Windows 10: hidden functions in the new operating system

Windows 10 has some hidden features that you may not have heard of. However, these functions are often very useful, which is why we will introduce you to the best hidden functions.

Hidden function: Remove tiles from the Windows 10 start menu

Microsoft has revived the start menu and placed the tiles further in the background, but many users want to completely do without the tiles in the start menu.

• To do this, open the start menu and mark a tile with the right mouse button.
• Now select Release from start and repeat this for each individual tile until your start menu is free of all tiles.
• The unused space is still preserved. To make your start menu appear slimmer, you can drag the right margin to the left with the left mouse button.

Call replacement of the Charms bar in Windows 10

The Charmsbar from Windows 8 from the right edge of the screen was abolished in Windows 10. But if you have got used to the settings menu, you can call up an alternative.

• To do this, press the Windows and I key simultaneously. A settings menu opens in which all options are bundled, as they were once shown in the Charmsbar.
• These include WiFi settings, adjustments to the user interface or settings for the user accounts.

Hidden screen recording program in Windows 10

The screen recording program in Windows 10 has so far hardly been advertised by Microsoft, but it should be particularly interesting for YouTubers.

• You can easily access the Screen Recording program by pressing the Windows and G keys simultaneously.
• A bar with controls opens and you are asked whether the program currently open is a game.
• The screen recording program only records the currently running program, unless it is running on the full screen anyway.
• Background recording mode is especially aimed at players. The last 30 seconds are automatically recorded here. If you experience something particularly exciting in the game, you can save the last 30 seconds automatically with the key combination Win + Alt + G without having to leave the game.

Use the keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10

Operating the console is much easier under Windows 10 than in previous versions, since the command line now supports keyboard shortcuts.

• When you have opened the command line, you can use the Shift key and the arrow keys to mark sections of text.
• You can then copy and paste the commands using the familiar key combinations Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V. This is particularly convenient for longer and repetitive commands.

Restore older versions of files on Windows 10

With Windows 10, a popular feature returns from Windows 7. This is how you can restore previous versions of files. This is particularly helpful for data recovery because the previous versions are created automatically without explicit backup.

• If you open the properties of a file with the right mouse button, you will now find the "Previous versions" tab.
• The saved previous versions are displayed there according to the date.

We will help you if you are not sure whether Windows 10 works on your PC.