15 Incredible Windows Tips and Tricks | Must Know

TRICK 1: Create ‘On-the-Go’ Access to Movies Using Dropbox and Handbreak

The Scenario: You just finished ripping your DVD collection to your PC, haven’t had time to convert them to the iPhone format, and are on a time-crunch. You want to take your movies with you, but you can’t be late for work (or some other boring event you wish to be anti-social at).

The answer: Combine Handbrake and Dropbox. In Handbrake, add all the files you want to convert into the conversion queue with the format set to ‘iPhone’ and the destination
to your Dropbox folder. Head to the dreaded social event. When you’re ready to watch your movies, simply open up the Dropbox app on your iPhone and flag the file you want to watch as a favorite. Dropbox will begin downloading that file and, once it’s finished, you can easily enjoy movies from anywhere. Just be careful if you’re downloading files over 3G – those data plans can be killer.

TRICK 2: Bittorrent Files to Your Home Computer From Anywhere Using Dropbox and uTorrent

To start downloading bittorrent files from anywhere to your home PC, simply enable folder monitoring in uTorrent and point it to your Dropbox folder. Now, whenever you add a torrent file to Dropbox, uTorrent automatically starts downloading it on your home PC.

TRICK 3: Quickly Find Function Declarations in Netbeans

In Netbeans if you want to see where a function was originally declared, simply ctrl+click on any one of its calls (e.g $myclass->myFunction) and netbeans will automatically search the current project, open the file, and highlight the declaration of that function.

TRICK 4: Quickly Find and Open a File in Netbeans

To quickly find and open a file in Netbeans, simply press alt+shift+o and you’ll be prompted with a search screen. Simply begin typing the name of the file you’re looking for (you can even use wildcards) and Netbeans will search through all open projects for a file whose name matches your search criteria.

TRICK 5: Compare Any Two Files in Netbeans with Diff

In Netbeans, you don’t need to have files loaded into a project to use their color-coded diff viewer. Simply open one of the files you want to compare, right click on its tab and select ‘Diff’; you’ll be prompted to select the file you wish to compare it against. From there you can use the color coding as well as the merge and remove buttons to quickly move changes from one document to the other, all without having to set up a separate Netbeans project!

TRICK 6: Create Your Own Custom Hotkeys to Launch Notepad Using AutoHotKey

1. Right-click an empty spot on your desktop or in a folder of your choice.
2. In the menu that appears, select New -> AutoHotkey Script. (Alternatively, select New -> Text Document.)
3. Type a name for the file, ensuring that it ends in .ahk. For example:launchNotepad.ahk
4. Right-click the file and choose Edit Script.
5. On a new blank line, type the following:#n::Run Notepad
6. Hitting the Windows key + N will now launch Notepad!

TRICK 7: Minimize Everything Except the Current Window

Simply press the Windows key + Home key.

TRICK 8: Move a Window to a Different Monitor

Hold down the Windows Key + Shift and use the left or right arrow keys to move a window to a different monitor.

TRICK 9: Run a Program as Administrator

Simply hold down Ctrl + Shift while starting or opening it.

TRICK 10: Encrypt Removable Drives

Simply Right-Click on the drive and select “Turn on Bitlocker.”

TRICK 11: Quickly Lock The Windows Screen

You don’t have to hit ctrl+alt+delete to lock the windows screen. Instead just hit the Windows Key + L.

TRICK 12: Run A Program As Another User

Hold down the Shift key while right clicking on a shortcut or program and select “run as another user.”

TRICK 13: Turn Off Recent Search Queries Display

Press the Windows Key then type “gpedit.msc”. Go to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer and double click on “Turn off display of recent search entries.”

TRICK 14: Display Empty Removable Drives

Go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View and uncheck “Hide empty drives in the computer folder.”

TRICK 15: Dock a Window to One Side of the Screen (My Favourite)

Press the Windows key + Right key to dock it to the right side of the screen or Windows Key + Left Key to dock it to the left side of the screen, Win key + Up arrow to maximize and Win key + Down arrow to restore.

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