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Add or Remove "Edit with Photos" Context Menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Edit with Photos" context menu for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. Starting with the Microsoft Photos app version 2024.11080.30001.0, you can now quickly edit an image in File Explorer or on the desktop, by right-clicking on the image and select Edit with Photos. This will open the Photo Editor where you can crop, rotate, or mark up the image, as well as applying adjustments and AI-powered edits. If you don't want this...
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Change Files to Open in New Tab or New Window in Notepad in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to set files to open in a new tab or new window in Notepad by default for your account in Windows 11. Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly. Support for multiple tabs in Notepad is available starting with version 11.2212.33.0. You will be able to create, manage, and organize multiple files in a single Notepad window. You can also continue to work with files across multiple windows by dragging a tab out into its own window, and a new app setting lets you customize whether files open in new tabs or a new window by default. Reference...
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Change WaitToKillServiceTimeout Value in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value for how long the system waits for services to stop when you shut down the computer in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The WaitToKillServiceTimeout value is the default 5 seconds Windows waits for background services to stop gracefully on their own when you shut down the computer. If all services stop before the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value expires, the system will automatically continue to shut down without waiting for this value to expire. If the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value expires, Windows will automatically force stop all background services that didn't already stop gracefully. If any services require more than 5 seconds to shut down, they do not shut...
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Add or Remove Shortcut Name Extension in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the - Shortcut extension being added to the filename of newly created shortcuts for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive and click tap on either Show more options > Create shortcut or Send to -> Desktop (create shortcut), a shortcut to that file, folder or drive will be created with the - Shortcut extension added at the end of the filename by default. This will only affect new shortcuts you create afterwards, and will not affect shortcuts that already have the - Shortcut filename extension. Shortcuts that already have the - Shortcut filename extension can only be manually renamed if you wanted to remove the -...
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Pin Recent Items to Quick Access in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to pin the "Recent Items" folder to Quick Access for your account in Windows 11. Quick access in the navigation pane of File Explorer (Win+E) allows you to quickly access and view your pinned folders, frequent Folders, Pinned files, and Recent files from one location in Quick Access. Recent Items (aka: Recent Places) is a list of all files that you have used or opened recently. It shows more of your recently opened files than Quick access does by default. If wanted, you can pin the "Recent Items" folder to Quick Access for easier access. Option One: Pin "Recent Items" to Quick Access Option Two: Unpin "Recent Items" from Quick Access EXAMPLE: Recent Items pinned to Quick access Pin "Recent...
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Pin Recent Folders to Quick Access in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to pin the "Recent folders" folder to Quick Access for your account in Windows 11. Quick access in the navigation pane of File Explorer (Win+E) allows you to quickly access and view your pinned folders, frequent Folders, Pinned files, and Recent files from one location in Quick Access. Recent folders (aka: Recent Places) is a list of all folders that you have used or opened recently. It shows more of your recently opened folders than Quick access does by default. If wanted, you can pin the "Recent folders" folder to Quick Access for easier access. Option One: Pin "Recent folders" to Quick Access Option Two: Unpin "Recent folders" from Quick Access EXAMPLE: Recent folders pinned to Quick access...
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Change BSOD Crash Memory Dump File Type in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change which BSOD memory dump file type will be generated in Windows 11. A BSOD (blue screen of death) error (also called a stop error) can occur if a problem causes your PC to shut down or restart unexpectedly (aka: crash). When you experience this type of error, you won’t be able to see things like the Start menu or the taskbar on the screen when your PC is turned on. Instead you might see a blue screen with a message that your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. If you experience a BSOD, Windows 11 will create an Automatic memory dump type of dump file by default for debugging purposes. You can have Windows generate any one of the following memory dump file types: (none) for no dump file...
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Enable or Disable Page Colors in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable page colors for sites in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Do you have trouble reading web pages due to their color schemes? Is the text too bright or too dark? Do links blend into the background? Or perhaps you want to change the way your browser looks. If so, try the new Page colors feature in Microsoft Edge. The Page colors feature is especially useful for users who have vision impairments, color blindness, or light sensitivity. However, it can also help reduce eye strain and fatigue when browsing for long periods of time. You can exclude specific websites from being affected by Page colors. By default, Page colors are applied to web pages only when...
Browsers and Mail
Turn On or Off Custom Scrollbars in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off custom scrollbars in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft released a setting aimed at improving your scrolling experience on the web: Turn off custom scrollbars. This setting allows you to disable the customizations that web developers might have added to their sites in Microsoft Edge. While many website authors customize scrollbars to achieve a unique style, Microsoft heard from users that not everybody likes using them. Certain users always prefer to see the default browser scrollbars as this improves consistency and accessibility for them. By making it possible for you to disable custom scrollbars, Microsoft aims to accommodate these preferences...
Browsers and Mail
Uninstall and Reinstall OneDrive in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to uninstall or reinstall OneDrive for only your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. OneDrive is built-in to Windows 11 by default. With OneDrive, you can sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at OneDrive.live.com. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. You can work with your synced files directly in File Explorer and access your files even when you’re offline. Whenever you’re online, any changes that you or others make will sync automatically...
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Uninstall or Reinstall Recall in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to uninstall or reinstall the Recall feature for all users in Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs. Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.2415 (Dev) on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, you can try out the Recall (Preview) feature. Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.2510 (Dev), Microsoft is expanding the preview of Recall to Windows Insiders on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs. Recall was introduced earlier this year, with the ability to enable you to quickly find and jump back into what you have seen before on your PC. You can use an explorable timeline to find the content you remember seeing before. You can also use semantic powered search and just describe how you remember something and Recall will retrieve...
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Expand or Compress "Learn about this picture" Menu on Desktop in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to expand or compress the Windows Spotlight "Learn about this picture" desktop icon menu for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10. When you choose to have Windows Spotlight as your desktop background or theme, it will add a Learn more about this picture icon on your desktop by default. The Learn about this picture icon can be dragged to any location you want on your desktop. You can right click on the Learn about this picture desktop icon to select other pictures, minimize or maximize menu/bar, vote to like or dislike current picture, and learn more about the current picture. When you right click on the Learn about this picture desktop icon, it will show the full expanded Windows Spotlight menu by...
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