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this feature is intended primarily for portable gadgets like tablets, phones,

and laptops, but a few are useful no matter what you’ve got:

Tablet mode. If you have a touchscreen, you might enjoy this

finger-friendly Windows 10 mode. It’s described in Chapter 12;
you turn Tablet mode on and off by tapping here.

Location. A typical portable Windows machine always attempts to
know where it is in the world. (You could argue that apps like
Maps and Weather are more useful when they know where you
are.) But sometimes it may make you a little uneasy that your PC is

tracking your whereabouts. In those cases, use this switch to turn
off the computer’s location tracking.

Battery saver is, of course, for portable gadgets. When it’s on, the
screen dims and the computer stops its continuous checking for
email and other internet data, all in an effort to eke out more useful

time on your remaining charge. Ordinarily, Windows turns on
“Battery saver” automatically when the battery falls below 20
percent of a full charge—but by hitting this tile, you can invoke it

manually. Details are on “Battery Saver”.

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology. It’s how you

connect wireless keyboards, mice, and speakers, and this is the
on/off switch.

Night light. Some studies have shown that spending time before
bed bathed in the blue light of a computer, tablet, or phone screen
can mess up your circadian rhythm and make it harder to fall

asleep. You can therefore use this function to give your screen a
warmer, less blue tint, either manually using this tile or on a
bedtime schedule (for example, from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.). See “Turn

Off the Tiles in the Start Menu” for details.

Airplane mode, of course, is just like airplane mode on a phone: It

turns off all wireless transmission. No cellular, no Wi-Fi. Handy
when the flight attendant instructs everyone to put their devices