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Brink · Jan 28, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to open the Game Bar over your game, app, or desktop in Windows 11. You can open the Game Bar to take control of all your favorite gaming activities while playing on your Windows 11 device. When you open Game Bar, a variety of Xbox gaming activities are at your fingertips. Select a feature from the Widget Menu and it’ll pop up as a widget. Many of these can be moved, resized, or pinned to your screen. Xbox Game Bar has customization options that let you quickly jump between your game and favorite activities. The Home Bar is the bar at the top of the Game Bar screen. Your favorites will appear on the Home Bar for quicker access to widgets. The Controller Bar is a view of the Xbox Game Bar that allows...

Brink · Jan 27, 2022

This tutorial will show you different ways to open Widgets 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 between apps, devices and websites—now you can stay connected to the things you...

Brink · Jan 24, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to clear and reset the recent accent colors history to default for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can personalize the color or accent color for window title bars and borders, the Start button, or the taskbar in Windows 11. You can change the default Windows mode and app mode for colors to Dark, Light, or Custom. The Dark mode has a darker set of colors that are designed to work well in a low-lit environment. This option is for the Start menu, taskbar, and notification center. The Light mode setting has a lighter color scheme designed to work well during daylight hours. If you choose this option, you’ll be able to show an accent color for window title bars and borders. The Light mode...

Brink · Jan 26, 2022

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...

Brink · Aug 20, 2021

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...

Brink · Jan 24, 2022

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...

Brink · Jan 23, 2022

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...

Brink · Jan 23, 2022

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...

Brink · Jan 23, 2022

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/...

Brink · Jan 21, 2022

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...

Brink · Jan 7, 2022

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...

Brink · Jan 8, 2022

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/...

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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app

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Gaming Open Game Bar in Windows 11

Apps Open Widgets in Windows 11

Personalization Clear Recent Accent Colors History in Windows 11

Backup and Restore Turn On or Off Remember Apps for Microsoft Account Across Windows 11 Devices

Personalization Rename Shortcuts on Win+X Quick Link Menu in Windows 11

Virtualization Change Automatic Stop Action of Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Windows 11

General Open Command Prompt in Windows 11

Browsers and Mail List of Google Chrome URLs

Browsers and Mail List of Microsoft Edge URLs

Privacy and Security Change how BitLocker Unlocks OS Drive at Startup in Windows 11

General Change Showing Alt+Tab as Windowed or Full Screen in Windows 11

Apps Turn On or Off Share Across Devices for App Experiences in Windows 11

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