Windows 11 Quick Tips and Tricks

Configure dark or light mode from settings and personalize the accent color across start bar, start menu, taskbar, title bar, and windows bar.

Use snap assist in Windows 11 to position windows precisely, create side-by-side views, and use Windows key plus arrow keys to snap and resize.

Learn to create and manage multiple desktops on Windows 11, move apps between desktops via drag or right-click, and switch desktops with keyboard shortcuts.

Use the magnifier to enlarge parts of your screen in Windows 11. Turn it on with Windows key plus and zoom with plus or minus; close via the toolbar.

Use focus assist to decrease notifications and stay focused by temporarily disabling alerts. Learn how to set priority only notifications, customize apps, and schedule quiet periods for meetings.

Enable clipboard history in windows settings to copy and paste multiple items, access via windows key + v, and manage history by pinning or deleting entries across devices.

Learn to save any printable page as a pdf using the print command and the save as pdf option, with examples from Word documents, web pages, and tickets.

Learn to switch quickly between multiple Windows 11 user accounts by using the start button and user icon, view signed-in users in Task Manager, and switch back without closing apps.

Increase contrast and invert colors using color filters in accessibility settings to support color blindness, grayscale options, and customizable color themes for easier reading.

Explore taskbar settings in Windows 11 to customize the start button alignment (center or left), show or hide items and corner icons, and enable auto hide on multiple displays.

Locate open apps on the Windows 11 taskbar by checking the small bar beneath icons that indicates a launched application, and hover to see previews when multiple windows are open.

Learn how to hide the taskbar in Windows 10 or 11 by navigating to settings, then personalization, then taskbar, and enable auto-hide so it hides until you move the cursor.

Configure Windows 11 taskbar alignment by moving the start button to left or center through settings > personalization > taskbar; dragging the taskbar to top or sides isn't supported.

Hide the search box in Windows 11 or Windows 10 by opening settings from the start button. Then personalize the taskbar and toggle the search box on or off.

Customize taskbar items in settings under personalization, adjusting search, task view, and widgets. Unpin items, show weather forecast, display photographs, and toggle off the built-in chat messenger.

Remove icons from the system tray on Windows 11 by using settings, personalization, and taskbar options to hide unwanted icons.

Learn to check the size of a file or folder using Windows File Explorer, view details, and use properties to see exact sizes for individual files and folders.

Show file extensions by unchecking the hide extensions option in the view settings, revealing file types next to file names in Windows 11.

Discover how to zip and unzip archive files, compress folders to save disk space, and extract all contents with file explorer for easy sharing and editing.

Learn to use Windows search on the taskbar and in folders. Tailor results with filters for apps, documents, and web results, and adjust indexing options for faster searches.

Remove pre-loaded applications from the start menu and taskbar by right-clicking to uninstall or unpin. See examples like uninstalling Prime Video to demonstrate the process.

Learn how to disable notifications for specific apps or all apps in Windows 11 and use focus assist to prioritize or silence alerts during set times.

Learn to use the Microsoft Maps app to draw routes, measure distances, view directions in driving, transit, or walking modes, and download offline maps for later use.

Map old control panel settings to the modern Windows 11 system settings, and access them via settings, the gear icon, or the run command.

Use task manager to force quit an unresponsive app from the start button by selecting it and pressing enter. This may cause unsaved data loss.

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