Windows 10 Hidden Features You Didn't Know Existed!

These are the hidden features and tricks that will help you to make the most of your Windows 10 experience. In both my career and personal life, I am often asked to share with people some of the more obscure features within the Windows 10 operating system. So, in this video I’ll show you some of those lesser-known features I’ve shared with others that you may not be familiar with.

“Windows 10 Tips & Tricks” Playlist

0:21 Add More Clocks
1:28 Get More Control Over System Sounds
2:09 Change the Lock Screen Picture
2:46 Change the Command Prompt Settings
3:34 Copy Multiple Items to Your Clipboard
4:13 Screen Capture Tool
4:53 All In One Calculator
5:27 Add a Character NOT on Your Keyboard
6:09 Get Better Color for Your Display
6:31 Use USB Storage as RAM
7:07 View Your Computers Reliability

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[BrettInTech]

These are just some of the features I have shared with others recently that they were not aware of... Hopefully they help you too... Thanks for watching :)
"Swimming Holes" Windows 10 Theme (that some of you requested):

[Poss]

Another helpful list! I have Character Map and Calculator pinned to my Taskbar. Essential tools, often overlooked. I'm unaware of Reliability... I go look right now, thanks.


(Maybe a minute later) OMG! Reliability History is useful! The "Information" listings alone just became an instant obsession! Thanks, again!

[dle]

also win + "period" or "colons" will bring up an emoji table👌🌞🔥

[TheBsavage]

Rather than get into a geek-bate, I'll just say that anybody that deals with people in multiple time zones that doesn't know what time it is in those zones off the top of their head isn't a professional. In my job I regularly talk with people around the world. At any given time I an tell you what time it is in Dublin, Paris, London, Baghdad, Romania, Mumbai, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei, Hawaii, L.A., Chicago, New York, basically every place there is. I don't have time to refer to some lame clock. If I had one for every time zone I deal with on a given day I'd like 12 clocks. Useless. Thanks for the effort for the video, though. Your introductory video graphics are outstanding. Stunning.

[charlesm.]

Great video, there was a few I had already knew about and some I didn't

[infinitydoki]

Additional tip for command prompt: Going back to the options in right clicking the command prompt window, for an system-wide effect use Defaults, for customizing ONLY the prompt, use Properties...


In fact I still use Readyboost in situation like using them in VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation for faster access times for those VMs (specifically my windows 7 VM)

[DuluthTW]

Super helpful. Thanks, TechGumbo guy!

[markproductions]

2:03 there is a volume mixer in the settings program

[michaelbuffolinojr]

Thank you very much I'm new to windows 10 and all of the features.

[Bydand]

Thanks TechGumbo, cracking tutorial

You could do a video on the Win key alone and all the various functions they do. I am sure you will know all these. For example:
Win key + d = desktop, it will minimise all open windows to desktop, repeating will restore open windows

Win key + q will bring up search box

Win key + w will bring up Windows Ink Space

Win key + e will launch file explorer

Win key + r will launch the Run box

There are so more

[Cubasenet]

To access "Reliability History" you can go to Control Panel, then 'Security and Maintenance', then 'Maintenance', then hit on 'Reliability History'.
For those who have a Spanish OS: Panel de control; Seguridad y mantenimiento; Mantenimiento; clicar "Ver historial de confiabilidad"
Really useful. Thanks a lot.

[the_real_greywolf]

Man that readyboost is so cool. Thanks for sharing!

[maximmunity]

My favorite Windows trick:

If you are in Windows Explorer and need to open a command line at your current location, click on the folder icon in the address bar (just under the menu at the top). When the path turns into text, replace that text with 'cmd' (no quotes) and hit enter; a command line window will pop up positioned at that folder; no navigation required!

[hellangel]

i upvote this for providing a list (even with time codes) in the description

[CyberDocUSA]

"reliability..." ugh. Mine looks a bit troubling on this 1 year old Dell laptop. Thank you so much for this video!

[PeBoVision]

alt key codes for extended characters only work with a numeric keypad...since laptop and media keyboards with touchpads often come with no numeric keypads, it's a good thing to note


Not having a numeric keypad actually kills a lot of keyboard shortcuts so I always avoid keyboards without one (are you listening Logitech????)

[olipitt]

4:30 not sure if it was available at the time, you can set your "print screen button" as the screen snipping button under settings - ease of access - Keyboard (under the interaction heading) can also be found by going to the start menu, typing "print screen" then clicking on the "use the print screen key to launch screen snipping"

[doloresdesroche]

Another great video and so helpful! Thanks

[davidanderson]

Multiple file renaming
1. Highlight all the files you want to rename
2. Press F2
3. Type in the filename you want, and hit enter
4. All the highlighted filed will be renamed filename(1), filename(2), filename(3) etc


I don't use Windows calculators. I still use an old calculator from PC Tools Desktop (1985) because it has an on-screen "tape", a record of the inputs I have made so I can go back and recheck, and if I find a mistake, I can re-input the correct number, and it will update the answer.

[tyn]

I always find something useful in your videos! Thanks! 😊