Windows 10/11 Top Useful Tips and Tricks Everyone Should Know

Hello my friend! Today I share with you top useful Windows 10/11 tips and tricks that everyone should know. It is for student, office worker, and anyone who use computer every day. Some tip help you work more fast, some tip help you protect your computer and data. All tip is free and no need install any program. Let's start!

📋 Tip 1: Use Clipboard History to Copy Many Things

Normally Windows only remember the last thing you copy. With Clipboard History, it remember many thing!

1. Press Windows + V.
2. First time, click Turn on.
3. Now copy many text or picture, then press Windows + V again and choose which one you want paste.

💡 Tip: Click the pin icon to keep text you use often, like your email or address. It will not delete after restart.

📄 Tip 2: Show File Extensions to Stay Safe

By default Windows hide file extension like .pdf, .exe, .jpg. Bad people use this to trick you. For example file invoice.pdf.exe look like PDF, but it is a program (maybe virus)!

• Windows 11: Open File Explorer, click View > Show > File name extensions.
• Windows 10: Open File Explorer, click View tab and tick File name extensions.

⚠️ Warning: Never open .exe, .bat, .scr or .vbs file from email or chat if you don't know who send it.

🛟 Tip 3: Create a System Restore Point Before Big Change

Before install driver or big program, create restore point. If something go wrong, you can go back.

1. Press Windows + R, type sysdm.cpl and press Enter.
2. Go to System Protection tab.
3. Select Drive C, click Configure and choose Turn on system protection (if it is off).
4. Click Create, type a name like Before install driver and click Create.

To go back, open same window and click System Restore.

🌙 Tip 4: Turn On Night Light to Protect Your Eyes

Work late at night? Blue light from screen make your eyes tired and hard to sleep. Night light make screen color more warm.

• Go to Settings > System > Display > Night light.
• Turn it on, or set schedule from sunset to sunrise.

💡 Tip: Also follow 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minute, look at something 20 feet (6 meter) away for 20 second.

🖥️ Tip 5: Use Virtual Desktop to Separate Work and Personal

Too many window open? Make more desktop! For example one desktop for work, one for study, one for YouTube.

Shortcut	What it do
Windows + Ctrl + D	Create new desktop
Windows + Ctrl + Left/Right	Switch between desktop
Windows + Ctrl + F4	Close current desktop
Windows + Tab	See all desktop and window

🔋 Tip 6: Check Laptop Battery Health

Your battery die very fast? Check battery health with one command.

1. Open Command Prompt.
2. Type this command and press Enter:

powercfg /batteryreport

3. Windows tell you where the file is save. Open battery-report.html with browser.
4. Compare Design Capacity and Full Charge Capacity. If full charge is less than 60–70% of design, maybe time to change battery.

🛡️ Tip 7: Scan Virus with Windows Security (Free)

You don't need buy antivirus for normal use. Windows Security (Microsoft Defender) is already free in Windows 10/11.

1. Open Start, search Windows Security.
2. Click Virus & threat protection > Scan options.
3. Choose Full scan to scan all computer, or Microsoft Defender Offline scan for virus that hard to remove.

💡 Tip: Make sure Real-time protection is always On. Don't install 2 antivirus at same time, it make computer slow and conflict.

🤝 Tip 8: Help Friend Fix Computer with Quick Assist

Your friend or family have computer problem but live far? Use Quick Assist to control their computer from your computer. It is free from Microsoft.

1. Both people open Start and search Quick Assist.
2. Helper click Help someone and sign in with Microsoft account. You get a security code.
3. Send code to your friend. Friend type the code and click Allow.

⚠️ Warning: Only give code to people you really trust. Scammer often call and say "I am from Microsoft, give me your code". Microsoft never call you like this!

🔎 Tip 9: Find Your Computer Info Fast

Need to know your CPU, RAM, Windows version for install program or ask for help?

• Windows + Pause/Break — open About page (CPU, RAM, Windows edition).
• Press Windows + R, type winver — see Windows version and build.
• Press Windows + R, type msinfo32 — see full system information.
• Press Windows + R, type dxdiag — see display and graphic card info.

🧹 Tip 10: Clean Drive C with Disk Cleanup

Drive C full make computer slow. Clean it with built-in tool.

1. Press Windows + R, type cleanmgr and press Enter.
2. Choose Drive C and click OK.
3. Click Clean up system files to clean more (like old Windows update).
4. Tick what you want delete and click OK.

💡 Tip: Don't tick Downloads if you still have important file in Downloads folder!

🔒 Tip 11: Lock Computer Every Time You Leave

Just press Windows + L. It take 1 second but protect your file, email and Facebook from other people.

You can also turn on Dynamic Lock: Windows auto lock when your phone (connect with Bluetooth) go far from computer.

• Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > Dynamic lock and tick Allow Windows to automatically lock your device when you're away.

💾 Tip 12: Backup Your Important File

Hard disk can broken anytime, laptop can lost. Always backup!

• Use OneDrive to auto backup Desktop, Documents and Pictures folder: right click OneDrive icon > Settings > Sync and backup > Manage backup.
• Or copy important file to external drive or USB every week.
• Follow 3-2-1 rule: keep 3 copy of data, on 2 different device, with 1 copy in other place (like cloud).

Conclusion

That is all my favorite Windows tips and tricks! You don't need remember everything in one day. Try 2 or 3 tip this week, and when you use it every day, it become your habit. If you have other good tip, share with me in comment. Thank you!

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