This tutorial will show you how to change the default system font for all users in Windows10 and Windows 11.
A font is a graphical representation of text that may include a different typeface, point size, weight, color, or design.
Windows 11 uses the Segoe UI font as the default system font. This font is used for icons, menus, title bar text, File Explorer, and more.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the default system font.
Changing the default system font will not affect Microsoft Store apps and modern UI items like Settings and Start menu.
Option One: Change Default System Font
Option Two: Restore Default System Font
EXAMPLE: Default "Segoe UI" vs changed "Arial Bold" system font in File Explorer...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
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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
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
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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
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to add Take Ownership to the context menu of all files, folders, and drives for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
This will allow you to be able to instantly take ownership of a file, folder (and all contents), or drive (and all contents) by changing the owner to the current user and grant the Owner_Rights SID (for current owner) full access permission.
When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive, click/tap on Show more options, and click/tap on Take Ownership, you will be prompted by UAC for approval first.
If a user is signed in as an administrator, then the user would just click/tap on Yes to approve and take ownership. The owner of the file, folder, or drive would be...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Compatibility tab from app properties for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can right click on a program shortcut or executable file and click/tap on Properties to see a Compatibility tab.
The Compatibility tab displays a list of settings that can be selected and applied to the app to resolve the most common issues affecting legacy applications.
You can use compatibility mode to run the program using settings from an earlier version of Windows. You can try this setting if you know the program is designed for (or worked with) a specific version of Windows.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Compatibility tab from app properties.
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This tutorial will show you how to export (save) a screen recording as a GIF with the Snipping Tool app in Windows 11.
Starting with the Snipping Tool app version 11.2505.21.0 for Windows Insiders in the Canary, Dev, Beta, and Release Preview Channels on Windows 11, Microsoft is adding GIF export for screen recordings – designed to boost your productivity and turn quick captures into shareable moments.
Reference:
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/06/19/gif-export-in-snipping-tool-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/
Here's How:
1 Open the Snipping Tool app from the Start Menu, or press the Win + Shift + Skeys.
2 Record a video of an area on your screen you want included in the GIF...
This tutorial will show you how to pin and unpin extension icons on the toolbar in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Extensions, or add-ons, are simple tools that customize your browser experience and offer you more control in Microsoft Edge.
You can add extensions to Microsoft Edge from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons Store by default whenever you want. If you like, you can also allow to add extensions to Microsoft Edge from other sources like the Chrome Web Store.
You can pin (add) or unpin (remove) icons of installed extensions on the toolbar in Microsoft Edge without needing to turn off or uninstall the extension.
Option One: Unpin Extension from Toolbar in Microsoft Edge
Option Two: Pin or Unpin...
This tutorial will show you how to add (show) or remove (hide) the drives showing twice in the navigation pane of File Explorer for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Removable drives are shown as separate groups in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default in addition to being shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane.
OS drives and fixed drives (ex: internal drives) will only be shown under This PC, and not separately in the navigation pane.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove duplicate removable drives in the navigation pane of File Explorer.
This will not affect drives listed under the This PC group in the navigation pane.
EXAMPLE: Duplicate removable drives in navigation pane of...
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...
This tutorial will show you how to repair the Search Engine feature for Windows Search and search indexing in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can use Windows Search to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact lookup, trending searches, and search results for navigating to websites faster. You can also use Search to find files and people in your work or school organization through Microsoft Search.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the Search Engine feature can repair many issues with Windows Search and indexing.
If the Search policy is missing in the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) locations below, then...
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 change the icon of a drive to any icon for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
A drive icon is a graphical representation of a drive in File Explorer > This PC.
Windows will use a default icon for a drive based on what type of drive it is, such as a network drive, mapped drive, USB drive, internal drive, external drive, DVD drive, Windows drive, etc...
If you like, you can use your own custom icon for a drive instead of the default icon assigned to the drive by Windows.
Option One: Change Icon of Drive for Current User in Registry Editor
Option Two: Change Icon of Drive for All Users in Registry Editor
Option Three: Change Icon of Drive using autorun.inf File
EXAMPLE...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatically sign in to a specific account at startup to boot directly to the desktop in Windows 11.
By default at the startup of Windows 11, you need to dismiss the Lock screen, select the account you want to sign in to on the Sign-in screen, and sign in to the account using the selected sign-in option (ex: password, picture password, PIN (Windows Hello), facial recognition (Windows Hello), or fingerprint (Windows Hello).
You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable automatically sign in to a specific account at startup.
If you entered an incorrect password (not PIN) into netplwiz, you will get a The user name or password is incorrect. Try again. message at...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Notify when apps request location" for your account in Windows 11.
The setting in this tutorial is no longer available in 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.
Starting with Windows 11 build 25977 (Canary), Microsoft added a toggle to turn on or off "Notify when apps request location" to...
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