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...
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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.- Brink
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Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use ViVeTool to enable or disable hidden features in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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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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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing notifications on the lock screen for your account or all users in Windows 11.
The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the stand by screen you see at startup, when you lock the computer, or when you sign out and are idle at least one minute.
The lock screen displays a background image, time, date, detailed status of selected app, and notifications by default.
When you dismiss the lock screen, you will see the sign-in screen.
Reference:
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/configuring-weather-and-more-on-the-lock-screen-in-windows-10-and-11.23928/
It is required to have notifications turned on to be able to turn on or off show notifications on the lock screen.
Option One: Turn On...
This tutorial will show you how to change the default action to take when closing the lid of your laptop in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The lid switch close action specifies the action to take when the system lid is closed.
Users can specify one of the following actions to take:
Do Nothing = No action is taken when the system lid is closed.
Sleep = The system enters sleep when the system lid is closed.
Hibernate = The system enters hibernate when the system lid is closed.
Shut Down = The system shuts down when the system lid is closed.
Option One: Change Lid Close Action for Current Power Plan in Settings
Option Two: Change Lid Close Action for Current Power Plan in Power Options
Option Three: Change Lid Close Action for Specific...
This tutorial will show you how to boot to your motherboard's UEFI/BIOS firmware settings on a Windows 11 PC.
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard firmware interface for PCs, designed to replace BIOS (basic input/output system). This standard was created by over 140 technology companies as part of the UEFI consortium, including Microsoft. It's designed to improve software interoperability and address limitations of BIOS.
Windows utilizes the UEFI to support the handoff of system control from the SoC firmware boot loader to the OS. The UEFI environment is a minimal boot OS upon which Windows devices are booted and the OS runs.
Option One: Press a Key on POST screen at Boot to Enter UEFI/BIOS
Option Two: Boot...
This tutorial will show you how to generate a Sleep Study report to diagnose battery drain issues on Modern Standby systems in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 8.1, a software tool, SleepStudy, became available as an inbox component in all Windows PCs that support the Modern Standby (S0 low power idle) sleep state. SleepStudy can measure modern standby performance with minimal impact.
The SleepStudy tool provides overview information about each modern standby session. This information includes the active time, the idle time, and the power consumed. A session starts when the system enters the modern standby state, and ends when it exits this state.
SleepStudy also provides first-level information about the causes of...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off AutoEndTasks for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
The HungAppTimeout value is the default 5 seconds you wait on the Signing out, Restarting, or Shutting down screen when you sign out, restart, or shut down to see if any still open apps (tasks) will end (close) before considered "hung" or "not responding".
When the HungAppTimeout expires with unresponsive app(s) found, the End Task dialog appears asking you to click/tap on Sign out anyway, Restart anyway, Shut down anyway to force close the app(s) and lose anything unsaved, or click/tap on Cancel to cancel the sign out, restart, or shut down and return to the desktop to properly save and close the app(s).
If you do not make a...
This tutorial will show you how to change the DPI scaling level for all or specific displays to make everything appear smaller or larger on the display(s) for your account in Windows 11.
Dots per inch (DPI) is the physical measurement of number of pixels in a linear inch of a display. DPI is a function of display resolution and size; a higher resolution or a smaller size will lead to higher DPI, and a lower resolution or a larger size will lead to lower DPI. When a display has a higher DPI, pixels are smaller and closer together, so that the user interface (UI) and other displayed content appears smaller than intended.
Windows ensures that everything appears on the screen at a usable and consistent size by instructing applications...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off remove display from desktop in Windows 11.
If you are running the Windows 11 Enterprise or the Windows 11 Pro for Workstations editions, you will have a Remove display from desktop feature that allows you to use your monitor as a Specialized Display. A monitor is categorized as “specialized” if it is neither intended to be used as a “desktop” monitor nor as a head-mounted display.
The Specialized Display feature enables a display to be dedicated to a specific purpose, such as:
Fixed-function arcade/gaming rigs like cockpit/driving/flight/military simulators
Medical imaging devices that have custom panels (e.g. grayscale X-ray displays)
Dedicated video monitoring scenarios
Monitor...
This tutorial will show you how to change your device's friendly name to identify sharing to and from when it's discoverable using Nearby Sharing in Windows 11.
Nearby sharing in Windows lets you share documents, photos, links to websites, and more with nearby devices by using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3374, Microsoft is introducing the ability to give your device a more friendly name (instead of computer name) to identify sharing to and from with nearby share.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the device friendly name for Nearby Sharing.
Option One: Change Device Friendly Name for Nearby Sharing in Settings
Option Two: Change Device Friendly Name for Nearby Sharing in Registry...
This tutorial will show you how to add and remove optional features for all users in Windows 11.
You can add optional features in Windows 11 for extra functionality for your device.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/features-on-demand-v2--capabilities?view=windows-11
You must be signed in as an administrator to add and remove optional features and Windows features.
Features listed in Optional Features vs Windows Features will be different, so you may need to check both for the feature(s) you want to add or remove.
Option One: Add or Remove Optional Features in Settings
Option Two: Add or Remove Windows Features in Windows Features
Option Three: Add or Remove Optional Features using...
This tutorial will show you how to change the graphics performance preference for desktop and Microsoft Store apps for your account in Windows 11.
You can choose custom graphics performance settings you prefer for apps in Windows 11.
Graphics preference
Description
Let Windows decide
Automatically selects the Integrated GPU when running 2D apps and the Discrete GPU when running 3D apps. This is the default setting.
Power saving
A request to run the application on the most power saving GPU available. Selects the integrated GPU, which provides lower performance but consumes less power.
High performance
A request to run the application on the most high performance GPU available. Selects the discrete GPU, which provides better...
This tutorial will show you how to change the HungAppTimeout value to what you want for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
The HungAppTimeout value is the default 5 seconds you wait on the Signing out, Restarting, or Shutting down screen when you sign out, restart, or shut down to see if any still open apps (tasks) will end (close) before considered "hung" or "not responding".
When the HungAppTimeout expires with unresponsive app(s) found, the End Task dialog appears asking you to click/tap on Sign out anyway, Restart anyway, Shut down anyway to force close the app(s) and lose anything unsaved, or click/tap on Cancel to cancel the sign out, restart, or shut down and return to the desktop to properly save and close the app(s)...
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