From TechGumbo, published Mar 20, 2020
Curated List
- Aero Shake – keeps current windows, minimizes all others
- Right-Click Win-Icon – to pull up menu similar to Win-X
- Click on Taskbar Date-Time – add new Calendar event
- Win-Sft-S – activates Snip & Sketch → Clipboard
- Settings → Bkg Apps – Left on Alarms, Debian, Mail/Cal, Maps, News, To Do, Whiteboard, Movies, People, Readiy Pro, Skype, Snip & Sketch, Trello
- Settings → Focus Assist – short priority list
- Settings → Notifications – Snip, News, Brave, Skype, Keybase, Alarms, Trello, Calendar, Skype, Print,
- Win-H – diction works in WordPad and other apps?
- Win-H – summon emoji’s and symbols
- Win-V – Windows Clipboard History (uninstalled Ditto app)
- Settings → Shared Experiences – set to off
- Settings → Night Light – set to 75%
- Win-Number – opens first 10 icons listed as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
- Win-G – Windows Gamebar (explore new options)
- Windows Security App – list of protected folders
- Settings → Graphics – make app by app settings
- Settings → Storage –
- Settings → Pointer – change color
- Taskbar → Audio – change volume or sound selection
- Switch to "This PC"view – view tab, Options, select This PC
- Win-S "Reliability" – Control Panel . . . Reliability Monitor
- Right-Click Taskbar Icons – Jumplists
- Disable Startup Apps – Task Manager, Start up, Enabled/Disabled
- Cmd – Properties, Options, Enable Ctrl key shortcuts
- Enable God Mode – make a new folder and rename to
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} - Power Toys – download, install to l;earn more
- SharpKeys – download, install to make registry entries to remap keyboard keys
- AutoHotKeys – download, install to make text-expander like functionality for free for Windows computers
Specific Video Timelinks
- How to Use Windows 10 PowerToys (Beginners Guide) https://youtu.be/5vpcaTA9y20
- Slide to Shutdown %windir%\System32\SlideToShutDown.exe PowerToys → download
- Shake 1:15 Old-School Start Menu 1:41
- Calendar Event (Taskbar) 2:15
- Take a Screenshot 2:50
- Background Apps 3:30
- Reduce Distractions 4:06
- Manage Notifications 4:32
- Slide to Shutdown 5:06
- Dictation 5:30
- Emoji Menu 5:43
- Cloud Clipboard 6:09
- Nearby Sharing 6:33
- Dark or Light Mode 7:05
- Blue Light Filter 7:25
- Open Pinned Programs 7:53
- Pause Updates 8:31
- Calculator 8:59
- Calculate Time Difference 9:54
- Windows Key Shortcuts (PowerToys) 10:26 Improved Game Bar 11:01
- Ransomware Protection 11:51
- Graphics Performance 12:40
- Automate Deleting Files 13:30
- Change Cursor Size & Color 13:56
- Change Audio Output 14:21
- File Explorer View 14:52
- View Reliability History 15:30
- Jump Lists 15:44
- Enable/Disable Startup Programs 16:22
- Command Prompt Copy & Paste 16:57
- God Mode
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}17:00