Snap Assist

Snap Assist enables you to ‘snap’ windows to the sides of the screen. With displays getting bigger, the logic is that we can have more windows on our screens. Being able to split the screen into different sections for different windows is useful and Snap Assist in Windows 10 is designed to help. Snapping Windows […]

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Task View and Virtual Desktops

Windows 10 has made huge steps towards creating an operating system which is suited to busy multitaskers. It’s easier than ever to switch between tasks and you can even have extra workspaces for when you’re working in different apps. All these features are available inside a new Task View feature. Using Task View Task View […]

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How to Use the Taskbar

The taskbar has certainly undergone a revival since its relegation in preference of the Start screen in Windows 8. Although it was still present in Windows 8’s desktop view, it is now back where it belongs. A few slight tweaks in the Anniversary update have made it an even more useful tool now. Mastering the […]

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An A to Z Index of the Windows command line

A ADDUSER   Add or list users to/from a CSV file ARP  Address Resolution Protocol ASSOC  Change file extension associations• ASSOCIAT  One step file association ATTRIB  Change file attributes B BOOTCFG  Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT  Get domain, browser and PDC info C CACLS  Change file permissions CALL  Call one batch program from another• CD  Change […]

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How to Use the Action Center

There have always been pop-up messages in Windows. But now there’s a centralized way in which these are treated. Called Action Center (but titled simply ‘Notifications’), it’s actually designed to be a direct equivalent of the same menu on the Windows Phone. Make the Most of the Action Center The new Action Center is a […]

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How to Use the Start Menu

The Start menu in Windows 10 is about much more than just displaying a list of your apps and software. It includes Live Tiles, shortcuts to folders and settings, and you can now even create folders within the menu itself. So whether you just want to use it as a simple list or if you […]

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