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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 i'm lexis Avedis for CNET for more settings to tweak and our full guide to Windows 10 check out cnet.com you
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