keyboard shortcuts

When Microsoft began shipping keyboards labeled “Copilot+” with a dedicated Copilot key, the gesture felt like a signal: AI was now a hardware-first priority for Windows. What started as a promotional flourish, however, has quickly exposed the long-running tension between hardware gimmicks and...

Windows 11’s built‑in Search is useful — until it isn’t: slow responses for non‑indexed folders, a cluttered home panel, and inconsistent results have driven many users to lightweight launchers and desktop search tools that return answers in milliseconds. This piece examines six of the fastest...

Windows 11 gives you more than one way to open the Settings app — and knowing the right method for the moment can save minutes or avert a full restart when you’re troubleshooting. The platform exposes the app everywhere: Start, Taskbar, Quick Settings, File Explorer, Run and command-line tools...

Google’s experimental Windows app aims to remove the friction of switching windows to look something up — a floating, Spotlight‑like search bar you summon with Alt + Space that can search local files, installed apps, Google Drive, and the web, and that folds in Google Lens and the company’s AI...

Tmux turns a single terminal into a full multitasking workspace, letting you run, manage, and persist multiple shells from one connection so long-running jobs don’t force you to keep a window open or interrupt your workflow. Background If you’ve ever started a long rsync, a build, or a migration...

Windows 11’s keyboard shortcuts are not just a convenience—they’re the backbone of a faster, less distracted daily workflow for power users and knowledge workers alike, and a recent roundup that distilled “73+” essential combinations crystallizes why learning a compact set of keystrokes pays...

Windows 11’s keyboard shortcuts are the single easiest way to turn everyday tasks into near‑instant actions — and learning them now matters more than ever as Windows 10 approaches its end of support and organizations and consumers prepare to migrate. Background Windows 11 ships with a broad set...

Windows 11 hides a surprising number of productivity tools and convenience shortcuts under its polished surface — features that are easy to miss but powerful once discovered. From window management that finally stops the dragging-and-resizing circus to clipboard vaults that remember what you...

Windows 11 hides a handful of playful and practical Easter eggs — from an always-on emoji pane to a built‑in surf game, an ASCII Star Wars show you can telnet into, and the long‑running “God Mode” control panel shortcut — and each one is easy to access if you know where to look. This feature...

Files 4.0 is the first major rework of the community-built Files file manager that truly feels like a single‑package answer to many of File Explorer’s long‑standing UX gaps — a unified Omnibar with a built‑in command palette, a sharpened split‑pane workflow, a clarified search vs. filter model...

Windows 11’s typing ergonomics just got a small but decisive polish: Insiders can now insert an en dash (–) and an em dash (—) with single memorable keystrokes — and that change is already shipping in recent Dev and Beta channel preview builds. This is the kind of tiny usability fix that saves...

Files v4.0 arrives as a major rework of one of the most polished third‑party File Explorer replacements for Windows 11, introducing a unified Omnibar, a refined Dual Pane workflow, expanded cloud drive support, and built‑in cryptographic verification tools — changes that push Files from a...

Master Window Management: Snap Layouts, FancyZones & Virtual Desktops for Multi-Monitor Workflows Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Managing lots of windows across two or more monitors can quickly become chaotic. Using Windows' built‑in Snap features together with Microsoft...

Apple’s macOS Sequoia finally brings a built‑in window tiling system that mirrors many of the conveniences Windows users have enjoyed for years — a native, simple way to snap windows into side‑by‑side, stacked, three‑panel, or four‑corner layouts without installing third‑party tools. The...

Windows 11 is quietly getting a small but genuinely useful input tweak: two new system-wide keyboard shortcuts that insert the en dash (–) and em dash (—) directly while typing, saving writers, editors, and anyone who types punctuation frequently from clumsy Alt‑codes or digging through the...

Microsoft Teams’ August update is a substantial one: Microsoft rolled out 26 new features across chat, meetings, Teams Phone, workplace Places, frontline scenarios, security tooling, and device certification — blending productivity tweaks, admin controls (notably for Copilot), and several Teams...

Windows users who skimmed last week’s roundup of “48 keyboard shortcuts” got more than a list — they received a practical nudge to stop clicking and start typing their way to faster work. The Technology For You / ZDNet piece collects more than 40 essential Windows 11 key combos and groups them...

Windows shortcuts aren’t a gimmick—they’re the difference between fumbling through menus and moving at the speed of thought, and ZDNET’s “Master these 48 Windows keyboard shortcuts and finish work early” is a concise reminder that a measured investment in muscle memory returns daily time...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) for the Dev Channel is a feature-packed flight that blends smarter cross‑device experiences, subtle UI polish, and targeted reliability fixes—while flagging a few risks Insiders should know before hitting update. The...

Today’s Dev Channel drop, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093), continues Microsoft’s methodical push of Copilot-era polish, cross-device continuity, and focused UX fixes — and it does so while leaning heavily on staged rollouts that keep the boldest features behind telemetry...