This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the location based features in the Photos app 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.
You can turn on Enable Location Based Features in the Photos app to allow Microsoft to collect location data from associated media to improve your location based features. For example, Location Search to be able to search for your photos and videos by location or see location recommendations in the Photos app search bar.
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Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install Windows 11 with UEFI support.- Brink
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
This tutorial will show you different ways to uninstall or reinstall the Copilot app for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Learn about this picture" desktop icon when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.- Brink
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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
This tutorial will show you step by step on how to clean install Windows 11 at boot on your PC with or without an Internet connection and setup with a local account or Microsoft account.- Brink
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Enable or Disable Recall Feature in Windows 11
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the split screen feature in Microsoft Edge for your account or 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.
The Split Screen feature in Microsoft Edge allows you to view separate pages (links or tabs) in a single split screen window per tab within one Edge browser window. You can also resize the width of the pages on the split screen.
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This tutorial will show you how to add and remove website pages on the Super Drag and Drop block list in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Starting in the latest Microsoft Edge Canary, Beta, and Dev versions, you can enable the Super Drag and Drop feature that allows you to drag a link or text on a webpage, and drop it on the same page to make it easier and faster to open the url in a new tab or search the text by default search engine in a new tab.
If you enable and turn on the Super Drag and Drop feature in Microsoft Edge, you can add and remove website pages on a block list to disable super drag drop for specific added pages you want.
Here's How:
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Click/tap on the Setting and...
This tutorial will show you how to change the keyboard shortcut used to launch Copilot Vision (Circle to Copilot) on screen in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Copilot Vision (Circle to Copilot) setting is no longer available in Microsoft Edge.
The Enable Copilot Vision for anything on screen setting allows you to use the right mouse button to circle content on your screen to send to Copilot.
You can press the Alt + Shift + S keys by default to launch Copilot Vision on screen, but you can change the keyboard shortcut to customize it for what you want.
Currently, the Copilot Vision feature is only available in the latest Microsoft Edge Dev and Canary versions.
The Copilot Vision feature in Edge...
This tutorial will show you how to clear and reset the Microsoft Store cache for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft redesigned the Microsoft Store from the ground up in Windows 11, making space for more content, keeping the user experience simple and responsive. It will help you discover and install the best apps, games, movies and even special offers – like unique movie discounts for Xbox Game Pass members. All the content in the Microsoft Store is tested for security, family safety and device compatibility.
If you are having issues with installing or updating apps from the Microsoft Store in Windows, it may be caused by an issue with the Microsoft Store cache.
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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Preview Microsoft Edge releases early for your account on Windows 11 Insider builds.
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.
It’s never been easier for Windows Insider Program (WIP) members to preview new Microsoft Edge releases. Previously you would have to download separate Microsoft Edge apps to view pre-release Microsoft Edge versions, but now WIP users in the Windows 11 Canary, Beta, and Dev Channels can do this inside the Microsoft Edge...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Designer Image Editor feature in Microsoft Edge for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft Edge includes an Edit image feature that lets you directly Crop, Adjustment, Filter, and/or Mark-up images within Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft has added a new Designer Image Editor hidden experimental feature for some in Microsoft Edge Canary that replaces the default image editor above with an AI powered editor. Currently, you can use the options below in the Designer Image Editor:
AI tools = Remove background and Blur background
Crop = Crop and rotate image
Adjustment = Manually or Auto adjust Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Temperature, and Sharpness
Filters = Apply filters...
This tutorial will show you how to manually clear Windows Security protection history in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Protection History page in the Windows Security app is where you can go to view recommendations and actions that Microsoft Defender Antivirus has taken on your behalf, Potentially Unwanted Apps that have been removed, or key services (ex: SmartScreen) that are turned off.
Protection History only retains events for 15 days by default, after which they will automatically be cleared from history.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/protection-history-f1e5fd95-09b4-46d1-b8c7-1059a1e09708
You must be signed in as an administrator to clear protection history.
Protection history events that require...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off using acrylic material in the tab row of Windows Terminal for your account in Windows 10 and 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.
When you turn on "Use acrylic material in the tab row", the tab row in Windows Terminal is given an acrylic background at 50% opacity.
When you turn off (default) "Use acrylic material in...
This tutorial will show you how to extract icons contained within EXE and DLL files, and save the icon as a ICO, BMP, or PNG file in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can install the free IconViewer app that uses a shell extension to add an Icons tab to the properties page of files (ex: EXE and DLL) that contain icons within them.
While you must be signed in as an administrator to install the IconViewer app, all users will have the Icons tab available in the properties page of files that contain icons.
Here's How:
1 If you haven't already, you will need to download and install IconViewer 3.02 x64 edition. (see screenshot below)
https://www.botproductions.com/iconview/download.html
2 Open File Explorer (Win+E).
3 Navigate to and...
This tutorial will show you how to hide the time and date on the taskbar system tray for your account in Windows 11.
The clock on the taskbar system tray shows the system time and date by default.
Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, you can now hide the time and date in the system tray.
If you set to hide the time and date in the system tray, you can still click/tap on the clock location on the taskbar system tray to open the notifications/calendar flyout.
Option One: Show or Hide Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray from Taskbar System Tray
Option Two: Show or Hide Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray in Settings
Option Three: Show or Hide Time and Date on Taskbar System Tray using REG file...
This tutorial will show you how to export a list of all running and/or stopped services in Windows 10 and 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.
The exported list will show you the StartType (ex: Automatic, Manual, Disabled), Status (stopped or running), Name, and DisplayName of each service.
You can export the list of running and stopped services to either a TXT file, CSV file, or show in the terminal window.
Option One: Export List of Running and Stopped Services in Command Prompt
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