This manual does not provide recommendations for third-party applications. It is only recommended how to use Windows 10 gracefully.
1. The necessity of organizing documents
Under any system, the good habit of organizing documents is obviously beneficial to improve efficiency.
1.1 Classification for Files
Divides folders into several major categories: installation (installation path for games and applications), documents (pictures, music, videos, documents, etc.), backups (installation packages, fonts, drivers) Backup).
Create a new folder for images, music, videos, etc. Create new subfolders to manage different categories of pictures, music, or videos.
Determine the location of a default installation software. For example, D:soft or D:game, it is best to always install the application or game into the corresponding path to facilitate unified search and management in the future.
You can create a temporary folder on your desktop to collect temporary files and classify them into folders when you have free time. For this section, please refer to 2.2 The neat desktop is your best working environment.
1.2 Organizing Multiple Folders Using the "Library" Function
"Library" is a function added to the Explorer after Windows 7.
A "library" can integrate multiple folders in different locations. Very conducive to sorting similar files in different locations.
Find the "Library" view in the Explorer, right click to create a new library.
Click "Properties" in the right-click menu on any library to choose which folders to include in this library. The next time you access this library, you can directly view all the folders contained in this library.
For example, by including multiple music folders in different locations in the same library, you can view them in one library at the same time.
1.3 Rational use of resource manager
In addition to sorting files and using "library" to organize files, you can also add the most commonly used folders to the "quick access" in the sidebar so that you can always go anywhere. Access the most frequently used folders.
Press Windows+e to quickly open the Explorer at any time.
1.4 Organize the messy files and program shortcuts on the desktop
Please refer to 2.2 This section of the desktop is your best working environment.
2. The necessity of "beautification"
The most important meaning of the so-called "beautification" of the system is to maintain a comfortable environment.
Beautification in order to beautify itself may have the opposite effect. Lightness is the best beautification.
So try not to use third-party beautification software.
2.1 Wallpaper Selection
Just like the music that the single loop has been circulating for a long time, any wallpaper will make people feel tired.
Pure color and abstract wallpaper will be more likely to produce aesthetic fatigue, so that you have the urge to change wallpapers more often.
To choose a suitable wallpaper, it should be beautiful and not messy.
Pictures as wallpapers
The overall tone is softer and more uniform;
Simplified but with a small amount of detail;
Shallow depth of field photos.
Not suitable as a wallpaper picture
Surtable wallpaper;
Detailed, slightly messy wallpaper;
Concise but overly monotonous wallpaper is very easy to produce aesthetic fatigue, compared to landscape photos It is more likely to produce aesthetic fatigue in human photos;
Breakout nude swimsuit beauty.
1. The best choice for my recommended wallpaper is a shallow depth of field photo or a more uniform landscape.
2. Don't use Windows' own wallpaper. (Advice)
2.2 A neat desktop is your best working environment.
The desktop is essentially a folder that is always open, so many people are used to throwing temporary files to the desktop.
Although it is lazy and convenient to do this, the messy files on the desktop are not conducive to management and it is difficult for people (I) to feel calm (……).
You should always organize the files on the desktop to the corresponding folder, or delete the files that are no longer needed, and implement the "breaking off" on the files on the desktop.
If you still need a temporary folder, you can create a new folder on your desktop, and later save the temporary files in it.
TIPS
1. You can organize your temporary folder with 15 minutes before work and 15 minutes before work. As a warm-up and finishing touch for a day's work.
2. You may have installed hundreds of software and put their shortcuts on the desktop. Is it really good? For how to organize the shortcuts of the desktop, please refer to 3.1.
3. I don't want to argue with you about the way the desktop is used. I just want to make a clean desktop more comfortable for me. Your comfort can be up to you.
2.3 Use less landscaping software
When you use the tools such as Rainmeter to beautify the desktop, in addition to the practicality of some tool plugins, you may become crowded and messy. This is contrary to the original intention of beautification, and it is also a waste of time. Must be used, please use under the guidance of friends with aesthetic ability.
Please remember that you don't need to focus on the desktop.
3. The Start Menu is a highlight of Windows 10
The Start Menu is a great way to launch your app.
Windows 10's start menu integrates app launcher, search, all apps, settings and more.
Many people don't have the habit of using the start menu, because most people are used to placing shortcuts on the desktop, and so the files can be viewed through the Explorer, so the start menu doesn't have to be used.
