5 Hidden Windows Features You Should Be Using!

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Kevin Stratvert presents five underused built-in Windows features plus a bonus tip. First, the Snipping Tool now has Text Actions using OCR to select and copy text from a screenshot of an image, can be launched with the Print Screen key after enabling it in Settings, and can screen-record with Windows+Shift+R including microphone and system audio options. Second, Notepad now supports dark mode, zoom with Ctrl+mouse wheel, automatic saving and reopening of text, and an AI Rewrite feature to shorten, lengthen, change tone or change format. Third, Microsoft Paint adds AI Cocreator (enhancing your drawing based on a prompt) and Image Creator using DALL-E 3, one-click background removal, and layers for compositing images. Fourth, Clipboard History with Windows+V lets you paste from multiple previously copied text and image items instead of only the last one. Fifth, Microsoft Edge can annotate PDFs with highlighting, drawing, and adding text boxes to fill non-fillable forms, then save the edits. As a bonus, he shows disabling unnecessary apps in Startup Apps settings to improve boot time.

Key takeaways

• Snipping Tool Text Actions uses OCR so you can highlight and copy text directly from a screenshot or image
• Windows+Shift+R opens Snipping Tool in screen-record mode where mic and system audio can be toggled before recording
• Notepad now auto-saves content and includes an AI Rewrite tool for length, tone and format changes
• Paint now includes background removal and layers, plus Cocreator and Image Creator AI features
• Press Windows+V for Clipboard History to choose among multiple copied items, instead of Ctrl+V pasting only the most recent

Episode details: published January 8, 2025 · 8:05 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kevin Stratvert’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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