1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,019 you think you know everything about Windows uh yeah well think again maggot 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:12,059 we got tips Hot Tips Tech tips 10 tips 3 00:00:10,019 --> 00:00:16,560 for all you Windows power users out there and we're not telling you a thing 4 00:00:13,799 --> 00:00:19,680 until we tell you MSI sponsored this video and we're going to be going 5 00:00:17,699 --> 00:00:24,539 through our tips on their Summit e13 flip Evo their first laptop with Wi-Fi 6 00:00:22,140 --> 00:00:29,519 6E at up to 20 hours of battery life and their Crosshair 15 with up to 11th gen 7 00:00:26,519 --> 00:00:32,119 Intel Core i7 processors and RTX 3060 8 00:00:29,519 --> 00:00:32,119 gpus 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:44,340 everyone knows at least one or two keyboard shortcuts that they use all the 10 00:00:43,079 --> 00:00:48,120 time but whenever you're watching someone else use Windows there's a good 11 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:52,379 chance that they'll use one that you don't this resource which we'll have 12 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:56,760 linked down below lists every Windows shortcut but we've got some favorites 13 00:00:54,360 --> 00:01:01,020 Windows print screen saves directly to your screenshots folder Windows e opens 14 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:04,920 up File Explorer Windows I opens the settings app why they went with I will 15 00:01:02,940 --> 00:01:08,580 never know but it's handy and Windows tab opens up task view just to name a 16 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:13,020 few did you know that instead of control alt delete you can press Ctrl shift 17 00:01:10,619 --> 00:01:16,439 escape to directly open Task Manager without taking a detour to the lock 18 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:21,720 screen and did you know that you can create new virtual desktops with Windows 19 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:25,979 control D and then swap between these desktops with Windows control and the 20 00:01:23,580 --> 00:01:29,759 arrow keys Ah that's actually tip number two whether you lost your second monitor 21 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:34,200 in that last round of budget cuts or you just plain love min max in your 22 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:38,520 productivity multiple desktops are a game changer in less than a second I can 23 00:01:36,659 --> 00:01:41,579 go from researching and writing up a report to collaborating with my 24 00:01:40,079 --> 00:01:45,960 colleagues to touching up some photos for the company website that beanie's 25 00:01:43,439 --> 00:01:50,100 looking good Chase lttstore.com and of course those who work hard usually play 26 00:01:48,060 --> 00:01:55,380 hard am I right so the second your lunch break starts or any other break bam you 27 00:01:53,939 --> 00:01:59,040 are instantly playing your favorite game catching up on Reddit and chatting it up 28 00:01:57,420 --> 00:02:02,280 in your favorite Discord server note that the more applications you want to 29 00:02:00,659 --> 00:02:06,360 keep open at a time though the more system memory you'll need so for heavier 30 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:12,060 users I'd recommend the version of the e13 flip Evo with 32 gigs of lpddr4x 31 00:02:09,959 --> 00:02:16,500 memory now let's customize our desktop whether you like multiple desktops or 32 00:02:14,340 --> 00:02:22,140 just one I'm sure we can all agree that it should look its best now decades ago 33 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:26,520 the in thing was custom pointers and different sound themes for your Windows 34 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:30,660 alerts and guess what it's totally still a thing your pointer can change size 35 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:35,760 color and shape to just about anything and Windows alerts can be swapped on a 36 00:02:33,300 --> 00:02:41,040 per type basis so you will never again be confused about whether a USB device 37 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:43,620 was plugged in or removed hello Linus 38 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:47,340 you are quite good at plugging me in another handy feature for the 39 00:02:45,540 --> 00:02:52,920 minimalists out there is the ability to hide desktop icons and the taskbar for 40 00:02:50,220 --> 00:02:56,940 that Ultra Clean look or to save your OLED display from unsightly burn-in for 41 00:02:55,319 --> 00:03:01,379 those of you wanting an even more custom experience check out rain meter it's a 42 00:02:59,340 --> 00:03:06,720 third party app that adds custom widgets like weather clocks or usage meters all 43 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:11,640 in whatever style you can find one that matches the gaming Aesthetics and RGB of 44 00:03:08,879 --> 00:03:15,480 the Crosshair 15 or something more muted if you prefer you can even make one 45 00:03:13,739 --> 00:03:18,720 yourself speaking of making