In fact, if you can use the start menu reasonably, you can greatly improve your work efficiency.
The Start menu is always at the left end of the taskbar and can be quickly opened using the Windows key. In any case, you can press the Start menu to open the apps and folders without having to go back to the desktop. This is especially handy when you work with maximized windows.
3.1 Organize shortcuts to tiles
Click on the right-click menu on any shortcut and folder and select "Fix to Start Screen" to add shortcuts to the tile in the Start menu.
Click the right button on the tile to adjust the size of the tile. The size of the desktop tile can only be selected as medium or small. Drag the tiles to group them. You can group similar apps into one group. Clicking on the group's title position is not grouped and named, which makes it easier to find.
Next time, to open any application, you can open it by pressing the Windows key directly. Try organizing the messy shortcuts on your desktop to the Start menu now.
TIPS
1. Maybe you have the habit of using the search function to start the app, but with the start menu you can improve your efficiency
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2. Open the path C:Users your username AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms You can directly edit the start menu.
3. The folder can also be easily fixed to the start menu. Anything that can be placed on the desktop can be placed in the start menu.
3.2 Viewing all apps on your computer in the Start menu
The most frequently used and recently added new apps are displayed in the Start menu.
As long as it is a non-green application that is normally installed, a shortcut is usually created in the Start menu.
All apps have been arranged in the order of the initials and pinyin.
As with Windows Phone, clicking on a sequence of letters can quickly jump to other letters.
4. New features related to task processing in Windows 10
4.1 Taskbar
The taskbar is the fastest way to launch an application. You should only pin the most frequently used apps to the taskbar. Such as browsers and communication applications.
Windows 10's taskbar adds a search box and task view. If they take up too much space on your taskbar, you can hide them in the right-click menu.
4.2 Task Views
Windows 10 The new Tasks view is very similar to Mission Control in OS X.
After opening the task view, you can see that all the windows are neatly arranged. When you open many task windows, the task view makes it very convenient to switch between the cascaded windows.
The task view also integrates virtual desktop functionality. After creating a new virtual desktop, press and hold any window to drag to another new virtual desktop. You can use a virtual desktop to plan the right workspace.
For example, you can focus on Desktop 1 and drag the window of the chat class to Desktop 2.
TIPS
1. The task view can be launched via Windows+Tab. You can also press the task view button on the taskbar.
2. If there is no task view button on the taskbar, right click on the taskbar and select "Show task view button".
4.3 Hello, Xiaona
Windows 10 New Voice Assistant Cortana is integrated with the search box, so you can easily perform voice control and search operations. Press Windows+S to open it quickly.
The most common operation is probably to wake up Xiaona to record your to-do list for you.
With voice letting Xiaona open an app for you, if the recognition fails or the app doesn't exist, she will open the browser search keyword. This is annoying, don't be angry with her, or search by hand.
5. Using the Universal App instead of the desktop app where possible
5.1 Advantages of using the Universal App
Universal App is extremely fast to start in Windows 10, just a few waits It will be available in seconds. They no longer run in full-screen mode just like in Windows 8, which brings great convenience to use.
Universal App is produced according to standardization. Most Universal App will change the reasonable layout based on the size of the window. For example, in the figure below, the QQ window automatically changes to a single-column view when the width is smaller.
▲ QQ will change the interface layout according to the width of the window
▲ The Groove music that comes with it is quite fast and supports full screen
However, if it is necessary to use the function of the desktop application, then Still use the desktop version. After all, the quality apps in the Windows Store are still poor.
Summary
An important reason for writing this article is that I hope that everyone can make a difference to the ugly and stupid Windows.
Using Windows 10 for more than half a year, many invisible and invisible improvements have given me a new understanding of Windows. On the interface, Windows has at least followed the big step in the industry. In terms of humanity, it has also been greatly improved. However, no matter what kind of operating system, there are people who can use it smoothly or not, the key depends on your use.
A paragraph that was rumored on Weibo said "is called the start menu, but it is used to end". Most people used to open the start menu just to click on the computer inside. Many people are complaining that Windows's start menu has changed and become bigger and smaller. The fact is that they don't actually use the start menu. People will complain about things that they don't use often. Just because they don't want to change their habits, is it wonderful?
The file directory is a messy ball, and the shortcuts are filled with Winboy on the desktop. It's time to change it.
Use the window reasonably, share a happy life, and wish you happiness.