Windows & macOS Secrets
Hidden settings, shortcuts and features built into your OS.
long time lurker first post lol for years I would click teh address bar, copy the folder path, paste it, then type a backslash and teh file name. Today I learned that if you hold Shift and right click a file in File Explorer, teh menu gets extra items,…
guys pls help is it just me or is the start menu getting way more cluttered lately??? i feel like every time i update, microsoft decides to shove even more 'reocmmended' junk and sponsored stuff right in the middle of my actual apps. tbh i hate having to…
Today I learned macOS has a built in toggle for hidden files. In Finder or any Open/Save dialog, press Cmd+Shift+peroid. Dotfiles and hidden folders show up semi transparent so you know they're normally hidden. I've been opening Terminal and running ls la to…
i wanted to make a script run at login and every guide gave me a long path through AppData. Then someone said: press Win+R, type shell:startup, Enter. boom, the Startup folder for my user opened xD drop a shortcut there and it runs at login. turns out there…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts im a support tech and this tool saved me hundreds of hours lol Steps Recorder captures what a user clicks, with screenshots of each step, no install needed... u can even add comments mid recording. the catch: it doesnt…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts mac Terminal party trick: 1. Open Terminal. 2. Type say "I am your computer". 3. Enjoy. Useful stuff: say v ? lists voices, r changes the speaking rate, and say o out.aiff "some text" saves the speech to an audio file…
okay, i feel like i just found a cheat code in my own OS. on teh desktop, right click New Folder, and name it exactly this: GodMode.{ED7BA470 8E54 465E 825C 99712043E01C} The icon instantly turns into a Control Panel icon and when u open it u get a giant…
mac tip that blew my mind: 1. Hold teh Option key. 2. Click a menu bar icon or open an app menu. 3. Watch items change or extra details appear. Option clicking Wi Fi shows network details. Option clicking Bluetooth shows device addresses and more info. In…
ok so learned from an old IT guy: Ctrl+Shift+Esc goes straight to Task Manager, he also showed me the Startup tab (Startup apps on Windows 11) where you can disable programs that launch at boot, and teh "Startup impact" column. my laptop boots noticeably…
ok so im on Windows 11 and just found that Win+ 😅 isnt only emoji. it has tabs for GIFs, kaomoji (teh Japanese text faces), symbols and teh clipboard history. So instead of hunting for the "¯\ (ツ) /¯" shrug online i just open teh kaoomji tab. The symbols…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts heres how it works for anyone who missed it like me: 1. press Win+V. 2... click "Turn on" if it's disabled (or go to Settings System Clipboard). 3. Copy a few things. 4. press Win+V again and click the one you want to…
