Since the home laptop, desktop all upgrade to Win10, small make up but really feel it’s powerful, very much improved, very much humanized design. Unlike the previous beta, as the main system naturally matches the daily work. A lot of Settings, operations should also comply with the previous use habits.
After these days, finally put the Win10 configuration more handy. The following is a small series of this period of time to optimize the configuration of some experience, I hope to inspire you.
Step 1. Close useless services
Just installed Win10, the whole computer response is very slow, sometimes nothing to do, hard disk lights can also flash for a long time. Apparently, Microsoft dad’s default enabled service was not shut down in time.
There are plenty of articles on the web instructing novices on how to turn off system services, but many have become outdated over time. After these days of testing, xiaobian found that there are five groups of services can affect the work efficiency of Win10, shut down can immediately improve the overall system response, for daily operation also has no impact.
The five most wasteful services tested by the small editor
Specific methods are as follows:
Type “services” into the Cortana search box, Search for Connected User Experiences and Telemetry, Diagnostic Execution Service, Diagnostic Policy Service, and Diagnostic Select five Service Host and Diagnostic System Host, right-click each group of items, and change the startup type in Properties to Disable.
Note: Windows Search is also a service that consumes a lot of resources on a daily basis.
Its function is to build a set of index directories for the hard disk, ready for a quick file search later. However, since it consumes too much hard disk resources, it is not recommended to start the laptop or the overall performance of the computer, the specific shutdown method is the same as before.
Step 2. Close “Acrylic”
Although desktop performance is good, but also installed Win10 laptop is serious, which is likely to be Win10 RS4 newly launched “acrylic” special effects caused by the disaster.
“Acrylic” is Win10 RS4 new increase a group of special effects, much like Win7 era of “Aero ground glass”, the application of “acrylic” components will automatically present a translucent hazy feeling, the effect is very gorgeous. But with the application of acrylic more and more widely, its requirements for computer are also more and more high. If the computer itself is not good performance (such as pen), will greatly reduce the response speed of the entire interface, resulting in system lag!
“Acrylic” is cool! But it’s a nightmare for low-powered computers, and laptop users are advised to turn it off
Close method: Click “Start Menu” → “Settings” → “Personalization” → “Color” to cancel the check box in front of “Transparent Effect”. This project takes effect in real time without restart.
Step 3. Link the phone number
Due to work, xiaobian usually stays in front of the computer for a lot of time, sometimes the phone is not around and happens to come to an important message, it is easy to miss. The latest version of Windows 10 adds a lot of new capabilities for Cortana, one of the most interesting, is your text messages (or wechat) real-time synchronization to the computer end.
After the phone is bound, SMS and wechat can pop up on the PC in near real time
Specific method is: click “Start menu” → “Settings” → “mobile phone”, then click “Add mobile phone” link, enter your mobile phone number and click “send” button. Then Win10 will automatically send a verification message to the mobile phone end, then according to the prompts to install a good mobile version of Cortana.
Cortana installed, need to log in with the PC side of the same account name and password, after Win10 can automatically synchronize all kinds of information from the mobile phone. Cortana can already sync a wide range of messages, including text messages, wechat messages, QQ messages, emails and even system-level alerts like “my battery is low.”
2 mobile phone push web page to computer step 4. Change the default input method
As text editor xiaobian for input method requirements are very high, Win10 built-in Microsoft Pinyin obviously can not meet the need, so choose a satisfactory third-party input method is very important.
Xiaobian use is universal wubi, which is their own use of the classic input method for many years. Win10 input method switch key and Win7 different, by the previous “Ctrl+Shift” into “Win+ space”. Don’t underestimate such a small change in your daily routine.
Therefore, xiaobian himself made such an adjustment, first delete all input methods except “Universal Wubi”, then enter the universal Wubi setting box, change the initial input state to “English”, and then change the Chinese and English switch key of universal Wubi to “right Shift”.
After this setting, the daily operation is still the same as before directly enter letters, if you need Chinese, press “right Shift”, which is much more convenient than the default “Win+ space”.
