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howto » windows SEARCH SILENCE 5 The gigantic search box at the bottom left of the screen isn’t to everyone’s taste, but it’s easy to switch off. Right click an empty area of the Taskbar, select Search, then ‘Hidden’ to do away with it. You can also select the Properties menu and use it to switch on small Taskbar icons for a sleeker look that saves screen space and shrinks the search box down to a single small icon. BACKGROUND BOTHER 6 Now let’s search for a little more performance. Earlier, we switched off auto-running third-party apps; Microsoft also automatically runs some of its own apps in the background. Click the Start, Settings, Privacy or Background apps to see the list, and use the toggle switches to disable them. This has the benefit of reducing a few of Windows 10’s more pestering pop-ups. BANDWIDTH PRACTICE 7 Head back to the Settings screen and go to ‘Update & security’. From the Windows Update tab, click ‘Advanced options’, then ‘Choose how updates are delivered’. Here, you’ll find a toggle switch for Microsoft’s new peer-to-peer update sharing service, which uses your internet connection to send updates to other Windows 10 users. Switch it off for a little more internet speed. HIDING ICONS 8 If you’re like us, you have a messy desktop cluttered with files and icons. There’s no need to delete them all — you can clean up that desktop to just your wallpaper in a couple of clicks. Right-click an area of empty space, go to the View menu and deselect ‘Show Desktop icons’. When you need to see your stuff again, view it through File Explorer or reverse the process. ENTER THE CLEANER 9 Our final bit of house-cleaning involves an old favourite third-party program, CCleaner Free, which you can download from www.piriform.com/ccleaner. Not only is it great at scouring away the unwanted stuff lurking beneath Windows 10, you can also use it to do away with those useless apps that Microsoft insists must remain installed. A FULL CLEAN 10 In CCleaner’s tools tab, seek out the built-in Windows 10 apps you wish to remove, click them, then click Uninstall. Be careful, as you can remove semi-essential tools like the Windows Store and it’s very difficult to replace them later on. Finish off by running CCleaner’s Cleaner function (select it in the left menu) to wipe away just about everything we haven’t already covered. 74 www.apcmag.com
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