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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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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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
This tutorial will show you how to restore the classic File Explorer with Ribbon for your account or all users in Windows 11.- Brink
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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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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
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 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
Option Two...
Personalization Add or Remove Devices and Printers in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Devices and Printers in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
The Devices and Printers folder shows devices that are connected to a computer, including the document devices.
When you select a device in Devices and Printers, Device Stage shows the details for that device.
See also:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/print/device-experience-scenarios-for-document-devices
When you try to open Devices and Printers from the Control Panel in an Insider build of Windows 11, it will now open to Settings > Bluetooth & devices instead.
If you like, you can add Devices and Printers as its own separate group to the top or bottom of the...
This tutorial will show you how to determine whether LSA started in protected mode when Windows 11 started.
Core isolation is a security feature of Microsoft Windows that protects important core processes of Windows from malicious software by isolating them in memory. It does this by running those core processes in a virtualized environment.
Windows 11, version 22H2 supports additional protection for the Local Security Authority (LSA) process to prevent code injection that could compromise credentials.
Windows has several critical processes to verify a user’s identity. The LSA is one of those processes, responsible for authenticating users and verifying Windows logins. It is responsible for handling user credentials, like passwords...
This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Screenshots folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Screenshots (shell:Screenshots) folder is a shell folder located in your Pictures (%UserProfile%\Pictures) folder by default.
If you chose to backup your Pictures folder to OneDrive, then the Screenshots folder will be located in your OneDrive (%UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures) folder by default instead.
When you take a screenshot by pressing the Win + Print Screen keys or using the Snipping Tool, they are automatically saved into the Screenshots folder by default.
If you like, you can move the Screenshots folder and its content to a location you want it at instead.
If the current...
This tutorial will show you how to dock or undock Copilot to the side of your desktop for your account in Windows 11.
The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available.
Copilot in Windows adds AI to the Windows experience—AI-powered Copilot is built in to help users find answers and get things done. Windows joins Bing and Edge as an additional entry point for Copilot that supports commercial data protection. You get the same Copilot protection and functionality—such as the ability to quickly make sense of long articles on the web, craft and polish your content, and create stunning images—all directly within the Windows experience.
Copilot in Windows appears as a side bar docked on the right side of the Windows desktop by...
This tutorial will show you how to rename a physical disk in a Storage Pool of Storage Spaces in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Storage Spaces helps protect your data from drive failures and extend storage over time as you add drives to your PC. You can use Storage Spaces to group two or more drives together in a storage pool and then use capacity from that pool to create virtual drives called storage spaces. These storage spaces typically store two copies of your data so if one of your drives fails, you still have an intact copy of your data. If you run low on capacity, just add more drives to the storage pool.
Sometimes when you add more than one physical disk to a Storage Pool, the disks may have the same name when they are the same...
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