Reduce unnecessary networking and improve Win10 productivity

Computer Store News: In the latest release of Windows 10, Microsoft has integrated more Internet elements into its system functions, allowing users to stay connected while in daily use. For example, the large search box added in the taskbar, when the user enters a keyword, can not only display local applications, documents, settings, etc., but also return related results of Bing search. In addition, features such as OneDrive synchronization are also reminding users of how close Win10 and the Internet are. But sometimes, we don't necessarily need so much extra content, so it's necessary to let them “converge” and focus on local work.

First of all, the search box on the Windows 10 taskbar, in addition to the local and Internet search, also bears the responsibility of the Cortana voice assistant, according to the user's voice command Perform the specified action. However, the seemingly gorgeous features are a rib for many users. When searching for local content purposefully, it doesn't make much sense to jump out of related web content. At the same time, voice assistants are also useful in traditional PCs. . Based on the above situation, some people may want to turn off these additional functions that are not needed, so you can refer to the following methods:

Click the search box on the taskbar to activate the Cortana voice assistant, click the third icon to Go to the notebook and click “Settings”.

Turn off Cortana Voice Assistant

Click on the first switch to change the status to “Off" to turn Cortana off on the current computer. Add a new option "Online search and include Web results", turn it off and let the search box search only in the current computer, so the search box will be restored to the stand-alone style of the Win7 era.

Searching only the current computer

In addition, if you feel that this search box is awkward on the taskbar, you can also choose to hide it. Right-click in the search box (or blank space in the taskbar) to open the context menu, expand “search”, select “hide”

You can also hide the search box

OneDrive is another less "necessary" element, although Microsoft provides a cloud for each user via Windows 10. Storage, just because of habits and other objective factors (network speed), not every user will use OneDrive, so every time you start Windows with OneDrive is not necessary.

It's easy to close it, right click on the OneDrive icon on the taskbar, click “Set”, the option "When I log in to Windows, I will automatically launch OneDirve" before the check, cancel and then exit with the icon OneDrive.

You can turn off OneDrive if you don't need it

If you plan to strip OneDrive more completely from Windows 10, you need to implement it through Group Policy. In the search box, type “gpedit.msc”Open the Group Policy Editor and navigate to: Computer Configuration ——Administrative Templates——Windows Components——OneDrive, double-click on the right window to disable OneDrive for file storage & rdquo;, change its status to “enabled”.

Disabling OneDrive completely

Sometimes integrating too much doesn't necessarily mean "utility", when you encounter a wealthy feature that you don't use, consider it Pause or close, freeing up resources for more important tasks.