Windows 11 Windows 10. Select the Network icon on the right side of the taskbar, and then move the Brightness slider to adjust the brightness. (If the slider isn't there, see the Notes section below.) Some PCs can let Windows automatically adjust screen brightness based on the current lighting conditions.

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.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.Type Command Prompt in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

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 ...

To adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 11, select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen and sleep. Screen: Select how long you want your device to wait before turning the screen off when you're not using your device. Sleep: Select how long you want your device to wait before going to sleep when you're not using it.

Windows 11 Windows 10. Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. If you are trying to take a screenshot or screengrab, see How to take and annotate screenshots. Click an option below, and it'll open to display a table of related shortcuts:

Windows 11 Windows 10. Take a snapshot to copy words or images from all or part of your PC screen. Use Snipping Tool to make changes or notes, then save, and share. Capture any of the following types of snips: When you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window where you make changes, save, and share. Open Snipping Tool.

Windows 10. Use System restore to make restore points when you install a new app, driver, or Windows update, and when you create a restore point manually. Restoring won’t affect your personal files, but it will remove apps, drivers, and updates installed after the restore point was made. To go back to a restore point:

Windows 11 Windows 10. If you want to change the size of what you see in Windows, there are two options you can try. Windows 11 Windows 10. Before you get started, if you have external displays connected to your PC, choose the display you want to change. Select Start > Settings > System > Display, and look at the section that shows your displays.

Open Snipping Tool. Press the Windows logo key + Shift + S. To record your screen: Note: Windows 11 users can use Snipping Tool. Windows 10 users can record their screen with Clipchamp. Find out how to do a screen recording with Clipchamp. Select Start , enter Snipping Tool in the search bar, and select it from the results.