Windows 11 Quick Tips

Course details

Does your current role require you to work in Windows 11? If so, you probably want to keep your skills up to date and discover more efficient ways of working in the OS. In this course, gather bite-sized tips designed to help you boost your efficiency in Windows 11 and leverage helpful new features you may not know about yet. Staff instructor Nick Brazzi provides on-the-spot solutions for some of the most common questions in Windows, helping you get up to speed with everything from modifying the interface to working with apps and files. Each video is about one minute long, so you can quickly jump in and get answers to your most urgent “How do I …?” problems.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Working faster in Windows

1. System Settings

02 - Adjust system settings
03 - Force an application to quit

2. General Interface Tips

04 - Take a quick picture of your screen
05 - Set up Dark or Light mode
06 - Use Snap Layouts to position windows
07 - Minimize all windows except one
08 - Use multiple workspaces
09 - Use Magnifier to enlarge part of the screen
10 - Use Do Not Disturb to block notifications
11 - Use Focus Sessions to eliminate distractions
12 - Copy and paste multiple items with clipboard history
13 - Print any page as a PDF
14 - Cancel a print job
15 - Check battery level of Bluetooth devices
16 - Increase contrast and invert colors
17 - Set text scaling
18 - Launch applications with a keyboard command

3. Modify the Taskbar

19 - Move the Start button and taskbar icons to the left side
20 - Hide the taskbar
21 - Remove default icons from the taskbar
22 - Customize actions in the Quick Settings panel

4. File Management Tips

23 - Work beyond the simplified File Explorer
24 - Use tabs in File Explorer
25 - Check the size of a file or folder
26 - Show or hide file extensions

5. Working with Applications

27 - Disable notifications for specific apps
28 - Use Windows Search to launch apps
29 - Draw a route in maps
30 - Save offline maps