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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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How to install the operating system from a thumb drive?

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You no longer need an optical drive to install Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 on a new computer. If your computer has a USB port, you can install the operating system from a USB stick. Microsoft’s own tool can be used for this, but there is also a clever free program, Rufus (https://rufus.ie/en/), which is much more versatile, handling Linux distributions and other ISO files. Of course, there are several such tools, but Rufus can even download a Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 ISO file on demand, just like the small tool offered by Microsoft, which is only available for Windows installation.

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