This opens the main settings app on its default overview. It’s much faster to access Task Manager by just pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc. To be honest, though, this button is only useful if your keyboard isn’t working. Task Manager is an all-in-one utility that lets you kill unresponsive programs and services, monitor your PC’s performance, and change what applications start with your PC. This is by far the fastest way to open PowerShell as an administrator so you can make more advanced changes to your system.

However, the real option of note here is the one underneath it, labeled “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”. You guessed it, it opens PowerShell, the popular Command-line tool that lets you do basically anything on your system.

The “Computer” Management button opens a window that lets you quickly access the Task Planning, Event Viewer, Disk Management, Folder Sharing, and Advanced User Management tools. If you want to format an entire drive or create a new partition, the “Disk Management” button is your friend. This opens the Network & Internet section of the Settings app, which lets you see your internet status, enable metered connection, set up a mobile hotspot, and more. You can reinstall, deactivate or roll back drivers to fix webcam issues and the like. “Device Manager” is a Windows 10 tool that helps you to manage your system’s drivers. It’s a handy way to view your system specifications. This is especially useful if you’re troubleshooting errors or have security concerns. “Event Viewer” naturally opens the Event Viewer app, which is where you can see what happened recently on your PC. The button opens the “Power & sleep” section of the settings app, where you can change how long it will take your PC to sleep, your performance mode, etc. This one is quite self-explanatory, but we’ll run through it quickly anyway. It’s superseded by the toggles in the Action Center, but it could be of use to you if you disabled your Action Center. In fact, there’s a good chance you haven’t seen it since the Windows 7 or Windows Vista days.Įssentially, it’s a little control panel for adjusting your brightness, audio volume, battery mode, screen rotation, and more. The Windows Mobility Center may or may not be an option for you depending on your Windows 10 version. From here, you can uninstall apps like Microsoft Office, Xbox Game Bar, or Internet Explorer. The first entry, “Apps & Features”, opens the eponymous pane in Windows 10 Settings. So, now you see the list, but what does it all do? We’ll show you in the section below: Or, if you’re using a touchscreen, hold down the start button a little longer than usual and then lift your finger off the screen again. You can open the tools menu in Windows 10 by right-clicking the Start button or pressing “Windows + X”.

Hp connection manager in event viewer