| Secret shortcuts to advanced system settings by Ed Bott
Some of the most useful system settings in all of Windows are gathered together in the System Properties dialog box, a five-tabbed collection of geeky goodness. Some of the settings you'll find here are available via Control Panel > System and Security > System, where you'll find shortcuts on the left side of the System panel.
But Microsoft knows you want direct access to some of the advanced settings here, which is why several crucial settings have their own executable shortcuts that take you directly to specific System options. These commands are ideal when you want to create shortcuts to options you visit regularly.
The most useful is SystemPropertiesAdvanced, which takes you to the Advanced tab. That one's so popular it has an additional shortcut, AdvancedSystemSettings.
Other entries in this collection include: SystemPropertiesPerformance Opens the Performance Options tab under System Properties/AdvancedSystemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention Adjust DEP security settingsSystemPropertiesComputerName Change your computer or workgroup nameSystemPropertiesHardware Offers a shortcuts to Device Manager and a few obscure optionsSystemPropertiesProtection Enable and configure System Protection/System Restore settingsSystemPropertiesRemote Set Remote Desktop options Microsoft adds new intelligent features to Teams, boosting collaboration and productivity Microsoft celebrated one year of its Teams platform by adding new features and improving integrations with calling and meeting room devices. | Advances in deep learning are picking up tremendous momentum—from the development of specialized software to major breakthroughs in hardware capabilities. This ebook looks at what deep learning has accomplished so far and where it’s likely to go... |
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