FAQ - Palos

Microsoft has added ‘tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows’ to help you discover things you didn't know you could do in Windows, like how to customize your PC, increase security, work faster with keyboard shortcuts, and more.

Occasionally when you restart the computer or sign out and sign in to Windows 10, you may see a ‘Get even more out of Windows’ notification screen to suggest ways you can finish setting up your device. These suggestions include ‘Sign in quickly with Windows Hello’, ‘Protect files using OneDrive’ and other.

Starting with Windows 10, Build 15002, a ‘Windows Welcome Experience’ page is displayed on your computer screen each time you create a new account and sign in to your Windows. The ‘Windows Welcome Experience’ page offers you an overview of newly introduced features.

With Windows 10 build 14901, Microsoft has introduced a new feature in File Explorer. They are designed to display some notifications or suggestions in File Explorer to improve your experience by trying out new features in Windows 10/11.

In addition to the ads you see in Windows 10 and 11, Microsoft also assigns you a unique identification number to track your every move in the Windows Store and on apps to target you with specific ads.

Microsoft shows suggestions for customizing and optimizing Windows, as well as ads and recommendations for Microsoft and third-party products/services for your Windows experiences. For example, how to customize your lock screen with pictures or use OneDrive to back up data.

In Windows 11, The Recommended section of the Start menu will show some Microsoft Store apps. These apps come from a small set of curated developers. This will help you to discover some of the great apps that are available.

Windows 11 displays notifications from Microsoft account (MSA) and local users in Start. Notifications include getting users to reauthenticate, backup their device; manage cloud storage quotas, as well as manage their Microsoft 365 or Xbox subscription.

Windows 11 Lock Screen was changed by Microsoft to let you be informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring weather, finance, sports, traffic, and app notifications right to your lock screen. Imagine getting ready for your day with a glance at the forecast, or staying ahead of the stock market changes, all without unlocking your device.

Microsoft can offer you suggestions throughout Settings. This content comes in a variety of forms, and can help you discover new features within Settings, or suggest new content and apps you might find interesting.

Windows 11 comes with Bing search integrated into the Start menu and taskbar search. While Bing can be useful for some users, others may prefer to use a different search engine or disable it entirely. Disabling Bing search in the Windows 11 Start Menu will reduce the use of resources you don’t need. The impact of disabling this will speed up the process of searching for applications, documents, or folders.

The Action Center in Windows 10 and 11 collects notifications from Windows and other apps, displaying them in a single pop-up sidebar you can access from the Windows system tray.

Copilot helps you get answers and inspiration from across the web, supports creativity and collaboration, and helps you focus on the task at hand. Copilot is designed to deliver AI-powered assistance in a convenient manner, enabling you to seamlessly engage with generative AI on Windows.

Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web.

Chat from Microsoft Team is built right into the Windows taskbar, you can use Microsoft Teams to connect for free via video and phone calls or chat – no need to look at your phone.

Some apps you didn’t install are pinned to the start menu, such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Whatsapp.

Widgets display dynamic info on your Windows desktop. Widgets help you stay on top of what’s important to you by bringing together personalized content from your favorite apps and services so you can have the latest info at a glance throughout your day.

The Search button on the taskbar allows you to quickly use Windows Search (Win+S) to search for apps, documents, email, files, folders, music, people, photos, settings, and videos on your device, and to search the web.

Recall is an upcoming preview experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you’ve seen using natural language. Windows saves snapshots of your screen every five seconds while content on the screen is different from the previous snapshot. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC.

Microsoft Copilot has been introduced into various Microsoft products like Windows, Edge, Office, etc. In newer versions of the Microsoft Edge web browser, Microsoft has replaced the Bing Chat icon with a new Copilot button.

These windows services are ‘all’ required for the system to work properly, but as many people experienced already they are consuming too much memory which can decrease the performance of the entire system.