100 Windows 21-30 tips and tricks

 

21. Enable jumplists

You can save considerable amount of time by using Jump Lists with the most used apps. Open the Settings app from Start Menu and go to Personalisation > Start and enable the last option if you wish to see jump lists on Start Menu and Taskbar.

22. Keyboard-friendly Start

You can operate the Start menu almost entirely using the keyboard. The Windows key to bring it as always and you can then use the search feature and the arrow keys to navigate it without a mouse.

23. Colourise Start

The default colour of the Start Menu doesn't please all eyes especially after several hours of use. To pick your own colour, head to Start > Settings > Personalisation > Colours and disable the 'Automatically pick an accent colour from my background' option and pick an accent colour from a palette.

24. Streamline Start

If you don't want Start Menu to show the most used programs in left-side pane, open Settings app from Start Menu and head to Personalisation > Start and set the 'Show most used apps' option to Off.

25. Hide Recently opened apps

Similarly, if you don't want Start Menu to show your recently opened programs and files, head to Settings > Personalisation > Start Start and toggle the 'Show recently added apps' option to off.

26. Choose which folders appear on Start

Open the Settings app from Start Menu and go to Personalisation > Start and click on the 'Choose which folders appear on Start' link. Now you can customise the folders list that shows on the Start menu.

27. Prevent an app from showing in the Recently Used List

You can also prevent particular apps from showing up in the recently used apps list despite how frequently you use it instead of turning off the feature entirely.
For this right-click on an app and select 'Don't show in this list'.

28. Turn off Live Tiles

If you're distracted by the constant updates and changes in the tiles, you can turn off their ability to display updates. Just right-click on them and select the 'Turn live tile off' option.

29. Switch to Start Screen

If you wish to pin more items to the Start menu you can actually make it stretch across the entire screen. Head to Start > Settings > Personalisation > Start and toggle the 'Use full-screen Start when in the desktop' option.

30. Pin Most used settings

You can pin shortcuts, files and folders to Start Menu. Just right-click on the desired item and select the 'Pin to Start' option.
This will immediately pin the item to the right-side of Start Menu.