15 Best Computer Tips And Tricks In 2020 | [Most Useful]

In today's tech era computers are used by everyone whether it's for fun or for work purposes, we all love to stick with it, what if I say, there are plenty of useful Computer tips and tricks are there, that will definitely enhance the way of using computers?

So yes! in today's post we are going to learn some of the most useful and hidden computer tricks that you should know as a computer user.

Also Read: 55 Best Computer Shortcut Keys

Computer Tips And Tricks

1. Rename Multiple Files At Once

You can easily rename multiple folders at once, to do that just select all the files and press F2 now rename the folder and hit enter, you will see all the selected folder will be automatically renamed as the first one with numbering in the bracket.

2. Create A Shortcut Key For Specific Software

This trick is very cool, it allows you to create your own custom shortcut keys for any of your favorite software.

Just right click on the software>>go to properties>>you will see Shotcut keys>> just click on that and press the key that you want to make a shortcut. ctrl + alt will by default you can not change it, just click on apply and that's it now you can use that shortcut key to open that software.

3. Find saved wifi password

In windows 7 just right click on the wifi properties >> security and you will see, "show password" box just tick that box, and you will see saves wifi password, But that doesn't work on Windows 10

For Windows 10 open the command prompt just type cmd in the start menu and hit enter, Now type the given code below

Code: netsh wlan show profile name=WifiConnectionName key=clear (Replace the wifiConnectionName with your Wifi Name or SSID)

4. Create a New Desktop

This will allow you to create a new virtual desktop, you can create even more. also, you can easily switch from one desktop to another.

Just press windows+tab>> you will see an option New desktop>>click on that and you will see a new clean desktop, And to delete that desktop, again press windows+tab and close the desktop.

5. Quickly Lock PC

Normally we lock the PC just by going start menu which takes time, but if you want to quickly lock your computer just press windows+L

6. Clean Disk Drive

We often face the storage problem in disk drives due to some unwanted files or folder which automatically comes in our PC, but the problem, it is very hard to find all those files to delete, however windows provide us a tool to clean your disk drive in a few steps

Go to start menu>>Search Disk Cleanup>>Choose your desired Drive>>tick all the options and clean

7. Delete Permanently

Whenever we delete anything on our computer it doesn't remove permanently, it got stored in the recycle bin, and then we have to delete from there to remove permanently, but there is a shortcut by which you can avoid files to going in recycle bin.

Just select the files and press Shift+del and click ok>> your files will permanently be deleted

8. Take a Screenshot

So many people download Softwares to take a screenshot on PC, but we can take a screenshot without downloading any kind of software just by a simple shortcut key, Windwos+prt SCR (print screen) this button is located on the top right corner.

9. Pause Updated More than Month

You might have noticed that in windows 10 you can pause updates only for 7 days after that you will again have to pause if you want, but you can simply pause an update more than a month 

Go to settings>>Update & Security>>Click on Pause for 7 Days>> Now again click for 5 times until you are no longer to pause, you will see update resume date will be increased by 7 days to 35 days.

10. Create a God Mode

God mode gives you all the settings options in one place you just have to open the god mode and boom it will show you all kinds of options.

Create a new folder>> paste the given code and hit enter>>and open it.

Code: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

11. Hide Any Document

Sometimes we have the files which we don't want other peoples to see, we want to keep it private. in that case, you can use this simple yet useful trick

Right-click on the document>>Properties>>Tick the Hidden option>>click on apply, now your document will be disappeared.

To bring it back go to the view section>>Tick the hidden items>> now your document will appear>> again go to its properties>>untick the hidden option and apply.

Also Read: How To Hide Any Document Inside An Image

12. Use Of Sticky Notes

I'm sure most of the computer users don't use sticky notes, this is a very helpful feature in our PC. just like in real we use sticky notes, it works the same. if you frequently want to write something like someone's address or phone number then you can simply write it in sticky and you don't have to worry about saving it, it automatically saves.

To see saved notes open sticky notes>> click on the three-dotted on the top right>> click on Notes List>> here you can see all the saved notes.

13. Use Emojis😃

Yes! you can use emojis on your computer, just press windows+. (Dot) and you will see all the emojis that we use on our smartphones.

14. Slide Shutdown

If you are bored of shutting down your PC by regular method then you can create your own cool slide shut down, even though this is not handy, but still, it looks cool

Right Click>>Create Shortchut>>paste the given code in the path and click ok

Code: %windir%\System32\SlideToShutDown.exe

Now when you'll open this icon a poop will display from the top of the screen just slide it down your system will shut down.

15. Enable Dark/Light Mode (Windows 10)

In windows 10 you can enable dark/light mode, even you can customize the taskbar action center according to your favorite color.

Go To Settings>>Personalized>>Colors>>Choose dark/light or you can use custom to customize it according to you.

Final Thoughts

Yo Guys!!! I hope you liked these computer tips and tricks, which is your favorite trick in all of them, do let me know in the comment section and if you like this article then don't forget to share it on your social media it means a lot to me😀