This tip applies to both Windows 10 and Windows 11.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A Quick Quiz for You…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n What is the quickest way to access all the following items in Windows?<\/span><\/p>\n Apps & Features\/Installed apps, Mobility Center, Power Options, Event Viewer, Device Manager, Network Connections, Disk Management,\u00a0 Computer Management?<\/span><\/p>\n A. Settings<\/span> Who said D? You\u2019re right! <\/span><\/p>\n The hidden start menu, also known as the right-click Start menu or the Power users\u2019 menu is the fastest way to access Device Manager, Power Options, Event Viewer, Disk Management, etc. You can access this menu by right-clicking the Windows start button or, if you\u2019re a keyboard shortcut fan like us, you can open this menu by holding down the Windows key and tapping X. In Windows 11, the way you access the menu makes a difference. Above: The right-click or hidden Start menu (Windows 10).<\/span><\/p>\n Below: The right-click or hidden Start menu (Windows 11) when you right-click the Start button.<\/em> Below is the right-click or hidden Windows 11 Start menu you’ll see when you use the Windows key shortcut Windows Key + X<\/em>. Do you see the difference? Underlined letters let you use shortcuts to select an item from the menu. For instance, with the menu open tap the Y key to access “System” or tap “M” to open “Device Manager”.<\/span><\/p>\n Now you know an easy way to access some important Windows features with only a click or a Windows Key shortcut. An Easy Tip to Make Windows Easier to Use This tip applies to both Windows 10 and Windows 11.\u00a0\u00a0 A Quick Quiz for You… What is the quickest way to access all the following items in Windows? Apps & Features\/Installed apps, Mobility Center, Power Options, Event Viewer, Device Manager, Network Connections, Disk Management,\u00a0 Computer Management? A. Settings\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3948,4299,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27606"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27606"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27610,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27606\/revisions\/27610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nB. Control Panel<\/span>
\nC. Start Menu<\/span>
\nD. Hidden Start Menu<\/span>
\nE. None of these<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Windows](\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2024\/xmenu11.png\")
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