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Windows is packed with settings you may not be aware of, surprising hidden features that make it easier to do basic things like log into your PC or find the right emoji. While none of these settings are essential to using your PC, they can all make it a much friendlier experience for the minute or two it takes to change them.

By default, Windows has several of these settings disabled, and it doesn’t do much to encourage you to adjust them. I’ve picked seven handy Windows settings to change and a handful of bonus features you might not even know existed.

Speed ​​up how you log in to your PC

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Despite what Windows suggests when you first set up a PC or laptop, you don’t need to use a password to log in. Windows offers a few options that make the login process much easier at the cost of some security. If that’s not a problem, you can skip the part where you have to enter your Outlook or Microsoft password every time you want to get back to your desktop.