This tutorial will show you how to add "Windows Security" to the Desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows Security is built-in to Windows 11 and includes an antivirus program called Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Your device will be actively protected from the moment you start Windows 11. Windows Security continually scans for malware (malicious software), viruses, and security threats. In addition to this real-time protection, updates are downloaded automatically to help keep your device safe and protect it from threats.
Windows Security is your home to view and manage the security and health of your device.
Virus & threat protection - Monitor threats to your device, run scans, and get updates to help...
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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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UUP Dump is the most practical and easy way to get ISO images of any Insider Windows 10 or Windows 11 version, as soon as Microsoft has released a new build. UUP Dump creates a download configuration file according to your choices, downloads necessary files directly from Microsoft servers, and finally creates an ISO image.
Please notice, that you don't have to join Windows Insider program to install and use Insider builds. You can simply download and install any Insider build from UUP Dump, and when an Insider build upgrade is released, download the upgrade build and upgrade your current Insider installation.
This tutorial will show you how to use UUP Dump to get any Windows Insider ISO.
1. In any browser, open an available link...
Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Phishing Protection Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Phishing protection in Windows 11.
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen protects against phishing or malware websites and applications, and the downloading of potentially malicious files.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22593, Microsoft is introducing two powerful new features that strike against the most common cyberattack techniques: phishing and targeted malware. New in Windows 11 is enhanced phishing detection and protection built into Windows with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. This new feature will help protect users from phishing attacks by identifying and alerting users when they are entering their Microsoft credentials into a malicious application or...
This tutorial will show you how to save a search query in File Explorer in Windows 11.
You can save a search query as a Search Folder, a virtual folder displayed in File Explorer under the Searches folder. Opening a Search Folder runs the saved search and displays up-to-date results. The saved search file stores the query in a format Windows Search can act on, specifying what to search for, where to search, and how to present the results.
The saved search is generated from an XML file (*.search-ms) in the %userprofile%\Searches folder.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/search/-search-savedsearchfileformat
You can Pin to Start, Pin to Quick access, or move the saved search to where you like to use it from...
This tutorial will show you how to manually turn on or off Smart App Control in Windows 11.
Smart App Control (SAC) is a new security feature starting with Windows 11 build 22567. Smart App Control can work alongside your other security software, such as Microsoft Defender, for added protection.
Smart App Control adds significant protection from malware, including new and emerging threats, by blocking apps that are malicious or untrusted. Smart App Control also helps to block potentially unwanted apps, which are apps that may cause your device to run slowly, display unexpected ads, offer extra software you didn't want, or do other things you don't expect.
Smart App Control starts in evaluation mode. This is a period during which...
This tutorial will show you how to install or uninstall the Wireless Display app for all users in Windows 11.
If you’re working on a Windows PC and want the apps and content from another device to show on your PC screen, you’ll want to consider mirroring that device‘s screen or projecting it to your PC.
The Wireless Display app allows other devices to wirelessly project to this PC's screen, and use its keyboard, mouse, and other devices too.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/screen-mirroring-and-projecting-to-your-pc-5af9f371-c704-1c7f-8f0d-fa607551d09c
Wireless Display requires Miracast capable hardware.
You must be signed in as an administrator to install or uninstall the Wireless Display app.
Option...
This tutorial will show you how to restore missing or messed up default services in Windows 11.
Services are an application type that runs in the system background without a user interface. Services provide core operating system features (such as printing, networking, remote access, File Explorer, Windows Search, updates, etc.) and apps to operate as intended.
Startup Type for services
Automatic - A service in this state will start at boot time. Some services, when no longer required, will also automatically stop when not needed. If you find you do not need a service, place it into Manual or Disabled.
Automatic (Delayed Start) - A service in this state will start just after boot time. Some services, when no longer required, will also...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable blocking files downloaded from the Internet for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Attachment Manager is included in Windows to help protect your PC from unsafe attachments that you might receive with an e-mail message and from unsafe files that you might save from the Internet. If the Attachment Manager identifies an attachment that might be unsafe, the Attachment Manager prevents (blocks) you from opening the file, or it warns you before you open the file.
It uses the IAttachmentExecute application programming interface (API) to find the file type, to find the file association. When one of these applications saves a downloaded file on a disk formatted with...
This tutorial will show you how to restyle an image in the Photos app on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs.
The Microsoft Photos app is a built-in application for Windows operating systems that allows users to view, organize, edit, and share their photos and videos. With its user-friendly interface and a wide range of features, it serves as a versatile tool for managing digital media on Windows devices.
With Restyle Image, you can add original, contextual AI-generated styles to your photos, by either choosing one of our curated, pre-built style options and adjusting the creativity level, or by creating your own custom style with a text description.
Restyle Image lets you transform any photo with a single click. Use it to turn a landscape shot...
This tutorial will show you how to completely disable the Windows Copilot preview feature and remove Copilot from the taskbar, Windows Search, and Microsoft Edge for all users in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Copilot in Windows provides centralized generative AI assistance to your users right from the Windows desktop. Copilot in Windows appears as a side bar docked on the Windows desktop and is designed to help users get things done in Windows. Copilot in Windows can perform common tasks in Windows like changing Windows settings, which makes it different from the browser-based Copilot in Edge. However, both user experiences, Copilot in Windows and Copilot in Edge, can share the same underlying chat provider platform.
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This tutorial will show you how to change diagnostic data settings to either disable or send required or optional diagnostic data to Microsoft about your Windows 11 PC.
Microsoft uses diagnostic data to keep Windows secure and up to date, troubleshoot problems, and make product improvements as described in more detail below. Regardless of whether you choose to send Optional diagnostic data, your device will be just as secure and will operate normally. This data is transmitted to Microsoft and stored with one or more unique identifiers that can help us recognize an individual user on an individual device and understand the device's service issues and use patterns.
Required diagnostic data is information about your device, its settings...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable grammar and spellcheck assistance in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft Edge has a built-in spellcheck feature that you can choose to use Microsoft Editor or Basic with.
When Microsoft Editor is selected, Microsoft Edge sends your typed text to a Microsoft cloud service that processes the text to detect spelling and grammar errors. Typed text data sent for spelling and grammar check is not stored and is deleted after processing. Editor provides enhanced grammar, spelling, and style suggestions to help you write confidently across the web. Editor in Microsoft Edge runs in textboxes where spellcheck isn't already supported by websites...
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