Windows 10: 10 tips to optimize its operation – ZDNet France

This Friday that Windows 10 free period (for users of Windows 7 and 8) ends. Now, the update will pay 135 euros for the Family version, or 279 euros for the Pro version

You took advantage of the free upgrade offered by Microsoft or you plan to migrate soon.? In any case, here are 10 tips that will make you go faster.

For whatever end by which you take: the configuration settings in Windows 10 can quickly become very complicated. Whether it’s tweaking the system settings to improve performance or adjust the configuration to customize your desktop, there are hundreds, even thousands of parameters to take into account.
 

Here are 10 simple tips that will help you increase the performance of Windows 10 and customize it to suit your needs. Because the default settings very often defects

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1. Maximize processor performance

If you use a desktop or a laptop that is always connected, you can optimize the performance of your CPU by changing your power options. Right-click the Start button in the lower left corner of the desktop (or Windows key + X) and navigate to the menu ‘Power Options’. Represented on the visual screen, click the ‘high performance’ button.

Remember, change this setting will quickly pump the battery. Use the so wisely. Oh, and you may want to make changes to various settings as you are.

2. Pin the office looking for files

One of the most powerful in the File Explorer of Windows 10 features is the ability to save searches. The video shows a saved search that identifies all Word documents in a specific folder. When you have many files .doc, for example, is a convenient way to search for the same kind of files. But it is even more convenient if this research is pinned to the Start menu. One can thus find it more quickly.

Open file Explorer and navigate to your Users folder, and your subfolder ‘Searches ‘. Right-click on the saved search and pinned it to your Start menu for easier access

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3. Learn to do without Bing

Microsoft wants you and your personal assistant Cortana are using Bing as the default search engine instead of Google. You can force Cortana to use a different search engine, but you must first change your default Web browser.

If Firefox is your default browser in Windows 10, Cortana should then use Google Search . If Chrome is the default browser, you must install the extension Chrometana and change the default values. If you do not, you will learn that Cortana is particularly stubborn, and will continue to use Bing.

4. Limit the scope of Cortana

If you want to change more Cortana search behavior, you can limit the search parameters themselves. For example, it is possible to serve at Cortana not pick up on the Internet.

Click the Cortana search field in the taskbar and go to the Cortana settings screen, as shown in Figure C. bottom must be a parameter that indicates research online and include web results’. Switch to ‘Off’ and Cortana show not Web results whatever the search engine used by default

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5. Enjoy onedrive Fetch

When you create a Microsoft account, one of the advantages is to get access to cloud storage onedrive no charge. But a little-used feature called Fetch you can get more (but this does not concern onedrive for Business).

right-click onedrive the icon and select ‘Settings’. On the next screen, click the ‘Settings’ tab to access the shown in video screen. Look for the box called ‘Let me use onedrive to bring all my files on this PC’. This will allow you to access all the files on your PC from a computer using a browser, and simply by logging into your online version of onedrive.

6. Change the location where the application is installed

Many computers today are equipped with a combination of SSD and mechanical disks of great capacity. It is a good idea, but it needs to do a little management, especially regarding where to install new applications. In most cases you will want the newly installed applications are on the mechanical drive, and not on the boot SSD lower capacity

To change the default drive where to install the applications, click the Start button and navigate to ‘all applications | settings | system | storage’. You should see a screen similar to the one shown in the video. In this screen, you can change the default locations for applications, documents, music, photos and video.

7. Create a custom shortcut folder

If you use the Windows Start menu 10 to access your applications, perhaps the next tip is for you. You can create a folder personalized ‘Start Menu’ that contains shortcuts to applications, documents, etc., that you regularly use. You can then pin that folder to the Start screen or the taskbar.

First, open file Explorer and go to that folder C: Users XXX AppData Roaming Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs. Note: AppData is a hidden file, so you should select the option ‘Show hidden files’. Of course, your user name is different from the one proposed here.

In the Programs folder, you can add your own subfolder. In the example, the folder name is ‘A_Custom_Start_Folder’ so it will appear in the “A” section of the Start menu. You can put in this folder shortcuts you want

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8. Remove Windows.old

The hard disk storage is less expensive and limited than in the past, but that does not mean you want to waste space. If you upgraded Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8, you probably have a folder on your hard disk that contains the old version of Windows. In the event that you will never return to those versions of Windows, you can delete this folder and save storage space on your hard drive

to delete the folder, open file Explorer, go to the hard disk where Windows 10 is installed (usually this is drive C), and right-click. Now click on the menu item ‘Properties’ to get to a screen similar to that shown in Figure G. Click the ‘Disk Cleanup’ to start the scan and click the button “File Cleanup system ‘.

9. Add more places to send files

When working in File Explorer and click the right button on a file, then navigate to the menu ‘Send To’ you will see a small list of suggested places where you can send the file. If you Shift + Right-click on the file instead, and go to menu ‘Send To’, you will see a much more extensive list of places to send the file.

10. More options for Snap Assist

Most users are familiar Snap Assist Windows 10. This will drag a window on each side of the screen and fit the window in half the screen. However, many users do not know how the Snap Assist feature has been enhanced for Windows 10.

Not only can you drag the window to the stuck in a half-screen, but if you drag a window to one of the four corners of the screen, it will then take a quarter of the screen. This means you can easily position four windows open at once, such as the visual shows.

You can find Assist Snap settings in the system settings. To do so, click the Start button, go to ‘all applications’ | settings | system | multitasking and adjust sliders to suit your needs

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