This tutorial will show you how to change the drag and drop sensitivity to what you want for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
By default in Windows, if you drag an item by a distance of 4 pixels and leave it, it will result in a drag and drop operation.
When you drag and drop files and folders in Windows, they will get moved or copied by default based on the source and destination locations.
Many people find that it is way too easy for them to inadvertently drag and drop files from one folder to another with a default distance of 4 pixels.
If you increase the distance to say 50 pixels, then you will have to drag items (ex: text, files, folders, windows, etc...) by at least 50 pixels before it can drop. This can be helpful...
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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 add "Control Panel" to the Desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Control Panel Desktop context menu allows you to quickly open the Control Panel in either the Category view, Icons view (large or small), or All Tasks (God Mode) on demand.
You can use Control Panel to change settings for Windows. These settings control nearly everything about how Windows looks and works, and you can use them to set up Windows so that it's just right for you.
While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Control Panel" context menu, all users can use the context menu if added.
The Control Panel is in the process of being deprecated in favor of the Settings app...
This tutorial will show you how to move Home to show at the top or bottom of the navigation pane in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22593, Quick access is now called Home. The name Quick access has been repurposed for the pinned/frequent Folders section and Pinned files is now called Favorites to align with Office and OneDrive. Recent and pinned files displayed in Home are now searchable using the search box in File Explorer even if they are not local files, so you can find Office files recently shared with you.
Quick access = Displays up to 11 folders that you pinned or frequently opened on the system.
Favorites = Pinned files.
Recent (Recent files) = Displays up to 25 files that you most...
This tutorial will show you how to change the maximum number of items that can display in Jump Lists for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Jump Lists are available when you right click on an app on the taskbar or Start Menu that supports having a jump list.
Jump Lists are lists of app specific tasks or items you can quickly open or get to for every day usage. Jump Lists can include pinned items, recent items, frequent items, tasks, and/or websites.
Windows 11 will display up to a maximum of 13 items in Jump Lists by default.
Option One: Change Maximum Number of Items in Jump Lists for Current User
Option Two: Change Maximum Number of Items in Jump Lists for All Users
EXAMPLE: Jump Lists from taskbar and Start menu > All...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Open Linux shell here" context menu for all users in Windows 11.
When you install WSL in Windows 11, you can press the Shift key while right clicking on the background of a open folder or drive window to see and use the Open Linux shell here context menu.
When you use the Open Linux shell here context menu, it opens your default WSL distro shell in Windows Terminal at the current location.
This tutorial will also let you add the Open Linux shell here context menu for when you right click on a folder or drive, and click/tap on Show more options. This is in addition to the default of press the Shift key while right clicking on the background of a open folder or drive window.
Since...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Personalize" desktop context menu for all users in Windows 11.
When you right click or press and hold on your desktop and click/tap on Personalize, it will open the Settings > Personalization settings page.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Personalize desktop context menu.
Option One: Add "Personalize" to Desktop context menu
Option Two: Remove "Personalize" from Desktop context menu
EXAMPLE: "Personalize" desktop context menu
Add "Personalize" to Desktop context menu
This is the default setting.
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Personalize_to_desktop_context_menu.reg...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Display settings" desktop context menu for all users in Windows 11.
When you right click or press and hold on your desktop and click/tap on Display settings, it will open the Settings > System > Display settings page.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Display settings desktop context menu.
Option One: Add "Display settings" to Desktop context menu
Option Two: Remove "Display settings" from Desktop context menu
EXAMPLE: "Display settings" desktop context menu
Add "Display settings" to Desktop context menu
This is the default setting.
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below...
This tutorial will how you to add or remove common desktop icons for your account in Windows 11.
The desktop (Win+D) is your home screen and working space in Windows that contains the taskbar and any icons (ex: shortcuts, files, folders, etc...) you add to and arrange on the desktop.
Windows includes the common This PC (aka: Computer), User's Files, Network, Recycle Bin, and Control Panel shortcuts that you can add or remove as icons on your desktop.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-desktop-icons-in-windows-c13270f0-3812-c71d-f27e-29aa32588b20
Option One: Add or Remove Desktop Icons in Desktop Icon Settings
Option Two: Add or Remove Desktop Icons using REG file
EXAMPLE: desktop icons
Add or...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing shadows under windows for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows 11 will show shadows under windows by default.
The shadow visual effect is only for aesthetic purposes, so you can disable showing shadows under windows if wanted.
The "Show shadows under windows" setting is saved to the UserPreferencesMask REG_BINARY value in the key below in Registry Editor.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
EXAMPLE: Enable or disable "Show shadows under windows"
Here's How:
1 Open Visual Effects Performance Options (SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe).
2 Check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) Show shadows under windows for what you want. (see screenshot...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom "Edit or Run with" cascading context menu for PowerShell .ps1 files for all users in Windows 11.
A PS1 file is a script, or cmdlet, used by Windows PowerShell.
The Edit or Run with cascading context menu includes the following items for PS1 files:
Run with PowerShell
Run with PowerShell as administrator
Run with PowerShell 7
Run with PowerShell 7 as administrator
Edit with PowerShell ISE
Edit with PowerShell ISE as administrator
Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86)
Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86) as administrator
Edit with Notepad
Edit with Notepad as administrator
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove this context menu.
It is required to install PowerShell 7...
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the lock screen background to Windows Spotlight, a picture, or slideshow for your account in Windows 11.
The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the screen you see at startup and when you lock (Win+L) the PC. You will need to dismiss the lock screen to to see the sign-in screen and sign in to Windows.
You can customize your lock screen. You can change your lock screen background to Windows Spotlight, a picture, or a slideshow. You can also choose an app to show detailed status on the lock screen.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.3281 (Beta/Dev 24H2), Microsoft is trying out a few different treatments for the top right hotspot (“Like the image that you see”) on the lock screen...
This tutorial will show you how to change the maximum size of the icon cache to fix slow loading icons in File Explorer for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each time.
Sometimes you may notice File Explorer loads icons slowly when you open a folder with lots of files. Increasing the size of the icon cache may help.
By default, the icon cache is 500 KB. Increasing the icon cache size to 4 MB gives the best results, but you can change the size to what works best for you.
Reference...
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