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Hide or Show Folder Pane in Outlook for Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the folder pane on demand for Mail 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...
Browsers and Mail
Change Default Message Format in Outlook for Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the default message format settings when composing messages 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...
Browsers and Mail
Turn On or Off Automatic Replies in Outlook for Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off sending automatic replies to email messages 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...
Browsers and Mail
Enable or Disable Automatic Translation of Email Messages in Outlook for Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the automatic translation of email messages received in other languages 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...
Browsers and Mail
Enable or Disable Forwarding Email Messages in Outlook for Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable forwarding email messages 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...
Browsers and Mail
Clear Browsing Data in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to manually clear browsing data on demand in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Edge web browser 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 view and clear your Microsoft Edge browsing history stored on a single device, across all synced devices, and in the cloud. You may choose to clear your browsing history at any time. To manage and delete data saved in the Microsoft cloud. On the privacy dashboard you can view or delete your data. Data that you...
Browsers and Mail
Add Reset and Clear Print Spooler context menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add "Reset and Clear Print Spooler" to the desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The primary component of the printing interface is the print spooler. The print spooler is an executable file that manages the printing process. Management of printing involves retrieving the location of the correct printer driver, loading that driver, spooling high-level function calls into a print job, scheduling the print job for printing, and so on. A printer spooler enables storing multiple print jobs within a print queue where it’s retrieved by the printer or print server. Print jobs are stored in a queue at the speed of the computer, then retrieved and printed at the speed of the...
Devices
Enable or Disable Tab Organization Suggestions in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable tab organization service to help name or suggest tab groups in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users 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 offers helpful suggestions on how to organize tabs to save you time and keep you focused on the web content you care about. These suggestions augment the Tab Grouping feature that's built into Microsoft Edge. When two or more tabs...
Browsers and Mail
Enable or Disable Game Recording for Captures in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the game recording feature for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Xbox Game Bar app is built into Windows 11 so you can record games to capture videos and screenshots while playing PC games. You can press the Windows :win: + Alt + G keys to record and capture the last 30 seconds of you game when Record what happened is turned on. Reference: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/adjust-capture-settings-windows-10 You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable game recording. Option One: Enable or Disable Game Recording for Captures in Local Group Policy Editor Option Two: Enable or Disable Game Recording for Captures using REG...
Gaming
Change HungAppTimeout Value in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the HungAppTimeout value to what you want for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10. The HungAppTimeout value is the default 5 seconds you wait on the Signing out, Restarting, or Shutting down screen when you sign out, restart, or shut down to see if any still open apps (tasks) will end (close) before considered "hung" or "not responding". When the HungAppTimeout expires with unresponsive app(s) found, the End Task dialog appears asking you to click/tap on Sign out anyway, Restart anyway, Shut down anyway to force close the app(s) and lose anything unsaved, or click/tap on Cancel to cancel the sign out, restart, or shut down and return to the desktop to properly save and close the app(s)...
System
Change Flashing Count for Taskbar Apps in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change how many times taskbar apps flash for your account in Windows 11. The icon of an app or service will flash orange/red with animation on the taskbar when attention is needed for it. Usually, this happens when an app opens minimized or behind another window. By default, the app icon on the taskbar will flash 7 times with an orange/red color, then stay highlighted to get your attention to click/tap on or open. ForegroundFlashCount specifies the number of times the taskbar button flashes to notify the user that the system has activated a background window. If the time elapsed since the last user input exceeds the value of the ForegroundLockTimeout entry, the window will automatically be brought...
Personalization
Change Language for Live Captions in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the default language to caption in for Live Captions for your account in Windows 11. Live captions helps everyone, including people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, better understand audio by providing automatic transcription. Captions are automatically generated on-device from any content with audio. The captions position can be displayed at the top or bottom of the screen, or in a floating window. The caption window can be resized, and caption appearance can be personalized by applying or customizing a caption style. Microphone audio can be included, which can be helpful during in-person conversations. You can add supported languages for Live Captions. When the installation of the enhanced...
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