Master Windows 10 With These Tips and Tricks

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system developed and released by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was officially unveiled in September 2014 following a brief demo at Build 2014. The first version of the operating system entered a public beta testing process in October 2014, leading up to its consumer release on July 29, 2015. Here are some tricks to master Windows 10

Start Menu
The return of the Start Menu is a good deal in Windows 10 and that's because you're likely to spend quite a bit of time with it. Whether it's using it in the more traditional Windows way or using Cortana to search for content on your PC or the web, it's a greate addition.Pulling in the tiled user interface from Windows' tablet mode means you get to access Live Tiles all without exiting the desktop mode. If you're not a fan of how these tiles look or how they are arranged, this is something you can fix.Simply hover the mouse cursor over a tile and right click on your mouse or the right side of your touchpad. Now you'll see options to resize tiles to make them smaller or even wider. You can also pin programs to the task bar at the bottom of the screen or remove (Unpin) from the Start menu altogether – holding down on the tile does the same thing on a touchscreen.If you're not a fan of the Live Tiles, which are basically constantly updating widgets like the ones you get on your phone, select 'Turn the live tile off' and it's all done. You can always add them back later simply by dragging the app back to its space.

Virtual Screen
A favourite with Mac OS X users, the ability to have multiple desktops running concurrently is now included in Windows 10 and it’s great. Whether you have loads of apps open or a week’s worth of Office documents, virtual desktops lets you organise your space.To set one up, tap or click on the small icon – or press Windows key + Tab – to the right of the Cortana search bar and this will bring up all of the your open windows. If you scan your eyes to the bottom right hand corner you should see the option to '+ New desktop'.

Cortana
Cortana, Microsoft's intelligent assistant listens out for your voice, so you can quickly jump into a search, but by default it will respond to anyne who shouts out ‘Hey Cortana’. You can set it up to only recognise your dulcet tones though, just click the Cortana box, head into the Settings page and toggle the ‘Respond Best To Me’ slider.Now, Cortana will attempt to learn your voice. She’ll give you six phrases to repeat, once that’s done, and it might take a few attempts, you’ll have the sassy personal assistant all to yourself.

Tablet Mode
Tablet Mode, of course, gets rid of the desktop and lets the Start Menu take center stage.To access it, Tap on the ‘notifications’ icon (it looks like a message) on the taskbar – or swipe in from the right side if you’re using a touchscreen – in the taskbar to bring up Action Centre. Click the 'Tablet Mode’ and repeat the method to exit it again.

Faster Upadates
This next tip starts in the same place as the previous one, so stay locked in the Updates and Recovery menu. To ensure your updates are always downloaded quickly and efficiently, you can utilise peer-to-peer tech. Tap on Advanced Options, then Choose how updates are delivered and select Updates from more than one place to ‘on’ – see below for how to ensure P2P updates don't suck up all your bandwidth.