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Brink · Feb 2, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Hibernate on the power menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Hibernate is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops, and might not be available for all PCs. (For example, PCs with Modern Standby may not have hibernate available.) While sleep puts your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk to the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys), and then turns off your computer. Hibernate uses less power than sleep and when you start up the PC again, you’re back to where you left off (though not as fast as sleep). Use hibernation when you know that you won't use your laptop or tablet for an...

Brink · Jul 19, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to adjust the SDR content brightness or HDR content brightness for your account in Windows 11. HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows details in a bright part of a scene or a darker part of a scene but not in both parts at the same time. For example, if the shot focuses on a bright window in the scene, details in the shadow are lost. Whereas HDR can show a wider range of colors and light and more details in between the extremes. Colors are more vivid and unique in HDR content. Additionally, bright parts of a scene are brighter while dark parts can be darker...

Brink · Aug 4, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows 11. Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling enables more efficient GPU scheduling between applications by reducing latency and improving video output performance. Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling requires a GPU that supports hardware acceleration, combined with a graphics driver that supports WDDM 2.7 or higher. References: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/hardware-accelerated-gpu-scheduling/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/navigating-the-redesigned-graphics-settings-page/ You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling. Option One: Turn On or Off Hardware Accelerated GPU...

Brink · Oct 31, 2021

This tutorial will explain and show you how to see the power sleep states available on your Windows 11 PC. System power states describe the power consumption of the system as a whole. The operating system supports six system power states, referred to as S0 (fully on and operational) through S5 (power off). Each state is characterized by the following: Power consumption: how much power does the computer use? Software resumption: from what point does the operating system restart? Hardware latency: how long does it take to return the computer to the working state? System hardware context (such as the content of volatile processor registers, memory caches, and RAM): how much system hardware context is retained? Must the operating system...

Brink · Jan 13, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing the battery estimated time remaining for all users in Windows 11. If you have a Windows 11 device that runs on battery power, you can check the battery status to see the estimated time and percentage remaining battery life left to know when to charge the battery. If you only want to see the percentage of remaining battery, you can disable showing the estimated time remaining. You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable showing the battery estimated time remaining. EXAMPLE: Battery estimated time remaining on taskbar and Settings Here's How: 1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want. Enable Show Battery Estimated Time...

Brink · Dec 22, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to see if you have a 64-bit or ARM64 based Windows 11 PC. You can have a 64-bit or ARM64 based system architecture type Windows 11 PC. Option One: See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in Settings Option Two: See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in System Information (msinfo32) Option Three: See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 using Command See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in Settings 1 Open Settings (WIn+I). 2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on About on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open About settings 3 Under Device specifications, look to see if your System type is 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor (64-bit) or 64-bit operating system...

Brink · Dec 20, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to change the alarm sound played when focus session breaks ends for your account in Windows 11. Focus is a feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. When you start a focus session longer than 30 minutes you will have short breaks available so you can recharge during the session. The longer the session, the more breaks you will have available. An alarm sound will play by default when breaks end. You can customize the alarm sound that plays at the end of breaks. Reference...

Brink · Dec 20, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off playing an alarm sound when focus session breaks ends for your account in Windows 11. Focus is a feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. When you start a focus session longer than 30 minutes you will have short breaks available so you can recharge during the session. The longer the session, the more breaks you will have available. An alarm sound will play by default when breaks end. Reference: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/19/new-clock-app-for-windows-11-with-focus-sessions-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ EXAMPLE: Breaks when...

Brink · Dec 20, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to change the alarm sound played when a focus session ends for your account in Windows 11. Focus is a feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. When your focus session ends, you will hear an alarm sound and receive a notification letting you know your focus time has completed. You can customize the alarm sound that plays at the end of a Focus Session. Reference: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/19/new-clock-app-for-windows-11-with-focus-sessions-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ Here's How: 1 Open the Clock app. 2 Click/tap on Settings in the left...

Brink · Dec 20, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off playing an alarm sound when a focus session ends for your account in Windows 11. Focus is a feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. When your focus session ends, you will hear an alarm sound and receive a notification letting you know your focus time has completed. Reference: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/19/new-clock-app-for-windows-11-with-focus-sessions-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ Here's How: 1 Open the Clock app. 2 Click/tap on Settings in the left pane of the Clock app. (see screenshot below) 3 Turn On (default) or...

Brink · Dec 11, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to change the color profile of a display for your account in Windows 11. You can manually assign different color profiles to different display devices, creating a uniform color experience across all of your devices. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-display-brightness-and-color-in-windows-3f67a2f2-5c65-ceca-778b-5858fc007041#bkmk_color_profile Option One: Change Color Profile of Display in Settings Option Two: Change Color Profile of Display in Color Management Change Color Profile of Display in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Display on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Display settings 3 If you...

Brink · Nov 28, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to find the old previous computer name in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The computer name makes it easier to identify your device. For example, if you use multiple computers with your Microsoft account devices. PCs on a network need unique names so they can identify and communicate with each other. If two PCs have the same name on the same network, it creates a conflict for network communications. Most PCs come with default names, but you can change the computer name. If the computer name is changed, Windows will save the last old previous computer name in the registry for reference. Here's How: 1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe). 2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see...

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System Add or Remove Hibernate on Power menu in Windows 11

System Change HDR or SDR Content Brightness for HDR Display in Windows 11

System Turn On or Off Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling in Windows 11

System See Sleep States Available on Windows 11 PC

System Enable or Disable Show Battery Estimated Time Remaining in Windows 11

System See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in Windows 11

System Change Alarm Sound for End of Focus Session Break in Windows 11

System Turn On or Off Play Alarm Sound for End of Focus Session Break in Windows 11

System Change Alarm Sound for End of Focus Session in Windows 11

System Turn On or Off Play Alarm Sound for End of Focus Session in Windows 11

System Change Display Color Profile in Windows 11

System Find Old Previous Computer Name in Windows 11

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