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Enable or Disable Widgets Feature in Windows 11

Apps Enable or Disable Widgets Feature in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the widgets feature for all users in Windows 11. Widgets in Windows are interactive elements that display dynamic content and provide quick access to various apps and features. You can view your location's current weather conditions directly on the taskbar and hover over the icon to see concise, scannable information on topics like sports, stocks, local news, and breaking headlines. Widgets are designed to help you staying informed and organized by presenting personalized information at a glance. Widgets are displayed on the Widgets board, which contains a collection of cards, each representing a widget with relevant information and actions related to an app. On the Widgets board...
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Recover Deleted Files with Windows File Recovery app in Windows 11

Apps Recover Deleted Files with Windows File Recovery app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use the Windows File Recovery command line app to try and recover deleted files in Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you can’t locate a lost file from your backup, then you can use Windows File Recovery from Microsoft, which is a command line app available from the Microsoft Store. Use this app to try to recover lost files that have been deleted from your local storage device (including internal drives, external drives, and USB devices) and can’t be restored from the Recycle Bin. Recovery on cloud storage and network file shares is not supported. For photos, documents, videos and more, Windows File Recovery supports many file types to help ensure that your data is not permanently lost. If you want to...
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See which Apps have Accessed your Microphone in Windows 11

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

This tutorial will show you how to see the date and time of any apps that have accessed and used your microphone in the last 7 days for your account in Windows 11. Many apps and services request and use the microphone, and Windows settings give you control over which apps can use your microphone. A microphone icon appears in the notification area of the taskbar when an app is using the microphone. You can view microphone recent activity to see which apps have accessed your microphone in the last 7 days. This can be helpful for privacy and to turn off apps you don't want to access your microphone. Each app that accessed your microphone is saved with details as a subkey in the registry key below for the current user...
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See which Apps have Accessed your Camera in Windows 11

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

This tutorial will show you how to see the date and time of any apps that have accessed and used your camera in the last 7 days for your account 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. If your device comes with a camera light, the light will turn on when the camera is in use. If your system doesn’t have a camera light, you’ll get a notification to let you know when the camera turns on or off. You can view camera recent activity to see which apps have accessed your camera in the last 7 days. This can be helpful for privacy and to turn off apps you don't want to access your camera. Each app that accessed your camera is saved with...
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Open Performance Monitor in Windows 11

General Open Performance Monitor in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to open Performance Monitor in Windows 11. Performance Monitor is an MMC snap-in in Windows that helps monitor system usage and various performance metrics. You can use Performance Monitor to view performance data either in real time or from a log file. Create Data Collector Sets to configure and schedule performance counter, event trace, and configuration data collection so that you can analyze the results and view reports. The default view upon opening shows a few different areas and real-time metrics, which include: Performance Monitor: Real-time viewing of metrics Data Collector Sets: Defined data collection within a given time interval Reports: The data collected in the Data Collector...
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Enable or Disable UAC Prompt on Ctrl+Alt+Delete Secure Desktop in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable UAC Prompt on Ctrl+Alt+Delete Secure Desktop in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable requiring users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete when prompted by User Account Control (UAC) to approve or enter credentials on the dimmed Secure Desktop. When User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, Windows prompts for consent or prompts for credentials of a valid local administrator account before starting a program or task that requires a full administrator access token. The UAC prompt mitigates malicious software running under elevated credentials without the user or administrator being aware of its activity. The Require Trusted Path for Credential Entry policy is a security setting in Windows that mandates users to enter their credentials using a trusted path. This is designed to...
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Enable or Disable Ability to Unblock Files Downloaded from Internet in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Ability to Unblock Files Downloaded from Internet in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to unblock files downloaded from the Internet for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Attachment Manager is included in Windows to help protect your PC from unsafe attachments that you might receive with an e-mail message and from unsafe files that you might save from the Internet. If the Attachment Manager identifies an attachment that might be unsafe, the Attachment Manager prevents (blocks) you from opening the file, or it warns you before you open the file. It uses the IAttachmentExecute application programming interface (API) to find the file type, to find the file association. When one of these applications saves a downloaded file on a disk...
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Reset and Re-register Windows Spotlight in Windows 11

Personalization Reset and Re-register Windows Spotlight in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset and re-register Windows Spotlight for your account in Windows 11. In Windows 11, you can have Windows Spotlight as a theme and display different background images on your desktop and lock screen, and occasionally offers suggestions on the lock screen. If Windows Spotlights stops working and/or stops changing the background image, you can reset and re-register Windows Spotlight to fix it. Windows Spotlight will not work while connected to a metered network (ethernet or wireless), or in Battery Saver mode. Windows Spotlight requires Background Apps to be turned on. Country or region and Device setup region must be the same for Spotlight to work. Sometimes it may take 24 to 48 hours after...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11

Windows Update 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. Windows Update keeps Windows 11 updated by automatically downloading and installing the latest updates, drivers, and hotfixes when released by Microsoft (unless you’re on a metered connection, then updates won’t download until you get them). Occasionally, your PC might need to restart to finish installing the updates. You can set active hours to let Windows know when you're usually using your PC to help prevent inconvenient restarts. The default active hours is 8 AM (8 on 24 hour clock) for Start time and 5 PM (17 on 24 hour clock) End time. If wanted, you can disable automatic updates so you...
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft

Installation and Upgrade Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft

This tutorial will show you how to download an official Windows Server or Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO file from Microsoft. Microsoft provides ISO files for Windows Server and Windows 11 to download. You can use these ISO files to clean install or in-place upgrade Windows 11. The Flight Hub can also help you keep updated on which Windows 11 builds have an ISO available. Option One: Download Latest Windows 11 64-bit ISO using Media Creation Tool (MCT) Option Two: Download Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO from Microsoft Option Three: Download Windows 11 Insider 64-bit ISO from Microsoft Option Four: Download Windows Server Insider ISO from Microsoft Option Five: Download Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO or Windows Server ISO from UUP...
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Enable or Disable Advanced Options in Indexing Options in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Advanced Options in Indexing Options in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable opening the Advanced Options dialog in Indexing Options in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. You can disable the Advanced button in Indexing Options to prevent changing file settings, index location, rebuild index...
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Enable or Disable Modify Indexed Locations in Indexing Options in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Modify Indexed Locations in Indexing Options in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable opening the Modify Indexed Locations dialog in Indexing Options for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. The search index only includes your selected locations by default. These locations can be filtered...
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