Whether you’ve been using Windows 11 for a while now or you’re just getting started with a new Windows 11 PC, there are some handy new features that you might have missed. Here are ten great ones you should be using.
Quick Settings Menu
One of the nicest new features of Windows 11 is the Quick Settings menu, which allows you to quickly change system volume, brightness, Wi-Fi settings, power options, and more. It replaces the Action Center from Windows 10.
To use it, press Ctrl+A on your keyboard or click the volume and Wi-Fi icons in the right corner of the taskbar. When it pops up, you’ll see a variety of buttons that let you control aspects of your PC. You can customize the menu by clicking the pencil icon in the lower-right corner of the menu.
New Snap Menu
Snap—which lets you quickly resize windows to predefined areas of the screen without overlapping—isn’t a new feature to Windows 11. But the handy Snap menu is. It lets you select from six different window layouts with nice diagrams for reference. To use it, hover over the Maximize button (the square in the upper right corner of a window’s title bar beside the “X”), then click the section of the layout you’d like to use. The window will instantly snap into position. Pretty nice!
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Windows Terminal
Windows Terminal was available for Windows 10, but it comes with Windows 11 built-in, and it’s a great way to access the command line. In fact, you can switch between Windows PowerShell, Command Prompt, Azure Cloud Shell, and even Ubuntu Linux if you have the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) installed. To use Windows Terminal, search for it in the Start menu, or right-click the Start button and select “Windows Terminal” in the menu that appears.
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New Themes and Wallpapers
Windows 11 includes several beautiful new themes and over a dozen new wallpapers to choose from. The wallpapers give your PC a cool, contemporary look, and the themes let you quickly switch between styles depending on your mood.
To change your desktop background, press Windows+i (to open Windows Settings) and navigate to Personalization > Background. To change themes, open Settings and navigate to Personalization > Themes. Click the thumbnail of the theme you want, and it will switch instantly.
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Centered Taskbar Icons
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Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/820224/10-new-windows-11-features-you-should-be-using/