This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the All Users items from the Start Menu > All apps list for specific or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended.
All apps appears when a user clicks on All apps in the upper-right corner of the Start menu :win:. All Apps is a comprehensive list of shortcuts, in alphabetical order, of all installed apps. Some of these shortcuts are grouped into folders with the expandable folder in the list.
The Start Menu > All apps list for an account will include items (ex: app shortcuts) from the following locations:
New Users - This profile includes items from the...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to disable Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use ViVeTool to enable or disable hidden features in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to restore the classic File Explorer with Ribbon for your account or all users in Windows 11.- Brink
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install Windows 11 with UEFI support.- Brink
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
This tutorial will show you different ways to uninstall or reinstall the Copilot app for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Learn about this picture" desktop icon when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.- Brink
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to run the System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair missing, corrupted, and modified system files in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft
This tutorial will show you how to download an official Windows Server ISO or Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO file from Microsoft.- Brink
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything.- Brink
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Clean Install Windows 11
This tutorial will show you step by step on how to clean install Windows 11 at boot on your PC with or without an Internet connection and setup with a local account or Microsoft account.- Brink
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable pin and unpin items on jump lists for specific or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Jump Lists are available when you right click on an app on the taskbar or Start Menu that supports having a jump list.
Jump Lists are lists of app specific tasks or items you can quickly open or get to for every day usage. Jump Lists can include pinned items, recent items, frequent items, tasks, and/or websites.
Items pinned to an app's jump list will appear at the top of the jump list for quick access.
You can enable the Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists policy to disable and remove Pin to this list and Unpin from this list context menus for Jump Lists.
You must be signed in as an...
This tutorial will show you how to pin or unpin items on Jump Lists of apps for your account in Windows 11.
Jump Lists are available when you right click on an app on the taskbar or Start Menu that supports having a jump list.
Jump Lists are lists of app specific tasks or items you can quickly open or get to for every day usage. Jump Lists can include pinned items, recent items, frequent items, tasks, and/or websites.
Items pinned to an app's jump list will appear at the top of the jump list for quick access.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.3785 (Beta), when right-clicking on apps pinned to the Start menu, jump lists will be shown for apps that have them such as File Explorer.
Folders you pin or unpin for the jump list of File...
This tutorial will show you how to change which taskbar to show taskbar apps on when using multiple displays for your account in Windows 11.
The taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the center by default.
If you have more than one display connected to your PC, then you can show the taskbar on all displays instead of just on the main display.
The main taskbar is the taskbar with the clock and taskbar corner icons on it, and is on your main display. Taskbars that show on other displays not set as your main display do have the clock (if turned on), but do not have the taskbar corner icons on them.
When Show my taskbar...
This tutorial will show you how to use System Restore to go back to a restore point in Windows 11.
Turning on system protection for a drive allows System Restore to include the drive when restore points are created so you can undo undesired system changes by reverting to a previous point in time.
System Restore monitors system changes and saves the system state as a restore point. If a system problem develops as a result of a system change, the user can return the system to a previous state using the data from a restore point.
Restore points are created to let users select a previous system state. Each restore point contains the required information to restore the system to the selected state. Restore points are created before key...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Memory Compression in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Memory Compression allows Windows 10 and Windows 11 to make better use of available memory on all systems by reducing physical memory utilization, resulting in fewer pagefile IO operations and a reduced reliance on disk. Furthermore, it improves the speed of writing to and reading from disk when MM determines paging must be enacted. Microsoft expects users to experience improved overall responsiveness and usability on all devices running Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft enabled the Memory Manager (MM) to compress infrequently-accessed memory pages which reduces the amount of reads and writes to the disk (pagefile) and therefore...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable mobile hotspot power saving in Windows 11.
You can turn your Windows PC into a mobile hotspot by sharing your Internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi. You can share a Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or cellular data connection. If your PC has a cellular data connection and you share it, it will use data from your data plan.
When you turn on mobile hotspot, you can turn on or off a power saving feature that will automatically turn off mobile hotspot in five minutes when no devices are connected.
Option One: Turn On or Off Mobile Hotspot Power Saving in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Mobile Hotspot Power Saving using BAT file
Turn On or Off Mobile Hotspot Power Saving in...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the mobile hotspot feature for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can turn your Windows PC into a mobile hotspot by sharing your Internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi. You can share a Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or cellular data connection. If your PC has a cellular data connection and you share it, it will use data from your data plan.
You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the mobile hotspot feature.
Option One: Enable or Disable Mobile Hotspot in Local Group Policy Editor
Option Two: Enable or Disable Mobile Hotspot using REG file
EXAMPLE: Mobile Hotspot disabled
option1Enable or Disable Mobile Hotspot in Local Group Policy Editor
The...
This tutorial will show you how to setup and turn on or off mobile hotspot to share the Internet connection from your Windows 11 PC with other devices.
You can turn your Windows PC into a mobile hotspot by sharing your Internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi. You can share a Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or cellular data connection. If your PC has a cellular data connection and you share it, it will use data from your data plan.
To connect on the other device, go to the Wi-Fi settings on that device, find your network name set up on the mobile hotspot device, select it, enter the password, and then connect.
Starting with Windows 11 build 25977 (Canary), in Settings, when looking at your Wi-Fi password under the Wi-Fi properties...
This Show recent searches when I hover over the search icon setting no long works since 22621.1250, and has been removed since at least build 22623.1325.
The Search button on the taskbar allows you to quickly use Windows Search (Win+S) to search for apps, documents, email, files, folders, music, people, photos, settings, and videos on your device, and to search the web.
The Search button on the taskbar also allows you to quickly open your Top apps and Recent apps, and perform Quick searches to web search for today in history, new movies, translate, markets today.
When you hover over the search icon on the taskbar, you will see your recent searches by default.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22468, Microsoft added an option to turn...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Compact OS in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows 10 and Windows 11 have tools and features that help you save disk space and optimize your image.
Compact OS compresses all operating system binaries and sets the system state to Compact, which remains unless administrator changes it.
When running CompactOS, Windows update can replace or remove individual files as needed to help maintain the drive footprint size over time.
You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable Compact OS.
Option One: See if Compact OS is Currently Enabled or Disabled
Option Two: Enable Compact OS
Option Three: Disable Compact OS
See if Compact OS is Currently Enabled or Disabled
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This tutorial will show you how to see download and upload statistics in Activity Monitor for Delivery Optimization on your Windows 11 PC.
Windows Update Delivery Optimization helps you get Windows updates and Microsoft Store apps more quickly and reliably.
Windows Update Delivery Optimization works by letting you get Windows updates and Microsoft Store apps from sources in addition to Microsoft, like other PCs on your local network, or PCs on the internet that are downloading the same files. Delivery Optimization also sends updates and apps from your PC to other PCs on your local network or PCs on the internet, based on your settings. Sharing this data between PCs helps reduce the internet bandwidth that’s needed to keep more than...
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