it yourself we made our own screwdriver and once 46 00:03:17,519 --> 00:03:22,200 it's ready we're gonna have a full video on the process get subscribed so you 47 00:03:20,580 --> 00:03:26,159 don't miss it if you want to customize a bit more but you prefer to stay within 48 00:03:24,239 --> 00:03:30,599 the Microsoft product Suite there are some really cool add-ons in power toys 49 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:34,140 and Microsoft garage a lot of the functionality of fancy zones which is 50 00:03:32,220 --> 00:03:38,819 one of my personal favorites is built into Windows 11 now but it still offers 51 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:42,780 an outstanding degree of control over the snapping functionality and 52 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:46,379 appearance of your Windows awake is helpful if you want to keep your power 53 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:50,700 and sleep settings but put them on pause for a little while say to ensure that a 54 00:03:48,599 --> 00:03:55,560 render completes overnight and keyboard manager lets you make your own keyboard 55 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:57,720 shortcuts and remap Keys power rename is 56 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:01,080 Handy for renaming files in bulk and there are a few others with more in the 57 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:04,860 works so be sure to check it out and choose the right power toy for you 58 00:04:02,519 --> 00:04:08,159 another handy tool particularly for those of you working from home with 59 00:04:06,239 --> 00:04:12,000 multiple computers is mouse Without Borders which is available through 60 00:04:09,540 --> 00:04:15,900 Microsoft garage with it you can use the same mouse and keyboard for up to four 61 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:19,380 computers over your network and even copy text and drag and drop files 62 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:24,900 between them now that our desktop is ready let's talk pins I can't count how 63 00:04:22,860 --> 00:04:28,979 many taskbars I've seen that are still using whatever stock pins Windows comes 64 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:34,139 with even ones they couldn't possibly use this is Prime real estate guys for 65 00:04:31,979 --> 00:04:38,400 one click shortcuts to whatever apps you use frequently Chrome Discord steam 66 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:42,960 Excel anything you're pretty much guaranteed to open after restarting your 67 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:47,940 PC should be pinned and don't feel limited to just left clicking on those 68 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:52,979 pins many applications have shortcuts in the context menu so you can right click 69 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:57,960 and launch Steam Big Picture or steamvr directly going from asleep to gaming in 70 00:04:55,800 --> 00:05:02,460 seconds you can open recent Word documents change your status on 71 00:04:59,639 --> 00:05:07,139 Microsoft teams The Works pinning is also super handy in file explorer quick 72 00:05:04,740 --> 00:05:13,080 access at the top will keep your recent files and folders ready for you but for 73 00:05:10,259 --> 00:05:17,340 privacy reasons I prefer to disable this automatic behavior and create my own 74 00:05:15,060 --> 00:05:20,100 pins it's particularly useful if you have a lot of different server paths 75 00:05:18,900 --> 00:05:25,259 that you might have trouble remembering go there once pin the folder and never 76 00:05:23,039 --> 00:05:29,100 search for it again also check this out you can move them around to your heart's 77 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:33,419 content with a simple drag and drop but Linus you might say I don't want all 78 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:38,460 those icons cluttering up my pristine taskbar can I just search for them 79 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:43,620 well I've got good news and I've got bad news the good news is yes the Windows 11 80 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:49,199 search function is both accurate and responsive I mean yes this is a fast 81 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:53,520 machine with a high performance SSD but still finally PC users are getting a 82 00:05:52,199 --> 00:05:57,000 taste of what Mac folks have been enjoying for over 15 years with 83 00:05:56,039 --> 00:06:00,539 spotlight the bad news is that if you're not on 84 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:05,520 Windows 11 it's still terrible it does work for 85 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:09,479 many installed apps so you can at least stay clutter free by searching for every 86 00:06:07,199 --> 00:06:14,039 app you want to open but I've seen all kinds of undesirable Behavior I mean 87 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:17,580 look at this I search for Explorer seems like an appropriate keyword to bring up 88 00:06:15,539 --> 