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Customizing the Action Center

Customizing the Action Center

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Customizing the Action Center

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- [Instructor] On your Windows computer, on the keyboard, press the Windows + A keyboard shortcut. Up pops the Action Center. Now you probably don't know the name for this handy location. I call it quick settings, but the name is Action Center, which is very helpful to remember its keyboard shortcut Windows + A. If you click on the system icons on the notification area, you'll also see the Action Center. The top three items are wifi, Bluetooth, and airplane mode. On a laptop, you would see a battery indicator at the bottom of the Action Center, plus more settings are available if you page down. The wifi and Bluetooth icons are the handiest for me, so I like keeping them up here on top for easy access. Clicking the left part of the button turns the feature on and off, and be careful turning off Bluetooth, especially if you have a Bluetooth mouse, because you lose mouse input. Then you can use the arrow part of the button to choose, say a new Bluetooth device, or for wifi, to access a…

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