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 Make Windows snappy --> Turn off "animate controlls and elements inside windows" Make Windows snappy --> Turn off "animate controlls and elements inside windows"
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 +Every once in a while, run the "Disk Cleanup" tool that comes with Windows
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 In File Explorer, on the View ribbon, click Options.\\  In File Explorer, on the View ribbon, click Options.\\ 
 On the resulting dialog in the Privacy section at the bottom of the General tab,\\  On the resulting dialog in the Privacy section at the bottom of the General tab,\\ 
-turn off the option to show recently used folders to Quick Access Save that setting,\\  +turn off the option to show recently used folders to Quick Access Save that setting.
-then unpin any folders you do not want to appear in Quick Access.\\+
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 | Select characters         | Shift arrow            | | Select characters         | Shift arrow            |
 | Select words              | Ctrl Shift arrow       | | Select words              | Ctrl Shift arrow       |
-| Move Desktop              | Ctrl windows <- or ->  | 
 | Show symbols              | Windows .              | | Show symbols              | Windows .              |
 | Always on top             | Windows Ctrl t         | | Always on top             | Windows Ctrl t         |
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 | Sticky notes              | Windows Alt s          | | Sticky notes              | Windows Alt s          |
 | Task switcher             | Alt tab                | | Task switcher             | Alt tab                |
 +| Task view                 | Windows tab            |
 +| Move Desktop              | Ctrl windows <- or ->  |
 +| Open widgets              | Windows W              |
 ==== File Explorer ==== ==== File Explorer ====
 ^ Action             ^ Shortcut      ^ ^ Action             ^ Shortcut      ^
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 ===== Automated tasks ===== ===== Automated tasks =====
  
-Windows has a build in Task Sceduler that you can use in combination with scripts.\\+Windows has a build in Task Scheduler that you can use in combination with scripts.\\
 This gives you an easy way to create a backup or any other task that needs to happen periodically.\\ This gives you an easy way to create a backup or any other task that needs to happen periodically.\\
 Usually you can use a .bat script for the execution and a .vbs script to keep the terminal in the background\\ Usually you can use a .bat script for the execution and a .vbs script to keep the terminal in the background\\
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 ^ Name                                                                                   ^ Description                             ^ ^ Name                                                                                   ^ Description                             ^
 | [[https://www.wagnardsoft.com/content/DDU-Guide-Tutorial|Display Driver Uninstaller]]  | For when you are having display issues  | | [[https://www.wagnardsoft.com/content/DDU-Guide-Tutorial|Display Driver Uninstaller]]  | For when you are having display issues  |
 +
 +[[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/|WSL]]
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