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📌 Put a pin in it: Pin your go-to apps so you can find them quickly. On Windows 11, open the Start menu > All apps > right-click an app you want and choose Pin to Start. For Macs, go to Finder > Applications > then click-drag the app you want to your Dock. Right-click to unpin.

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🤳 Look your best: Ever been caught checking your hair in a video call? Kind of embarrassing. Adjust yourself and the lighting before the meeting. On a Windows PC, open your Start menu and search for the Camera app; on a Mac, open Photo Booth.

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Check your laptop battery: On Windows, get a detailed report that includes usage, capacity and battery life estimates. Open the command prompt by hitting the Start menu, then typing in cmd or cmd⁠.⁠exe in the Run command box. Press Enter. Now, smarty-pants, type or paste in the following: powercfg /batteryreport

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You’re my favorite: Pin the apps you use most to your Windows Start menu. Open your app list, right click one, then pick Pin the Start. Drag them around to any order you want.