Customize your lock screen status. Select Start > Settings . Select Personalization > Lock screen. Select the list for Lock screen status and select an app that can show detailed status on the lock screen. You can also select None if you don't want to see detailed status on the lock screen. Note: Lock screen status will be available when you ...

Curate your notifications. Windows Security will send notifications about the health and safety of your device. You can turn these notifications on, or off, on the notifications page. In Virus & threat protection, under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings, scroll down to Notifications and select Change notification settings.

To do this. Press. Move to the Tell Me or Search field on the Ribbon to search for assistance or Help content.. Alt+Q, then enter the search term. Open the File page to use Backstage view.. Alt+F. Open the Home tab to use common formatting commands, paragraph styles, and the Find tool.. Alt+H. Open the Insert tab to insert tables, pictures and shapes, headers, or text boxes.

On the web browser menu, click Tools, or the "Tools" icon (which looks like a gear) and select Internet Options. When the "Internet Options" window opens, select the Security tab. On the "Security" tab, select the Trusted sites zone and then click the Sites button. For the website (s) you would like to allow scripting, enter the address within ...

Select Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps. To change the default app, you can do either of the following: Set a default for a file type or link type. In the search bar, enter the file type or link type you want, then select it from the list of results. You can choose which app can open that file or link type. Set defaults for applications.

Set up your screen so you can clearly see what you want to capture. Press Windows logo key+Shift+S. The desktop darkens so you can select an area for your screenshot. If you select rectangular or free-form mode, you must then click and drag to highlight the area you want to capture. If you select window or full-screen mode, the capture takes ...

To open the On-Screen Keyboard. Go to Start , then select Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard, and turn on the On-Screen Keyboard toggle. A keyboard that can be used to move around the screen and enter text will appear on the screen. The keyboard will remain on the screen until you close it. Note: To open the OSK from the sign-in screen, select ...

Select Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security and then Virus & threat protection > Manage settings. (In early versions of Windows 10, select Virus & threat protection > Virus & threat protection settings .) Open Windows Security settings. Switch the Real-time protection setting to Off and choose Yes to verify.

Change your screen saver settings. Windows 10. Select the Start button, then go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen, and select Screen saver settings. In the Screen Saver Settings window, choose a screen saver from the drop-down list. Change your screen saver settings.

Quickly take a screenshot in one of two ways: Select Start , enter Snipping Tool in the search bar, and select it from the results. See Use Snipping Tool to capture screenshots for more information. . Open Snipping Tool. Press the Windows logo key + Shift + S. To record your screen: Note: Windows 11 users can use Snipping Tool.