This tutorial will show you different ways on how to manually change the date on the system clock for all users in Windows 11.
A calendar date is a reference to a particular day represented within a calendar system. The calendar date allows the specific day to be identified.
The date is displayed using the MM/DD/YYYY format by default on the system clock on the taskbar corner in Windows 11.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the date.
Option One: Change Date in Settings
Option Two: Change Date in Control Panel
Option Three: Change Date in Command Prompt
Option Four: Change Date in PowerShell
Change Date in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Time & language on the left side, and click/tap on Date...
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to manually change the time on the system clock for all users 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.
Your PC's system clock is used to record the time whenever you create or modify files on your PC.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the time.
Option One: Change Time in Settings
Option Two: Change Time in Control Panel
Option Three: Change Time in Command Prompt
Option Four: Change Time in PowerShell
Change Time in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Time & language on the left side, and click/tap...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing snap layouts when hovering over a maximize button for your account in Windows 11.
The Snap windows feature in Windows allows you to automatically resize and arrange windows on your screen.
Windows 11 includes a Snap Layouts feature that allows you to select how to snap the current window.
Just hover your mouse over a window’s maximize button to see available snap layouts, then click on a zone to snap the window. You’ll then be guided to snap windows to the rest of the zones within the layout with guided snap assist. For smaller screens, you’ll be offered a set of 4 snap layouts. You can also invoke the snap layouts flyout with the Win + Z keyboard shortcut.
Starting with...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Snap Assist for your account in Windows 11.
The Snap windows feature in Windows allows you to automatically resize and arrange windows on your screen.
When you snap a window, Snap Assist will show what you can snap next to it. Snap Assist significantly speeds up the process of snapping windows side-by-side by offering you a choice of windows to snap by just clicking on a window to snap it.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft improved snap assist to seamlessly animate between zones in a layout for a delightful end-to-end snapping experience. Microsoft has updated the transition animation that shows going from one snapped window state to another. Snap some windows using...
This tutorial will show you how to set a display to be the main display when you have multiple displays connected to your Windows 11 PC.
If you have more than one display connected to your PC, then you will be able to select which display you want to use as the main (primary) display by default for all users.
The display set to be the main display will act as the active desktop, show the clock and taskbar corner icons. The sign-in, lock, Ctrl+Alt+Del screens, and most items will open on the main display by default when you initially open them.
Option One: Change Main Display in Settings
Option Two: Change Main Display in NVIDIA Control Panel
Option Three: Change Main Display in Intel Graphics Control Panel
Option Four: Change Main...
The When I resize a snapped window, simultaneously resize any adjacent snapped window setting in this tutorial is no longer available.
It is now always enabled by default without this setting to toggle on or off.
The Snap windows feature in Windows allows you to automatically resize and arrange windows on your screen.
When you resize a snapped window, it will simultaneously resize any adjacent snapped window by default.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable simultaneously resize any adjacent snapped window for your account in Windows 11.
Option One: Enable or Disable Simultaneously Resize any Adjacent Snapped window in Settings
Option Two: Enable or Disable Simultaneously Resize any Adjacent Snapped window using...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Snap windows for your account in Windows 11.
The Snap windows feature in Windows 11 allows you to automatically resize and arrange windows on your screen.
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/snap-your-windows-885a9b1e-a983-a3b1-16cd-c531795e6241
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2015/06/04/arrange-your-windows-in-a-snap/
Starting with Windows 11 build 22563, Microsoft has made it even easier to snap the most relevant windows next to each other side by side by introducing Microsoft Edge tabs as suggested windows in snap assist. When a window is snapped, you will now see 3 of your most recent Edge tabs shown (by default) as suggestions.
Starting with Windows...
This tutorial will show you how to change the size of columns width for a folder in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
When you are using a details layout view for a folder, all items in the folder will be displayed by details in columns. You can change the width of specific or all columns to fit the content how you like.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/how-to-change-column-settings-in-windows-explorer-7a6e06e5-85fe-62d5-c9a3-eed515e52aee
Option One: "Size Column to Fit" in Folder
Option Two: "Size All Columns to Fit" in Folder
Option Three: Drag to Change Width of Selected Columns in Folder
Option Four: Change Width of Selected Columns in Pixels in Folder
EXAMPLE: Before and after "Size all...
This tutorial will show you how to change or increase the folder view settings cache memory size for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11 to have Windows remember more of your folder view settings.
You can change the folder view settings in Windows to what you want for each separate folder. Folder view settings include the File Explorer window size, template, column width, Group by, Sort by, and layout view of items in each folder.
By default, Windows will only remember the first 5000 folders you apply folder view settings to. After you reach the default 5000 folders limit (BagMRU Size), Windows will no longer remember anymore folder view settings you apply.
Windows stores the folder view settings of the...
This tutorial will show you how to change the sort by view of a folder in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
In Windows 11, you can change the sort by view of a folder in File Explorer to have all items in the folder sorted by the name, date, date modified, size, type, 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.
Each separate folder will remember its sort by view as set when last closed.
Home and Gallery in File Explorer do not have the Sort by option available. It is grayed out.
Option One: Change Folder Sort by View from File Explorer...
This tutorial will show you how to change the layout view of a folder in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
In Windows 11, you can change the layout view of a folder in File Explorer to show all items in the folder with a extra large icons, large icons, medium icons, small icons, list, details, tiles, or content layout.
Each separate folder will remember its layout view as set when last closed.
Option One: Change Folder Layout View using a Scroll Wheel
Option Two: Change Folder Layout View using Keyboard Shortcut
Option Three: Change Folder Layout View from File Explorer Toolbar
Option Four: Change Folder Layout View from File Explorer Command Bar
Option Five: Change Folder Layout View from Context Menu
EXAMPLE...
This tutorial will show you how to view the storage usage of local storage drives in Windows 11.
Storage usage lets you see how your storage is used on a drive and how you can free up space.
Option One: View Storage Usage of Drive in File Explorer
Option Two: View Storage Usage of Drive in Settings
View Storage Usage of Drive in File Explorer
1 Open This PC in File Explorer (Win+E).
2 Right click or press and hold on any local drive, and click/tap on Properties. (see screenshot below)
3 In the General tab, click/tap on the Details or Storage usage button. (see screenshots below)
4 You will now see how storage is being used on this specific drive. You can click/tap on each usage item for any available options to manage...
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