00:06:22,080 file explorer and it pulls up Microsoft Edge thanks Windows 89 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:25,620 guess I'll use my hotkey next time it's also pretty bad for anything file 90 00:06:23,580 --> 00:06:30,000 specific offering useless web results even when you've already downloaded the 91 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:35,039 file and it's sitting in your local drive so be gone to the depths of Hell 92 00:06:32,759 --> 00:06:41,039 Windows 10 search glory to Windows 11 search our new Xavier tip number seven 93 00:06:37,380 --> 00:06:42,479 your mouse has three buttons well often 94 00:06:41,039 --> 00:06:45,900 more of these days actually but who's keeping track these tips are for the 95 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:50,160 main three let's start with the Forgotten button that no one pays proper 96 00:06:47,759 --> 00:06:54,240 attention to I mean yes we all know that the middle wheel can scroll up and down 97 00:06:51,840 --> 00:06:58,139 but it's also got a click which is Handy for opening and closing tabs in 98 00:06:56,220 --> 00:07:03,000 third-party applications like Chrome and Firefox oh and here's one of my personal 99 00:07:00,300 --> 00:07:06,960 favorites left-clicking file explorer if you already have a window open just 100 00:07:04,740 --> 00:07:13,080 minimizes and maximizes it over and over again terrible but middle click and Bam 101 00:07:10,620 --> 00:07:16,979 as many new instances of file explorer as you could ever need now most of you 102 00:07:15,300 --> 00:07:21,120 probably use right click all the time but did you know that you can right 103 00:07:18,300 --> 00:07:26,699 click and drag to open up a context menu in file explorer take your zip file for 104 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:30,360 example right click on it hold that drag it over here and extract directly to 105 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:35,880 where you've dragged to saving valuable fractions of a second as for our trusty 106 00:07:32,759 --> 00:07:38,099 left click holding shift or alt while 107 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:41,699 you left click and drag will change how you're highlighting text which can be 108 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:45,960 particularly useful in word or other text editors you can also double-click 109 00:07:43,919 --> 00:07:49,979 to highlight a word and triple click to highlight an entire paragraph if you're 110 00:07:47,639 --> 00:07:55,139 in a hurry Pro tip by the way modern trackpads like these ones support these 111 00:07:52,319 --> 00:08:00,000 same interactions one fingers left two is right three is Middle click and if 112 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:04,199 you swipe with all four fingers you can slide over to a second of your multiple 113 00:08:01,919 --> 00:08:08,580 desktops now you know another area where apple is killing it and Microsoft is 114 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:13,020 catching up is phone integration but at least there's progress these days you 115 00:08:11,039 --> 00:08:17,460 can sync your Android phone to your PC so you can use your favorite mobile apps 116 00:08:14,699 --> 00:08:21,300 and even send SMS messages and make calls from your desktop making a to-do 117 00:08:19,919 --> 00:08:25,199 list in notepad that you want to take with you just transfer it over before 118 00:08:23,099 --> 00:08:29,819 you get up and you're good to go sort of honestly it's still kind of 119 00:08:27,660 --> 00:08:32,880 basic but at least for those of us who are pretty much Tethered to our 120 00:08:31,199 --> 00:08:35,339 computers it's nice to finally be able to come home and put the phone down for 121 00:08:34,500 --> 00:08:39,719 the night now some folks might leave this out but 122 00:08:37,620 --> 00:08:44,159 there is a lot more to task manager these days than just processes and 123 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:48,120 services particularly the performance Tab and while there are better tools for 124 00:08:46,620 --> 00:08:51,899 monitoring this sort of thing like Hardware info when you need to quickly 125 00:08:50,339 --> 00:08:55,740 check if your memory is running at the right speed or in dual Channel mode or 126 00:08:54,360 --> 00:09:01,260 you need a quick and dirty look into your CPU usage and GPU usage look no 127 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:04,680 further it's especially useful when you're trying to troubleshoot someone 128 00:09:02,339 --> 00:09:08,459 else's PC without being able to remote in since just about anyone in their dog 129 00:09:06,959 --> 00:09:12,360 can figure out how to open up task manager and navigate through its tabs I 130 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:16,620 mean good luck trying to get your grandma to install Hardware info and 131 00:09:14,399 --> 00:09:20,760 parse this it's even gotten more and more useful over the years with the 132 00:09:18,300 --> 00:09:24,120 users tab introduced with Windows XP and that that came in handy for me a lot my 133 00:09:22,500 --> 00:09:27,180 mom always used to leave crap open in her instance and my performance would 134 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:30,720 suck so I'd have to go in and check and I'd see that anyway the services tab 135 00:09:28,980 --> 00:09:35,160 showed up in Windows Vista and more recently we've got GPU usage including 136 00:09:33,300 --> 00:09:39,420 temperatures meaning that now anyone can die diagnose a thermal issue that is 137 00:09:37,140 --> 00:09:43,019 slowing down their games just whatever you do make sure you hit the more 138 00:09:41,459 --> 00:09:46,740 details button that they added with Windows 8. 