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Turn On or Off Voice Access in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Voice Access in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off voice access for your account in Windows 11. Voice access is a new experience starting with Windows 11 build 22518 that enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using only their voice and without an internet connection. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author email using your voice. Voice access is currently available in the English language in the following dialects - English - US, English - UK, English - India, English - New Zealand, English - Canada, English - Australia. The first time you launch voice access it will check if your display language is something that is supported...
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Close All Open Apps at Once in Windows 11

Apps Close All Open Apps at Once in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to close all open apps at once for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Sometimes you may need or want to quickly close all open apps at once instead of one at a time without shutting down or restarting the computer. This will forcefully close all open apps except File Explorer and Registry Editor, so be sure to save anything open in an app before using a command below. Option One: Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt Option Two: Close All Open Apps at Once in PowerShell Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt 1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Command Prompt. 2 Copy and paste the command below into the Command Prompt, and press Enter. If you like, you can also create a...
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Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 11

General Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to manually delete the Windows.old folder in the root directory of the Windows drive in Windows 11. When you upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10, repair install Windows 11, custom install Windows 11, or update to a new version of Windows 11 (ex: Windows Update), a copy of the previous installation is saved to the Windows.old folder in the root directory of the Windows 11 drive as a backup. This backup will allow you to be able to go back to the previous Windows for up to a 10 days after updating or upgrading to Windows 11 if needed. After 10 days, the Windows.old folder for your previous version of Windows will be automatically deleted from your PC by default. If it’s been fewer than 10 days, you can...
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Enable or Disable Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in Windows 11

Windows Update Enable or Disable Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing auto-restart notifications for Windows Update in Windows 11. Windows Update keeps Windows 11 updated by automatically downloading and installing the latest updates, drivers, and hotfixes released by Microsoft. You can turn on or off to show a notification when your device requires a restart to finish updating. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-restart#auto-restart-notifications Option One: Turn On or Off Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update using REG file Option Three: Enable or Disable Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in...
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Connect to Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) in Windows 11

Network and Internet Connect to Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to connect to or disconnect from a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) in Windows 11. A Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) is another way to share Internet connectivity between devices wirelessly. You can use this feature to connect your computer to a PC or phone’s hotspot through Bluetooth instead of using Wi-Fi. To use BTPAN, you will need a Bluetooth adapter on your computer, and another device that has Bluetooth and supports hotspot functionality. There are two ways to connect Bluetooth devices: access point and direct connection. Access point: This mode uses a Bluetooth device, such as a smartphone or a laptop, as an access point to connect to the internet or a network. Other Bluetooth...
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Enable or Disable Double-Click to Maximize Windows Vertically in Windows

System Enable or Disable Double-Click to Maximize Windows Vertically in Windows

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable double-click to maximize windows vertically for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. In Windows, you can maximize a window vertically by performing one of the following actions: While the window is active, press the Shift + Windows + Up arrow keys to maximize the window vertically, and press the Shift + Windows + Down arrow keys to restore/minimize the window vertically. Move the pointer to the top or bottom border of a window until the pointer turns into a double arrow, and double click/tap. If you like, you can disable the ability to double-click to maximize windows vertically without affecting being able to use the keyboard shortcut to maximize...
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Add "Edit or Run with" to PS1 File Context Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add "Edit or Run with" to PS1 File Context Menu in Windows 11

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...
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Generate a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) in Windows 11

General Generate a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to quickly generate a new Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A GUID is a 128-bit integer (16 bytes) that can be used across all computers and networks wherever a unique identifier is required. Such an identifier has a very low probability of being duplicated. GUIDs identify objects such as interfaces, manager entry-point vectors (EPVs), and class objects. A GUID is a 128-bit value consisting of one group of 8 hexadecimal digits, followed by three groups of 4 hexadecimal digits each, followed by one group of 12 hexadecimal digits. The following example GUID shows the groupings of hexadecimal digits in a GUID: 6B29FC40-CA47-1067-B31D-00DD010662DA References...
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Hide or Show Filmstrip in Photos app in Windows 11

Apps Hide or Show Filmstrip in Photos app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show Filmstrip at the bottom of the Photos app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. By default, Filmstrip is turned off in the Photos app. When Filmstrip is turned on, it appears at the bottom of the photo viewer showing thumbnails of all image and video files inside the same folder location. The filmstrip allows you to quickly scroll and open your images and videos directly within the viewer. You can also select multiple items from the...
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Set Wi-Fi Network as Metered or Unmetered Connection on Android Phone

Phone Set Wi-Fi Network as Metered or Unmetered Connection on Android Phone

This tutorial will show you how to set a Wi-Fi network to be treated as a metered or unmetered connection on your Android phone. Wi-Fi is a wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and standard that uses high-frequency radio waves to provide wireless Internet and network connections to your device. If your network has a data limit, you can set your Wi-Fi as metered. When your network is metered, you have more control over how much data your phone or tablet uses through downloads and other apps. By default, your Android phone is set to Detect automatically if your Wi-Fi network is a "Metered network". You can set it to Treat as metered or Treat as unmetered for the Wi-Fi network instead to be certain. Reference...
Phone
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Enable or Disable Notifications on Lock Screen in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Notifications on Lock Screen in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing notifications on the lock screen for your account or all users in Windows 11. The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the stand by screen you see at startup, when you lock the computer, or when you sign out and are idle at least one minute. The lock screen displays a background image, time, date, detailed status of selected app, and notifications by default. When you dismiss the lock screen, you will see the sign-in screen. Reference: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/configuring-weather-and-more-on-the-lock-screen-in-windows-10-and-11.23928/ It is required to have notifications turned on to be able to turn on or off show notifications on the lock screen. Option One: Turn On...
System
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Open Windows Terminal in Windows 11

Apps Open Windows Terminal in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to open Windows Terminal in Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.6725 (24H2) and build 26200.6725 (25H2), Windows now includes Edit, a text editor you can use from the command line. To edit a file, open the Terminal app and type edit followed by the file name. Edit is open source and...
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