100 Windows 61-70 tips and tricks

 

61. Bypass the sign-in screen in Windows 10

Speed up boot by logging straight into Windows 10 by typing 'netplwiz' in the search bar to bring up the User Accounts window.
In the Users tab, deselect the 'Users must enter a username and password to use this computer' option.

62. Analyse available storage space

To figure out what kind of files are taking up room on your computer, head to Start > Settings > System > Storage and click on the drive name to get a breakdown of how the space is being used.

63. Save apps to external drives

If you use an SSD as your system drive you can ask Windows 10 to install apps on another disk by heading to Start > Settings > System > Storage and pointing to it under the 'New apps will save to' option.

64. Customise your default app associations

If the default file associations don't work for you, you can change them by right-clicking on a file and selecting the 'Open with' option. Now select the 'Choose another app' option and pick the app you wish to use.

65. Define a keyboard shortcut for any app

To get faster access to apps, you can launch them by using custom keyboard shortcuts. For this, right-click on an app's icon and head to Properties > Shortcut.
Now click inside the text box labelled 'Shortcut key' and press any key.

66. Set display per-monitor

With Windows 10 you can configure different DPI scaling ratios if you've got multiple monitors attached to your computer.
Right-click on the desktop and head to Display settings which lets you configure each detected display individually.

67. Disable WiFi Sense in Windows 10

If you're worried about Wi-Fi Sense's security implications you can disable it by heading to Start > Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi > Manage Wi-Fi settings.
Now disable all options and ask Windows 10 to forget any Wi-Fi networks you've signed into in the past.

68. Customise Battery Saver

The Windows 10 Battery Saver clamps down on background activities in order to maximise your system's battery.
You can enable it from under Start > Settings > System > Battery Saver. It comes online automatically when the charge drops below 20%.

69. God mode

GodMode is a one-stop panel that gathers all Control Panel commands within Windows 10. Create a folder on your desktop named: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}.
Once created the folder will change to the Control Panel icon and rename itself 'GodMode'.

70. Customise Sync settings

You can easily take charge of the settings that synced from the current installation to your online account. Head over to Start > Settings > Accounts > Sync your settings and disable any of the listed settings that you don't want to sync with your Microsoft account.