Playing with Features - Windows 10 Academy: The Stress Free Way To Learning Windows 10 Inside & Out (2016)

Windows 10 Academy: The Stress Free Way To Learning Windows 10 Inside & Out (2016)

Chapter 5. Playing with Features

Upgrading to Windows 10 means you’d be able to experience a bevy of fascinating features that you could use in your day to day life! This way, you’d get to enjoy Windows 10 even more!

Import Bookmarks First

If you have been using other browsers before and want to regain access to bookmarks you’ve made there, you can just import them to the Edge. Here’s how:

1. Open Edge and click “…”, then click Settings.

2. Choose Import Favorites from Another Browser.

3. Choose all the browsers you want to import bookmarks from and you’re all set!

Using the Photos App

1. Take note that the Photos App now has two main features, and these are: Collections and Albums. Your photos are chronologically arranged by date in the Collections tab. Meanwhile, Albums contain albums that the app has created automatically for you.

2. To add a folder, go to Settings > Sources > Add a Folder > Add this Folder to Pictures.

3. To show photos and videos from OneDrive, just choose Settings > Show my Photos and Videos from OneDrive.

4. To share pictures, just select the picture you want to share and click Share!

5. You can also make use of Filters and other Editing Features, as well!

Picking Default Programs

You can change default programs and protocols by following the instructions below:

1. Open Settings > System > Default Apps.

2. Change the programs you’d want to use for email, calendar, maps, web browser, video player, photo viewer, and the like.

3. To set individual file types, go to Settings > System > Choose Default Apps by File Type.

4. To set defaults for protocols, go to Settings > System > Choose Default Apps by Protocol.

5. To change default programs, just go to Settings > System > Set Defaults by App > Set Default Programs > Set Program as Default > Choose Defaults for this Program


Sideloading Apps

Sideloading is important because it allows you to install apps that are not available in the Windows Store. Here’s how you can do it:

1. Open Settings > Update and Security.

2. Go to For Developers > Sideload Apps.

3. You will now receive a warning about sideloading being dangerous. Just click Yes to say that you understand the risks.

Managing Pop-Ups

You can also delay shutter speed in capturing screenshots by making sure that you get to capture pop-ups, too. Here’s how:

1. Open Snipping Tool and then click Delay. Choose between numbers 0 to 5.

2. Choose the type of Snipthat you’d like to make by clicking what you find next to New. Choose from window, rectangular, free-form, full-screen.

3. Click Newso you could begin snipping. You will now have an allowance of 0 to 5 seconds, depending on what you chose earlier. The screen will freeze and you’ll be able to capture the image you want.

4. Click Save to save your screenshot.


Fast File Sharing

1. Look for the file that you’d want to share.

2. Click Sharing in the File Explorer.

3. Click Share button.

4. Choose the program you’d want to share the said file with.

5. Configure options by going to Settings > System > Share Lab.