If you're new to Windows or finally upgraded from Windows 10 to 11, there are many features and shortcuts that help make the usage experience more seamless. Some of them you might be already familiar with, but there are some not-so-obvious ones that you ought to know about. Some of these features will help you be more productive at work, while others help customise the look and feel of Windows based on how you would like to use it. Here are seven must-know tips and tricks every Windows 11 user should know about.
You probably already know that dragging a window to the left or right edge of the screen can automatically snap it to fill half of the screen. Windows 11 expands on this feature by offering many more layout options, depending on the size of your display, along with a new context menu. If you're using a large monitor, you should see six options when you hover your cursor over the maximise button of a window. This lets you quickly snap your open windows in a way where you can view all the content at once. Once snapped into place, you can still resize certain windows and the rest will readjust automatically.
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Phone Link is installed by default in Windows 11, and is a very handy tool for reviewing alerts that come to your phone directly on the PC. You'll need the Phone Link app on your phone too, but once everything is set up, it offers similar functionality to using an iPhone and a Mac. You can choose what apps send you alerts on the PC, but I've personally found this indispensable especially when you're making an online payment from your PC and need the OTP from your phone. You can even use it to quickly drag and drop images and files to and from your phone.
This was a much-needed update to Windows, and now you can finally open multiple drives and folders in a single File Explorer window. This makes it easier to copy and paste content from one place to another, instead of having to juggle
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