20 Amazing Tips and Tricks for Your Computer
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Tips and Tricks of Computer |
Introduction
In today's rapidly expanding technological world, productivity is an important asset. Being aware of the right shortcuts and tricks that are available can be very conducive to one's productivity levels and can add to your technology experience at the same time. This article will be about 20 essential PC tips and tricks that you can use to simplify your day-to-day tasks and make your workflow more efficient.
1. Accessing Emojis Quickly:
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Accessing Emojis |
These tiny cute pieces of symbols called "emojis" that are inserted in a message or sentence can be fun to read. They give life to the message. When you type your computer and want to insert emojis, you will use only a simple shortcut. Your built-in Emoji Library will pop up once you provide the Windows button along with the period (.) combination on your keyboard. This particular piece of software makes it easy for you to find the magic emoji while you are still typing, for example.
- Press Windows + . (dot)
2. Reopen Closed Tabs in Google:
When you close a tab while scrolling through, it can be exasperating. Luckily, this blunder is simple to correct.
- Hit Ctrl + Shift + T.
Now you can see a new window that is the same as that you closed, thus opening a new tab in Chrome.
After using this shortcut a couple of times, you can retrieve from the memory the last three close tabs. The last closed will be the first that opens, but by hitting the shortcut again, the second-to-last tab that you closed will reopen after that, as well as the third-to-last, and so on, as you hit the shortcut again.
3. Shake to Minimize Windows:
You can lose tabs of the windows when there are too many open. As a result, your desktop screen becomes cluttered with the number of tabs open. To free up your desktop space, shake the windows when there are too many opened on the screen.
- Hold on to your preferred window which you desire to stay on the screen.
- Shake it from back to forth.
Only the selected window will be open while all other windows will be minimized. So now, only the window you selected is visible on the interface.
4. Create a Shutdown Shortcut:
For those who would like to have a really short fast period before the computer shuts down, a shortcut is the best.
- Right-click on the desktop.
- Select New > Shortcut.
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Shutdown Shortcut |
- Don't type the quotes (" ")
- Type slide to shutdown and finish the setup.
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Now, when you double-click this shortcut, you can slide down to shut off your PC effortlessly.
5. Global Media Controls in Google:
While multitasking, it's, of course, a more convenient situation to have media controls at your fingertips. This's how it's done:
- Type global media controls in Google.
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Global Media Controls |
- Set it to default in the settings.
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Global Media Controls |
This feature makes it possible to move multimedia from one tab to another where you are while on the web.
6. Create App Shortcuts:
Customization of receiving apps can improve the launching of most used applications easily.
- Right-click on the app.
- Go to the Shortcut key and select a combination.
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Create App Shortcut |
That is, the app can be easily opened if you make a shortcut to it.
7. Quick Virus Scan:
The police of the Computer world i.e. security must come first. It is possible to check for a virus using the tool that comes with Windows.
This starts scanning the computer for viruses quickly.
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Quick Virus Scan |
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Quick Virus Scan |
8. Accessing Task Manager Quickly:
When your PC behaves slowly, you might need a way to understand what is happening through Task Manager. A straightforward shortcut will lead you to the Window Task Manager.
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
Through this, the Task Manager will be opened immediately and thus one can check everything on the computer!
9. Keep Task Manager Always on Top:
If you want to have Task Manager always visible while you're working, you could set it to be the best application besides the others.
- Task Manager->Setting.
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Task Manager Always on Top |
- Always on top->Apply.
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Task Manager Always on Top |
That means that you will be measuring the performance of the CPU and GPU without being disturbed.
10. Manage Startup Impact:
If you don't launch unnecessary applications during the operating system's startup, you can speed up the computer's startup time.
- Task Manager->Start.
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Manage Startup Impact |
- Right-click on the unwanted apps and disable them.
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Manage Startup Impact |
This will not only increase booting speed but potentially decrease performance issues significantly.
11. Customize Google Homepage:
Give a personal touch to your Google page by changing the background image.
Look for a GIF you're obsessed with online.
- Click on Google, go to the Customize Chrome button, and finally set your uploaded device like a GIF for the background.
- You will personalize your homepage with a feature that you like.
12. Lock Your Computer Quickly:
It's not the real problem of the modern generation, but being able to lock it instantly is useful sometimes.
- Press Windows+L.
This step will directly move you to the security lock screen on your computer which will ensure your data is isolated and kept safe.
13. Reset Your Graphics Card:
You can fix the graphic problem by resetting the graphics card.
- At the same time, press Windows+ Shift+ Ctrl+V.
- You will listen to the sound of the system indicating that the graphics card has been able to be renewed.
14. Quickly Close Windows:
The chance to change the content is the use of Combining the tasks during multitasking which can be done swiftly by closing unnecessary windows.
- Use Ctrl+W to close the current window, the specific visual program you are in.
This is how you can do it in most applications and browser tabs.
15. Change Your Cursor:
Customizing the workspace you work in is another way of changing the cursor pointer.
- Go to Settings > Ease of Access > Mouse pointer.
- Select the dimensions and sedation that you want.
It is a small thing but it can enhance the overall comfort of using your computer.
16. Enable Text Suggestions:
Turn those features on if you want your experience of typing to be improved.
- Open Settings>Typing.
- Then, click Show Text Suggestion to turn on the feature.
It will be easier for you to type because it will write the words you want and make fewer mistakes.
17. Change App Icons:
Making changes to the icons of the apps that you use regularly allows you to categorize your workspace more effectively in a visual way.
- Right-click on the app and click Properties.
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Change App Icons |
- Go to the Change icon and click on it to upload a new image.
The image should be in .ico file format, which you can do using online conversion software.
18. Alternative To Alt Tabbing:
You can get this task done with a more effective and altogether different approach."
- When you press Windows+Tab, all of the open windows will appear in front of you.
- It allows you to see all the tasks and shuffle them.
- Press the spacebar and scroll down the page.
19. Quick Access to File Explorer:
Opening File Explorer can be done much faster with a simple keyboard key combination.
- Press Windows + E.
With this shortcut, you can open files and folders almost instantaneously.
20. Efficient Scrolling:
To make the scrolling of web pages effortless, you can use a simple quick solution.
- Use the spacebar to scroll down.
- This approach will aid you in not missing any crucial content from the page.
Conclusion:
These 20 PC tips and tricks will give your computer a kick and make you have fun. By integrating these shortcuts and aspects, you can work more effectively and experience a more personalized computer setting. If it's about getting fast access to emojis or handling startup programs, you will be happy to know that these tips are just what you need to get organized and make your tasks easier and more interesting.
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