This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off voice access for your account in Windows 11.
Voice access is a new experience starting with Windows 11 build 22518 that enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using only their voice and without an internet connection. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author email using your voice.
Voice access is currently available in the English language in the following dialects - English - US, English - UK, English - India, English - New Zealand, English - Canada, English - Australia. The first time you launch voice access it will check if your display language is something that is supported...
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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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Enable or Disable Recall Feature in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Recall feature for all users in Windows 11 on home (personal) or managed (work or school) Copilot+ PCs.- Brink
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to close all open apps at once for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Sometimes you may need or want to quickly close all open apps at once instead of one at a time without shutting down or restarting the computer.
This will forcefully close all open apps except File Explorer and Registry Editor, so be sure to save anything open in an app before using a command below.
Option One: Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt
Option Two: Close All Open Apps at Once in PowerShell
Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt
1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Command Prompt.
2 Copy and paste the command below into the Command Prompt, and press Enter.
If you like, you can also create a...
This tutorial will show you how to manually delete the Windows.old folder in the root directory of the Windows drive in Windows 11.
When you upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10, repair install Windows 11, custom install Windows 11, or update to a new version of Windows 11 (ex: Windows Update), a copy of the previous installation is saved to the Windows.old folder in the root directory of the Windows 11 drive as a backup. This backup will allow you to be able to go back to the previous Windows for up to a 10 days after updating or upgrading to Windows 11 if needed.
After 10 days, the Windows.old folder for your previous version of Windows will be automatically deleted from your PC by default.
If it’s been fewer than 10 days, you can...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing auto-restart notifications for Windows Update in Windows 11.
Windows Update keeps Windows 11 updated by automatically downloading and installing the latest updates, drivers, and hotfixes released by Microsoft.
You can turn on or off to show a notification when your device requires a restart to finish updating.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-restart#auto-restart-notifications
Option One: Turn On or Off Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update using REG file
Option Three: Enable or Disable Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in...
This tutorial will show you how to connect to or disconnect from a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) in Windows 11.
A Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) is another way to share Internet connectivity between devices wirelessly. You can use this feature to connect your computer to a PC or phone’s hotspot through Bluetooth instead of using Wi-Fi.
To use BTPAN, you will need a Bluetooth adapter on your computer, and another device that has Bluetooth and supports hotspot functionality.
There are two ways to connect Bluetooth devices: access point and direct connection.
Access point: This mode uses a Bluetooth device, such as a smartphone or a laptop, as an access point to connect to the internet or a network. Other Bluetooth...
This tutorial will show you how to enable and disable fullscreen optimizations for apps and games for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Microsoft wanted to create the best gaming experience possible, so they enhanced the current Full Screen Exclusive (FSE) mode by creating Fullscreen Optimizations. Fullscreen Optimizations was designed for gamers to experience the best aspects of both FSE and borderless windowed mode, allowing games to take up the entire screen, run at full speed, support fast alt-tab switching, and support for overlays.
When using Fullscreen Optimizations, your game believes that it is running in Fullscreen Exclusive, but behind the scenes, Windows has the game running in borderless windowed mode. When a game...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable double-click to maximize windows vertically for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
In Windows, you can maximize a window vertically by performing one of the following actions:
While the window is active, press the Shift + Windows + Up arrow keys to maximize the window vertically, and press the Shift + Windows + Down arrow keys to restore/minimize the window vertically.
Move the pointer to the top or bottom border of a window until the pointer turns into a double arrow, and double click/tap.
If you like, you can disable the ability to double-click to maximize windows vertically without affecting being able to use the keyboard shortcut to maximize...
This tutorial will show you how to change the color of the translucent selection rectangle for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The translucent selection rectangle is the box you see when you left click and hold, and then drag the pointer over items to select them when you release the left click.
The border color of the selection rectangle is solid blue by default.
The color inside the selection rectangle is a translucent version of the solid blue color by default.
If you like, you can change the border and/or inside color to the same or different custom color(s) of your choice.
If you change your theme, the translucent selection rectangle color will be changed to what is included in the theme.
The translucent selection...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom "Edit or Run with" cascading context menu for PowerShell .ps1 files for all users in Windows 11.
A PS1 file is a script, or cmdlet, used by Windows PowerShell.
The Edit or Run with cascading context menu includes the following items for PS1 files:
Run with PowerShell
Run with PowerShell as administrator
Run with PowerShell 7
Run with PowerShell 7 as administrator
Edit with PowerShell ISE
Edit with PowerShell ISE as administrator
Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86)
Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86) as administrator
Edit with Notepad
Edit with Notepad as administrator
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove this context menu.
It is required to install PowerShell 7...
This tutorial will show you how to quickly generate a new Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
A GUID is a 128-bit integer (16 bytes) that can be used across all computers and networks wherever a unique identifier is required. Such an identifier has a very low probability of being duplicated.
GUIDs identify objects such as interfaces, manager entry-point vectors (EPVs), and class objects. A GUID is a 128-bit value consisting of one group of 8 hexadecimal digits, followed by three groups of 4 hexadecimal digits each, followed by one group of 12 hexadecimal digits. The following example GUID shows the groupings of hexadecimal digits in a GUID: 6B29FC40-CA47-1067-B31D-00DD010662DA
References...
This tutorial will show you how to scan a QR code on a Windows 11 PC.
A QR code is a type of matrix barcode that can be used to share URL links of sites. To scan this code, you can use a QR scanner app on your phone, or some camera apps.
The Camera app included in Windows 11 will allow you to scan a QR code with your PC's camera (webcam).
Starting with Windows 11 build 26052 (Canary and Dev), You can now use the Camera app to join a Wi-Fi network. Just scan a QR code with Wi-Fi details and a link will be provided that will open Settings to quickly get the new Wi-Fi profile added and connected. As a reminder, starting with Build 25977 in the Canary Channel you can create your own QR code for Wi-Fi and share it with others. This also...
This tutorial will show you how to hide or show Filmstrip at the bottom of 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.
By default, Filmstrip is turned off in the Photos app.
When Filmstrip is turned on, it appears at the bottom of the photo viewer showing thumbnails of all image and video files inside the same folder location. The filmstrip allows you to quickly scroll and open your images and videos directly within the viewer.
You can also select multiple items from the...
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