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Turn On or Off Night Light in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off night light for your account in Windows 11. Your display emits blue light—the kind of light you see during the day—which can keep you up at night. To help you get to sleep, turn on the night light and your display will show warmer colors at night that are easier on your eyes. The night light strength level is for the color temperature in Kelvin. You can set a strength level between 0 (6500K) to 100 (1200K) for whatever is comfortable to your eyes. You can turn on Schedule night light. Then, either select Sunset to sunrise, or select Set hours and enter custom times for the night light to automatically turn on and off. Night light isn't available if your device uses certain drivers...
System
Turn On or Off Show Full Account Name for Task Manager in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Show full account name in Task Manager for your account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft has updated the design of Task Manager to match the new Windows 11 design principles. This includes a new hamburger style navigation bar and a new settings page. A new command bar on each page gives access to common actions. The dark theme has now been brought to Task manager and will automatically match the system-wide theme configured in the Settings app. You can turn on Show full account name to display...
General
Turn On or Off Minimize on Use for Task Manager in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Minimize on use in Task Manager for your account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft has updated the design of Task Manager to match the new Windows 11 design principles. This includes a new hamburger style navigation bar and a new settings page. A new command bar on each page gives access to common actions. The dark theme has now been brought to Task manager and will automatically match the system-wide theme configured in the Settings app. When you use Switch to for a running process from the...
General
Turn On or Off Hide when Minimized for Task Manager in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Hide when minimized in Task Manager for your account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft has updated the design of Task Manager to match the new Windows 11 design principles. This includes a new hamburger style navigation bar and a new settings page. A new command bar on each page gives access to common actions. The dark theme has now been brought to Task manager and will automatically match the system-wide theme configured in the Settings app. You can turn on Hide when minimized to not see the...
General
Enable or Disable Control Panel and Settings in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Control Panel and Settings for specific or all users in Windows 11. Microsoft designed Settings to be beautiful, easy to use and inclusive of all your Microsoft experiences in Windows 11. Settings has left-handed navigation that persists between pages, and Microsoft has added breadcrumbs as you navigate deeper into Settings to help you know where you are and not lose your place. Settings pages are also all new, with new hero controls at the top that highlight key information and frequently used settings for you to adjust as you need. These new hero controls span across several category pages like System, Bluetooth & devices, Network & Internet, Personalization, Accounts, and...
General
Enable or Disable Show Announcement Updates from Widgets on Taskbar in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off whether live Widget content on the taskbar shows more than weather for your account in Windows 11. Widgets are small cards that display dynamic content from your favorite apps and services on your Windows desktop. They appear on the widgets board, where you can discover, pin, unpin, arrange, resize, and customize widgets to reflect your interests. Your widgets board is optimized to show relevant widgets and personalized content based on your usage. Widgets help you stay on top of what’s important to you by bringing together personalized content from your favorite apps and services so you can have the latest info at a glance throughout your day. Say goodbye to constantly switching...
Apps
Turn On or Off Show App History for All Processes in Task Manager in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing app history for all accounts in Task Manager for your account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11. The App history tab in Task Manager shows historical resource usage metrics by apps for the last 30 days by default. Show history for all accounts is turned on by default to see resource usage history by all apps for the current user and system accounts in the App history tab in Task Manager. You can turn off Show history for all accounts to see resource usage history only by Microsoft Store apps for the current user in the App history tab...
General
Change Task Manager Real Time Update Speed in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to pause or change the real time data update speed in Task Manager for your account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft has updated the design of Task Manager to match the new Windows 11 design principles. This includes a new hamburger style navigation bar and a new settings page. A new command bar on each page gives access to common actions. The dark theme has now been brought to Task manager and will automatically match the system-wide theme configured in the Settings app. The real time update speed in Task...
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Turn On or Off Always On Top for Task Manager in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to have the Task Manager always on top while open for your user account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft has updated the design of Task Manager to match the new Windows 11 design principles. This includes a new hamburger style navigation bar and a new settings page. A new command bar on each page gives access to common actions. The dark theme has now been brought to Task manager and will automatically match the system-wide theme configured in the Settings app. You can have Task Manager to always...
General
Add or Remove Security tab on Properties Page in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Security tab from drive, file, folder, and shortcut properties for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can right click on a drive, file, folder, or shortcut on a NTFS formatted volume and click/tap on Properties to see a Security tab. The Security tab allows users to change owner and modify permissions for access rights of a drive, file, folder, or shortcut. You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Security tab on the Properties page. EXAMPLE: Security tab on Properties page Here's How: 1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do. Add Security tab to Properties Page for All Users This is the default setting A)...
Accounts
Change Account Password in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the password of a local account and Microsoft account in Windows 11. You can change your local account or Microsoft account password if you know its current password. If you do not know or forgot your local account password, an administrator account can change your password if you are unable to reset the password. It is recommended to change your password regularly with a strong password to help keep your device more secure. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-or-reset-your-windows-password-8271d17c-9f9e-443f-835a-8318c8f68b9c https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/change-your-microsoft-account-password-fdde885b-86da-2965-69fd-4871309ef1f1 When an...
Accounts
Check Account is Administrator or Standard User in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to quickly determine if user accounts on the PC are an administrator or standard user account type in Windows 11. Having different accounts on a shared PC lets multiple people use the same device, all while giving everyone their own sign-in info, plus access to their own files, browser favorites, and desktop settings. You can add a local user account (an offline account) or Microsoft account for a user to sign in to the PC with. These can be a standard user or administrator account type. When you add an account in Windows, it will be a standard user account by default. Standard User - Standard user accounts are good for everyday usage, and can be a local account or Microsoft account. Standard user...
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