Anyone got any interesting little features they like?
There are a few new ones that I think have some good potential.
The new clip board
It allows for keeping a history of items (like kde does), and seems to be good with being context aware, it will pop up where it expects you want to paste it. (here for example). The paste key is Meta+V, copy is normal Ctrl+C
This might just be in the insiders build at the moment, the new clipping tool can be called with Meta+Shift+S. it works quite well, have a bug or two i think because of how it captures the screen (video will freeze)
New Options in Menu
Its more of a UI update than anything else, but they are playing around with a nice “options” section when searching for programs. e.g.:
Task bar app launch shortcuts
I think this has probably been around for a while, but you can launch pined apps in the task bar with Meta+[number] which i’m finding is a really nice quality of life improvement.
Enables features like Windows Subsystem for Linux, running unsigned PowerShell and UWP applications, easier debugging of said unsigned applications, and executing Assembly and C programs without Defender freaking out.
I don’t think that is a bug, it captures the framebuffer at the time you press the key and then displays that so you can crop from it. When you wanna screen something of a video that’s actually helpful. Other tools like Greenshot or ShareX do the same.
Haven’t played around with it yet (using ShareX), but I assume you can’t upload to an image host of your choice automatically?
Win+E that will open up a new explorer window.
Middle-click on the Explorer in the Taskbar
Ctrl+N when in an open explorer window
How do I make this damn File Explorer button to just open new File Explorers and nothing else, I just want to spam these open while having older folders open
It used to work that ways back when you could actually Google answers, like, 10 years ago?
Yes that file explorer icon should just open infintely new folders without me having to touch keyboard,
I know that scroll wheel click does that, but I just want it to do that from regular mouse 1 clicks, I dont need any other functions
Linux is not a one stop shop. Linux is not a be all, end all solution. Linux has problems on the desktop that prevent it from having mass adaptability through the enterprise. All of these subjects should be saved for another thread, and in the Linux section. As much of a d-bag I’ve been in the past, I’m trying to help shape this into a better community, as should you (not you, you, but all of us). L1T is not a Linux forum, it is a technology forum. Windows falls under that category and people should not feel attacked based on their workflow.
You mean once you clicked the Explorer Icon in the taskbar that button just acts as a placeholder for the opened window, so you can’t open more explorer windows from the same icon?
Well, that is possible with Middle click as mentioned above.
I think there was also an option for that, so the icon stays an icon only, at least some programs work like that… might be because they have some weird launchers tho.
I mean… they’re converted on their respective platform anyway, but still… cmon.
