CNET How To - Windows 10 settings you should change right now
CNET How To - Windows 10 settings you should change right now
2015-08-01
so you have Windows 10 installed and are
ready and raring to go but hold onto
your horses here are a few settings you
should change right now to optimize your
Windows 10 experience Windows 10 makes a
big deal about bringing back the Start
menu so why lose it when you switch
between desktop and tablet mode to keep
it on all the time go to start settings
system tablet mode and switch the make
windows more touch friendly toggle to
off you get enough notifications from
your smart phone right here is how to
turn off Windows notifications on your
desktop go to settings system
notifications and actions then just flip
the switch for Windows tips
notifications or anything else you might
find distracting Windows 10 keeps itself
updated but that can sometimes mean your
machine just automatically restarts when
Windows Update has done its thing
annoying you can schedule a specific
restart time and go to settings update
and security Windows Update and choose
your time or if you want to be notified
when your machine wants to restart go to
Advanced Options then choose notify to
schedule restart underneath the choose
how updates are installed menu if you
use the Express settings when installing
Windows 10 you probably enabled Wi-Fi
sense what this does is automatically
connect you to Wi-Fi hotspots or to
networks that your contacts have shared
to turn off Wi-Fi sense and sharing go
to settings network an internet Wi-Fi
manage Wi-Fi settings or you can also
type in Wi-Fi settings into Cortana or
the search bar to bring up this option
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