This week's top tips

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It searches the entire web — thanks to Bing. But, if you wish the Start menu's search box was better for finding the files on your computer, there's a convenient tool that's always just a few clicks away. And, whenever I use it, I'm impressed just how well it works. Yes, Windows geeks like myself often use other file-search tools. But this built-in Windows feature works pretty well, too. ⌚ This entire email will take you two minutes to read. Remember: If you'd rather not receive these Monday tip roundups, [you can easily opt out of them](=) without affecting the rest of your subscription. ☑ [Got it — don't show this again](=)​ This week's reader suggestion 📂 Set the Start menu aside: For finding files, the built-in search tools in File Explorer work surprisingly well. They're customizable, too. Across both Windows 10 and Windows 11, the File Explorer's search tools are incredibly underrated. Give them a try the next time you're looking for something! 💻 This works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. ➜ Windows Intelligence reader Cory B. reminded me of just how useful those File Explorer file search features are. They're simple to use. First, just open a File Explorer window — you can do that by pressing Windows+E. Then, use the often-overlooked search box at the top-right corner of the window to search for a file. The box will search your current location in File Explorer. So, to search your OneDrive storage for a file, open your "OneDrive" folder first. To search your entire C: drive, click the "C:" drive first. [Type a search into the File Explorer's search box.] Once you've searched, you can drill down even further: On Windows 11, you'll see a "Search options" menu that lets you filter by tile type, date modified, size, and other options. [Use the "Search options" box on Windows 11.] On Windows 10, click the "Search" tab on the ribbon. You'll find a variety of tools for filtering your search there. [Click the "Search" tab on the ribbon on Windows 10.] This file-search tool is highly underrated. By default, Windows "indexes" locations like your user account's Documents folder, letting you search for text inside files like Word documents. But, even for folders that aren't indexed — like your full C: drive — this tool can find files and folders by their name. You might prefer another search tool (like the always-popular [Everything]() utility), but this particular search feature is built right in and accessible on any Windows PC in just a few seconds. 🔎 Looking for this week's Android Intelligence reader tip? It's all about [increasing text size in the Messages app on Android](=). Take a look! 💡 Got a useful tip you'd like to share with other Windows enthusiasts? [Submit it here](=) — or just reply to this email and share it with me! I'd love to feature your useful advice in a future newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------- Some tips you don't want to miss Now, a rapid-fire summary of the best useful tips from our most recent issues — just in case you overlooked something or haven't explored it yet! 🔋 Protect your laptop's battery health: Keep your PC's battery healthy and it will perform well for many years to come. Discover [8 essential battery health-stabilizing tips](=) to keep your battery's chemistry in good shape. 🎥 Record a video of your screen with a keyboard shortcut: Windows 11 has a built-in screen recorder in the Snipping Tool. To start recording a video of your screen, just press Windows+Shift+R to open the screen recorder. (Unfortunately, Windows 10 doesn't have this feature.) 📺 Watch browser videos with picture-in-picture mode: Watch YouTube videos and other videos in Picture-in-Picture mode in your desktop browser. Just right-click a web video while it's playing and select "Picture in picture." (For YouTube videos, you'll have to right-click twice.) Or, install [Google's Picture-in-Picture extension]( for Chrome. (Using Firefox? You'll see a convenient "Picture in picture" button at the right side of your browser's address bar while a video is playing.) 🙌 Want to automate work tasks, but not sure how? Then you need to [Download the free ChatGPT At Work bundle](=) from HubSpot. This course deep-dives everything you need to automate work and save literal hours. You’ll learn how to adopt AI into your workflows quickly, how to refine your inputs for high-quality results, and more. [Download the free ChatGPT bundle](=) and learn how to delegate email, data analysis, and more to ChatGPT! [SPONSORED] ⭐ Download videos, music, and more from the web: The web is full of bad "YouTube downloaders" packed with ads and other junk. Want a good downloader that works with YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and more? Just bookmark [Cobalt.tools](. It's completely free — and it's ad-free, too. 🪄 Bring advanced multitasking magic to any Android device: Google's got some great new ideas for Android's screen-splitting and app-switching systems — and while they're exclusive to one specific new phone for now, you can bring similar concepts onto any device with the right bit of tweaking. [Ready to teach your current phone some spiffy new tricks?]()​ 📝 Edit sent texts within the Android Messages app: Speaking of out-of-sight-sorcery, the Android Messages app is at long last in the midst of gaining the option to edit texts after you've sent 'em! (Hoorah!) [Here's everything you need to know to tap into the new system](). 🗳️ When do you think you'll buy your next PC? [Vote in this week's poll!](=)​ ❓ Quick question: How do you learn best? 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