This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Remember my apps for your Microsoft account across all your Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices you sign in with the same Microsoft account.
When Windows backup is turned on, Windows backs up the settings you choose across all your Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices that you've signed in to with your Microsoft account.
If you turn on Remember my apps, Windows will remember the apps you have installed and help you restore them from Microsoft Store on your new devices. This setting is not available for work or school accounts, and Windows does not remember your apps for work or school accounts. This does not include win32 desktop apps.
Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build...
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to rename any shortcuts you want on the Win+X Quick Link menu for your account in Windows 11.
The Win+X Quick Link menu (aka: Power User menu) is a pop-up menu from the Start button that includes shortcuts of common management, configuration, and other power user tools for Windows.
The shortcuts on the Win+X Quick Link menu are broken up into 3 groups. Group1 shortcuts in the bottom section, Group2 shortcuts in the middle section, and Group3 shortcuts in the top section.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22579, Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal (Admin) in the Win+X menu has been replaced by Windows PowerShell and Windows PowerShell (Admin). If you have Windows Terminal installed and would like Windows...
This tutorial will show you how to change the automatic stop action of a Hyper-V virtual machine for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Hyper-V enables running virtualized computer systems on top of a physical host. These virtualized systems can be used and managed just as if they were physical computer systems, however they exist in virtualized and isolated environment. Special software called a hypervisor manages access between the virtual systems and the physical hardware resources. Virtualization enables quick deployment of computer systems, a way to quickly restore systems to a previously known good state, and the ability to migrate systems between physical hosts.
Hyper-V is only available on 64-bit versions of Windows...
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to open a command prompt in Windows 11.
The Command shell is an entry point for typing commands in the Command Prompt console window. By typing commands at the command prompt, you can perform tasks on your computer without using the Windows GUI.
In Windows 11, Windows Terminal is the default console to open installed shells like the Command Prompt in by default now.
If you wanted, you can still directly open the Command Prompt in Windows 11.
Option One: Open Command Prompt in Windows Terminal
Option Two: Open Command Prompt from Search
Option Three: Open Command Prompt from Run
Option Four: Open Command Prompt from Task Manager
Option Five: Open Command Prompt from File Explorer...
This tutorial will provide you with a reference list off all internal page URLs for Google Chrome.
Google Chrome includes internal URLs for pages that can be used to provide additional information or change browser settings.
You can copy and paste the Chrome page URLs below into the address bar of Google Chrome, and press Enter to open the page.
Chrome URLs
Description
chrome://about
Lists all internal URLs. Same as chrome://chrome-urls/
chrome://accessibility
Inspect the representation of accessibility in Chrome and modify accessibility modes.
chrome://app-service-internals
Shows available app services
chrome://apps
Lists all applications installed in Chrome.
chrome://autofill-internals
Lists captured autofill logs...
This tutorial will provide you with a reference list off all internal page URLs for Microsoft Edge.
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.
Microsoft Edge includes internal URLs for pages that can be used to provide additional information or change browser settings.
You can copy and paste the Edge page URLs below into the address bar of Microsoft Edge, and press Enter to open the page.
Microsoft Edge URLs
Description
edge://about
Lists all internal URLs. Same as edge://edge-urls/...
This tutorial will show you how to choose how to unlock your operating system drive at startup with a PIN, USB flash drive, or automatically with TPM in Windows 11.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers.
New files are automatically encrypted when you save them to a drive encrypted by BitLocker. However, if you copy these files to another drive or a different PC not encrypted by BitLocker, the files are automatically decrypted.
BitLocker checks the PC during startup for any conditions that could represent a security risk (for example, a change to the...
This tutorial will show you how to change the Alt+Tab experience to show as windowed or full screen for all users in Windows 11.
You can press the Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Alt + Tab keys to switch between open windows in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22526, Microsoft is experimenting with showing ALT + TAB as windowed by default instead of full screen for some.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22554 and up, ALT + TAB will now show as windowed by default. The Full Screen Alt+Tab has been removed.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the Alt+Tab experience to show as windowed or full screen.
EXAMPLE: Show Alt+Tab windowed or full screen
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (full screen) or step 3 (windowed) below for...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off sharing across devices for your account in Windows 11.
Share across devices (aka: "Project Rome", "Shared Experiences", and "Cross-device Experiences") allows you to continue app experiences on other devices connected to your account.
You can select to share app experiences on My devices only or with Everyone nearby.
My devices only (default) = Only allows apps running on devices you have signed into with the same Microsoft account to use this feature.
Everyone nearby = Gives everyone near you permission to use the share across devices feature with your PC.
References:
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2016/10/11/cross-device-experience-with-project-rome/...
This tutorial will show you how to change the taskbar to display time in a 12 or 24 hour clock format for your account in Windows 11.
Time is a measure in which events can be ordered from the past through the present into the future, and also the measure of durations of events and the intervals between them.
The clock on the taskbar system tray displays the system time in a 12 hour clock format by default.
If you like, you can have the taskbar time display in a 24 hour clock format (aka: Military Time).
Option One: Change Taskbar Time to 12 or 24 hour Clock Format in Settings
Option Two: Change Taskbar Time to 12 or 24 hour Clock Format in Control Panel
EXAMPLE: Taskbar time in 12 and 24 hour clock format
Change Taskbar...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off use a different keyboard layout for each app window for your account in Windows 11.
In Windows, you can change your keyboard layout to type in another language or input method you want to use..
The language of your keyboard layout controls the characters that appear on your screen when you type. By using the different layouts, you can type all the characters for the language, including diacritics such as the umlaut (ä) in German and the tilde (ñ) in Spanish.
When you add a language, the default keyboard layout for the language will be installed by default.
You can install additional keyboards for language-specific key layouts and input options. Adding an input language lets you set a...
This tutorial will show you how to set a default keyboard layout input method override for your account in Windows 11.
In Windows, you can change your keyboard layout to type in another language or input method you want to use..
The language of your keyboard layout controls the characters that appear on your screen when you type. By using the different layouts, you can type all the characters for the language, including diacritics such as the umlaut (ä) in German and the tilde (ñ) in Spanish.
When you add a language, the default keyboard layout for the language will be installed by default.
You can install additional keyboards for language-specific key layouts and input options. Adding an input language lets you set a...
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