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Enable or Disable Show Battery Percentage on Taskbar in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Show Battery Percentage on Taskbar in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off displaying the battery percentage on the taskbar for your account in Windows 11. By default, you can always check your PC's battery status and more when you hover over the battery icon in the taskbar system tray. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.7019 (24H2) and build 26200.7019 (25H2), the battery icons are now improved to display colored icons to indicate charging states, simplified overlays that don’t block the percentage bars, and an option to turn on battery percentage. A green battery icon shows that your PC is charging and is in a good state. A yellow icon indicates your battery is less than or equal to 20%. You can also enable the ability to see the battery percentage next...
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Add or Remove File Types for Search Index in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Add or Remove File Types for Search Index in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove file type extensions that can be indexed for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. By default, all the properties of your files are indexed, including file names and full file paths. For files with text, their...
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Enable or Disable Indexing File Contents by File Type in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Indexing File Contents by File Type in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable indexing file contents for specific file type extensions for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. By default, all the properties of your files are indexed, including file names and full file paths. For...
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Enable or Disable Indexing File Contents on Specific Drive in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Indexing File Contents on Specific Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing files on a drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. By default, all the properties of your files are indexed, including file names and...
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Enable or Disable Copilot Cowork in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11

Browsers and Mail Enable or Disable Copilot Cowork in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing Copilot Cowork to take actions on your behalf in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 11. Microsoft Edge is the AI-powered browser. A smarter way to browse. As the only browser built and optimized for Windows, it’s AI-powered tools are designed to help you make the most of your time online. Whether you’re searching, shopping or gaming, AI-powered tools and a security-first approach help you stay productive, save money, and get things done your way. Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork can complete web tasks for you in Microsoft Edge on your device, using the sites you're already signed in to. Cowork may perform tasks such as creating tabs, taking screenshots, and...
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Automatically Mount VHD or VHDX File at Startup in Windows 11

Virtualization Automatically Mount VHD or VHDX File at Startup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create an elevated task to automatically mount a VHD or VHDX file at startup for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Virtual hard disks (VHDs) are disk image file formats that have similar functionalities to a physical hard drive and are designed primarily for use with Hyper-V virtual machines. When you attach a .vhd or .vhdx file, it will be mounted as a drive in File Explorer > This PC to open and access. When you sign out, mounted VHD or VHDX files will not get unmounted, and will still be mounted and available the next time you sign in. If you restart the computer, all mounted VHD or VHDX files will automatically get unmounted for all accounts. If wanted, you can create an elevated task to...
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Create Shortcut to Abort Pending Restart or Shutdown in Windows 11

General Create Shortcut to Abort Pending Restart or Shutdown in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create an Abort shortcut to cancel any pending scheduled system restart or shutdown in Windows 10 and Windows 11. If a restart or shutdown with a time-out period is pending, you can use this Abort shortcut to quickly cancel the restart or shutdown if needed before the time-out period expires. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/shutdown EXAMPLE: Abort pending restart Here's How: 1 Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut. 2 Copy and paste the command below into the location area, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below) shutdown -a 3 Type Abort for the name, and...
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Add or Remove Users as Member of Groups in Windows 11

Accounts Add or Remove Users as Member of Groups in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove users as member of groups in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Having different user accounts on a shared PC lets multiple people use the same device, all while giving everyone their own sign-in info, plus access to their own files, browser favorites, and desktop settings. You can limit the ability of users to perform certain actions by adding or removing the user from being a member of groups. Each group has its own default rights and permissions. When a user is a member of a group, the user will be assigned the rights and permissions of the group to them. A right authorizes a user to perform certain actions on a computer, such as backing up files and folders or shutting down a computer. A...
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Enable or Disable Windows Ready Print in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Windows Ready Print in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable install printers using Windows Ready Print by default in Windows 11. In May 2026, Microsoft introduced a change where new printer installations use Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) by default when supported to simplify setup and improve reliability (see third-party driver deprecation timeline: End of Servicing Plan for Third-Party Printer Drivers on Windows). Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8737 (24H2), build 26200.8737 (25H2), and build 2800.2608 (26H1), Microsoft is adding a new toggle in Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners > Default install printers using Windows Ready Print to give you control over this behavior. When enabled, Windows installs supported...
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Change Theme in Windows 11

Personalization Change Theme in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the theme for your account in Windows 11. A theme is a combination of the desktop background, lock screen background, colors, sounds, and mouse pointers. There are three types of themes. Type of ThemeDescription My ThemesThese are themes you have created, made changes to, saved, or downloaded. Any time you change a theme, it will appear here as an unsaved theme. These themes are saved in the %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes folder. Windows Default ThemesThese are themes included with Windows 11 by default. These themes are saved in the C:\Windows\Resources\Themes folder. High Contrast ThemesThese are color themes for low vision and light sensitivity. These themes are saved in...
Personalization
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Customize what Copilot Key on Keyboard or Win+C Opens in Windows 11

Personalization Customize what Copilot Key on Keyboard or Win+C Opens in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change (remap) the action or which app opens when you press the hardware Copilot key or Windows :win: + C keys for your account or all users in Windows 11. If you have a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, it will have a Copilot key on the keyboard. When you press this Copilot key, it opens the Copilot app by default. With the new Copilot app, you can search and access your Copilot anytime, anywhere. Ask your Copilot anything you want, from trivia questions to creating images. Like a friend, Copilot will give you quick and helpful answers, along with suggestions for what to do next. You can even use voice to search or chat, and your history and preferences will sync across all your devices. Starting with...
Personalization
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Find Hardware ID (HWID) of Devices in Windows 11

Devices Find Hardware ID (HWID) of Devices in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find the hardware ID (HWID) of a device in Windows 11. A hardware ID is a vendor-defined identification string that Windows uses to match a device to a driver package. A hardware ID identifies a device. It indicates that any driver package that declares it can work with a device that has that ID for some degree of functionality. Hardware IDs are reported to the Plug and Play Manager (PnP) by a device's enumerator, that is, its bus driver. Knowing the hardware ID of a device can be useful when troubleshooting or using to specifying or identifying a specific device. Example hardware ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1B06&SUBSYS_85EA1043&REV_A1 You can use the vendor (VEN) 10DE and device id (DEV) 1B06 from the...
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