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Microsoft Defender Application Guard opens Microsoft Edge in an isolated Hyper-V browsing container like a sandbox to better protect your device and data from malware. When you browse in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge, certain actions like save data, copy and paste, printing, access to...

Focus is a feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. When you start a focus session longer than 30 minutes you will have short breaks available so you can...

Focus is a feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. When you start a focus session longer than 30 minutes you will have short breaks available so you can...

Focus is a feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. When your focus session ends, you will hear an alarm sound and receive a notification letting you know your...

Focus is a feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. When your focus session ends, you will hear an alarm sound and receive a notification letting you know your...

Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight desktop environment to safely run applications in isolation. Software installed inside the Windows Sandbox environment remains "sandboxed" and runs separately from the host machine. A sandbox is temporary. When it's closed, all the software and files and...

A sound theme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs. After you change your system sounds, you can save it as a sound theme to have available to select as a sound scheme. If you decide you no longer want the saved sound theme, you can delete it. This tutorial will show...

A sound theme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs. After you change your system sounds, you can save it as a sound theme to have available to select as a sound scheme. This tutorial will show you how to save a sound theme for your account in Windows 11. Each sound...

A sound theme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs. You can select an existing theme, or change the sound for individual events for Windows, File Explorer, and Windows Speech Recognition. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/vis-sound This...

Audio enhancement packages are designed to enhance your specific audio hardware performance and quality. Available audio enhancements will vary depending on the manufacturer. Sometimes these audio enhancements can cause problems with audio and sound. If you encounter an audio or sound problem...

If the volume level from your sound input device (ex: microphone) is too low or high, you can easily adjust the volume level to what you want on demand in Windows 11. This tutorial will show you how to change the volume level for sound input devices for your account in Windows 11. Option...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off mono audio for your account in Windows 11. Windows lets you convert stereo sound into a single channel with mono audio so you can hear everything, even if you're using just one headphone. People with partial hearing loss or deafness in one ear...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Spatial Sound in Windows 11. Spatial sound is an enhanced immersive audio experience that simulates a realistic environment where sounds can flow around you, including overhead, in three-dimensional (3D) virtual space. Spatial sound provides...

Notifications are alerts from apps, system, and other senders. Windows 11 shows notifications on the lock screen (Win+L), Notification Center (Win+N), and notification banners at the lower-right corner of the screen above the taskbar on the main display. A sound will play by default when a...

Windows 11 includes a touch keyboard you can click/tap on to enter text. This can be handy if you have a PC with a touchscreen without a physical keyboard. When you type on the touch keyboard, it will play a click sound indicating the key being pressed like on a physical keyboard. This...

When you are not using the microphone (mic) on your PC, you may want to disable it for privacy and security reasons, as it can get hacked and the hackers would be able to hear everything you say. This tutorial will show you different ways on how to enable or disable the microphone on your...

The default audio playback device is the device that Windows uses to output (play) sound. While you can adjust the volume level of individual devices and apps, sometimes you may just want to mute and unmute the volume as needed without affecting the set volume level. This tutorial will show...

The default sound input device is the device that Windows uses for speaking or recording. When you connect more than one microphone or other recording devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default. This tutorial will show you different ways to change the default...

If the volume level from your sound output device is too low or high, you can easily adjust the volume level to what you want on demand in Windows 11. This tutorial will show you how to change the volume level for apps and sound output devices for your account in Windows 11. Option One...

The default audio playback device is the device that Windows uses to output (play) sound. When you connect multiple audio output devices such as speakers, headphones, Bluetooth headset, or other audio devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default. This tutorial...