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Brink · Jan 9, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to use Find My Device to remotely lock your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device. Find My Device is a feature that can help you locate your Windows 11 device if it's lost or stolen. To use this feature, sign in to your device with a Microsoft account and make sure you're an administrator on it. This feature works when location services is turned on for your device, even if other users on the device have turned off location settings for their apps. Any time you attempt to locate the device online at Microsoft, users using the device will see a notification in the notification area. If you have Find My Device turned on, your device will automatically update its location periodically while connected to the...

Brink · Sep 17, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allow location override to use location from remote connection instead of this device for your account 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. Instead of using your device’s GPS or Wi-Fi signals for location, you can allow location override, which will let apps use the location of a remote device. For example, when using Remote Desktop, you can find local printers around your client device instead of near the server that’s hosting the virtual machine you’ve connected...

Brink · Mar 23, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Cloud content search for your account or all users in Windows 11. Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web. Windows Search can personalize your search results by including your content from OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook, Bing, and other services. If you turn on the Microsoft account setting for Cloud content search, Windows Search will show results from items in your personal OneDrive, Outlook, and other Microsoft services. If you search the web or get web search suggestions with Windows Search, Bing will personalize your results. You can also earn Microsoft Rewards points when you...

Brink · Nov 8, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to change diagnostic data settings to either disable or send required or optional diagnostic data to Microsoft about your Windows 11 PC. Microsoft uses diagnostic data to keep Windows secure and up to date, troubleshoot problems, and make product improvements as described in more detail below. Regardless of whether you choose to send Optional diagnostic data, your device will be just as secure and will operate normally. This data is transmitted to Microsoft and stored with one or more unique identifiers that can help us recognize an individual user on an individual device and understand the device's service issues and use patterns. Required diagnostic data is information about your device, its settings...

Brink · Jan 3, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable letting apps use advertising ID for relevant ads for your account or all users in Windows 11. Windows generates a unique advertising ID for each user on a device, which app developers and advertising networks can then use for their own purposes, including providing more relevant advertising in apps. When the advertising ID is enabled, apps can access and use it in much the same way that websites can access and use a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Thus, app developers (and the advertising networks they work with) can associate personal data they collect about you with your advertising ID and use that personal data to provide more relevant advertising and other personalized...

Brink · Apr 8, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Search Highlights graphics icon on the taskbar Search Box for your account or all users in Windows 11. Search Highlights will show an icon or graphics on the right side of the Search Box. Starting with Windows 11 build 22572 and build 22000.766, Microsoft started rolling out an update for Search that highlights interesting moments in time. You can still type to start searching for your apps, files, settings, and quick answers on the web. Search Highlights will present notable and interesting moments of what’s special about each day—like holidays, anniversaries, and other educational moments in time both globally and in your region. You’ll find rich, bold content in search home...

Brink · Aug 16, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Dev Drive protection using Microsoft Defender Antivirus protection mode in Windows 11. Microsoft introduced Dev Drive starting with Windows 11 build 22621.2338. Dev Drive is a new form of storage volume available to improve performance for key developer workloads. Dev Drive is built upon Resilient File System (ReFS) technology and includes file system optimizations and features that provide more control over storage volume settings and security, including trust designation, antivirus configuration, and administrative control over what filters are attached. It has been designed to meet a developer’s needs to host project source code, working folders, and package caches. It is not...

Brink · Aug 13, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to allow or deny apps access to the camera for your account or all users in Windows 11. Many apps and services request and use the camera, and Windows settings give you control over which apps can use your camera. There are three types of cameras that apps and services may have access to, depending on what type of cameras come with or are installed on your device: A color camera is used for taking traditional color photos or videos. An infrared camera takes a gray scale (black and white) photo or video based on infrared intensity. A depth camera can see the shapes of items in front of it, and how far they are from the device. For example, a depth camera can be used to recognize when a person is in...

Brink · Jul 20, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Clear TPM button in the Windows Security app for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology is designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions. A TPM chip is a secure crypto-processor that is designed to carry out cryptographic operations. The chip includes multiple physical security mechanisms to make it tamper resistant, and malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM. You can clear the TPM as a troubleshooting step, or as a final preparation before a clean installation of a new operating system. Preparing for a clean installation in this way helps ensure that the new operating system can...

Brink · Jul 19, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to clear the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security processor to reset it back to a default state. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology is designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions. A TPM chip is a secure crypto-processor that is designed to carry out cryptographic operations. The chip includes multiple physical security mechanisms to make it tamper resistant, and malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM. You can clear the TPM as a troubleshooting step, or as a final preparation before a clean installation of a new operating system. Preparing for a clean installation in this way helps ensure that the new operating system can fully deploy any...

Brink · Jul 18, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to check which Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version you have on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC. Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 or higher. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology is designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions. A TPM chip is a secure crypto-processor that is designed to carry out cryptographic operations. The chip includes multiple physical security mechanisms to make it tamper resistant, and malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM. Some of the advantages of using TPM technology are: Generate, store, and limit the use of cryptographic keys. Use it for device authentication by using the TPM's...

Brink · Jul 8, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to see which apps have accessed your device location in the last 7 days for your account 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. When one or more apps are currently using your device location through the Windows location service, you’ll see the location icon in the notification area (system tray) of your taskbar. You can view location recent activity to see which apps have accessed your location in the last 7 days. This can be helpful for privacy and to turn off apps you don't want to...

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Privacy and Security Use Find My Device to Remotely Lock your Windows 11 Device

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Allow Location Override in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Cloud Content Search in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Change Diagnostic Data Settings in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Advertising ID for Personalized Ads in Apps in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Search Highlights in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Performance Mode for Dev Drive Protection in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Apps Access to Camera in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Clear TPM button in Windows Security in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Clear TPM in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Check TPM version in Windows 10 and Windows 11

Privacy and Security See which Apps have Accessed your Location in Windows 11

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