139 00:09:44,540 --> 00:09:51,060 now I wouldn't really know anything about this but I can imagine that if I 140 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:55,440 had friends I might run into a situation where their banking app isn't working so 141 00:09:53,459 --> 00:10:01,140 they need access to my computer well fear not it is easy to make what's 142 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:05,820 known as a kiosk account for guests that only has access to a web browser just 143 00:10:03,779 --> 00:10:10,860 set up another account go to account settings on admin and set up assigned 144 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:14,339 access if you want to be extra careful you can also encrypt your own files by 145 00:10:12,899 --> 00:10:19,560 right-clicking on the file or folder selecting properties Advanced encrypt 146 00:10:16,980 --> 00:10:23,040 contents to secure data your key is tied to your account password though so this 147 00:10:21,060 --> 00:10:27,000 is really only handy for multiple users sharing a single PC you can always hide 148 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:30,000 files and folders by the way for a little bit of extra stealth but most 149 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:34,680 people who are going to be digging around probably already know about show 150 00:10:32,279 --> 00:10:38,220 hidden files on the other hand if you're forever alone like many of us this won't 151 00:10:36,540 --> 00:10:42,839 be a problem unless your computer gets stolen speaking of which backups 152 00:10:40,519 --> 00:10:47,220 Windows's own integrated backup system isn't the best acronis's solution which 153 00:10:45,779 --> 00:10:51,839 we made a sponsored video about recently is absolutely better but anything is 154 00:10:50,100 --> 00:10:57,000 better than what most people do which is nothing Windows has an image backup function 155 00:10:54,899 --> 00:11:01,019 that should be your foundation it's just a bit of a pain to find looking control 156 00:10:58,860 --> 00:11:05,940 panel system and security file history and then click on the small bottom left 157 00:11:03,060 --> 00:11:09,600 system image backup link click setup backup and follow the instructions 158 00:11:07,260 --> 00:11:14,399 either saving it to an extra drive or elsewhere on your network the best way 159 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:18,600 to use this is to also have a third air gapped or non-network connected copy of 160 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:22,440 your OS and files on something like an external USB drive so that way you will 161 00:11:20,940 --> 00:11:27,000 basically never have to worry about ransomware or malware again 162 00:11:24,959 --> 00:11:32,040 another perfect example of somehow progress also makes things worse 163 00:11:29,399 --> 00:11:35,459 is Microsoft's compulsive desire to hide useful features that people shouldn't 164 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:40,860 have to go digging around for for example the old control panel like from 165 00:11:38,579 --> 00:11:46,079 way back in the Windows Vista days is still around it's just hidden under an 166 00:11:43,560 --> 00:11:50,700 all control panel options drop down that is really easy to miss now most average 167 00:11:48,839 --> 00:11:54,899 users shouldn't need most of the stuff that's in here but you're a power user 168 00:11:52,500 --> 00:11:58,320 you need need admin tools power options storage spaces and Device Manager you 169 00:11:57,060 --> 00:12:01,920 need them all in one easy to find location speaking of stuff the average 170 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:06,120 user wouldn't need another useful Windows feature is the command prompt 171 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:10,500 but that's actually not the tip did you know that you can change transparency 172 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:13,800 with Ctrl shift scroll wheel it sure makes inputting lines that you're 173 00:12:11,940 --> 00:12:17,640 copying from a website easy when you're working with limited screen space like 174 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:21,540 on One of These Fine MSI laptops did I mention MSI sponsored this video thanks 175 00:12:19,740 --> 00:12:25,140 guys we'll have affiliate links to them down below and one last thing about 176 00:12:23,459 --> 00:12:29,940 Windows especially if you're a power user it can end up getting well a little 177 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