Modify the default input method and modify the input habits
Step 5: Install Edge for mobile
Sometimes often in the mobile end to see some valuable web pages, so how to synchronize to the PC to achieve rapid editing? The traditional way is to use favorites or QQ sync assistant, but this operation is always a lot of trouble.
Select the computer you want to push in Edge for mobile
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The solution is to install an Edge browser for your mobile phone. You can easily push web pages to your PC with one click by logging in with the same account name and password as your PC. Click the “Send to” button in the middle of the toolbar, and Edge will first ask you what computer name you want to push. Once confirmed, the page will open automatically on the target. The whole experience is much better than traditional favorites!
After a few seconds, the page opens automatically on the PC
Step 6. Modify the default program
Computer used for a long time, there are always some of their own habits of software. For example, Faststone Image Viewer is used for Image viewing, Foxmail is used for email, 360 speed is used for browser, cool Dog is used for music player… . OK! Here’s the thing, Microsoft dad is apparently trying to push its UWP “whole family bucket”.
Therefore, the default APP for email is Mail, Groove music for music, Movie & TV for video, and Edge for browser. So how do you replace these UWP with your own familiar software?
First uninstall the default UWP application
Win10 modify the default application, can be through the “start menu” → “Settings” → “application” → “default application”, but many times even if the modification is successful, Win10 will quietly restore the default UWP back. Uninstall the Microsoft UWP application directly!
Again set like the default program, so Win10 will not arbitrarily change our Settings
Step 7. Clean up the disk partition
If your Windows 10 has been updated, you should definitely take a look at this setting. For compatibility consideration, Win10 will be the previous version of Windows backup a time before each upgrade. Usually this folder will be very large, a few gigabytes to tens of gigabytes is standard. Crucially, its location is so hidden that many third-party cleaning tools can’t handle it.
Clean up the files left over from previous Windows
Win10 Built-in backup file cleaning function, if your Win10 has been used up very stable, later also did not restore the old version of the intention, you can manually remove it. Specific method is: click “Start menu” → “Settings” → “system” → “Storage”, and then find “Free space immediately” in the right panel, check the option to delete, and finally click “Delete file” can be.
Also can open “storage awareness” let Win10 regular automatic cleaning hard disk garbage
Note: in addition, you can also select “Settings” → “system” → “storage” panel under the “storage awareness”, to let Win10 automatic clean hard disk. Currently, you can select three time periods: Daily, Weekly, and monthly. You can also set the time limit for saving recycle Bin and Download folder as required.
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Step 8. Turn on the night mode
As a copy editor, overtime is inevitable. When using a computer at night, the blue light on the screen can have a big impact on the eyes, which often feel particularly dry at the end of the day. Before xiaobian has used an F. Lux software to help remove blue light, and the latest version of Win10 has built-in this function.
Effect comparison before and after “Night Mode” is enabled
The new function is located in the “Start menu” → “Settings” → “system” → “display” panel, check the right pane of the “night mode”, and even you can let Win10 automatically open “night mode”. Win10 provides automatic operation plan has two kinds, one is according to the region sunrise and sunset time open and close, the second is according to the user specified time open and close.
Night mode Settings panel
In addition to opening it in the Settings window, you can also open and close the Night mode by clicking on the notification center.
Step 9. Turn on the Focus assistant
Win10 RS4 “focus assistant” is a new addition to the function, can be based on the application level, time range, operation content, etc., take over Windows notifications. In layman’s terms, it’s a quick way to “block out” some information when you’re focused on your work and don’t want to be distracted by anything else.
Win10 built-in three kinds of “shielding” mode, respectively is time mode (7:00~23:00), projection mode, game mode, simple point is to meet a group or more groups of conditions, automatically open shielding function.
Focus on assistant
Step 10. Set up automatic login
Win10 through online accounts for everyone to save the use of habits, this is really cool, set up good wallpaper at home, in a blink of an eye can sync to the office computer, really some of the next generation of feeling. However, to experience this function, you need to enter your account name and password every time you boot up. In fact, if the computer is just put at home to use, you can let Win10 automatic login through a setting.
