Windows 10: Tips for Non-Techies

Teapot55

Here's another little 'trick' I use on my Windows 10:

When I type @ I get "

To solve this, I hold the Windows key down and while it is down, I press the space bar once. A small 'dialogue box' appears and 'English (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Keyboard' is highlighted in blue.

As I have to do this every day there is probably a permanent fix . . . suggestions please?

RumRat

If the UK keyboard is highlighted then that's the layout you should have....
Check here though.....
Start menu - settings - Time and language - Region and language - Make sure United Kingdom is selected. If not, drop box and select......

Teapot55

RumRat wrote: »

If the UK keyboard is highlighted then that's the layout you should have....
Check here though.....
Start menu - settings - Time and language - Region and language - Make sure United Kingdom is selected. If not, drop box and select......

I followed your very clear instructions above and found that I had 'installed' the UK English Language pack but had not opted to have it as the default language.

If it is still working tomorrow (too busy to close computer at mo) I will let you know with a big

Thanks again
TP55

Teapot55

Teapot55 wrote: »

I followed your very clear instructions above and found that I had 'installed' the UK English Language pack but had not opted to have it as the default language.

If it is still working tomorrow (too busy to close computer at mo) I will let you know with a big

Thanks again
TP55

Yes, it worked! Problem solved.

Teapot55

Here's another tip for when using Windows 10 - it was something I used to do with older versions of Windows - but it still works a treat - to get back to your beginning/'desktop' page, click with your mouse in the very bottom right-hand corner of the screen - just to the right of the thin white line. Then click again (it's called a 'toggle' control when you do the same thing to reverse the action) to go back to what you were looking at before.

forgotmyname

Thats the show desktop button, been there since windows 7. But in windows 10 they made it a silly size.

Mines now much bigger thanks to 7tweaker.

Neil_Jones

It's smaller in Windows 10 because of the presence of multiple desktops which does the same sort of job only in a more clumsy way.

Maybe I'm too old school and used to ALT+TAB but I just can't see the appeal of multiple desktops...

Jivesinger

Dandytf wrote: »

As my Asus win10 laptop is to be returned home today repaired.
Is it possible to create a usbwin10 recovery+add files to usbdrive to use storage capacity.
Scandisk. 32gb usb drive.

I'd suggest you ask that question on another thread.
This thread is intended to be a collection of Windows 10 hints & tips for non-techie folk.

Teapot55

forgotmyname wrote: »

Thats the show desktop button, been there since windows 7. But in windows 10 they made it a silly size.

Mines now much bigger thanks to 7tweaker.

How do you get 7tweaker?

(Doesn't it make your taskbar too deep though & use up too much space?)

Teapot55

Neil_Jones wrote: »

It's smaller in Windows 10 because of the presence of multiple desktops which does the same sort of job only in a more clumsy way.

Maybe I'm too old school and used to ALT+TAB but I just can't see the appeal of multiple desktops...

Oh dear. I just tried ALT+TAB ('cause I too love keyboard shortcuts) and it didn't work.