>>A couple of useful display settings accessed via WindowsLogoKey-U...Display...Simplify and personalize Windows:
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>>- Turn off "Show animations in Windows". This makes Windows appear snappier
>>- Turn off "Automatically hide scroll bars in Windows". When Windows hides scroll bars there's no visual indication there is anything further down so you're not even tempted to try the scroll wheel (if you have one). This one has cost me actual time, not being able to find things the first, second or even third times
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>How do you get to these settings? I tried Control Panel but can't seem to find them. TIA

It's easy, just yell "eureka" every now and then and you'll seem to have found them. Nobody will spot the difference.