This week's top tips

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Microsoft had its splashy announcement just a few days ago in New York City, and now, the [shiny new Copilot icon]( will start landing on Windows 11 PCs tomorrow — that's Tuesday, September 26. I'll be talking a lot about Copilot and other Windows newness in the coming days, weeks, and months. (And yes, you'll be able to disable it, if you like.) But for now, I'd like to set AI aside and talk about something near and dear to my heart: Tabs. Not just browser tabs, but any tabs. Tabs in Notepad, tabs in File Explorer, and tabs in so many other applications. It's easy to open tabs, but today I'd like to show you the fastest ways to close lots of tabs. ⌚ 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](=)​ #top This week's reader suggestion 🖱️ There comes a time when you're done with all those tabs, and you want to get rid of most of them — but not all of them! While those little "x" buttons on each tab will do the job, there are much faster ways to banish swaths of browser tabs — or nearly any other type of tab. 💻 This works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. ➜ Windows Intelligence reader Deborah B. shared a speedy way to close browser tabs in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. It also works in File Explorer, Notepad, the Windows Terminal, and tons of other apps with tabs. - To get rid of all tabs but one, just right-click the tab you want to keep and select "Close other tabs." - Or, to keep a handful of tabs, right-click a tab and select "Close tabs to the right." You can drag and drop tabs around before doing this, ensuring the important ones are on the left. - You can also close the current tab by pressing Ctrl+W. Hold down the Ctrl key and press the W key repeatedly to quickly fly through closing multiple tabs. Different applications will have different tab-closing options, but all of these are pretty standard. [Google Chrome's tab context menu.] Here's a bonus trick most people don't know for browser tabs in Google Chrome, Edge, and Firefox: You can actually select multiple tabs at once, just like you can select multiple files at once in File Explorer. To do so, hold down the Ctrl key and click multiple tabs in your browser's tab bar. They will turn a different color, indicating they're selected. [Multiple tabs selected in Google Chrome.] Now, press Ctrl+W or right-click one of the selected tabs and click "Close." All your selected tabs will close. 📸 Looking for this week's Android Intelligence reader tip? JR has six handy weeks to take a screenshot on Android. (Do you know them all?) [Read it here](! 💡 Got an exceptional tip you'd like to share with other Windows enthusiasts? [Submit it here]( — or just reply to this email and share it with me! Your advice may be featured 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! 💬 Have a conversation with Microsoft's Bing Chat: Microsoft's Bing Chat is the big, splashy feature that started it all. Head to [bing.com/chat]( in a Windows PC or any device with a web browser — or download the Bing app for [Android](=) or [iPhone]() — to try it out. You can ask for answers to complex questions, rewrite text for you, generate a text-based adventure game on the fly, and more. You can even ask Bing to generate images for you. ✨ Browse the web with an AI assistant in Edge: Microsoft's Edge browser has a big Bing Chat sidebar — just click the Bing icon at the top-right corner of the browser to get started. (Soon this will be a shiny new Copilot icon.) In sidebar form, Bing Chat can summarize the current web page you're using and answer questions based on it. ✍️ Generate emails, messages, and more: The Bing Chat sidebar in Edge has one more interesting feature that's not found in Bing Chat on the web. At the top of the sidebar, click "Compose" and you'll get a tool that can "draft" emails, blog posts, and other types of writing for you. It's a little peek at what you'll be able to do in Microsoft Office apps in the future. (As always, be sure to fact-check anything an AI chatbot says!) 🤖 We know you’ve been turned into an AI-powered robot: How? Seemingly overnight, you became the smartest in the room, reciting unreported tech headlines, impressing people with your newfound business wisdom…Oh wait — you just [read The Hustle]()? Phew! Trusted by millions, The Hustle is the quickest — and most entertaining — way to get your news in 5 minutes or less (for absolutely free!). [Subscribe to The Hustle daily newsletter]() to upgrade your brain with today's business & tech news. [SPONSORED] 🔎 Try an AI upgrade for Google Lens: Google's AI chatbot supports image input with Google Lens. To use it, head to [the Google Bard website]( on your phone or computer. Use the photo icon to the left of the chatbox to upload a photo — if you're on your phone, you can take a photo directly from here. You can ask Google's AI about anything in the photo. You can also provide additional photos to continue the conversation. 🤳 Create your own custom Android Action button: JR came up with [a crafty way to create your own custom physical button]() for practically any task or command imaginable. It's basically a better version of what Apple's offering on its latest high-end iPhone, and it'll work on any Android device for the oh-so-affordable price of $0. 💪 Give your Pixel's power button some extra oomph: If you've got one of Google's Pixel Fold or Pixel Tablet devices, [this 20-second tip]() will make your power button infinitely more powerful. 📈 How 3 million investors stay ahead of markets: How do you score 3 new stock picks per week, unlimited access to an entire library of stock recommendations (with 100%+ returns!), and investment courses for novices and professionals alike? Easy — just join [Moby](. Moby sharpens your wits with easy-to-absorb fiscal research so you can make better-informed money moves. The best part? Readers of The Intelligence [get 25% off a premium subscription]( with this exclusive link. [SPONSORED] --------------------------------------------------------------- What did you think? Was this email worth your time? Did you enjoy reading it? [Thumbs Up]( [Thumbs Down]() Hit the thumbs-up or thumbs-down above to let me know what you think. Thanks as always for reading, and I hope you have an awesome week! You received this email because your address was signed up for the Windows Intelligence early preview. If you didn't mean to sign up or no longer wish to be subscribed, you can [unsubscribe or update your preferences here](=).