Whether you are a new windows user or you’re just looking for some tricks, you’ve come to the right place. Here are four geeky windows tricks that will greatly benefit you!

1. Wallpapers.

Let’s start out with aesthetic. How long have you had that lame beach wallpaper that isn’t even fitted properly on your laptop? That’s right, too long. There are a ton of programs that you can set up to change your desktop wallpaper automatically. For example, Desktopper connects with Dropbox and cycles through various images. You’ll no longer be stuck with generic wallpapers or blurry photos of something you thought would look cool when you were younger.

2. Personalize

Everything. Wallpapers aren’t the only thing you can personalize. Did you know you can also personalize your Windows 10 screen? Click on the windows logo at the bottom left and click over to the other screen. There you can edit the tiles. Love video games? Well, thanks to the Universal Windows app “Steam Tile” you can set a beautiful collection of tiles based on the Steam games you play.

3. Add Apps.

This should be a no-brainer. There are many useful apps but one of my favorites is the chrome apps. Simply search for the Google Chrome Store and you will find a plethora of apps and add-on’s to use. Going back to the theme personalization, there are also themes and even live themes in the Google Chrome store. The store includes video recording software if you’re seeking to start a Youtube channel or merely record a gaming feat. An Alexa traffic ranking add-on where you keep an eye on your website ranking, to a Grammarly add-on that will tell you when you aren’t feeling like writing comprehensible English.

4. Change your Mouse cursor.

This may seem like a small change but you have no idea how much of a change it makes in your browsing experience. The old little white tree-shaped cursor can get boring real quick. CursorFX is an excellent place to customize your own cursor to your liking. Conclusion. Now, that you’ve seen all these geeky ways to improve your Windows browsing experience, you have no excuse for having a boring average-looking Windows computer. Give it your personality and it will that much more to you.

There are many reasons why you may want to format your work PC before you leave your current job. One of the biggest reasons is that fact that you may have stored personal information on the PC. This happens more times than you think. Social media accounts are the main culprits but it could also be information that you downloaded for a project. Another equally good reason is that you feel that the company will appreciate having a clean PC without the excess storage. Freeing space for the next person isn’t a bad idea. It is, however, prudent to think about what you want to accomplish with the purge.

Reasons to Format Work PC
One of the best reasons to format your work PC is to clean out any known viruses and malware. When you format a PC, you are essentially removing all the existing content on the hard drives. This helps the computer run more efficiently and opens up storage space.

Another good reason why you might format your work PC is that the storage space on your hard drives is already full. This helps the company by allowing them the opportunities to gather the information and save it on another platform. Two other equally good reasons why formatting your work PC before you leave your job are to clear out error messages and make the PC run smoother.

There are many equally good reasons why you really shouldn’t format your work PC before leaving your job. The biggest reason why you shouldn’t is that it is not your property. Every employee is usually briefed thoroughly before being assigned a PC that they are forbidden to use the PC for personal reasons. Every employee should also be briefed that any content that is downloaded on the computer is company property.

Reasons Not to Format Work PC
It is important to understand that when you accept a PC from your company, you are responsible for utilizing and maintaining that PC. This means that any information that you gather while using that PC will be considered company information. It is also important to understand that companies take the security of their data very seriously.

There is also information and programs that are specifically geared towards the company. This could be a workflow program that only works for the company computers or information that was neglected but will be needed in the future.