An Easy Tips & Tricks Guide to Windows 10: A guide to the most commonly asked questions about Windows 10 Settings

216 Pages·2018·19.36 MB·English

by  Louise Welbourn

An Easy Tips & Tricks Guide to
Windows 10
A step by step guide to the most common settings.

Written by Louise Welbourn

DEDICATION

To those who thought I wouldn’t make it.

Copyright © 2018 Louise Welbourn All rights reserved. Any unauthorized
reprint or use of the material is prohibited. No part of this book may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical
including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval
systems without express permission from the author.

Disclaimer: While all attempts have been making to verify the accuracy of the
information provided in this publication, the author assumes no responsibility for
any errors or omissions. Should the reader face any untoward website
difficulties, it is recommended that they see out professional technical support to
rectify the same. The author will not be held responsible for any repercussions
beyond the scope of this book.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
PREVIEW PROGRAM WINDOWS
CONFIGURE AUTOPLAY
BACKUP YOUR COMPUTER
MAXIMISE BATTERY LIFE
BLUETOOTH CONNECTION
GOOGLE SEARCH FROM THE TASKBAR
COMPATIBILITY MODE
CREATING A MICROSOFT ACCOUNT
CUSTOMIZE THE START MENU
Folders and Tiles
Live Tiles
Pinned Tiles and Shortcuts
OPEN PDF’S
DESKTOP ICONS
DISABLE LIVE TILES
DISABLE THE LOGIN SCREEN (BE CAREFUL WITH THIS
ONE)
DISABLE STICKY KEYS
DISABLING THE LOCK SCREEN ADS
MICROSOFT EDGE BROWSER EXTENSION
PREVIEWING YOUR FONTS
TASKBAR OPTIONS
ANNOYING TASKBAR ICONS
HIDE THE SEARCH BAR
HYBRID DEVICE SETTINGS
MAKE SETTINGS MORE ACCESSIBLE
MANAGE STARTUP APPS
MANAGING AD PERSONALIZATIONS
PIN SAVED SEARCHES
QUICK ACCESS MENU
REMOVING THE ANNOYING “GET OFFICE”
STOP SUGGESTED APPS
SETTING UP AUTOMATIC LOGIN
SHARE FILES, AND MORE WITH HOMEGROUPS
STOP WINDOWS FROM ASKING PERMISSIONS
KID FRIENDLY
SUPERVISE YOUR FAMILY COMPUTERS
USAGE
TURNING ON ONEDRIVE FETCH
TASK BUTTONS: THE WAY YOU LIKE IT
WINDOWS ANNOYANCES
TAKING CONTROL OF UAC
REVEALING CLOCKS FROM OTHER TIMES
VIEW DRIVE USAGE
VIRTUAL DESKTOP
ARRANGING THE WINDOWS
WINDOWS 10 IS SPYING ON YOU
Windows Defender
WINDOWS PRIVACY
MAKING WINDOWS 10 DO THE WORK FOR YOU
Accessibility
Reading the small print
Bright and Bold
Clearer Captions
SHOW ALL YOUR
DRIVES
ACTIVATE DARK MODE
INTRODUCTION

Do you find yourself unable to remember your password to login to your
computer? Do you need help in trying to read the computer screen? Are you
clueless about Windows 10? Are you concerned about Privacy?

In this e-book, you will learn how to login without needing to use a password.
You will learn how to personalize your computer, change the theme the pictures
and a whole lot more. Discover how to turn off those annoying Windows 10
Ads. (You know the Ads that appear on the Start Menu, the tiles) Master the 5
essential techniques for improving your experience with Windows 10. You will
learn how to turn on Windows Privacy options and monitor your children’s
activities on the computer.

I put this e-book together because I wanted to share some useful tips and tricks
with Windows 10 that I have collected since Windows 10 first came out.

The e-book is designed as a Step by Step guide with lots of large pictures so that
you can follow along. There have been a lot of changes to Windows 10 since it
came out a few years ago so some of the things mentioned in the e-book may not
be applicable to your version of Windows 10. Unfortunately, operating systems
get out of date fairly quickly as Microsoft updates features and tightens security.
I will update this e-book from time to time with the changes.

Let’s get you started with Chapter 1.