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This article will explain in detail what are the interesting and practical hidden functions in Windows 7, and the content of the article is of high quality, so the editor will share it for you as a reference. I hope you will have a certain understanding of the relevant knowledge after reading this article.

Windows 7 integrates many interesting and practical features, some of which are hidden deeply and unknown to novices in Windows 7. This article will experience some of them with you.

1. Set "Windows Update" to get more updates

"Windows Update" is a system update component of Windows 7, which is turned on by default, and it is precisely because of it that our system can maintain *. By default, however, "Windows Update" only provides updates related to the current system, so how do you get more updates?

Click "start" → all programs "→" Windows Update to open the "Windows Update" console in the Control Panel. Clicking the check for updates link in the left pane will get the "important" and "optional" updates that can be installed on the current system. As shown in figure 1, these are updates related to Windows 7. (figure 1)

Figure 1 Windows 7 update components are divided into important and optional parts

Usually, we also install other Microsoft products such as Office, and we need to set up "Windows Update" to get updates related to it. In the Windows Update window, click the change Settings link in the left pane to enter its settings window. Check "when updating Windows, provide updates for Microsoft products and check for new optional Microsoft software" under "Microsoft Update" to allow us to get more updates. In addition, there are other options for everyone and set as needed. After setting up, "OK" can exit. (figure 2)

Figure 2 more update options

2. Adjust the "jump list" to achieve fast access

Windows keeps the user's access record by default to facilitate quick access next time. A similar feature has been enhanced and more practical in Windows 7, the so-called "jump list". We can add frequently accessed files or running programs to the Jump list for quick access.

If you are the parent of your child, you use this function to check your child's recent use of the computer. For example, using the right mouse button to click the "Media Player" icon on the taskbar, recently played movies, music and so on are listed; right-click the IE browser icon, the recently visited web page link will be displayed. (figure 3)

Figure 3 recently visited links are shown in the JumpList of IE

Of course, we can also lock our commonly used files or programs to the taskbar by right-clicking the program (or file) and selecting the "Lock to taskbar" command. (figure 4)

Figure 4 right-click to lock any files and programs to the taskbar

In addition, we can delete the "jump list" as needed, eliminate useless jumps and fix commonly used jumps. To adjust the IE "jump list" as an example: right-click the IE icon on the taskbar to open its "jump table", and then right-click on a jump to select "remove from the list" command to delete the jump, select "lock to this list" command will add it to the "jump list" under the "fixed" item. (figure 5)

Figure 5 Managing Jumplist

*, we can also adjust the number of jumps in the list or even turn off the feature as needed. Right-click "start" and select "Properties", under the "start menu" tab, click "Custom". At the bottom of the open page, we can set the number of jumps (default is 10). When set to "0", it is tantamount to closing the jump list. (figure 6)

Figure 6 Jumplist shows quantity adjustment

3. Quickly hide desktop icons

It is a habit of many people to put commonly used files and programs on the desktop, which can improve work efficiency to a certain extent, and the side effects will change beyond recognition over time. Desktop icons can be quickly hidden in Windows 7 and can be quickly called up when needed.

Right-click on the desktop in Windows 7 and uncheck "Show Desktop Icon" and "Desktop Gadget" under "View", so that the desktop is clean. If you want to display the desktop icon, we can press the key combination "Application key + Ctrl" ("Application key" is the left * * key of the desktop key on the right side of the keyboard). (figure 7)

Figure 7 hide the desktop icon

4. Automatically switch desktop background

Desktop background is the "face" of the system, which will also affect the mood of users. Windows 7 provides the function of automatically switching desktop background, which is very useful for relieving users' aesthetic fatigue.

Right-click the desktop and select the "personalization" command to open the "personalization" control panel item, and click "Desktop background" at the bottom of the window to enter its settings window. (figure 8)

Figure 8 Select the desktop background and change it automatically and regularly

By default, the desktop background switch feature of Windows 7 is not turned on. In fact, the system integrates a lot of desktop background pictures, in this window we can check the switch pictures according to our preferences. After the selection is completed, you can set the time interval for the replacement of the picture below (the default is 30 minutes), as well as the way the picture is played. "Save changes" when the settings are complete, so that the desktop background can be switched automatically. (figure 9)

Figure 9 more desktop background pictures

Summary: the Windows 7 system is a detail-oriented system, and there are many similar features. I believe that with the deepening of our use, more and more hidden functions will be excavated.

This is the end of the interesting and practical hidden features in Windows 7. I hope the above content can be helpful to you and learn more. If you think the article is good, you can share it for more people to see.

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