How to search for “commands” in Windows 10

You can search up anything really fast with Windows 10, even commands. Let’s say you want to shut down your computer in 60 minutes:

  • click on the start button (bottom left) and type the following: “shutdown -s -t 3600” as shown below.

As you can see it looks like a “run” command. Your Windows will give you a message that it will shut down in 60 minutes.

If you want to cancel the shutdown just simply type “shutdown -a”, and it will cancel the timer.

Myself find this very useful as it saves a lot time not having to download any external app.

Here are 3 other useful commands you should use to save a lot time:

1.Access Resource Monitor – ” resmon ”

2.Open System information – ” msinfo32 ”

3.Access mouse properties – ” main.cpl “.

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How to encrypt files using command prompt

Couple steps you need to follow:

  • Open command prompt -> start -> cmd as shown

  • Change your working directory to the folder where your files are Using “cd” command followed by the folder pathway.
  • Next,using the “Cipher /E“ will encrypt everything inside that pathway

Important note: The files will open normally for you, however, any other user will not be able to view the files unless they login into your account, so make sure you have a password set.

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Two Windows 10 tricks

1.How to record your screen without any software

Click on the “Start” button and search for “Xbox Game Bar” as shown

Press Windows Key + G button on the screen you want to record.

You need to click on the Recording button on the Capture widget.To stop the screen recording, click on the Stop button on the same widget. By default, all your recordings get saved to the folder:
“C/Users/Videos/Captures“.

2.How to hide any Specific drive in Windows 10

First of all, press the Windows Key + R button together to open the RUN dialog box.

Type ‘gpedit.msc’ and hit the Enter button. Follow the next steps as shown in the picture:

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer.

On the right pane, find and double click on the option ‘Hide these specified drives in My Computer’ as show below:

Now select ‘Enabled’ and on the ‘Pick one of the following combinations,’ choose the drive you want to hide.

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10 useful Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternate way to do something you’d typically do with a mouse so here are 10 useful ones:

1.Windows logo key  + i to Open settings.

2.Windows logo key  + A to Open Action center.

3.Windows logo key  + L to Lock your PC.

4.Ctrl + Tab to Move forward through tabs OR Ctrl + Shift + Tab to Move back through tabs.

5.Windows logo key  + D to Display and hide the desktop.

6.Windows key + E to Open File Explorer.

7.Windows key + Left arrow key/Right arrow key to Snap app or window left/right.

8.Ctrl + Shift + Click app button to Run app as administrator from the Taskbar.

9.Windows key + M to Minimize all windows / Windows key + Shift + M to restore them.

10.Ctrl + Shift + I (or F12) to Open Developer Tools console.

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3 more useful CMD commands

1.Netstat

This shows all the active TCP connections from your computer.

2.Start

This will open up any app.ex:chrome,firefox,stream,codeblocks,etc.

3.Tracert

This can reveal how the routes of your internet requests change depending where you’re accessing the web. It also helps with troubleshooting a router or a switch on a local network that may be problematic.

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3 Usefull CMD commands

First, open CMD as administrator

1.Ipconfig/displaydns

It will show every recent connections to the web pages that you visited,including incognito ones,ipconfig/flushdns will delete the history.

2.netsh wlan show profiles will show every lan your pc connected to

netsh wlan show profiles followed by the connection name + “key=clear” will also show the password key

3.powercfg /batteryreport will generate informations about your laptops battery that will open with any browser.

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