The World of Windows

What is Bing Webmaster Tools? / ¿Qué es Bing Webmaster Tools? Google Webmaster Tools is a free cloud-based tool that Google makes available to website owners and other managers so that we can know how the search engine views our pages and improve their performance in the search engine. In parallel, Bing and Yandex also offer similar tools that fulfill similar objectives. What is it for? It allows us to correctly optimize the different aspects of the pages for this search engine. In any case, these recommendations from Google, in general, are aimed at improving the user experience on our website, so it is likely that by following these guidelines we will benefit from better business results on our website.   Why should I have a Webmaster Tools account on Google? Because only in this way will you be able to know for sure if you are really doing a good job of positioning for this search engine, improve how and when your website appears and take the appropriate measures...

Save any website to PDF If you need to save a web page as a PDF , you don't need to install any apps or go through too much trouble. Windows allows you to save websites as PDFs as an alternative to printing them, and then also lets you view these files with your browser, a feature that other alternative browsers like Chrome have also implemented. Go to the page you want to save as a PDF. Press Control + P to open the print options for the web. Open the Destination menu where the printer appears. Choose the Save as PDF option . Click the Save button below. Open multiple instances of the same app Windows 11 has inherited a neat trick from its predecessors that allows you to open the same app more than once , and have both instances behave independently of each other. This way, if you have a task that requires changing a setting for that app, you can open it twice and perform it separately. All you have to do is middle-click the app icon in the...

ustomize your widget panel After several experiments in Windows 10, Windows 11 has created a widget menu that you can bring up from its button on the taskbar or by simultaneously pressing the Windows + W keys on your keyboard. A window will open on the left side of the screen with several widgets where you can view different types of information. It's very similar to the iOS widgets screen, and you can tap the Add Widgets button to add new ones you like. Additionally, each widget will have a settings button to modify it, and in some cases, like the news widget, you can even interact with each element within it. See which apps are consuming the most resources Sometimes our computer runs slow, and we don't know exactly why. Often, this is because an application is working too hard. Fortunately, for several versions of Windows, this has been something you can check by accessing the Task Manager . To do this, press Control + Alt + Delete and select the Task Manager ...

The idea is that if you're using Windows or Windows 11 for the first time, you'll have the tools to master its features and get the most out of it. We also want to help power users discover some new things on our list. And as we always say at Xataka Basics, if you're a Windows 11 expert and there's a good trick we've missed, we invite you to share it with everyone in the comments section . That way, less-experienced users can also benefit from the knowledge of our users. Access the old Windows 10 right-click menu Windows 11 is changing the context menu for the first time in a long time. This means that when you right-click on an item, the menu that appears is new, and it lacks many features that the Windows 10 context menu had . Fortunately, you always have the option to explore that other menu with the rest of the options. All you have to do is right-click on an item and click Show more options , which is the last option listed in the context menu. Th...

We're bringing you a compilation of 42 features or tricks for Windows 11 , with which we hope you'll have the tools to fully master the operating system. With these, you'll learn to master new and old Windows features, as well as how to use other, more hidden or lesser-known features. Put the start menu on the left The main feature of Windows 11 is the change to its Start menu. Not only because it's getting rid of the tile system we saw in Windows 8 and Windows 10, but also because it now resides in the center of the screen. But if this latest change bothers you, you can move the Start menu back to the left of the taskbar to where it always has been. To move the start menu to the left , go to Windows settings. Inside, tap on Personalization . Within the customization options, click on Taskbar . Here, click on the Taskbar Behavior section. Click on Taskbar Alignment , and change Center to choose the Left option . Configure the start m...

Online safety, data privacy, and security are top concerns for people and their families. Windows 11 is the most secure version of Windows yet. Users shouldn't have to worry about someone stealing their stuff when using a computer. It's important that security is something that's invisible and makes it easier for users to just use a computer without fear. Smart Application Control “Every day, there are about half a million new malware variants. The entire security industry is like playing this Whac-A-Tag game, but you don’t have to hunt for them anymore because we lock down the perimeter and only allow the safe stuff to run,” Karen, senior director of security data science, says. “Intelligent application control is intelligent technology controlled by the cloud. It is learning and creating logic that understands which applications are safe to run and which ones should be blocked,” Mr. Kash, a product designer, explains. Based on the 43 trillion security signals co...