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Upscale and Enhance Images with Super Resolution in Photos app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enhance and enlarge images with Super Resolution in Photos app on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. 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 Microsoft Photos app version 2024.11100.17007.0, Microsoft brings a preview of super resolution to Windows Insiders on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs. Super resolution uses AI to enhance and enlarge images up to 8x the original image size. Super resolution is perfect for improving low-quality photos, preparing photos for large prints or displays, and tight...
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Enable or Disable Auto Scan Images for Text in Photos app in Windows 11 and 10
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off having the Microsoft Photos app automatically scan for text when opening an image with it for your account 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 Microsoft Photos app version 2024.11100.17007.0, Microsoft is introducing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in the Photos app to improve productivity and make managing information in your images easier. With OCR, the app detects text in your photos, allowing you to copy it directly to your...
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Enable or Disable Background Apps in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable let apps run in the background for your account or all users in Windows 11. In Windows 11, you can use apps that can continue to perform actions even when you are not actively in the app’s window. These are commonly called background apps. Some apps let you manage background activity, which determines what they can do when they’re in the background and not actively in use. Apps that can run in the background can send and receive notifications, sync information, and stay up to date. If you find that an app is using a lot of battery when running in the background, you can change the setting for apps that allow it. You can manage background apps permissions to Always, Power optimized...
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Enable or Disable Device to Wake Computer in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing a device to wake the computer in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you put your computer to sleep, a device can automatically wake the computer if the device is currently configured (allowed) to wake the system from a sleep state. Some devices may support waking the system from a sleep state, but are not currently configured to wake the system. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/powercfg-command-line-options#deviceenableawake You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable a device to wake the computer. Option One: Enable or Disable Device to Wake Computer in Device Manager Option Two: Enable Device to...
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Download and Install Microsoft PC Manager app in Windows 11 and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to download and install the Microsoft PC Manager app for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Microsoft PC Manager is a utility app for your PC. It offers features such as one-click boost, storage clean-up, file management, and protection of your default settings from unauthorized changes. Reference: https://pcmanager.microsoft.com/ The Microsoft PC Manager app is currently available in US and China. Option One: Download and Install "Microsoft PC Manager" app from Microsoft Store Option Two: Download and Install "Microsoft PC Manager" app using EXE file Option Three: Download and Install "Microsoft PC Manager" app using winget Command EXAMPLE: Microsoft PC Manager app Download...
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Search for Word or Phrase in Copilot App on Windows 11 and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to use "Find on page" to search for a word or phase in the Copilot app in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. You can use the Find on page tool in the Copilot app to search for a word or phrase within text in your conversation with Copilot. Starting with the Copilot app (version 1.24112.123.0 and...
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Change Zoom Level in Copilot App on Windows 11 and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to change the zoom level in the Copilot app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. You can change the zoom level in the Copilot app in increments between 25% to 500%. Option One: Change Zoom Level in Copilot app using Keyboard Shortcut Option Two: Change Zoom Level in Copilot app...
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Disable Microsoft Edge from creating desktop shortcut in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to permanently disable creating a Microsoft Edge desktop shortcut whenever updated for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features. Lately, whenever Microsoft Edge gets updated in Windows, a Microsoft Edge desktop shortcut is automatically created. You can manually delete this Microsoft Edge desktop shortcut, but it will just get created again after the next update. You must be signed in as an administrator to disable...
Browsers and Mail
Reset and Restore Default Apps for File Types in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to reset and restore the default app association of a file type for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A default app is the program that Windows has assigned to open a file or link type with by default when you open it. Default apps you choose will only apply to your account and will not affect other accounts on the PC. This can be helpful when a file type opens with the wrong default app. The default app selected by a user for a file type is stored in the UserChoice key in the registry below for that specific account. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\<file type>\UserChoice Option One: Reset All Default Apps to Microsoft Recommended App...
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Enable or Disable Registry Editor in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and REG files for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. System configuration information is stored centrally in a hierarchical database called the registry. You can use Registry Editor to add and edit registry keys and values, restore the registry from a backup or to default values, and to import or export keys for reference or backup. References: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/about-the-registry https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc755256(v=ws.11) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-server/performance/windows-registry-advanced-users...
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Change Read Aloud Voice in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to change the voice used to Read Aloud in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. Read Aloud is a tool in that uses the text-to-speech feature of an installed language to read the text of a web page audibly. Since Copilot is a web app, you can use Read Aloud to read text in Copilot. You...
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Change Read Aloud Voice Speed in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to change the voice speed to Read Aloud in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. Read Aloud is a tool in that uses the text-to-speech feature of an installed language to read the text of a web page audibly. Since Copilot is a web app, you can use Read Aloud to read text in Copilot...
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