This tutorial will show you how to use Find My Device to remotely lock your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device.
Find My Device is a feature that can help you locate your Windows 11 device if it's lost or stolen. To use this feature, sign in to your device with a Microsoft account and make sure you're an administrator on it. This feature works when location services is turned on for your device, even if other users on the device have turned off location settings for their apps. Any time you attempt to locate the device online at Microsoft, users using the device will see a notification in the notification area.
If you have Find My Device turned on, your device will automatically update its location periodically while connected to the...
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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.
This tutorial will show you how to change the primary email account used by default in the Outlook for Windows app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The new Outlook for Windows brings the latest features, intelligent assisted capabilities and a new modern and simplified design to your Outlook app. You can tailor it to your style and do more with new Outlook for Windows.
Starting in June 2023, Microsoft is beginning the process of migrating existing Windows Mail, Calendar, and People users to the new Outlook for Windows.
Beginning in 2024, Windows 11 devices will be shipped with the new Outlook for Windows as the default mailbox application free for all to use. The Mail and Calendar apps will continue to be available via...
This tutorial will show you how to backup and restore the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) system store file in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows boot options are stored in the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store. This is used to describe boot applications and boot application settings.
Creating a backup of the BCD store to a file before making any changes to the BCD is highly recommended in case you may need to restore the original BCD if something goes wrong.
References:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/boot-options-in-windows
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/bcdedit
Option One: Backup Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store to BCD file
Option Two...
This tutorial will show you how to translate pages in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Microsoft Edge web browser included in Windows 11 is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features.
If you open a page written in a different language than your preferred languages in settings, Microsoft Edge will automatically prompt you to translate it by default.
The Translate icon appears in the address bar when you go to a web page that’s written in a foreign language. A language is considered foreign to you if...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Open with to the context menu of BAT files for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
A .bat file is a batch file that consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command line interpreter, stored in a plain text file.
BAT files do not include Open with in their context menu by default in Windows.
If you like, you can add Open with to the context menu of .bat files that allows you to choose an app to open the BAT file with just once.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Open with" context menu for BAT files.
EXAMPLE: "Open with" context menu for BAT files
You will need to click/tap on Show more options first by default, then click/tap on Open...
This tutorial will show you how to change the order of your preferred languages list in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Microsoft Edge web browser included in Windows 11 is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features.
You can re-order your language preferences in Microsoft Edge.
Websites you visit appear in the first language in your preferred languages list that they support.
The offer to translate pages feature in Microsoft Edge will offer to translate in the language at the top of your preferred...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show labels on taskbar pins for your account in Windows 11.
The taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the center by default.
If you have more than one display connected to your PC, then you can show the taskbar on all displays instead of just on the main display.
The main taskbar is the taskbar with the clock and system tray icons on it, and is on your main display. Taskbars that show on other displays not set as your main display do have the clock (if turned on), but does not show the system tray icons on them.
Starting with Windows 11 build 23466 (Dev) and build...
This tutorial will show you how to show or hide notification icons that appear in the taskbar corner overflow menu for your account in Windows 11.
The taskbar corner overflow menu (Show hidden icons menu) in Windows 11 shows the hidden notification icons on the system tray for apps.
You can turn on or off system tray icons to appear either on the system tray (on) or in the taskbar corner overflow menu (off).
If you turn off an app's notification icon, its icon will show in the taskbar corner overflow menu and not on the taskbar system tray.
If you turn on an app's notification icon, its icon will show on the taskbar system tray and not in the taskbar corner overflow menu.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1344, you can move...
This tutorial will show you how to change the language to display Microsoft Edge in for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Microsoft Edge web browser included in Windows 11 is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features.
When you add languages to Microsoft Edge, you can choose which language to display Microsoft Edge in.
References:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learning-center/how-to-manage-languages?form=MA13I2...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the New context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The New context menu allows users to create a new Folder, Library, Shortcut, Bitmap image, Text Document, and Compressed (zipped) Folder by default in the current location.
The New context menu will only have Folder available in system locations.
The New context menu will only have Library available in Libraries.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the New context menu.
This will not affect the New drop menu on the File Explorer (Win+E) command bar below.
EXAMPLE: New context menu
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
To Add New Context...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Let Copilot use content from Microsoft Edge" for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available.
Microsoft introduced Windows Copilot for Windows 11 back in May 2023 at the Build conference.
Starting with Windows 11 build 23493 (Dev), build 22631.2129 (Beta), and build 25982 (Canary), Microsoft is offering an early look of Windows Copilot to Windows Insiders. This first preview focuses on our integrated UI experience, with additional functionality coming down the road in future previews.
A preview of Copilot in Windows will start rolling out with the next wave of continuous innovation in Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build...
This tutorial will show you how to add and remove languages to your preferred languages list in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Microsoft Edge web browser included in Windows 11 is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features.
Microsoft Edge uses the same language as your system by default.
You can add supported languages to display Microsoft Edge in, translate pages, and check spelling.
When you add a language, it will appear at the bottom of your Preferred languages list in Microsoft Edge...
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