Windows 10 features an improved MetroUI and brought back the Start menu that everyone missed in Windows 8. It mixes the best of Windows 7 and 8 in a new way that’s useful, improves productivity, and looks stunning. Here listing out some features that tend to use more often.
Touchpad Gestures:
The new gestures include using two-finger swipes to scroll through a document or web page, three-finger swipes to switch between apps and launching the multitasking view, four-finger swipes to move between virtual desktops, and a number of other gestures and taps. To find what all you can do with the touchpad on your Windows 10 machine and disable or enable these gestures, just go to Settings -> Devices -> Touchpad and interact with the options present there.
Storage Sense to Manage Storage:
This new feature in Windows is its ability to automatically delete unnecessary files such as temporary files and files in your trash to release storage on your device. To enable this feature, go to Settings -> System -> Storage and turn on the toggle under the “Storage Sense” option.
Quickly Access Emoji Keyboard:
Emojis have become more popular than anyone could have ever imagined and it’s easier to access them on your Windows machine through " +. " button.
Turn on the New Screenshot Tool:
To enable this option just go to Settings -> Ease of Access -> Keyboard and turn on the “Print Screen Shortcut”. Once you have done this, whenever you hit the Print Screen button you will be presented with three options. You can either capture the entire desktop, capture a part of the desktop, or capture a part of the desktop in free form. Once you capture the screenshot it will open in a window where you can also easily annotate it, and share it with anyone you want to.
Privacy Settings:
Windows records your usage(such as location data, getting to know your features, and more) to give you a better service, however, if you are not comfortable sharing your information with Microsoft, you should certainly switch these things off.
Settings -> Privacy -> General and turn off all the toggles.
Then go to “Inking and typing personalization” and turn it off(to restrict Windows from tracking your typing and inking history). Similarly, you can click on other options such as “Diagnostics and Feedback”, “Activity History”, and more to disable sharing of your information that you don’t want to.
Enable Dark Mode:
To enable dark mode go to Settings -> Personalization -> Colors and scroll down and enable the dark mode.
Open Windows Clipboard:
Windows 10 has got a new Clipboard History feature. It allows you to see all your copied items in one place. This will be immensely helpful for users who use copy-paste functionality regularly. Just press Windows key + V together and you will instantly get the Clipboard History window. From there, you can navigate through all the copied items and hit enter to paste a text or an image.