No password, boot into the desktop
To do this, click on the Cortana search box, type “Netplwiz,” right-click on the search results and select “Run as administrator.” Next click on the account you want to log in to and uncheck the box before “to use this computer, users must enter a username and password.” Later Win10 will prompt you to enter a password to confirm the identity, restart the computer, automatic login will be set.
Setting automatic Login
Step 11. Close hibernation
Win10 hibernation is a set of power management mode, popular point is to open the current web page, is editing the manuscript saved, to be restored when the next boot. However, this “sleep” comes at the expense of disk space. Basically, for every GB of memory you have, sleep takes up several GB of disk space. In reality, the one we use most often is the faster, disk-free “sleep” (which does the same thing, but is faster using memory as a carrier), so sleep can be decisively turned off.
Close the dormancy
To turn it off, simply click on the Cortana search box, type “CMD”, then right-click in the search results and select “Run as administrator”. Next, type the command “powercfg-h off”. If there is no prompt on the screen, the command has taken effect. When the computer is restarted, the hibernation function is turned off and the corresponding hard disk space is freed.
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Step 12. Change the default region to “Hong Kong SAR”
Default Chinese version of Win10 “country or region” for “China”, but xiaofan is used to modify it to “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”, the reason is very simple: one is modified “weather” more powerful, increased the temperature curve, time forecast, moon phase and other data. Edge, on the other hand, has become more professional, with new tabs providing more information.
Enhanced Weather
Change the default “China” to “Hong Kong SPECIAL Administrative Region”
Note: After modifying the default area, Cortana cannot be used. The solution is to click “Start Menu” → “Settings” → “Cortana” → “Speak to Cortana”, and change the “Cortana Language” to “Chinese (Simplified, China)”.
Step 13. Remove seat automatic lock screen
Xiaobian often carries his laptop between the office and home, and sometimes he is too busy to lock the screen. This is where you can increase your computer’s security with a small feature called “dynamic lock.”
“Dynamic lock” automatic lock screen
“Dynamic lock” is a self-locking screen function that can automatically lock the screen when you leave your seat through bluetooth connection with your mobile phone. Its principle is through the detection of mobile phone Bluetooth signal strength, once the signal continues to be lower than a certain threshold, it will think that the user has left the computer (so, the mobile phone must be carried around), then will automatically perform the screen lock.
The setting method is to first open the bluetooth module of the laptop and the phone, and connect the two ends. Next, click “Settings” → “Account” → “Login options” and check “Dynamic lock” → “Allow Windows to lock the device automatically when you leave”.
Step 14. Open Activity History
Win10 RS4 version added a lot of interactive experience, for example, you can use Cortana search box on the right side of the “activity history” button, view the recent or long ago opened applications. You can even seamlessly transfer the work you’re doing on your laptop to your desktop.
Activity History
“Activity History” is located in the Start menu → “Settings” → “Privacy” → “Activity History” panel, which is enabled by default.
Step 15: Configure the OneDrive web disk
In daily work, xiaobian often needs to transfer files from laptop to PC. The traditional method is to use U disk or LAN, but overall efficiency is not very high. Win10 comes with a set of built-in web disks called OneDrive that can seamlessly transfer files between multiple terminals. Most importantly, it also works well with Microsoft Office, which no other web disk can match.
Configure Microsoft OneDrive
Step 16. Optimize the drive
To get the best out of Windows 10, there are also some hard drive optimizations that need to be made in addition to these Settings. At present, the hard disk used by computers can be divided into SSD (solid state), mechanical hard disk two camps, according to the different technology, need different optimization plan to treat. Win10 can automatically identify the type of hard disk, so we do not need to worry about the optimization scheme. But you can make the optimization happen automatically by setting automatic optimization.
Optimize the hard drive as planned
Write in the last
In short, compared with the mature Win7, Win10 is still praiseworthy in many human aspects, especially some new technology support (such as Win7 on limited SSD support), obviously better than ten years ago Win7. If you also plan to upgrade their main system to Win10, might as well refer to the small series of practices, I hope to help you!
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