Windows is an operating system accessible to all users. Microsoft has worked hard to ensure that any user, even if they have not used a computer before, can defend themselves with it and know how to do the basics. However, that does not mean that it is a simple and basic operating system, and it is that, underneath, it hides such potential that there are even functions and tools that, even if we have been using the computer on a daily basis for a long time, it is likely that we do not know about it. Let’s see 5 secrets of the operating system.
Automatic backups
Windows still has many tools inherited from other versions of the operating system. And one of them is this secret backup feature . This function was present in all Windows 7 computers, it allows us to make backup copies of our system and all the data so that, if something goes wrong, we can recover it.
This is one of the few functions that is available within the Control Panel of Windows 10 and Windows 11 and we cannot find it in the Settings panel. Therefore, if we want to use it, we will have to look for it there.
Secret Start Menu
In addition to the start menu that we all know, Windows hides a second start menu , much less known by users. We can launch this menu in two ways, either by right-clicking on the start button, or with the Windows + X keyboard shortcut.
From this menu we will be able to quickly access various sections of the operating system, very useful sections for administering and managing the system. We can also turn off or restart the computer directly from this panel. A very little used function, but very useful.
show desktop
When we have many windows open on the computer, using it can be chaotic. And surely more than once we have even felt uncomfortable. At this point we have several options, either we start to minimize all the windows one by one, or we click on the lower right corner of the screen to minimize everything at once and show the desktop in a second .
Alternatively, we can also click on a window and quickly shake it around the screen. Thanks to the Aero Shake function, all the windows will automatically minimize, leaving only the window that we have selected and shaken open.
God mode
Windows God Mode is a hidden and secret folder of the operating system from which we can access a large number of system configuration options so that we can customize and adapt Windows to our needs.
A panel with more than 200 configurations that is always good to have at hand. Thanks to it, no configuration will resist us.
Restore from the cloud
When Windows starts to give us problems, it is normal to consider the possibility of formatting and reinstalling Windows from scratch. However, since Windows 10, this is no longer strictly necessary. The operating system has its own recovery options with which we will be able to leave our computer as if it just came out of the store in just a few minutes.
And not only that, but it also allows us to download the latest version of Windows from the cloud , install it and reset the PC. Thus, at the end of the process, we will already have our Windows updated to the latest, and we will not have to worry about updating it again.
