Windows makes it easy for you to open up these files by setting up default programs for each file type -- images files, for example, will open by default in the Windows 10 Photos app.

Need to use third-party programs to open files on your PC? Here's how to change file associations in Windows 10 and choose which apps open which file types.

You can change startup programs in Windows 10 — the applications that start when you turn on your computer — to make your computer run faster.

There are myriad ways to open programs in Windows 10 -- use the Start menu/screen, pin shortcuts to the taskbar, or use Cortana. But if hands-free isn't your thing, you can also use keyboard ...

Not happy with the Windows 10 Start menu? Open Shell is a free Start menu alternative worth trying.