7 Hidden Windows Features (You've Never Heard Of)

Secret features for Windows you probably didn't know!

There are lots of little features deep in the settings of Windows that most people don't know about. Others are hidden in plain site. This video goes over some of both, with 7 features in Windows that are either hidden, or almost completely unknown. Many of these features are available in older versions, even XP, and a couple are new in Windows 10.

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[SimonTime]

The first one is not included with Windows.
Audio Stream Splitter (and the context menu option) comes packaged with Dxtory, the screen capture software.

[ThioJoe]

My favorite windows feature is the ability to turn off the computer

[trappedcat]

Images can also be rotated by holding CTRL+SHIFT+TURN UR HEAD

[jonasfluhrer]

ProTip: Middle mouse clicking on a taskbar icon opens a new window of that program (example: windows explorer), even when it is open already (the program gotta support it)

[chris]

*Discovers you can rotate an image when you right click it*

7 HIDDEN WINDOWS FEATURES MICROSOFT DOESNT WANT YOU TO KNOW

[Goofygiggles]

Quick Assist is called Windows Remote Assistance on windows xp, 7, and 8

[MrLikesurprise]

Ok the extract audio doesn't  appear on the menú, are you sure is from windows and not from other app

[reginaldmarselus]

I would like to have a video segment on "Run As Administrator"- what does it mean, what can you do with it, how does it work, and what are the various functions; or maybe a completely separate video on the subject. For me, I am scared to use it because I don't understand it. Thanks - keep up the good work

[huxleyhawke]

Shift and right clicking has existed for many many years but it's nice that you bring it up. Keep up the good work!

[rebelli]

I tried the remove Explorer thing and I thought my entire computer broke XD

[omarfaruque]

no there is no extract audio on any extension

[ToTT]

First one is a dxtory feature not a windows feature!!!! You need dxtory for this to work

[christopherbrown]

I've never seen a video before that shows me "things I've never heard of, " where I actually learn something new. That changed today. All of those were new, and the last one was particularly helpful

[Petinency]

One more : Win key + Tab will show you the button for new workspaces (writen in 'new desktop'). It allow you to make a completely new environment from works you have used before.

[krambis]

*WHEN YOU BOOT YOUR COMPUTER AND "PREPARING WINDOWS" SHIT COMES UP*

[Sclunger]

Thio, could I get that finger pic of you to use as my desktop wallpaper? I want full resolution.

Thanks.

[JonathanTash]

When browsing the internet, I use middle click to open links in a new tab.

[ddgiant]

One of my favorite that most people do not know is for multiple windows. If you hold windows key and then left or right arrow your active window will go half screen and snap to the edge of the screen, including the split edge if you have multiple displays (aka on the right monitor you can lock the window to half screen on the left side). And if you use the up and down then it goes down to 1/4 screen. You can do some of this with a mouse by dragging a window to the edge of the screen, but with the mouse you can not get it to snap to split edge of two monitors.

[MYXOMATOS]

I think the first one is not natively available in Windows but it's enabled when you install Media Player Classic, I don't have it on my computer and didn't see that option when I checked on many different video files of all possible formats (not even *.avi files).. I'm guessing if I installed MPC I'd start seeing it

[Exp]

The option you moused-over on the printers is the Adobe plugin. Microsoft's own is "Microsoft Print to PDF".