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Turn On or Off Show Accent Color on Start menu and Taskbar in Windows 11

Personalization Turn On or Off Show Accent Color on Start menu and Taskbar in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show accent color on the Start menu and taskbar for your account in Windows 11. Windows 11 gives you the option to personalize the color and accent color of a variety of surfaces you see when you use Windows. You can personalize the colors that appear in Windows and your apps by setting the mode to Dark, Light, or Custom. The Dark mode has a darker set of colors and is designed to work well in a low-lit environment. The Light mode setting has a lighter color scheme across the Start menu, taskbar, Quick Settings, and notification center. It works well during daylight hours. If you choose the Light mode, you’ll be able to show an accent color for window title bars and borders. You...
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Enable or Disable Transparency Effects in Windows 11

Personalization Enable or Disable Transparency Effects in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off transparency effects for your account in Windows 11. Transparency effects in Windows 11 has some window backgrounds and surfaces appear slightly transparent with an acrylic blur and Mica effect. Some of these windows include context menus, File Explorer, Quick Settings, Settings, sign-in screen, Start menu, taskbar, and more. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/signature-experiences/materials If you turn on high contrast, it will disable transparency effects. Option One: Turn On or Off Transparency Effects in Personalization Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Transparency Effects in Accessibility Settings Option Three: Turn On or Off Transparency...
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Enable or Disable Lock Screen Background Motion in Windows 11

Personalization Enable or Disable Lock Screen Background Motion in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable lock screen background motion for your account or all users in Windows 11. The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the screen you see at startup and when you lock (Win+L) the PC. You will need to dismiss the lock screen to to see the sign-in screen and sign in to Windows. If your Windows 11 device (ex: tablet) has an accelerometer, the lock screen background by default will pan around a still image as you physically move your device. If you prefer a traditional static lock screen background image, you can prevent lock screen background motion. The lock screen background motion feature is only available if your Windows 11 device (ex: tablet) has an accelerometer. Option One...
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Enable or Disable Show Lock Screen Background on Sign-in Screen in Windows 11

Personalization Enable or Disable Show Lock Screen Background on Sign-in Screen in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable show lock screen background on the sign-in screen for your account or all users in Windows 11. The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the screen you see at startup and when you lock (Win+L) the PC. You will need to dismiss the lock screen to to see the sign-in screen and sign in to Windows. The lock screen background picture will show on the sign-in screen by default. Option One: Turn On or Off Show Lock Screen Background on Sign-in Screen for Current User in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Show Lock Screen Background on Sign-in Screen for Current User in Registry Editor Option Three: Enable or Disable Show Lock Screen Background on Sign-in Screen for All Users using REG...
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Hide or Show Most Used apps list on Start Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Hide or Show Most Used apps list on Start Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to show or hide the Most used list on the Start menu for your account or all users in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended ("Recently added" apps and recently opened items). The Start menu contains shortcuts of all your apps, settings, and files. The Most used list at the top of the All apps list on the Start menu shows up to 6 of the user's most frequently used apps. The Most used list can make it quicker and easier to open your most used apps, but you can hide the Most used list if you find it as clutter instead. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.4391, “All apps” is now just “All” on the Start menu. This change began rolling out with Build...
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Enable or Disable Startup Sound in Windows 11

Personalization Enable or Disable Startup Sound in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable playing the Windows startup sound for all users in Windows 11. The startup sound was disabled by default in Windows 10. The startup sound for Windows 11 has returned in which you will hear when your PC boots up to the Lock screen and is ready to go for you to sign in. Option One: Turn On or Off Play Windows Startup Sound in Sounds Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Play Windows Startup Sound using REG file Option Three: Enable or Disable Windows Startup Sound in Local Group Policy Editor Option Four: Enable or Disable Windows Startup Sound using REG file EXAMPLE: Windows 11 startup sound Video by Tom Warren. Turn On or Off Play Windows Startup Sound in Sounds Settings 1...
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Add "Open in Windows Terminal" expandable context menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add "Open in Windows Terminal" expandable context menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom Open in Windows Terminal expandable context menu for all users in Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. Windows 11 includes a Open in Terminal context menu by default when you right click or shift + right click on a folder or folder background, but this does not open Windows Terminal elevated (run as...
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