WindowsTips 2016 Archive (Table of Contents)

WindowsTips 2016 Archive includes 156 valuable tips. The following is the Table of Contents for the archive:

Introduction

• A Word About Versions and Authors
• Need More Tips?
• Sharing this Document

General Tips

• Switching between Program Windows
• Enlarging Screen Font Size
• Improving Text Sharpness with ClearType
• Modifying the Size of Items in Windows
• Changing a Computer's Name
• Changing Regional Settings
• Displaying the PC Settings Screen
• Understanding Action Center
• Enabling Safe Mode
• Understanding Compatibility Settings
• Changing a Program's Compatibility Settings
• Customizing the SendTo Menu
• Adding Items to the "New" Context Menu
• Removing a Place from the Recent Places or Quick Access Lists
• Moving Your Page File
• Changing File Explorer's Default Startup Location
• How to Choose between 32- and 64-bit Windows
• Determining if You Have 32-bit or 64-bit Windows
• Creating a New Desktop
• Using Desktop Themes from Around the World
• Assigning a Shortcut Key to a Desktop Shortcut
• Allowing Remote Desktop
• Creating a System Restore Point
• Deleting All Restore Points
• Increasing the Number of Restore Points
• Deferring Windows Updates
• Reviewing the Windows Update History
• Removing an Update

Start Menu, Lock Screen, and Taskbar Tips

• Understanding the Start Menu
• Customizing What Appears on the Right Side of the Start Menu
• Adding the Administrative Tools Option to the Start Menu
• Searching From the Start Menu
• Assigning a Shortcut Key to a Start Menu Item
• Understanding the Lock Screen
• Changing the Lock Screen's Background Picture
• Pin Items to the Start Screen
• Creating a Flip 3D Taskbar Shortcut
• Pinning a Shortcut to the Taskbar
• Pin Items to the Taskbar
• Controlling the Display of System Icons in the Notification Area
• Getting Rid of Notification Area Icons

Accessibility Tips

• Adjusting Display Magnification
• Using an On-Screen Keyboard
• Using Sticky Keys
• Using Toggle Keys
• Using the Narrator

Tips about Accessories, Apps, and Utilities

• AutoHotKeys
• Introduction to PowerShell
• Changing Explorer Navigation Controls
• Removing a Desktop Gadget

Web and Online Tips

• Moving Your Downloads Folder
• Creating a Desktop Shortcut for a Favorite Web Page
• Setting the Default Browser
• Introduction to Microsoft Edge
• Displaying the Home Button in Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Edge Extensions
• Setting the Default Search Engine in Microsoft Edge
• Changing Your Internet Home Page
• Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Understanding and Controlling Third-Party Cookies
• Setting Up Your Wi-Fi Enabled Computer As a Hotspot
• Understanding Your Hosts File
• Modifying Your Hosts File

Multimedia Tips

• Using Windows with a Projector
• Grabbing a Screen Shot
• Transferring Pictures from a Camera
• Transferring Pictures from a Memory Card
• Scanning Pictures with a Scanner
• Using Media Player
• Changing Media Player Skins
• Creating a Media Player Playlist
• Editing a Media Player Playlist
• Deleting a Media Player Playlist
• Using Media Player to Burn an Audio CD
• Working with ISO Files
• Stopping Windows from Creating Thumbs.db Files

Drive and File System Tips

• How to Change Drive Letters
• Determining If a Drive Should be Defragmented
• Wiping a Drive
• Understanding Storage Spaces
• Combining Drives in Storage Spaces
• Mapping a Network Drive
• Breaking a Network Drive Mapping Association
• Understanding File System Formats
• Understanding the NTFS File System

File and Folder Tips

• Understanding File Paths
• Moving Files or Folders
• Copying Files or Folders
• Deleting Files or Folders
• Changing User Permissions for a File
• Making a File Read-Only
• Renaming Multiple Files at the Same Time
• What are the Limits on File Names?
• Displaying File Extensions
• Ways to Combine Two (or More) Text Files
• Determining How Much Space the Files in a Folder Require
• Searching From within File Explorer
• Pin Items to File Explorer's Quick Access View
• Opening a File with a Program Other than the Default
• Changing the Default Program for a File
• Removing a File Type Program Association
• Changing a Folder's Icon
• Assigning a Picture to a Folder
• Understanding Compressed Folders
• Understanding ZIP Folders
• Seeing which Files are Compressed
• Restoring from a Backup

Library Tips

• Enabling Libraries in File Explorer
• Getting Rid of a Built-in Windows Library
• Restoring the Built-in Windows Libraries

Command Line Tips

• Displaying the Command Prompt in Windows 8
• Switching Between Command Line and File Explorer
• Using the Sort Command
• Using the Find Command
• Using the Findstr Command
• Printing a Process List

Tips about Devices

• Finding a Device Driver's Version
• Adjusting How Quickly Your Keyboard Responds
• Adjusting the Mouse for Left-Handed Users
• Disabling Automatic Driver Installation
• Printing to a PDF File in Windows 10

System Administration and Protection Tips

• How to Run a Program when Windows Starts
• Starting Applications Automatically when Starting Windows
• Starting Programs Automatically at Startup
• Scanning and Fixing System Files
• Using the ChkDsk Utility
• Changing User Permissions for an Entire Drive
• Hiding Folders Under This PC
• Arranging Desktop Icons Automatically
• Locking Icons on the Desktop
• Toggling Delete Confirmation
• Feeling All Powerful?
• Understanding System Protection
• Understanding User Account Control
• Changing How User Account Control Works
• Logging In with Local vs. Microsoft Credentials

Powercfg Tips

• Generating a Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report
• Estimating Battery Life
• Using Powercfg to List Your Existing Power Schemes
• Using Powercfg to Query an Existing Power Scheme
• Using Powercfg to Change the Active Power Scheme
• Using Powercfg to Change a Setting in the Current Power Scheme
• Using Powercfg to Duplicate an Existing Power Scheme
• Using Powercfg to Change the Name of a Power Scheme
• Using Powercfg to Delete an Existing Power Scheme
• Using Powercfg to Export and Import a Power Scheme

Event Log Tips

• Understanding Event Logs
• Viewing Event Logs
• Filtering Event Logs
• Creating a Custom View in the Event Viewer
• Deleting Events in Your Event Logs
• Adjusting the Size of an Event Log
• Changing How Event Log Overruns are Handled
• What is the Purpose of the System Event Log?
• What is the Purpose of the Forwarded Events Event Log?
• Tracking Down Who Installed or Removed a Program or App
• Using the Event Viewer to Examine Remote Event Logs

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