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Change BitLocker Password for Drive in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Change BitLocker Password for Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the password for a fixed or removable data drive encrypted by BitLocker in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker protection for operating system drives, fixed data drives, and removable data drives. When you turn on BitLocker for fixed data drives or removable data drives, you can choose to use a password to unlock the drive. When the BitLocker protected drive is unlocked, users can change the BitLocker password for the drive on demand. A BitLocker...
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Change Mouse Pointer Style, Color, and Size in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Mouse Pointer Style, Color, and Size in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change mouse pointer style, color, and size for your account in Windows 11. The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. Windows uses schemes for the appearance of your mouse pointer by default. You can change the mouse pointer style, color, and size to make it easier to see in Windows 11. When you change the style and color of the mouse pointer, your mouse pointer scheme will be changed to (None) since it's using unsaved custom settings. Your mouse pointer settings are saved to the two registry keys below. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors...
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Enforce BitLocker Encryption Type on Fixed Data Drives in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enforce BitLocker Encryption Type on Fixed Data Drives in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to require using full encryption or used space only encryption with BitLocker on fixed data drives for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker protection for operating system drives, fixed data drives, and removable data drives. When users turn on BitLocker for fixed data drives, the BitLocker setup wizard will ask by default to choose either the encrypt used disk space only (faster and best for new PC's and drives) or encrypt entire drive (slower but best...
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Enforce BitLocker Encryption Type on Removable Data Drives in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enforce BitLocker Encryption Type on Removable Data Drives in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to require using full encryption or used space only encryption with BitLocker on removable data drives for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker protection for operating system drives, fixed data drives, and removable data drives. When users turn on BitLocker for removable data drives, the BitLocker setup wizard will ask by default to choose either the encrypt used disk space only (faster and best for new PC's and drives) or encrypt entire drive (slower...
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Deny Write Access to Fixed Data Drives not Protected by BitLocker in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Deny Write Access to Fixed Data Drives not Protected by BitLocker in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to allow or deny write access to fixed data drives not protected by BitLocker for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker protection for operating system drives, fixed data drives, and removable data drives. You can use the Deny write access to fixed drives not protected by BitLocker policy setting to require encryption of fixed drives prior to granting write access. If you enable this policy setting, all fixed data drives that are not BitLocker-protected...
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Find Location Path of Mounted VHD and VHDX Virtual Disks in Windows 11

Virtualization Find Location Path of Mounted VHD and VHDX Virtual Disks in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find the full path location of VHD and VHDX files of mounted virtual disks in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Virtual hard disks (VHDs) are disk image file formats that have similar functionalities to a physical hard drive and are designed primarily for use with Hyper-V virtual machines. When you attach a .vhd or .vhdx file, it will be mounted as a drive in File Explorer > This PC to open and access. Option One: Find Location Path of Mounted VHD and VHDX Virtual Disks using Get-Disk Command Option Two: Find Location Path of Mounted VHD and VHDX Virtual Disks using diskpart Command Find Location Path of Mounted VHD and VHDX Virtual Disks using Get-Disk Command...
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Enable or Disable Sudo Command in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Sudo Command in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Sudo command for all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26052 (Canary and Dev) and and build 26100.712 (RP), Sudo for Windows provides a new way for users to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session. It is an ergonomic and familiar solution for users who want to elevate a command without having to first open a new elevated console. Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to run elevated commands (as an administrator) directly from an unelevated console session. The sudo command can be configured to run in three different modes: In a new window: The elevated command runs in a new window. This mode is similar to the behavior of the runas...
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Create VHD or VHDX file in Windows 11

Virtualization Create VHD or VHDX file in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create and set up a VHD or VHDX virtual hard disk file in Windows 11. Virtual hard disks (VHDs) are disk image file formats that have similar functionalities to a physical hard drive and are designed primarily for use with Hyper-V virtual machines. When you attach a .vhd or .vhdx file, it will be mounted as a drive in File Explorer > This PC to open and access. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/manage-virtual-hard-disks You must be signed in as an administrator to create a VHD or VHDX file. Here's How: 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Storage on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Storage...
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Deny Write Access to Removable Drives not Protected by BitLocker in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Deny Write Access to Removable Drives not Protected by BitLocker in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to allow or deny write access to removable drives not protected by BitLocker for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker protection for operating system drives, fixed data drives, and removable data drives. You can use the Deny write access to removable drives not protected by BitLocker policy setting to configure whether BitLocker protection is required for a device to be able to write data to a removable data drive. If you enable this policy setting...
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Adjust Touchpad Sensitivity in Windows 11

Devices Adjust Touchpad Sensitivity in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to adjust touchpad sensitivity for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you may need to adjust the touchpad sensitivity for your needs. AAP is a feature of Precision Touchpads that suppresses certain actions like mouse moves and taps for a short time after keyboarding events. The specific timeouts depend on the type of action and the region of the touchpad receiving input, as well as the user setting called Touchpad sensitivity found in Touchpad settings. More sensitive means less time is spent suppressing input after keyboarding events. Maximum sensitivity means AAP timeouts are zero and AAP is not in effect. Touchpad sensitivity is how...
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Lock BitLocker Drive in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Lock BitLocker Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to manually lock a fixed data drive or removable data drive encrypted by BitLocker in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker protection for operating system drives, fixed drives, and removable drives. You can manually lock on demand a fixed data drive or removable data drive encrypted by BitLocker to prevent access to the BitLocker-protected data. An operating system drive will automatically lock when you shut down the computer. Manually locking an operating system...
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Change BitLocker Drive Encryption Method in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Change BitLocker Drive Encryption Method in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the default encryption method used for BitLocker and Device Encryption in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Device Encryption is a Windows feature that provides a simple way for some devices to enable BitLocker encryption automatically. Device encryption is available on all Windows versions, and it requires a device to meet either Modern Standby or HSTI security requirements. Device Encryption is only available for the operating system drive. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker protection...
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