Windows 11 Windows 10. Use Tips to discover things you didn't know you could do in Windows—for example, how to customize your PC, keep things more secure, work more quickly with keyboard shortcuts, and more. To open Tips at any time, select Start > Tips on your device, or type tips in the search box on your taskbar, then select it in the results.

Windows 10. Windows Sonic is a spatial sound solution in Windows 10 that can enhance your movie or gaming experience. Here’s how to turn it on: Select Start > Settings > System > Sound . Under Related settings, select Sound Control Panel. Select your playback device, then select Properties. In the new window that opens, select Spatial sound.

Click on a photo to show the buttons at the top, including Zoom, Delete, Rotate, Edit & Create, Share, and Print. Press and hold (or right-click) for more commands, such as File info, Save as, Copy, and Set as. Open the Photos app from the button below. Open the Photos app. The Photos app in Windows 10 does the same things as Windows Photo ...

When you lock your device, anyone trying to access it must enter your password, PIN, or use biometric authentication if you have Windows Hello set up. This is useful if you need to step away from your device but don’t want to close everything you’re working on. To lock your Windows device, you can: Press + L keys on your keyboard

To access caption preferences in Microsoft Edge: Go to Settings and more > Settings . Select Accessibility and select Open system preferences for captions. To access caption preferences in Windows: In Windows 11, select Start > Settings > Accessibility > Captions . Under Captions, choose the caption style from the drop-down menu or select Edit ...

Turn the feature on or off while presenting. If you're in the middle of giving a presentation and want to turn the feature on or off, click the Toggle Subtitles button from Slide Show View or Presenter View, on the toolbar below the main slide:. In Slide Show View:. In Presenter View:. You can also toggle subtitles from the right-click menu, or with the shortcut key J.

The OneNote for Windows 10 app window now offers more note-taking space by providing an easier way to control the navigation interface. You can choose to display the notebook, section, and page navigation panes only when you need them, while always keeping immediate access to the Search and Recent Notes buttons. LEARN MORE.

These features were introduced in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and they are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). New features The following new features in the RDC 8.1 client update are available when you establish a Remote Desktop Connection session to Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2.

To choose a default printer: Select Start > Settings . Go to Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners > select a printer. Then select Set as default. If you don't see the Set as default option, the Let Windows manage my default printer option may be selected. You'll need to clear that selection before you can choose a default printer on your own.

Choose File > Account. (If you opened Outlook, choose File > Office Account.)