Useful Windows extras

Unpack and create ZIP files

Recognise a bundled archive and work with an extracted copy.

Keep two file locations ready with tabs

Use File Explorer tabs without confusing them with extra file copies.

Copy useful text from a picture

Extract a draft of pictured text and check it for mistakes.

Share a file with a nearby Windows PC

Choose the intended device and confirm a local transfer.

Decide whether Phone Link would help you

Understand connected phone features and permission choices.

Explore optional PowerToys tools

Choose an extra Windows tool only when it solves a real need.

Choose an earlier copied item: Windows + V

The clipboard normally gives you the most recently copied item. Clipboard history can let you choose from several recent items instead.

Choose a window layout: Windows + Z

A large screen can hold several apps in a tidy arrangement. Windows offers layouts so you do not have to size every window yourself.

Create and switch virtual desktops: Windows + Ctrl + D

Virtual desktops let you group open windows into separate workspaces. They share the same computer, files and account.

Speak your draft: Windows + H

Sometimes saying a sentence is easier than typing it. Voice typing turns spoken words into a draft you can read and correct before using it.