This tutorial will show you how to change the workgroup on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC to join an existing workgroup on a network or create a new one.
When you connect to a network, Windows automatically creates a new workgroup and gives it the name WORKGROUP by default. You can join any existing workgroup on a network or create a new one. Workgroups provide a basis for file and printer sharing, but a workgroup doesn't actually set up sharing for you.
A workgroup is a group of PCs connected to a local area network on the same subnet that share resources, such as printers and files. Each PC that is a member of the same workgroup can access the resources being shared by the others, and can share its own resources.
All PCs are...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to disable Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use ViVeTool to enable or disable hidden features in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to restore the classic File Explorer with Ribbon for your account or all users in Windows 11.- Brink
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install Windows 11 with UEFI support.- Brink
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
This tutorial will show you different ways to uninstall or reinstall the Copilot app for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Learn about this picture" desktop icon when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.- Brink
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to run the System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair missing, corrupted, and modified system files in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft
This tutorial will show you how to download an official Windows Server ISO or Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO file from Microsoft.- Brink
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything.- Brink
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Clean Install Windows 11
This tutorial will show you step by step on how to clean install Windows 11 at boot on your PC with or without an Internet connection and setup with a local account or Microsoft account.- Brink
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
Privacy and Security Turn On or Off Tamper Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Tamper Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings in Windows 11.
Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats.
Tamper Protection in Windows Security helps prevent malicious apps from changing important Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings, including real-time protection and cloud-delivered protection. If Tamper Protection is turned on and you're an administrator on your computer, you can still change these settings in the Windows Security app. However, other apps can't change these settings.
Tamper protection essentially locks Microsoft Defender Antivirus to its...
This tutorial will show you how to use Copilot Vision in Microsoft Edge and in the Copilot app on Windows 11.
Copilot Vision on Windows lets you share any browser or app window on your screen and talking about it with Copilot. Copilot can then help analyze, offer insights, or answer your questions, coaching you through it aloud. Copilot can hear your voice and respond like a friend in a conversation. This requires the Copilot app update (version 1.25034.133.0 and higher) rolling out across all Insider Channels via the Microsoft Store. Copilot Vision on Windows will first roll out to Insiders in the U.S., and file search will roll out to Insiders worldwide. Not all Insiders will get the update right away.
Microsoft Copilot Vision is a...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off core isolation memory integrity in Windows 11.
Core isolation is a security feature of Microsoft Windows that protects important core processes of Windows from malicious software by isolating them in memory. It does this by running those core processes in a virtualized environment.
Memory integrity, also known as Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI) is a Windows security feature that makes it difficult for malicious programs to use low-level drivers to hijack your computer. It is designed to prevent attacks from inserting malicious code into high-security processes.
A driver is a piece of software that lets the operating system (Windows in this case) and a device (like a...
This tutorial will show you how to use the Snipping Tool app to take and annotate screenshots to save or share in Windows 11.
The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps.
You can take a snapshot to copy words or images from all or part of your PC screen. Use Snipping Tool to make changes or notes, then save, and share.
References:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/tips/snipping-tool
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/open-snipping-tool-and-take-a-screenshot-a35ac9ff-4a58-24c9-3253-f12bac9f9d44...
This tutorial will show you how to check your search indexing status in Windows 11.
Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need.
The search index only includes your selected locations by default. These locations can be filtered for what file types (extensions), file properties, and file contents you want indexed.
You can choose to use Classic or Enhanced search indexing mode for where your PC will search for files.
The index uses the Windows Search service and runs as the Searchindexer.exe process in the background. The index will automatically rebuild and...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off searching for content saved in the cloud by Windows Search for your account or all users on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.3624 (24H2) and build 26100.3902 (RP), locating your photos stored and saved in the cloud is getting simpler on Copilot+ PCs You can use your own words in the search box at the upper-right corner of File Explorer like “summer picnics”. In addition to photos stored locally on your Copilot+ PC, photos from the cloud will now show up in the search results together. Exact matches for your keywords within the text of your cloud files will also show in the search results. You can try this experience out today with your personal OneDrive...
This tutorial will show you how to add your own custom words to the dictionary in Voice Access for your account in Windows 11.
Voice Access in Windows 11 enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using their voice.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.3872 (Beta 24H2) and build 26200.5562 (Dev), Microsoft is introducing the ability for you to add your own words to the dictionary in voice access. Adding your own words, including difficult to pronounce words, to the dictionary in voice access will help improve dictation accuracy. It increases the probability of recognizing these words more accurately by creating a bias that helps voice access become more context aware and...
This tutorial will show you how to download and install the JPEG XL Image Extension that enables Windows 11 to view and save files that use the .jxl file extension.
The JPEG XL Image Extension extension from Microsoft is NOT an app – you cannot interact directly with it. It installs a plug-in used by Windows apps, such as File Explorer, to decode JPEG XL images. Please use File Explorer (Win+E) to view thumbnails after installing the extension.
Option One: Download and Install "JPEG XL Image Extension" from Microsoft Store
Option Two: Download and Install "JPEG XL Image Extension" using EXE file
Option Three: Download and Install "JPEG XL Image Extension" using winget Command
Option Four: Uninstall "JPEG XL Image Extension"...
This tutorial will show you how to change the Start layout to show more pins or more recommendations for your account in Windows 11.
The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended.
Starting in Windows 11 build 22509, you can right-click on Start to quickly access Start settings and choose the “More pins” or “More recommendations” layout option to show an extra row of either pins or recommendations, respectively.
You can now configure Start to show more pins or more recommendations based on your preference.
Option One: Change Start Layout to Show More Pins or More Recommendations in Settings
Option Two: Change Start Layout to Show More Pins or More Recommendations using REG file
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This tutorial will show you how to change the “All” page view in the Start menu for your account in Windows 11.
The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, Recommended, and All apps page.
In Windows 11 build 22635.4950 (Beta 23H2), Microsoft is introducing two new views to the “All” page in the Start menu: grid and category view. Grid and list view shows your apps in alphabetical order and category view groups all your apps into categories, ordered by usage. This change is gradually rolling out so you may not see it right away. Microsoft plans to begin rolling this out to Windows Insiders who are receiving updates based on Windows 11, version 24H2 in the Dev and Beta Channels soon.
In Windows 11 build 26200.5518 Dev (24H2)...
This tutorial will help show you how to find the wake source for what woke up your Windows 11 computer from a sleep or hibernate state.
When you put your computer to sleep or hibernate, many sources (ex: network, device or wake timers) can wake the computer.
References:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/powercfg-command-line-options#option_lastwake
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/modern-standby-wake-sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/transitioning-between-idle-and-active-states
Option One: Find Last Wake Source using Command
Option Two: Find Wake Sources in Event Viewer
Find Last Wake Source...
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