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Brink · Oct 31, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to reset and re-register the Settings app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft designed Settings to be beautiful, easy to use and inclusive of all your Microsoft experiences in Windows 10/11. 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...

Brink · Dec 15, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to change the default terminal application to Let Windows decide, Windows Console Host, or Windows Terminal for your account in Windows 11. A default terminal is the terminal emulator that launches by default when opening a command line application. Starting from the dawn of Windows, the default terminal emulator has always been the Windows Console Host, conhost.exe. This means that shells such as Command Prompt and PowerShell have always opened inside the Windows Console Host. For a long time, users have not been easily able to replace the console host. There were definitely third parties who hooked the OS to make it possible, but it was never truly supported. Now, we are opening up the functionality...

Brink · Jul 15, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to add (pin) or remove (unpin) widgets on the widgets board for your account in Windows 11. Widgets bring you closer to information you both want and need. Just click on the widgets icon on the Taskbar, swipe from the left using touch, or hit Win + W on your keyboard, and your widgets slide out from the left over your desktop. You can personalize your experience by adding or removing widgets, re-arranging, resizing, and customizing the content. The set of widgets we provide currently focus on your calendar, weather, local traffic, your Microsoft To Do lists, your photos from OneDrive, sports and esports, your stock watchlist, and tips. Your widgets board consists of two sections: your widgets and your...

Brink · Dec 2, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to add "Close All Apps" to the desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Sometimes you may need or want to quickly close all open apps at once instead of one at a time without shutting down or restarting the computer. While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Close All Apps" context menu, all users can use the context menu if added. The Close All Apps context menu will forcefully close all open apps except File Explorer and Registry Editor, so be sure to save anything open in an app before using the context menu. EXAMPLE: "Close All Apps" context menu In Windows 11, you will need to click/tap on Show more options first by default, then click/tap on...

Brink · Dec 13, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to open the File Explorer UWP app in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows 10 and Windows 11 includes a hidden Universal Windows Platform (UWP) File Explorer app that is optimized for touch and supports light and dark mode theme. The File Explorer UWP app is only a basic unfinished app, but you can give it a play with if you like. EXAMPLE: File Explorer UWP app Here's How: 1 Run (Win+R) the command below. explorer shell:AppsFolder\c5e2524a-ea46-4f67-841f-6a9465d9d515_cw5n1h2txyewy!App You can also create a shortcut with this command that you can Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, add to Start menu All apps, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy usage. That's...

Brink · Oct 18, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off include microphone input by default when a screen recording starts with the Snipping Tool app for your account 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. Snipping Tool app version 11.2307.44.0 introduces support for optionally recording your PC audio and voice overs using a microphone. New app settings let you configure the default audio recording settings for new screen recordings, and if you have multiple recording devices, you can select your preferred recording device before you start recording...

Brink · Dec 7, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to see the character count of text in the Notepad app in Windows 11. Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly. Starting with Notepad version 11.2311.29.0 for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels and Notepad version 11.2311.33.0 in the Beta Channel, you can now keep track of your document’s length with the new character count display in the status bar. Here's How: 1 Open the Notepad app. 2 When text is selected, the status bar shows the character count for both the selected text and the entire document. If no text is selected, the character count for the entire document is displayed, ensuring you always...

Brink · Nov 28, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to close all open apps at once for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Sometimes you may need or want to quickly close all open apps at once instead of one at a time without shutting down or restarting the computer. This will forcefully close all open apps except File Explorer and Registry Editor, so be sure to save anything open in an app before using a command below. Option One: Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt Option Two: Close All Open Apps at Once in PowerShell Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt 1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Command Prompt. 2 Copy and paste the command below into the Command Prompt, and press Enter. If you like, you can also create a...

Brink · Nov 28, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show Filmstrip at the bottom of the Photos app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. By default, Filmstrip is turned off in the Photos app. When Filmstrip is turned on, it appears at the bottom of the photo viewer showing thumbnails of all image and video files inside the same folder location. The filmstrip allows you to quickly scroll and open your images and videos directly within the viewer. You can also select multiple items from the...

Brink · Jul 8, 2021

This tutorial will show you different ways to open Windows Terminal in Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/ Option One: Open Windows Terminal from Win+X Quick Link Menu Option Two: Open Windows Terminal from Start Menu Option Three: Open Windows Terminal from Search Option Four: Open Windows Terminal...

Brink · Nov 24, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off plugins for Bing Chat conversations in Copilot for your account in Windows 11. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Windows is the first PC platform to provide centralized AI assistance to you. Together with Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), Copilot in Windows helps you get answers and inspirations from across the web, supports creativity and collaboration, and helps you focus on the task at hand. Do more with Copilot in Windows. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810 and Windows 10 build 19045.4593 (RP and Beta) Microsoft is evolving the Copilot** experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get the benefits...

Brink · Nov 24, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to change the conversation style for the chat tone in Copilot for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Windows is the first PC platform to provide centralized AI assistance to you. Together with Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), Copilot in Windows helps you get answers and inspirations from across the web, supports creativity and collaboration, and helps you focus on the task at hand. Do more with Copilot in Windows. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810 and Windows 10 build 19045.4593 (RP and Beta) Microsoft is evolving the Copilot** experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get...

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Apps Reset and Re-register Settings App in Windows 11

Apps Change Default Terminal Application in Windows 11

Apps Add or Remove Widgets on Widgets Board in Windows 11

Apps Add Close All Apps context menu in Windows 11

Apps Open File Explorer UWP app in Windows 11

Apps Turn On or Off Include Microphone when Recording with Snipping Tool in Windows 11

Apps See Character Count in Notepad app in Windows 11

Apps Close All Open Apps at Once in Windows 11

Apps Hide or Show Filmstrip in Photos app in Windows 11

Apps Open Windows Terminal in Windows 11

Apps Turn On or Off Plugins for Copilot Conversations in Windows 11

Apps Change Conversation Style for Copilot in Windows 11 and Windows 10

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