This document provides 8 tips for using new and improved features in Windows 10. It describes how to use the voice-activated Cortana personal assistant, take advantage of new keyboard shortcuts for window and task management, customize the Start menu, toggle between tablet and desktop modes, annotate web pages in Microsoft Edge, move apps between virtual desktops, unlock additional features in the Command Prompt, and maximize screen space using Snap Assist. The tips are intended to help users learn and make the most of new Windows 10 capabilities.

1. WINDOWS 10
8 hot tips

2. CORTANA
If you have an active microphone, you can enable Cortana
to respond to voice commands.
Click the “Let Cortana respond when you say ‘Hey Cortana’”
option in Settings and begin talking!
SAVE TIME WITH THE NEW VOICE-ACTIVATED PERSONAL ASSISTANT

3. A renewed focus on the
desktop brings new
keyboard shortcuts to
Windows 10. Shortcuts for
window snapping, task
management, virtual
desktops, and more.
Snapping window: Windows + Left or
Right Arrow
Switch to recent window: Alt + Tab
Task view: Windows + Tab
Create new virtual desktop: Windows
key + Ctrl + D
Close current virtual desktop: Windows
key + Ctrl + F4
Switch virtual desktop: Windows key +
Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow
And many more.
CONVENIENCE OF
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

4. If you prefer the Windows
8 Start Screen. Simply
open the Start menu, and
then click the “Expand
Start” button in the upper-
right corner.
Also, make the Start Menu your own by
customizing the theme and color,
resizing the tiles, turning off live tile
updates and choose which apps
display.
WORK THE WAY YOU LIKE
FULL-SCREEN START MENU

5. WORK ON THE GO
Using a touch screen? Open the new Action Center in your system tray and toggle
between Tablet Mode and Desktop mode using Continuum.
You can even boot into Tablet Mode.

6. ANNOTATE WEB PAGES
You can scribble, circle, and draw arrows directly on web pages
with Microsoft Edge and save your annotations for easy reference.
Use the mark-up tools and save pages locally
or to the cloud.

7. Use Task View to move
programs between one
virtual desktop and
another. Right-click the app
that you want to move,
select Move To, then move
it to another desktop.
CREATE SCREEN
REAL ESTATE

8. UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE CMD.EXE
Type cmd in the Search bar, right-click the title bar and
then select PropertiesExperimental to discover all new
Windows 10 features and tools, including enabling new
Ctrl key shortcuts, line wrapping, copy and paste
functions and more.
With these secrets enabled, the Command Prompt will
behave more like a text editor.

9. MAXIMIZE YOUR SCREEN REAL ESTATE
Snap Assist lets you position a window to one side of your screen, or into a
corner, without having to move and resize it manually. Drag and drop with your
mouse or use your keyboard (Windows + arrow keys).

10. LEARN THE NEW FEATURES
OF WINDOWS 10
with Professor Teaches
Coming soon!