View all featured content

Tutorials

Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
Pin to Taskbar an App, Drive, File, Folder, or Site in Windows 11

General Pin to Taskbar an App, Drive, File, Folder, or Site in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to pin an app, drive, file, folder, or site to the taskbar for your account in Windows 11. The taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the center by default. The taskbar will also show the icon of the app for any window you have open. If you like, you can pin an app to the taskbar to always show the app's icon on the taskbar whether the app is open or not. Pinning an app to the taskbar makes it easier to open the app on demand from the taskbar. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.4202 (24H2) and build 22631.5413 (23H2), admins can now allow users to unpin specific pinned apps, ensuring...
General
View Tutorial »
Select Items in File Explorer in Windows 11

General Select Items in File Explorer in Windows 11

This tutorial will show different ways to select items in File Explorer in Windows 11. You have many options to select items in File Explorer (Win+E). You can choose to select a single item or multiple items at once in any order. Starting with Windows 11 build 26241 (Canary), Microsoft updated File Explorer so it’s a little easier to see when you have files or folders selected, by adding a thin border to the selected area. Option One: Select Items using Check Boxes Option Two: Select All Items using Check Boxes Option Three: Point to Select Item Option Four: Single-Click to Select Item Option Five: Drag to Select Items Option Six: Select Items with Precision Touchpad Option Seven: Select All Items using Keyboard Shortcut Option...
General
View Tutorial »
Move or Restore Default Location of Screenshots Folder in Windows 11

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

This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Screenshots folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Screenshots (shell:Screenshots) folder is a shell folder located in your Pictures (%UserProfile%\Pictures) folder by default. If you chose to backup your Pictures folder to OneDrive, then the Screenshots folder will be located in your OneDrive (%UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures) folder by default instead. When you take a screenshot by pressing the Win + Print Screen keys or using the Snipping Tool, they are automatically saved into the Screenshots folder by default. If you like, you can move the Screenshots folder and its content to a location you want it at instead. If the current...
General
View Tutorial »
Clear and Reset Quick Access Folders in Windows 11

General Clear and Reset Quick Access Folders in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to clear and reset Quick access frequent folders back to default for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Quick access in the navigation pane of File Explorer (Win+E) allows you to quickly access and view your pinned locations, frequent folders, and recent files from one location in Quick Access. You can Pin to Quick access and Unpin from Quick access items. These locations include local and network files files (build 22557), folders, drives, libraries, OneDrive, This PC, Recycle Bin, etc... Folders pinned to Quick access will display under Folders in Quick access in File Explorer, and under Quick access in the navigation pane of File Explorer. Folders you pin or unpin for Quick access will also...
General
View Tutorial »
Change Order of Library Locations in Windows 11

General Change Order of Library Locations in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the order of library locations for your account in Windows 11. Windows 7 introduced libraries, which provide users with a single, coherent view of their files even when those files are stored in different locations. Libraries can be configured and organized by a user and a library can contain folders that are found on the user's computer and also folders that have been shared over a network. Libraries present a simpler view of the underlying storage system because, to the user, the files and folders in a library are displayed in one single view location, no matter where they are actually physically stored. In File Explorer, users interact with libraries in ways similar to how they would...
General
View Tutorial »
Open Task Manager in Windows 11

General Open Task Manager in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to open Task Manager 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. Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft has updated the design of Task Manager to match the new Windows 11 design principles. This includes a new hamburger style navigation bar and a new settings page. A new command bar on each page gives access to common actions. The dark theme has now been brought to Task manager and will automatically match the system-wide theme configured in the Settings app. You can press the Ctrl + Page Up and Ctrl + Page Down keys to navigate through pages in Task Manager...
General
View Tutorial »
Change Size of Window in Windows 11

General Change Size of Window in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to resize an open window for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can resize an open window to change its horizontal and vertical sizes to what you want. Option One: Change Size of Window using Keyboard Shortcuts Option Two: Change Size of Window by Dragging Borders Option Three: Change Size of Window from Title Bar Option Four: Change Size of Window from Taskbar Icon Option Five: Change Size of Window from Taskbar Thumbnail Preview Change Size of Window using Keyboard Shortcuts 1 While the window is in focus, press the Alt + Space keys to open the title bar menu. 2 Press the S key to select "Size" in the menu. Size will be grayed out if the window is minimized or maximized...
General
View Tutorial »
Rearrange Taskbar Icons in Windows 11

