This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable to require sign-in on wakeup from sleep, hibernate, or Modern Standby for all users in Windows 11.
To help secure your PC, Windows requires users to sign in on wakeup from sleep, hibernate, or resuming from Modern Standby (if supported) by default.
You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable require sign-in on wakeup.
Option One: Turn On or Off Require Sign-in on Wakeup from Modern Standby in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Require Sign-in on Wakeup from Modern Standby using REG file
Option Three: Turn On or Off Require Sign-in on Wakeup from Sleep or Hibernate in Settings
Option Four: Turn On or Off Require Sign-in on Wakeup from Sleep or Hibernate using...
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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 export a list of all, only disabled, only enabled, or only running scheduled tasks in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Task Scheduler service allows you to perform automated tasks on a chosen computer. With this service, you can schedule any program to run at a convenient time for you or when a specific event occurs. The Task Scheduler monitors the time or event criteria that you choose and then executes the task when those criteria are met.
A task is the scheduled work that the Task Scheduler service performs. A task is composed of different components, but a task must contain a trigger that the Task Scheduler uses to start the task and an action that describes what work the Task Scheduler will...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows in Windows 11.
Windows Update keeps Windows 11 updated by automatically downloading and installing the latest updates, drivers, and hotfixes released by Microsoft.
You can have Windows 11 receive updates for other Microsoft products and software, like Office, when you update Windows.
Option One: Turn On or Off Receive Updates for Other Microsoft Products in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Receive Updates for Other Microsoft Products in PowerShell
Option Three: Turn On or Off Receive Updates for Other Microsoft Products using REG file
Turn On or Off Receive Updates for Other Microsoft Products in Settings
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This tutorial will show you how to keep printed documents in the print queue of a printer for your account in Windows 11.
By default, when a print job has successfully finished printing, the printed document history will automatically get cleared for that print job.
You can turn on the "keep printed documents" setting for a printer to keep a list of your recently printed documents in the print queue for a printer. You can still manually clear the print queue at anytime though.
Option One: Enable or Disable Keep Printed Documents in Print Queue for Printer in Settings
Option Two: Enable or Disable Keep Printed Documents in Print Queue for Printer in Print Management
EXAMPLE: "Keep printed documents" turned on for print queue of...
This tutorial will show you how to change the system product name in Windows 11.
The system product name is the specific model of your Windows 11 device.
An OEM device's system product name (ex: "Surface Pro X") usually cannot be changed.
If you built the PC yourself, then there usually isn't a system product name specified allowing you to change the default System Product Name displayed to a custom name you want instead.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the system product name.
EXAMPLE: System Product Name
Here's How:
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)...
This tutorial will show you how to determine the platform role of your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device.
The platform role of your Windows devices can be specified by the OEM as a desktop, mobile, slate, server, workstation, or appliance PC.
References:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/display/determining-whether-a-platform-is-mobile-or-desktop
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winnt/ne-winnt-power_platform_role
Here's How:
1 Open System Information (msinfo32.exe).
2 Select System Summary in the left pane. (see screenshots below)
3 You will now see the Platform Role in the right pane.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts for passwordless sign-in on your Windows 11 device.
You can keep your device even more secure by removing passwords when signing in to Windows 11 with Microsoft accounts on your device. All the places on your device where you use your Microsoft account and password (even your apps and browsers) will automatically switch to modern multifactor authentication with Windows Hello Face, Fingerprint, or PIN.
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-go-passwordless-with-your-microsoft-account-674ce301-3574-4387-a93d-916751764c43...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the confirmation prompt when you delete a file from the cloud (ex: OneDrive) in File Explorer for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you delete an online-only file from a cloud location (ex: OneDrive) in File Explorer, you will see a "Delete File" confirmation prompt by default to confirm before it is permanently deleted without sending it to the Recycle Bin.
Option One: Disable Delete File from Cloud Confirmation Prompt from Prompt
Option Two: Enable or Disable Delete File from Cloud Confirmation Prompt using REG file
EXAMPLE: Delete file from cloud in File Explorer
Disable Delete File from Cloud Confirmation Prompt from Prompt
1 When you delete an...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Libraries in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Libraries are virtual containers which provide users with a single coherent view of their files even when those files are stored in different locations. A library can contain files and folders stored on the local computer or in a remote storage location. Libraries present a simpler view of the underlying storage system because, to the user, the files and folders in a library are displayed in one single view location, no matter where they are actually physically stored.
In File Explorer, users interact with libraries in ways similar to how they would interact with other folders. Libraries are...
The tutorial no longer works starting with at least Windows 11 build 22000.856 and higher.
You can press the Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Alt + Tab keys to switch between open windows in Windows 11.
Pressing Alt+Tab will show open windows as thumbnails by default.
You can also press and hold the right Alt key, press and release the left Alt key, and press Tab to have Alt+Tab show open windows as classic icons instead of thumbnails.
This tutorial will show you how to always show classic icons or thumbnails on Alt+Tab by default for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
EXAMPLE: ALT+TAB showing classic icons and thumbnails (default)
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (classic icons) or step 3 (thumbnails) below for what you want.
Use...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Let apps access your location" and "Let desktop apps access your location" for your account Windows 11.
Microsoft operates a location service that helps determine the precise geographic location of your Windows device. The precise location of your device allows apps to give you directions, show shops and restaurants that are near you, and more.
Many apps and services request location information from your device, and the Windows location service gives you control over which apps are allowed to access your precise location.
How the location settings work
Location services is a device-wide setting that can be controlled by the device administrator. When turned on, it enables certain...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Secure Boot on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC.
Windows 11 minimum system requirements include your system to be UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) and Secure Boot capable. While the requirement to upgrade a Windows 10 device to Windows 11 is only that the PC be Secure Boot capable by having UEFI enabled, you may also consider enabling Secure Boot for better security.
Secure Boot is an important security feature designed to prevent malicious software from loading when your PC starts up (boots). When the PC starts, the firmware checks the signature of each piece of boot software, including UEFI firmware drivers (also known as Option ROMs), EFI applications, and the...
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