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Add "Find and Delete Empty Folders" context menu in Windows 11 and Windows 10

General Add "Find and Delete Empty Folders" context menu in Windows 11 and Windows 10

This tutorial will show you how to add a Find and Delete Empty Folders with approval context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can right click on folder, folder background, drive, or drive background and click/tap on Find and Delete Empty Folders to Y/N approve deleting any empty folders found within the selected folder or drive. When you use the Find and Delete Empty Folders context menu, you will need to type Y (delete) or N (don't delete) and press Enter for each empty folder found for what you want. When you have finished answering Y/N for all empty folders found, the terminal window will automatically close. You can also just close the terminal window at anytime to cancel answering Y/N for all remaining empty...
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Rebuild Font Cache in Windows 11

General Rebuild Font Cache in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rebuild the font cache to repair it in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The font cache is a file or set of files used by Windows to manage and display the fonts installed on your PC so they load faster. Sometimes the font cache may become corrupted and cause fonts to be garbled, not rendering properly, or displaying invalid characters. To fix the font cache corruption, you will need to delete the old font cache and restart the computer afterwards to rebuild a new font cache. See also: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140930-00/?p=43953 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojibake You must be signed in as an administrator to rebuild the font cache. Here's How: 1 Click/tap on the download button...
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Create Elevated Shortcut without UAC prompt in Windows 11

General Create Elevated Shortcut without UAC prompt in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create a shortcut of an elevated task to run an app as administrator without getting a UAC prompt for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you open an application file with Run as administrator, you will get a UAC prompt by default for approval before the app is allowed to run with elevated rights. In addition, Windows will not allow elevated apps to run at startup by default. If you want to run an app as administrator (elevated) without getting a UAC prompt or at startup, then you can create an elevated task using the steps below to run the application as a workaround to do so. You must be signed in as an administrator to create and use this elevated shortcut. Here's How: 1 Open...
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Reset All Task Manager Settings to Default in Windows 11

General Reset All Task Manager Settings to Default in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset all Task Manager setting back to default for your account in Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, processes details, and services in Windows 11. You can reset all Task Manager settings back to default all at once instead of each one manually. This can be handy if you don't know what the default settings are. Option One: Reset All Task Manager Settings to Default using Keyboard Shortcut Option Two: Reset All Task Manager Settings to Default in Task Manager Settings Reset All Task Manager Settings to Default using Keyboard Shortcut 1 Press and hold the Ctrl + Shift + Alt keys while opening Task...
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Move or Restore Default Location of Downloads Folder in Windows 11

General Move or Restore Default Location of Downloads Folder in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Downloads folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Downloads folder (shell:Downloads) is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. By default, the Downloads folder is a shell folder in the user's profile (%UserProfile%) that is used as a default storage location for saved downloads. If you like, you can move the Downloads folder and its content to a location you want it at instead. If the current Downloads folder path is incorrect or is no longer available, you can use the Restore Default option to restore the default path. If set the default downloads folder location in a web browser...
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Take Screenshot using Print Screen key in Windows 11

General Take Screenshot using Print Screen key in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to take a screenshot using the Print Screen key without screen snipping from the Snipping Tool app in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you take a screenshot using the Print Screen key, it will take a full screen screenshot and automatically save the screenshot as a PNG file. If you have more than one display connected when taking a screenshot using the Print Screen key, the full screen screenshot will include all displays. It is required to turn off Use the Print screen button to open screen snipping to not have the Print Screen key open screen capture from the Snipping Tool app. Here's How: 1 Press the Windows :win: + Print Screen keys. You may need to press the :win: + Ctrl + PrtScn or :win: + Fn...
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Apply Folder View to All Folders in Windows 11

General Apply Folder View to All Folders in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to apply view settings of a folder to all folders for your account in Windows 11. You can change the folder view settings in Windows 11 to what you want for each separate folder. View settings for a folder include the template, columns, column width, Group by, Sort by, and layout view. If you like, you can apply the view settings of a folder to all folders at once without needing to manually apply one by one. Here's How: 1 Specify a default template for all folders to be optimized for a General items (details view), Documents, Pictures, Music, or Videos type you want for them. 2 Open File Explorer (Win+E). 3 Open a folder you want to apply its view settings to all folders. Be sure to close all...
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Check or Uncheck "Do this for all current items" in File Conflict Dialog in Windows 11

General Check or Uncheck "Do this for all current items" in File Conflict Dialog in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to have "Do this for all current items" checked or unchecked by default in a file operation conflict dialog box for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you copy, delete, or move more than one selected files/folders from one location to another in Windows, you may get a file operation conflict dialog (ex: "File Access Denied") prompting you what to do if say for example you needed to provide administrator permission to copy, delete, or move the files and/or folders. You will also have a Do this for all current items checkbox to make it easier to apply to all items at once. By default, file operation conflict dialogs will have Do this for all current items checked or unchecked as it was when...
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Show Fewer Details or More Details in File Transfer Dialog in Windows 11

General Show Fewer Details or More Details in File Transfer Dialog in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to show fewer details or more details by default in a file transfer dialog box for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you copy, delete, or move a file/folder in Windows, you will see a file transfer dialog box showing the progress until finished. You have a choice to show More details or Fewer details in the file transfer dialog box. By default, file transfer dialogs will open to show "Fewer details" or "More details" as it was when last closed. If there is a file conflict while transferring file(s), the file conflict dialog will show "More details" by default and cannot be changed to show "Fewer details". Option One: Show Fewer Details or More Details in File Transfer Dialog Option...
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Expand and Collapse Calendar View on Taskbar in Windows 11

General Expand and Collapse Calendar View on Taskbar in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to expand and collapse the calendar view on the taskbar for your account in Windows 11. When you open the clock on the taskbar in Windows 11, you will see a calendar showing the current date. You can expand or collapse the calendar view. The calendar view you select is remembered, so it will always open how last set. The expanded calendar view is the default setting allowing you to see the full calendar. The collapsed calendar view minimizes the calendar to only see the current date. Here's How: 1 Click/tap on the Clock button on the taskbar corner. (see screenshots below) 2 Perform one of the following available option: Click/tap on the Collapse button to minimize the calendar view. Click/tap on...
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Type Special Characters and Symbols in Windows 11

General Type Special Characters and Symbols in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to find and type special characters, accents (diacritical mark), and symbols in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 262100.6725 (24H2), Microsoft is adding a new keyboard shortcut to make it easier for you to insert an En dash (–) or Em dash (—) while typing anywhere in Windows. Going forward, pressing WIN + Minus (-) will insert En dash, and WIN + Shift + Minus (-) will insert Em dash. Note – if you have Magnifier running, WIN + Minus (-) will still zoom out Magnifier, rather than inserting an En dash. Option One: Type Special Characters and Symbols using Emoji Panel Option Two: Type Special Characters and Symbols using Emoji Panel on Touch Keyboard Option Three: Type Special...
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Restore Missing Windows Tools Shortcuts in Windows 11

General Restore Missing Windows Tools Shortcuts in Windows 11

This tutorial will help you to restore any missing shortcuts in the Windows Tools folder in Windows 11. Windows Tools,, formerly Administrative Tools is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users. The tools in the folder will vary depending on which edition of Windows you have installed. References: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/client-tools/administrative-tools-in-windows https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/system-configuration-tools-in-windows-f8a49657-b038-43b8-82d3-28bea0c5666b You must be signed in as an administrator to restore Windows Tools shortcuts. EXAMPLE: Windows Tools Here's How: 1 Click/tap on the Download button below to...
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