Windows 10

How can I check the data traffic of my Windows 10 apps?

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If you want to know how much data Windows 10 sends and receives, it’s very easy to get this information. Just open the Settings, click on the Network and Internet category, and select the Status entry in the left-hand column. The current Internet connection – wireless and/or ethernet – is displayed on the right-hand side …

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How do I use Windows Explorer to get the IP address of other network devices?

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In Windows Explorer, one-click on Network will show you all devices integrated into your home wired network that can communicate with Windows. But no matter which of the eight display variants is turned on, it’s impossible to get the IP address of the devices from the File Manager. A little trick can still get you …

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How can I quickly search Windows Explorer results?

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Windows Explorer is very helpful for finding files. But the switch to results is not well done by Microsoft. Right-clicking on an entry and opening the folder containing the file will take you to the folder in which the file is stored, but the contents will appear in the current Explorer window, so the search …

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How can I delete the Windows.old directory from my hard disk?

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If you installed Windows 10 as an upgrade to a previous operating system, you will find a folder called Windows.old on your hard drive. On our test system, on which we installed Windows 10 on Windows 7, this directory is 15 GB in size – and on the boot partition, which is only 100 GB anyway. The problem is that this folder cannot be deleted so easily, as it is owned by the System user account.

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How can I change the Local Menu available in Windows Explorer?

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Programs keep expanding the right-click local menu without question, so this useful menu becomes increasingly opaque over time. However, you can freely remove unnecessary entries without having to uninstall the application responsible for them. To do this, simply edit a key in the Preferences Editor.

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Secret Features in Windows 10

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Microsoft’s operating system has lots of features that are very useful –
yet hidden from prying eyes. Now we show you what they are and how to use them!

Windows 10 is in all likelihood the best Windows yet, but it’s also a complex system with hidden features for those who didn’t start using it out of necessity in January this year after Windows 7’s support expired. We’ll show you the best of them: discover secret options to make Windows 10 easier and more convenient to use, and fix some of the system’s annoying problems.

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