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Remove AI Overview in Google Search Results

Browsers and Mail Remove AI Overview in Google Search Results

This tutorial will show you how to remove "AI Overview" from your Google Search results in any browser on Windows 10 and Windows 11. With AI Overviews in Google Search, it’s easier than ever for people to find the information they need and discover relevant sites across the web, which opens up more opportunities to connect with publishers, businesses and creators. AI Overviews are a generative AI-powered feature that provide quick summaries and key information. Some users find them distracting, while others prefer to see search results in the traditional format. AI Overviews are a core feature of Google Search and cannot be turned off. However, you can use workarounds to remove seeing AI Overviews (when available) in your Google...
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Initialize Disk in Windows 11

Devices Initialize Disk in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to Initialize a new "unknown" RAW disk in Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you add a new disk to your PC, and it doesn't show up in File Explorer, you might need to initialize the disk before you can use it. You can only initialize a drive that's not yet formatted. When you initialize a disk, everything on the disk is erased. This action prepares the disk for use by Windows. After you initialize your disk, you can format it, and then store files on it. Windows uses the partition style to understand how to access the data on the disk. When you initialize a disk, you can choose to use a MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (GUID Partition Table) Partition Style for the disk. Most PCs use the GUID Partition...
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Clean Disk to Erase and Remove All Data and Partitions in Windows 11

Devices Clean Disk to Erase and Remove All Data and Partitions in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to clean (wipe) a disk drive to remove all partition (volume) formatting information on it to un-initialize and erase all data on the disk in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you clean a disk, the disk will show as "Unknown" and "Not Initialized" with "Unallocated" space afterwards. This will be a completely wiped out RAW disk ready to be initialized and create a new partition (volume) on the disk. Clean is a good option to quickly wipe and start fresh on a disk. You can clean all a disk instead of clean to also secure erase the disk. Clean all specifies that each and every sector on the disk is set to zero, which completely deletes all data contained on the disk. It can take about an hour per 320 GB to...
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Create New Partition (volume) with Unallocated Space on Disk in Windows 11

Devices Create New Partition (volume) with Unallocated Space on Disk in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to create a new partition (volume) using the "unallocated" space on a disk in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When a connected internal or external hard disk has unallocated space on it, you will need to create a New Simple Volume from the unallocated space to create a RAW partition (volume) and then format as a drive with an assigned drive letter. When you format a drive, it erases all existing data on the drive and applies a file system to allow the operating system to read and write data on the drive. Windows 10/11 supports the FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, and ReFS file systems for drive volumes or partitions on a disk. When you format a drive, you will enter a volume label and select the...
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Add AutoPlay to Desktop Context Menu in Windows 11

Devices Add AutoPlay to Desktop Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add "AutoPlay" to the Desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The AutoPlay context menu allows users to directly open AutoPlay settings in either Settings or Control Panel. This context menu can be handy if you change your AutoPlay settings often. AutoPlay lets you choose an action for different kinds of media when you plug in a device or insert media. You can set AutoPlay to open different kinds of content, such as photos, music, and video on different kinds of media, such as drives, CDs, DVDs, cameras, and phones. For example, you can use AutoPlay to select an app that will automatically open photos on a removable drive when you plug it into your PC. With AutoPlay, you...
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Native Boot Windows 11 Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX)

Virtualization Native Boot Windows 11 Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX)

This tutorial will show you how to boot a Windows 11 VHDX file natively to dual boot with Windows 10 or Windows 11. Native Boot allows you to create a virtual hard disk (VHDX), install Windows to it, and then boot it up, either on your PC side-by-side with your existing installation, or on a new device. A native-boot VHDX can be used as the running operating system on designated hardware without any other parent operating system. This differs from a scenario where a VHDX is connected to a virtual machine on a computer that has a parent operating system. Native boot for Windows 11 requires the .vhdx format, not the .vhd format. VHDXs can be applied to PCs or devices that have no other installations of Windows, without a virtual...
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Format Drive in Windows 11

Devices Format Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to format a connected internal or external drive with an existing partition or volume already assigned a drive letter in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you format a drive, it erases all existing data on the drive and applies a file system to allow the operating system to read and write data on the drive. Windows 10/11 supports the FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, and ReFS file systems for drive volumes or partitions on a disk. When you format a drive, you will enter a volume label and select the capacity, file system, allocation unit size, full or quick format, and to enable file and folder compression or not. Capacity: This will be for how much data capacity you want to select out of the...
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Enable or Disable Push Notifications for Sites in Microsoft Edge

Browsers and Mail Enable or Disable Push Notifications for Sites in Microsoft Edge

This tutorial will show you how to allow or block push notifications for sites in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Push notifications allow sites to display notifications to alert users outside the context of the webpage and the browser, keeping you informed of new messages or alerts and allowing sites to improve user engagement. Website notifications appear in the lower right corner of your screen and are also displayed in the Notification Center. When notifications are turned on (allowed) for a website, they will still appear even if Microsoft Edge is closed. Microsoft Edge will ask your permission by default before allowing any website to send notifications. Microsoft Edge will auto-block...
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Turn On or Off HDR for Display in Windows 11

System Turn On or Off HDR for Display in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off use HDR for a display in Windows 11. HDR content on Windows offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows details in a bright part of a scene or a darker part of a scene, but not in both parts at the same time. For example, if the shot focuses on a bright window in the scene, details in the shadow are lost. HDR can show a wider range of colors and light and more details in between the extremes. Colors are more vivid and unique in HDR content. Additionally, bright parts of a scene are brighter while dark parts can be darker, so you get to see all the details...
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Turn On or Off USB Battery Saver in Windows 11

Devices Turn On or Off USB Battery Saver in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off USB battery saver for all users in Windows 11. USB battery saver will stop USB devices when your screen is off to help save battery life. You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off USB battery saver. Option One: Turn On or Off USB Battery Saver in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off USB Battery Saver using REG file Turn On or Off USB Battery Saver in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on USB on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open USB settings 3 Turn On (default) or Off USB battery saver for what you want. (see screenshot below) 4 You can now close Settings if you like. Turn On or...
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Open and Close Tabs in File Explorer in Windows 11

General Open and Close Tabs in File Explorer in Windows 11

This tutorial will help show you different ways to open and close tabs in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 25136 and build 22621.160, the title bar of File Explorer now has tabs to help you work across multiple locations at the same time. Starting with Windows 11 build 22622.575, middle clicking a folder in the navigation pane of File Explorer will now open it in a new tab, like clicking a folder in the body of File Explorer already does. Tabs in File Explorer is now available to everyone in Windows 11 build 22621.675 version 22H2. Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, Microsoft has added the ability to tear out and merge tabs in File Explorer. Option One...
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Enable or Disable OneDrive in Windows 11

Apps Enable or Disable OneDrive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the OneDrive feature for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. OneDrive is built-in to Windows 11 by default. With OneDrive, you can sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at OneDrive.live.com. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. You can work with your synced files directly in File Explorer and access your files even when you’re offline. Whenever you’re online, any changes that you or others make will sync automatically...
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