How To Optimize / Improve Windows 10 With PowerToys!

Microsoft has introduced two new Power Toys for Windows 10, and I'll show you how to install and use them! In this video, you'll learn all about FancyZones and Shortcut Guide, two utilities that will speed up your computer usage and increase productivity!

PowerToys are normally designed for power users - those who demand the best performance and speed from their PCs - but these two tools are useful for everyone.

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TRANSCRIPT:
Hi, it's HandyAndy Tech Tips here. I'm back again! And today, I'm going to show you the exciting new Windows 10 PowerToys.

PowerToys are extra features that can be added to Windows to improve your productivity. To install them, first go to this GitHub page, and then download PowerToysSetup.msi. Go through the standard installation process, and then you'll see, in your notification area, this new little icon. Click on that, and it brings up the settings for the PowerToys.

Now, the two main utilities are called FancyZones and Shortcut Guide. Shortcut Guide basically shows the keyboard shortcuts that are available to you, when you press and hold down the Windows key for 900 milliseconds, or close enough to one second. You can see we've got a lot of options here. So, for instance, if I wanted to open the Settings app, I would just press 'I', like that. Or if I wanted to open the Run box, I would press 'R', so see, it's really good to be able to have all the shortcuts displayed right there in front of you.

FancyZones is a little bit more complicated, but also very interesting. It allows you to customise the snapping zones for windows on your desktop. With the zone editor, you can choose from a variety of different layouts. I'll just pick columns, and I'll increase the amount to some ridiculous number, like, oh I don't know. How about 12.

Now, when I'm dragging a window, and I hold down the Shift key, look at that! Twelve columns come up. And I can just put the window here. Um, that's a little bit skinny. Maybe 12 was way too many columns, but you get the idea.

You can also make your own custom layouts. I'm going to make one for a use case where I want my word processor on the right-hand side of the screen, and three little notes down the left.

OK, now I've set it all up, it's time to save and apply, and we'll try it out. Now I've got one Word doc and three Notepads. Looks a bit of a mess at the moment, but watch this. Hold down Shift, move, and there we go! I'll snap it there... Another one... One more and now for the Word doc! Perfect! Really well organised.

Hey, I'm really excited about these PowerToys, and I'm looking forward to more enhancements in the future. But what do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. I'm HandyAndy and thank you so much for watching!

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