Productivity Tips
The latest Productivity Tips coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Unlock Excel’s Secret Productivity Arsenal: Camera, Solver, Power Pivot, and More
Tens of millions of knowledge workers fire up Microsoft Excel daily, yet most never touch a handful of features that could transform how they capture, analyze, and present data. Excel buries several...
Unlock Hidden Windows Productivity: Nearby Sharing, Gestures, Sandbox & More
Microsoft packs every version of Windows with an enormous number of features, but many of them fly completely under the radar. Some are buried in Settings menus, others require specific hardware, and...
Unlock 20 Hidden Windows 11 Features for Speed, Safety & Ease
Your Windows 11 PC packs dozens of productivity boosters, security shields, and clever shortcuts you probably never touch. Most users barely scratch the surface of what the operating system can do....
Windows 11's hidden Focus Sessions: How to use the built-in Pomodoro timer
Windows 11 ships with a feature so stealthy that many users have yet to discover it, even two years after its debut. Buried inside the innocuous Clock app is Focus Sessions, a full Pomodoro-style...
Windows 11 Hidden Productivity Features: Clipboard History, Live Captions, Focus Sessions & Accessibility Tools
Windows 11 contains a suite of built-in productivity tools that remain surprisingly underutilized by most users. According to recent analysis, features like Clipboard History, Live Captions, Focus...
Windows 11 Task Manager Hidden Features: Always-on-Top, Compact Mode, and Performance Tweaks
Microsoft's Task Manager in Windows 11 has evolved into a surprisingly sophisticated tool that most users barely scratch the surface of. While many still think of it as just a way to close frozen...
Windows Sandbox, Group Policy, BitLocker: 9 Hidden Windows 11 Pro Speed Tools
Most Windows 11 Pro users never discover the practical tools Microsoft built directly into their operating system. A recent discussion on Windows forums revealed widespread ignorance about features...
Master Copilot in Windows 11 with these essential Win+C and system shortcut combos
For Windows 11 users, keyboard shortcuts have evolved from simple time-savers to essential tools that unlock the full potential of Microsoft's AI-powered ecosystem. While traditional shortcuts for...
Excel Status Bar Customization: Boost Productivity with Instant Insights
The Excel status bar, that unassuming strip at the bottom of your spreadsheet window, holds far more power than most users realize. While many glance at it for basic cell count or sum totals, few...
Windows 11 Productivity Features: How Native Extraction, Tabs & Snap Layouts Save Time
Windows 11 represents a subtle but significant evolution in Microsoft's approach to operating system design, focusing not just on flashy new features but on refining the small, repetitive tasks that...
Can Windows Built-in Tools Replace Your Favorite Apps? A 30-Day Experiment
When Microsoft first introduced Windows 11, the company made a bold claim: the operating system now includes everything most users need for daily computing tasks. From screenshot tools to media...
Master Windows 11 Virtual Desktops: Boost Productivity with Workspace Management
Windows 11's virtual desktop feature represents one of the most powerful yet underutilized productivity tools available to PC users today. By creating multiple, persistent workspaces, you can...