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The hidden features in the Windows 11 calculator (conversion is the best 🤤)

  • Writer: Amanda Sterner
    Amanda Sterner
  • Jan 2
  • 2 min read

Hi welcome to my series on how to start loving Windows 11 now that it's time for Windows 10 to say bye 👋🏻. Now we are past the 14th of October but there are lots of more Windows 11 features and functionality to explore 💗!


 

In my 11th blog post in my Windows 11 series I wanted to share hidden features in the built in calculator 🧮! So lets dive into what can you do with the calculator in Windows 11!

Calculator app with colorful math symbols on a gradient background. Text: "The Magic Calculator and Converter. Your Ideas Are Worth Pushing."

Where do you find it?

It's there pre-installed ready to use, just search for Calculator.


The built in calculator in Windows 11

What can you do with the calculator in Windows 11?

As a default it might look a bit boring, bland, well just like a normal calculator.

Where to find the menu in the calculator

But if you move your eyes to the top left corner, you will notice the hamburger menu. There we find all the fun possibilities! When I write this blog post these are the available possibilities:


The calculator possibilities offer more standard calculation features as a standard calculator. We also get further deep dive with scientific mode, graphing, programming mode and data calculation where we can see differences between dates (today when I'm writing this blog post it was 80 days since Windows 10 went end of life!!).


Then we have the converter which offers so many possibilities to convert data 🤤🤤. I convert data quite often and not having to go to an external website is amazing. You can convert:


  • Currency, and the rates updates on a regular basis

  • Volume, perfect for when baking 👩🏻‍🍳

  • Length

  • Weight and mass

  • Temperature

  • Energy, such as joules and calories

  • Area

  • Speed

  • Time

  • Power

  • Data, I can't even comprehend how big a Yobibyte is 🤯

  • Pressure

  • Angle


A gif of how to use the currency converter

My thoughts

In summary, the calculator is a lot more than just a normal calculator and at least for me the conversions are something I use very often.


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Others posts in my Windows 11 series:

13 Comments


Njikiolop Maers
Njikiolop Maers
May 13

I honestly had no idea the Windows calculator could do so much until I accidentally clicked the menu and saw the currency and volume converters. It’s a total lifesaver for quick tasks, especially when I'm trying to figure out international shipping or currency shifts for work without opening a million browser tabs. I've become a bit obsessed with checking the "math" behind everything lately, even going as far as looking through the user stats and feedback at https://au.trustpilot.com/review/instantpayoutcasinos.org just to see if the numbers people are reporting actually add up. It’s funny how much more productive you feel once you stop doing everything manually. Definitely going to be using that graphing mode next!

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shoaib malik
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May 11

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Liam Alexander
Liam Alexander
Apr 27

Windows 11 calculator has some really underrated features—especially the conversion tool, it’s super handy. Most users don’t realize how powerful it actually is beyond basic use. You can also try this useful calculator.

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