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Windows 10 has become a staple on most home computers and has many fans. However, do users know how to optimize their work with it and improve its performance? Do they know the useful keyboard shortcuts that speed up work and make navigation easier in this popular system? If you don't know how to boost the handling of this system and discover its hidden functionalities, after reading this post, you'll be able to use the system like a pro ;-).
1. Better disk cleaning.
First, we'll activate the hidden options of the disk cleaning tool. The disk cleaning tool itself has been around for many years, and with one click, we can get rid of files from the trash and remove unnecessary temporary files that only take up space on the disk. Usually, however, users install separate applications to maintain order in the system, such as CCleaner, but before you do that, see what you can achieve by going to the disk cleaning tool with additional options. To access them, you need to run CMD as an administrator and enter the command :
cleanmgr /sageset:65535 /sagerun:65535
After entering it, a menu of the tool with a richer list of options will appear before our eyes :
After selecting what should be cleaned, we confirm the selection with the OK button, and the cleaning will be performed. To have the ability to use this solution when we need it, we can create a shortcut for it on the Windows desktop.
From the menu available with the right mouse button, we select new -> shortcut and enter :
%systemroot%\system32\cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535
2. Boosting performance
In this step, we'll talk about one of the available power plans :
You can, of course, search through the control panel and manually change the available options, but it will be much faster to go back to the command prompt (cmd) with administrator rights and enter the command :
powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61
The effect should look something like this :
The above setting is a hidden high-performance mode.
If you want to check the standard available plans, you can do it using the command :
powercfg /L
As you can see, the command that improves performance is not on the list above.
3. GodMode, or access to all system settings from one menu.
GodMode is a feature that gives you access to all hidden system functions from one menu. To create this access, you simply need to create a new folder, for example, on the desktop, and give it the name:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
The above folder name is the whole secret to accessing GodMode. After creating a new folder and naming it as above, the folder icon will also change
4. Access to the hidden start menu
The Windows 10 start menu and tiles are available by clicking on the Windows icon or the Windows key on the keyboard. But you can also open quick access to various options by invoking another menu. You do this using the "WIN+x" key
From this menu, you can easily access functions that normally require going to the Control Panel.
5. Quick screenshots with editing capabilities
Sometimes there's a need to save what's currently on the screen to a graphic file that you can then show to someone else or publish online. In Windows 10, there's a very handy tool that you can invoke using the shortcut : "SHIFT + WIN + s"
6. Quick launch of the task manager
To immediately go to the task manager, just use the shortcut : "CTRL + SHIFT + ESC"
7. Quick access to standard system settings.
If you want to open system settings immediately, use the shortcut: "WIN + i "
8. Quick access to the file explorer
Open the file explorer immediately using the shortcut: "WIN + e"
9. Instant check of the Windows version you have
Press the WIN key on the keyboard or invoke the start menu and simply enter the command :
winver
Do you know more interesting settings and shortcuts? Leave them in the comments !
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