Tip 1. Using the windows key to search for specific programs/functions. Tip 2. Take a snip (screenshot) of what's on your screen Tip 3. Snap apps side by side Tip 4. Creating a desktop icon for a specific Website link (1) Using the windows key to search for specific programs/functions. 1. Press the windows key located on the bottom left of the keyboard.  2. Start typing the specific the name of the specific program/function.  3. Press the enter key when the desired program shows as a larger icon than alternative icons on the list of programs/functions and is presented under the 'Best match' option.   (2) Take a snip of what's on your screen 1. A 'Snip' can be taken at any point on windows 10. to take a screenshot the following keys must be pressed: windows logo key + shift + s. 2. After the 'Snip' screen has been displayed, the user must locate the area of the screen that they wish to 'snip' and drag and drop the mouse around the desired location.  3. After the desired location of the screen has been selected, the 'Snip' will automatically copy to the users clipboard which can be used to paste into a desired document.  (3) Snap apps side by side 1. Snapping applications side by side is a efficient way of working on windows 10 without having switch between applications. choose the application that you wish to snap on one side of the screen and open it.  2. Once the application is open make sure that the other application is also open and ready to be snapped side by side. drag the program that you wish to snap on the left or right hand side of the screen.  3. Once the application has snapped to the left or right hand side of the screen there will be options dependent on the applications that you already have opened previously, choose which application you would like to have on the opposite side of the screen. (4) Creating a desktop icon for a specific Website link 1. Select a link from any website on a browser.  2. Right-click on the desktop and select new shortcut.  3. Enter the website link into the text box provided when opening a new shortcut.  4. Click 'next' and use the provided text box to name the shortcut.  5. Click 'finish.' A new shortcut will be created on the desktop and will take the user to the link provided when creating the shortcut. 

(5) Pinning a website to the taskbar 1. Navigate to the desired website.  2. Click on the three dots in the top right hand corner of the page.  3. Select the option 'apps' and select 'install this site as an app.' 4. Name the website in the text box provided and click 'install.' 5. The provided website will open in a new application and a desktop icon will appear in the taskbar. This taskbar icon will open the website provided.

  Step One: Find the page you would like saved to your desktop Step two: Copy the URL Steph Three: Go to your Desktop & right click on any empty space on the screen, then click “new” then go across to “shortcut” Step four: Paste the URL/web page into the space provided, then click next Step five: Name the Shortcut to whatever you would like and click “finish”

To change the default behavior of Windows 10 when you close the lid, right-click the battery icon in the system tray, and then click on “Power Options.” If you don’t see the battery icon, click on “Show Hidden Icons” and then right-click on the battery icon—or head to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options instead. Next, click “Choose what closing the lid does” in the pane to the left. From the drop-down menu for “When I close the lid,” select “Do Nothing.” There are two separate options here: On Battery and Plugged In. You can choose different options for each. For example, you might want to have your laptop stay on when you close the lid while it’s plugged in but go to sleep when it’s on battery. After you’ve made the changes, click “Save changes” and close the Control Panel. You should now be able to close the lid on your laptop without it going into sleep mode. If you want to switch either of the settings back to the default, head back to the Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options and change it back.

You can open an InPrivate window in different ways: 1. Select and hold (right-click) the Microsoft Edge logo in the taskbar and select New InPrivate window. 2. In Microsoft Edge, select and hold (right-click) a link and select Open link in InPrivate window. 3. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more > New InPrivate window.

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The default search engine built into the Edge browser is Bing. As it's the default, if you type a word or search query directly into the address bar in Edge, it will perform a search using this search engine: In the above screenshot, Google is the search engine it will use. However, the default is usually Bing. To change from Bing to Google, go into your browser Settings: From here, choose 'Privacy, search, and services' from the left hand side of the screen: On the Settings page on the right hand side, scroll down until you see the option for 'Address bar and search' under the 'Services' section: From here, change the search engine used in the address bar: