Hi' in the middle, which are actually a version upgrade).

debitcardmayhem

AndyPix wrote: »

Let's save the PS stuff for another thread, this one is aimed at beginners looking for simple tips

As I said

Getting info to give to techies on here

Sorry if that is not helpfull