This tutorial will show you how to view your recently opened files in Windows 11.
Windows 11 keeps track of your recently opened files by default.
This can be handy if you need to locate or reopen a recently opened file, or to just see which files have been recently opened.
Option One: View Recently Opened Files for Specific App on Taskbar
Option Two: View Recently Opened Files for Specific App on Start Menu
Option Three: View Recently Opened Files on Start Menu
Option Four: View Recently Opened Files from File Explorer Home
Option Five: View Recently Opened Files from Recent Items folder
View Recently Opened Files for Specific App on Taskbar
1 Right click on the app (ex: "Notepad") icon on the taskbar. (see screenshot below)...
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Add "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu
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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
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
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Clean Install Windows 11
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Enable or Disable Recall Feature in Windows 11
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to view all security providers running on your Windows 11 device in the Windows Security app.
The Security providers page in Windows Security provides you a list of all antivirus, firewall, and web protection security providers that are running on your device and registered with Windows Security. Here you can easily open the providers’ apps, or get more information on how to resolve any issue that they have reported to you in Windows Security.
Here's How:
1 Open Windows Security.
2 Click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on the Manage providers link under Security providers. (see screenshot below)
4 You will now see a list of all your antivirus, firewall, and web protection...
This tutorial will show you how to change the time format used for your account in Windows 11.
Your regional format settings will influence how your date/time, numeric, and currency data types appear when you apply formatting options. Windows supports a variety of languages, plus currency and date/time formats for the countries/regions that use those languages.
You can change the short time and long time to a custom format you want used and displayed in Windows.
The time on the taskbar uses the short time format.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-the-windows-regional-settings-to-modify-the-appearance-of-some-data-types-edf41006-f6e2-4360-bc1b-30e9e8a54989
Time formats for the current user are saved to...
This tutorial will show you how to manually check for updates of downloaded offline maps in Windows 11.
Whether you’re driving, walking, or taking the bus, Maps for Windows 11 gets you there. Get directions and choose from alternate routes, or plan a longer trip with multiple stops.
You can download maps, and use the Maps app to search for and get directions, even when you are offline.
By default, Windows will automatically update maps when plugged in and not on a metered connection.
You can also manually check for updates for downloaded offline maps at any time while connected to the internet.
By the end of 2023, offline maps will no longer be available in the Maps app. After that date you will now be able to view offline maps in...
This tutorial will show you how to delete offline maps in Windows 11.
Whether you’re driving, walking, or taking the bus, Maps for Windows 11 gets you there. Get directions and choose from alternate routes, or plan a longer trip with multiple stops.
You can download maps, and use the Maps app to search for and get directions, even when you are offline.
By default, Windows will automatically update maps when plugged in and not on a metered connection.
If you no longer need an offline map, you can delete the offline map to free up hard drive space.
By the end of 2023, offline maps will no longer be available in the Maps app. After that date you will now be able to view offline maps in the app.
Option One: Delete Only Specific...
This tutorial will show you how to download offline maps in Windows 11.
Whether you’re driving, walking, or taking the bus, Maps for Windows 11 gets you there. Get directions and choose from alternate routes, or plan a longer trip with multiple stops.
You can download maps, and use the Maps app to search for and get directions, even when you are offline.
By default, Windows will automatically update maps when plugged in and not on a metered connection.
By the end of 2023, offline maps will no longer be available in the Maps app. After that date you will now be able to view offline maps in the app.
Here's How:
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Apps on the left side, and click/tap on Offline maps on the right side. (see...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off downloading offline maps over metered connections for all users in Windows 11.
Whether you’re driving, walking, or taking the bus, Maps for Windows 11 gets you there. Get directions and choose from alternate routes, or plan a longer trip with multiple stops.
You can download maps, and use the Maps app to search for and get directions, even when you are offline.
By default, Windows will automatically update maps when plugged in and not on a metered connection.
By the end of 2023, offline maps will no longer be available in the Maps app. After that date you will now be able to view offline maps in the app.
Option One: Turn On or Off Download Offline Maps over Metered Connections in...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatically update offline maps for all users in Windows 11.
Whether you’re driving, walking, or taking the bus, Maps for Windows 11 gets you there. Get directions and choose from alternate routes, or plan a longer trip with multiple stops.
You can download maps, and use the Maps app to search for and get directions, even when you are offline.
By default, Windows will automatically update maps when plugged in and not on a metered connection.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-way-with-maps-51ece9fb-a0f2-9853-4164-6940865085c8
By the end of 2023, offline maps will no longer be available in the Maps app. After that date you will now be able to view...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Open in new process context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can right click on a drive, folder, or library, click/tap on Show more options (Shift+F10), and click/tap on Open in new process to open the drive, folder, or library in its own new separate process.
Opening drives, folders, and libraries in their own new separate explorer process can improve the stability of the explorer shell.
By default, all File Explorer windows, including the desktop shell, run in a single explorer.exe process. If one File Explorer window hangs or crashes, it will cause all File Explorer windows running in the same process to hang or crash until the process restarts.
While you...
This tutorial will show you how to change the group by view of a folder in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
In Windows 11, you can change the group by view of a folder in File Explorer to have all items in the folder grouped by the name, date, date modified, size, type, total size (build 22494), and more file detail you want, and have all items in the folder arranged in ascending (alphabetical ) or descending order.
The exact details available for a folder will vary depending on the template the folder is optimized for.
When you have a folder's contents in groups, you can expand (show) or collapse (hide) a group or all groups in the opened folder window.
Each separate folder will remember its group by view as set when...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Filter Keys for your account in Windows 11.
Filter Keys is an Accessibility option that you can use to control the keyboard repeat rate and ignore repeated keys.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/using-the-shortcut-key-to-enable-filterkeys-d9202e14-4ce5-84ed-582b-68ea1538fa59
Option One: Turn On or Off Filter Keys on Sign-in Screen
Option Two: Turn On Filter Keys using Keyboard Shortcut
Option Three: Turn On or Off Filter Keys in Settings
Option Four: Turn On or Off Filter Keys in Control Panel
Option Five: Turn On or Off Filter Keys using REG file
Turn On or Off Filter Keys on Sign-in Screen
1 While on the sign-in screen, click/tap on the Accessibility icon...
This tutorial will show you how to find printer details in Windows 11.
Sometimes you may need to know your printer details such as the manufacturer, model number, serial number, MAC address, IP address, etc...
Here's How:
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Printers & scanners on the right side. (see screenshot below)
Open Printers & scanners settings
3 Click/tap on the printer (ex: "NPIBD34EF (HP Color LaserJet MFP M477fdn)") you want to know details about. (see screenshot below)
4 Under More information, click/tap on Device information to expand it open and see this printer's details. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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