General Rearrange Taskbar Icons in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rearrange icons on the taskbar in the order you want them for your account in Windows 11. When you open an app that is not pinned to the taskbar, its icon will always appear to the right of your pinned items. While you can rearrange icons for open and pinned items on the taskbar in any order within this section, only pinned items will stay in the order you last arranged them in. You can also rearrange notification icons on the taskbar system tray in any order within the system tray area. Here's How: 1 Drag and drop the icons of open and pinned items on the taskbar in the order you want them within this section. (left area boxed in red in screenshot below) 2 Drag and drop notification icons on...
General
View Tutorial »
Unzip (extract) Files from ZIP Folder in Windows 11

General Unzip (extract) Files from ZIP Folder in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to unzip (extract) files from a zipped folder in Windows 11. Zipped (compressed) files take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files. In Windows, you work with zipped files and folders in the same way that you work with uncompressed files and folders. Combine several files into a single zipped folder to more easily share a group of files. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/zip-and-unzip-files-8d28fa72-f2f9-712f-67df-f80cf89fd4e5 Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, Microsoft adds native support for reading additional archive file formats using the libarchive open-source project such as: .tar...
General
View Tutorial »
Open Item with Single-click or Double-click in Windows 11

General Open Item with Single-click or Double-click in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to open items with a single-click or double-click for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can set Windows to open an item with a single-click/tap or double-click/tap. The Single-click to open an item (point to select) option allows you to open an item with a single click/tap, and to select an item by hovering the pointer over the item. Single-click will also allow you to select to "underline icon titles consistent with my browser" or "underline icon titles only when I point at them". The Double-click to open an item (single-click to select) option allows you to open an item with a double click/tap, and to select an item with a single click/tap on the item. You can now also select to...
General
View Tutorial »
Use Copilot Actions when Copy Text or Image Files in Windows 11

General Use Copilot Actions when Copy Text or Image Files in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use Copilot actions when you copy text or image files in Windows 11. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Starting with Windows 11 build 26052 (Canary and Dev) and build 22635.3286 (Beta), Microsoft is trying out a new experience for Copilot in Windows that helps showcase the ways that Copilot can accelerate and enhance your work. This experience will show when you copy text – since Copilot supports helpful actions that you can take with text content. In this scenario, the Copilot icon will change appearance and animate to indicate that Copilot can help (there are several different treatments so you may notice a different visual effect). When you hover your mouse over the...
General
View Tutorial »
Create New Folder in Windows 11

General Create New Folder in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to create a new folder in Windows 11. A folder is a location where you can store your files. You can create any number of folders and have folders inside other folders (subfolders). Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.3037 and build 22631.4830, Microsoft has added a New Folder option in the context menu when right-clicking locations in the navigation pane. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-new-folder-cbbfb6f5-59dd-4e5d-95f6-a12577952e17 Option One: Create New Folder using Keyboard Shortcut Option Two: Create New Folder from File Explorer Command Bar Option Three: Create New Folder from New Context Menu Option Four: Create New Folder in "Save As" Dialog...
General
View Tutorial »
You must log in or register to post here.

Tutorial Categories

Tutorial Index
General
System
Devices
Phone
Network & Internet
Personalization
Apps
Accounts
Time & Language
Gaming
Accessibility
Privacy & Security
Windows Update
Mixed Reality
Installation & Upgrade
Backup & Restore
BSOD
Browsers & Mail
Virtualization
Site Usage

Latest Tutorials

Tutorial Tags

android background battery bitlocker bluetooth color context menu copilot defender desktop display drive edge file explorer focus folder hyper-v icon keyboard magnifier mouse narrator notepad notifications onedrive outlook paint pen photos pointer power printer recall screenshot search settings share shortcuts sign-in sound start menu store taskbar terminal theme touch voice wi-fi widgets xbox
Back
Top Bottom