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Change Sleep Button Action in Windows 11

System Change Sleep Button Action in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the default action to take when pressing the sleep button in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The sleep button action setting lets users specify the default action to take when the system hardware sleep button (if available) on the PC is pressed. Users can specify one of the following actions to take: Do Nothing = No action is taken when the sleep button is pressed. Sleep = The system enters sleep when the sleep button is pressed. This is the default setting. Hibernate = The system enters hibernate when the sleep button is pressed. Shut Down = The system shuts down when the sleep button is pressed. Turn off the display = All displays will be turned off when the sleep button is pressed. Option...
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Enable or Disable Device Portal in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Device Portal in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Device Portal in Windows 11. Windows Device Portal (WDP) is a device management and debugging tool that lets you configure and manage device settings and view diagnostic information from your PC over HTTP from a web browser. You can use the WDP for the following: Manage device settings (similar to the Windows Settings app) See and manipulate a list of running processes Install, delete, launch, and terminate apps Change Wi-Fi profiles, view signal strength, and see ipconfig details View live graphs of CPU, memory, I/O, network, and GPU usage Collect process dumps Collect ETW traces Manipulate the isolated storage of sideloaded apps Once WDP is enabled, you will see web links at the...
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Designate Dev Drive as Trusted or Untrusted in Windows 11

System Designate Dev Drive as Trusted or Untrusted in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to designate a Dev Drive as trusted or untrusted in Windows 11. Microsoft introduced Dev Drive starting with Windows 11 build 22621.2338. Dev Drive is a new form of storage volume available to improve performance for key developer workloads. Dev Drive is built upon Resilient File System (ReFS) technology and includes file system optimizations and features that provide more control over storage volume settings and security, including trust designation, antivirus configuration, and administrative control over what filters are attached. It has been designed to meet a developer’s needs to host project source code, working folders, and package caches. It is not designed for general consumer workloads such as...
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Enable or Disable Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) in advanced startup options in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a recovery environment that can repair common causes of unbootable operating systems. Advanced startup enables you to perform these actions: Start recovery (aka: Windows RE or WinRE), troubleshooting, and diagnostic tools. Boot from a disk (ex: USB or DVD) or device (UEFI only) Access the PC's UEFI firmware Restore Windows from a system image Choose default operating system to boot to on PC if multiple operating systems are installed When you boot to advanced startup, all user sessions are signed off. If you select a Windows Recovery Environment...
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Manually Start or Stop Automatic Maintenance in Windows 11

System Manually Start or Stop Automatic Maintenance in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to manually start or stop running Automatic Maintenance on demand in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows automatically runs scheduled maintenance on a daily schedule when you're not using your computer by default. This includes tasks such as updates, security scanning, and system diagnostics. This maintenance will run daily if you aren't using your computer at 2 AM by default. If your computer is in use at the scheduled time or maintenance is behind schedule, Automatic Maintenance will run the next time the computer is not being used. You can change the default 2 AM time to run daily maintenance tasks to when you're not using your computer while running or sleeping. You can allow scheduled maintenance...
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Find All Automatic Maintenance Tasks in Windows 11

System Find All Automatic Maintenance Tasks in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create and see a list of all Automatic Maintenance tasks in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows automatically runs scheduled maintenance on a daily schedule when you're not using your computer. This includes tasks such as updates, security scanning, and system diagnostics. This maintenance will run daily if you aren't using your computer at 2 AM by default. If your computer is in use at the scheduled time or maintenance is behind schedule, Automatic Maintenance will run the next time the computer is not being used. You can change the default 2 AM time to run daily maintenance tasks to when you're not using your computer while running or sleeping. You can allow scheduled maintenance to wake up your...
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Change Automatic Maintenance Time in Windows 11

System Change Automatic Maintenance Time in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the time for when Automatic Maintenance runs scheduled maintenance tasks in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows automatically runs scheduled maintenance on a daily schedule when you're not using your computer. This includes tasks such as updates, security scanning, and system diagnostics. This maintenance will run daily if you aren't using your computer at 2 AM by default. If your computer is in use at the scheduled time or maintenance is behind schedule, Automatic Maintenance will run the next time the computer is not being used. You can change the default 2 AM time to run daily maintenance tasks to when you're not using your computer while running or sleeping. You can allow scheduled...
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Add or Remove Shut Down on Power menu in Windows 11

System Add or Remove Shut Down on Power menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Shut down on the power menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A shut down closes all apps, signs out all users, and turn your PC off completely. Shut down is available in the power options menu by default in Windows 11, but you can remove Shut down from the power menu if wanted. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#hideshutdown You must be signed in as administrator to add or remove Shut down on the power menu. Removing Shut down from the power menu will not disable using other available options to shut down the computer. EXAMPLE: Shut down on power menu Here's How: 1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below...
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Add or Remove Restart on Power menu in Windows 11

System Add or Remove Restart on Power menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Restart on the power menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Restarting the computer will sign out all users, shut down the computer, and then automatically reboot the computer. Restart is available in the power options menu by default in Windows 11, but you can remove Restart from the power menu if wanted. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#hiderestart You must be signed in as administrator to add or remove Restart on the power menu. Removing Sleep from the power menu will not disable using other available options to restart the computer. EXAMPLE: Restart on power menu Here's How: 1 Do step 2 (add) or step...
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Change Screen Timeout to Turn Off Display After in Windows 11

System Change Screen Timeout to Turn Off Display After in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to specify how long your PC is inactive before your display turns off automatically in Windows 11. You can specify a screen timeout for how long the PC sits inactive without user activity before all connected displays automatically turn off. When your display turns off, you would just need to move the mouse, touch the touchpad or touchscreen, click a mouse or touchpad button, or press a key for the display(s) to turn back on. By default, the screen timeout is 5 minutes on battery and 15 minutes when plugged in. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-adjust-power-and-sleep-settings-in-windows-26f623b5-4fcc-4194-863d-b824e5ea7679 If your device has a presence sensor, then you...
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Reset and Restore Power Plan Settings to Default in Windows 11

System Reset and Restore Power Plan Settings to Default in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset and restore specific or all power plan settings to default for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize system performance, or achieve a balance between the two. A power plan is also known as a power scheme. Changes made to a power plan settings will affect all users that use the same power plan as their default active power scheme. Windows 10 and 11 includes the following power plans by default: Balanced = Offers full performance when you need it and saves power when you don't. This is the best power plan for most people. Allows you to change...
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Reset Graphics Preferences for Apps and Games to Default in Windows 11

System Reset Graphics Preferences for Apps and Games to Default in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset graphics performance preferences for apps and games back to default settings for your account in Windows 11. Resetting your graphics preferences will reset the Optimizations for windowed games, Auto HDR, Variable refresh rate, and GPU preference settings for apps and games back to default. After you reset graphics preferences to default, you will need to restart (if open) any affected app or game to see the changes applied. Option One: Reset Graphics Preferences for Specific Apps and Games to Default in Settings Option Two: Reset Graphics Preferences for All Apps and Games to Default using REG file EXAMPLE: Graphics preference settings that will get reset to default Reset Graphics...
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