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Brink · Sep 8, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to change the group by view of a folder in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11. In Windows 11, you can change the group by view of a folder in File Explorer to have all items in the folder grouped by the name, date, date modified, size, type, total size (build 22494), and more file detail you want, and have all items in the folder arranged in ascending (alphabetical ) or descending order. The exact details available for a folder will vary depending on the template the folder is optimized for. When you have a folder's contents in groups, you can expand (show) or collapse (hide) a group or all groups in the opened folder window. Each separate folder will remember its group by view as set when...

Brink · Oct 26, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Filter Keys for your account in Windows 11. Filter Keys is an Accessibility option that you can use to control the keyboard repeat rate and ignore repeated keys. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/using-the-shortcut-key-to-enable-filterkeys-d9202e14-4ce5-84ed-582b-68ea1538fa59 Option One: Turn On or Off Filter Keys on Sign-in Screen Option Two: Turn On Filter Keys using Keyboard Shortcut Option Three: Turn On or Off Filter Keys in Settings Option Four: Turn On or Off Filter Keys in Control Panel Option Five: Turn On or Off Filter Keys using REG file Turn On or Off Filter Keys on Sign-in Screen 1 While on the sign-in screen, click/tap on the Accessibility icon...

Brink · Oct 26, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to find printer details in Windows 11. Sometimes you may need to know your printer details such as the manufacturer, model number, serial number, MAC address, IP address, etc... Here's How: 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Printers & scanners on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Printers & scanners settings 3 Click/tap on the printer (ex: "NPIBD34EF (HP Color LaserJet MFP M477fdn)") you want to know details about. (see screenshot below) 4 Under More information, click/tap on Device information to expand it open and see this printer's details. (see screenshot below) That's it, Shawn Brink Create Printer Shortcut in...

Brink · Oct 24, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off highlight misspelled words for your account in Windows 11. Windows 11 includes a spell checking feature for when you type words anywhere in Windows 11. When highlight misspelled words is turned on, your typed misspelled words that are not found in your personal dictionary will be highlighted with a red squiggly line under it. You can then right click on this highlighted misspelled word for more options. Option One: Turn On or Off Highlight Misspelled Words in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Highlight Misspelled Words using REG file Turn On or Off Highlight Misspelled Words in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Time & language on the left side, and click/tap on...

Brink · Oct 23, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to delete a sound theme for your account in Windows 11. A sound theme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs. After you change your system sounds, you can save it as a sound theme to have available to select as a sound scheme. If you decide you no longer want the saved sound theme, you can delete it. Here's How: 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on the Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Themes on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Themes settings 3 Click/tap on Sounds at the top. (see screenshot below) You can also open Run (Win+R), copy and paste rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,2 into Run, and click/tap on OK to directly open...

Brink · Apr 15, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to remove a printer from your Windows 11 computer. If you have a printer added to the computer you no longer want installed, you can remove it. Option One: Remove Printer in "Printers & scanners" Settings Option Two: Remove Printer in "Bluetooth & devices" Settings Option Three: Remove Printer in Print Management Option Four: Remove Printer in Printers folder Option Five: Remove Printer in Device Manager Option Six: Remove Printer in Devices and Printers Option Seven: Remove Printer using "Remove-Printer" command Option Eight: Remove Printer using "printui" command Remove Printer in "Printers & scanners" Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and...

Brink · Oct 21, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable changing the theme for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A theme is a combination of the desktop background, lock screen background, colors, sounds, and mouse pointers. You must be signed in as and administrator to enable or disable changing the theme. Option One: Enable or Disable Change Theme for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor Option Two: Enable or Disable Change Theme for All Users using REG file EXAMPLE: Change theme disabled Enable or Disable Change Theme for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. All...

Brink · Oct 20, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to save your custom theme to a .theme or .deskthemepack file in Windows 11. A theme is a combination of the desktop background, lock screen background, colors, sounds, and mouse pointers. You can save your custom theme to a .theme or .deskthemepack file. When you save your custom theme to a .theme file, it is saved to the %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes folder for the current user. The saved theme will now be available to select when changing your theme. A .deskthemepack file can be used as a backup and for sharing your custom theme. The person you shared the .deskthemepack file with can double click/tap on the .deskthemepack file to save and apply the theme to their account. Option One...

Brink · Oct 19, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to allow or prevent themes to change desktop icons for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. 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. Changing your theme can also change your desktop icons to what's included in the theme. Option One: Allow or Prevent Themes to Change Desktop Icons in Desktop Icon Settings Option Two: Allow or Prevent Themes to Change Desktop Icons using REG file EXAMPLE: desktop icons Allow or Prevent Themes to Change Desktop Icons in Desktop Icon Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap...

Brink · Oct 19, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to allow or prevent themes to change desktop icons for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. You can change the mouse pointer style, color, and size to make it easier to see in Windows 11. Changing your theme can also change your mouse pointers to what's included in the theme. Here's How: 1 Do step 2 (allow) or step 3 (prevent) below for what you would like to do. Allow Themes to Change Mouse Pointers This is the default setting A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below...

Brink · Jan 14, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable real-time protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 10/11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats. Real-time protection consists of always-on scanning with file and process behavior monitoring and heuristics. When real-time protection is on, Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects malware and potentially unwanted software that attempts to install itself or run on your device, and prompts you to take action on malware detections. While real-time protection is off, files you open or download won’t be scanned for threats. You must be signed...

Brink · Oct 17, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatically copy changes to screenshot to clipboard in Snipping Tool for your account in Windows 11. The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps. You can turn on or off to have Snipping Tool automatically copy edits to your screenshot to your clipboard. Here's How: 1 Open the Snipping Tool app. (see screenshot below) 2 Click/tap on the See more (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below) 3 Turn On (default) or Off Automatically copy changes for what you want. (see screenshot below) 4...

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General Change Folder Group by View in Windows 11 File Explorer

Accessibility Turn On or Off Filter Keys in Windows 11

Devices Find Printer Details in Windows 11

Time and Language Turn On or Off Highlight Misspelled Words in Windows 11

Personalization Delete Sound Theme in Windows 11

Devices Remove Printer in Windows 11

Personalization Enable or Disable Change Theme in Windows 11

Personalization Save Custom Theme in Windows 11

Personalization Allow or Prevent Themes to Change Desktop Icons in Windows 11

Personalization Allow or Prevent Themes to Change Mouse Pointers in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

Apps Turn On or Off Auto Copy Changes to Clipboard for Snipping Tool in Windows 11

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