Microsoft’s latest Operating system, Windows 11, has now been available for six months. Like its predecessors, Windows 11 comes with a range of built-in free applications, aimed at making your life easier.
Many of these will be familiar, and similar to those that came with Windows 10 – but here are a few features that you may not be aware of:
- Get Started introduces you to Windows 11 – guiding you through key features and customisations and providing help on how to configure the Start menu.
- Tips. Once you have used Get Started to get set up, Tips provides some useful help with some of the more advanced features, including a guide to desktop widgets and the most useful Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts.
- Multiple calendars. The built-in Calendar app automatically syncs with your Microsoft account and you’re also able to set up multiple calendars (for work, social life and sporting activities, for example).
- Webcam preview. The Camera app that comes with Windows 11 can be used to position and preview the webcam feed for video calling.
- The clock app does a lot more than telling the time. It allows you to set timers and alarms and also to see what time it is in multiple cities around the world – particularly useful if you need to schedule meetings with attendees in other countries.
- The default browser is Microsoft Edge – built on the same code as Google Chrome but with some features of its own, including Collections (an advanced bookmarking system) and some handy screenshot tools.
- Photos. The Windows 11 Photos app gives an overview of every image stored on your computer so you can get your image library into a structured order. There are also some basic editing tools, including rotation and brightness tweaks, to enhance each image that you save.
- Voice Recorder. Windows 11 also comes with a basic voice recording tool that you can use to record memos, interviews etc. Just click on the microphone button to start and stop recordings. It comes with a few basic editing tools, including a feature for trimming down clips.
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