This tutorial will help you to restore any missing shortcuts in the Windows Tools folder in Windows 11.
Windows Tools,, formerly Administrative Tools is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users.
The tools in the folder will vary depending on which edition of Windows you have installed.
References:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/client-tools/administrative-tools-in-windows
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/system-configuration-tools-in-windows-f8a49657-b038-43b8-82d3-28bea0c5666b
You must be signed in as an administrator to restore Windows Tools shortcuts.
EXAMPLE: Windows Tools
Here's How:
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to...
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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Potentially Unwanted App (PUA) protection in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Potentially unwanted applications aren't considered to be viruses or malware, but these apps might perform actions on endpoints that adversely affect endpoint performance or use. For example, Evasion software actively tries to evade detection by security products. This kind of software can increase the risk of your network being infected with actual malware. PUA can also refer to applications that are considered to have poor reputation.
PUA protection aims to safeguard user productivity and ensure enjoyable Windows experiences. This protection helps deliver more...
This tutorial will show you how to add or Remove "Ask Copilot" on the mini menu and context menu in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The mini menu in Microsoft Edge is triggered on text selection and has basic actions like Ask Copilot, Copy, Search, and smart actions like definitions. You can click/tap on the More actions (3 dots) button in the mini menu to see the full menu.
When you highlight text or right click on highlighted text in Microsoft Edge, you can use Ask Copilot to open the highlighted text in the Microsoft Copilot sidebar in Microsoft Edge to search, rewrite, etc... the highlighted text with Copilot.
Removing Ask Copilot from the mini menu and context menu in Microsoft Edge will also remove...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off getting new photo notification from Android mobile devices to open and edit in Snipping Tool for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3235, you can now use the Snipping Tool on your PC to edit the most recent photos and screenshots from your Android device. You will get an instant notification on your PC when your Android device captures a new photo or screenshot.
This new experience replaces the remote capture with Phone Link experience that was announced back on September 14, 2023.
This Get new photo notifications setting from your mobile devices will require linking your Android phone to the PC and Allow this PC to access your mobile devices to be...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the QR Code generator feature in Microsoft Edge for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft Edge supports sharing the URL of a page or image via QR code. You can create a QR code of a page or image in Microsoft Edge, and scan or download the QR code to share.
A QR code is a type of matrix barcode. To scan this code, you can use a QR scanner app on your phone, or some camera apps.
You can right-click on a blank area of a webpage in Microsoft Edge to Create QR code for this page. You can also right-click on an image on a webpage in Microsoft Edge to Create QR code for this image.
You can use the QRCodeGeneratorEnabled policy to enable or disable the QR Code generator...
This tutorial will show you how to pin an app, drive, file, folder, or site to the taskbar for your account in Windows 11.
The taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the center by default.
The taskbar will also show the icon of the app for any window you have open. If you like, you can pin an app to the taskbar to always show the app's icon on the taskbar whether the app is open or not. Pinning an app to the taskbar makes it easier to open the app on demand from the taskbar.
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/pin-apps-and-folders-to-the-desktop-or-taskbar-f3c749fb-e298-4cf1-adda-7fd635df6bb0...
This tutorial will show different ways to select items in File Explorer in Windows 11.
You have many options to select items in File Explorer (Win+E).
You can choose to select a single item or multiple items at once in any order.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26241 (Canary), Microsoft updated File Explorer so it’s a little easier to see when you have files or folders selected, by adding a thin border to the selected area.
Option One: Select Items using Check Boxes
Option Two: Select All Items using Check Boxes
Option Three: Point to Select Item
Option Four: Single-Click to Select Item
Option Five: Drag to Select Items
Option Six: Select Items with Precision Touchpad
Option Seven: Select All Items using Keyboard Shortcut
Option...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off BitLocker To Go to encrypt or decrypt a removable data drive in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers.
New files are automatically encrypted when you save them to a drive encrypted by BitLocker. However, if you copy these files to another drive or a different PC not encrypted by BitLocker, the files are automatically decrypted.
BitLocker To Go is BitLocker Drive Encryption on removable data drives. This includes the encryption of USB flash drives, SD cards, external hard disk...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatically open Copilot in the sidebar of Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Automatically open Copilot in the sidebar setting in this tutorial is no longer available in Microsoft Edge.
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.
Edge can automatically open Copilot in the sidebar to show you relevant web experiences alongside your web content.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/edge
Here's How...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatically open Microsoft Edge when you sign into Windows 10 or 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.
Starting with Microsoft Edge version 121.0.2237.0 (Canary), you can have Microsoft Edge automatically open for you every time you sign in after your device starts, so you can get to browsing faster.
Here's How:
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) button (Alt+F), and click/tap on Settings...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable InPrivate Browsing in Microsoft Edge for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft Edge will delete your browsing history, cookies, and site data, as well as passwords, addresses, and form data when you close all InPrivate windows.
InPrivate browsing:
Clears browsing history, download history, cookies and other site data, cached images and files, passwords, autofill form data, site permissions and hosted app data when you close all InPrivate windows.
Saves your favorites and downloaded files, so you can access them next time you use Microsoft Edge.
Allows you to access favorites, passwords, and form fill data from the profile used to open the InPrivate window.
Allows...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to browse as guest in Microsoft Edge for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can browse using a guest profile in Microsoft Edge.
Guest mode is a temporary instance of a fresh profile. It allows you to browse on another user's device without modifying the signed-in profile. Browsing data from Guest mode such as favorites, browsing history, passwords, and form fill data does not persist after you close all Guest mode windows. Downloaded files are stored on the device, but the history of the downloads is deleted.
Guest mode allows you to browse the web without being signed in to other sites automatically. Microsoft Edge does not send websites any information to...
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