JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 47HeadtoStart>Settings>Update&Security
WindowsUpdatetotinkerwithyouroptions.
Particularly,checkonyourChangeActiveHours
settings.TheseletyoutellWindowswhenyou’re
working,andit won’tautomaticallyresetyourPCduring
thattime.Theabilitytopauseallupdatesforaweekis
handy,too;if youdigintotheAdvancedoptions menu
youcanpushthemoutforjustoveramonth.
Organizeyour workflow
Instillingsomeorderoveryourworkflowcanmake
abigdifference.Sure,Alt-Tab-bingthroughallyour
open programs can work, but taking the time to set up
some sortoforganizationcanhelpkeepthingsrunning
smoothly.Windows 10 includesseveraltoolsthatcan
makemulti-taskingevenmoreproductive.
Firstoff:multi-monitorset-upsrockforproductivity,
andI highlyrecommendusingmorethanonemonitor
ifpossible.Ourguideonhowtosetuptwomonitors
(seepage 56 )canhelpyououtinthatcase.Inapinch,
you can even use a TV as a computer monitor (see Tech
AdvisorMay2020),thoughtheyworkbetterasauxiliary
displays.Thatsaid,noteveryonewants(orcanafford)
morethanonedisplay,andtheWindows 10 tools
belowhelpevenifyou’restuckonasinglescreen.
Don’t underestimate the power of Windows Snap, a
native waytoeasilydivvyupyourmonitorintomultiple
segmentsdevotedtoseparateapps.Grabanopen
window by its title bar – the horizontal bar at the top
that says its name – and drag it all the way to the left
orrightofthescreen,untilyourmousecursortouches
theedgeofthedisplay.You’llseeatransparentoutline