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Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click in Windows 11

Devices Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off tap touchpad with a single finger to single-click for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can turn on or off its Taps settings for what you want. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#tap-with-a-single-finger-to-single-click Option One: Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click using REG file Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices...
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Enable or Disable Touchpad in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Touchpad in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the touchpad for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can enable or disable the touchpad on demand. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-touchpad-use-and-settings-6c32fd32-23f4-c2d3-a3f9-cfc70feff233 Option One: Turn On or Off Touchpad in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Touchpad using REG file Turn On or Off Touchpad in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Touchpad on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Touchpad settings 3 Click/tap on Touchpad to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4) 4 Turn On...
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Find DirectX Version in Windows 11

Devices Find DirectX Version in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find the DirectX version you have in Windows 10 and Windows 11. DirectX is a suite of multimedia technologies required by many Windows games. If your PC doesn't have the right version of DirectX installed (the product box should tell you which one you need), your game might not work properly. DirectX is a set of components in Windows that allows software, primarily and especially games, to work directly with your video and audio hardware. Games that use DirectX can use multimedia accelerator features built-in to your hardware more efficiently which improves your overall multimedia experience. References...
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Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable read and write access to all removable storage devices for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Users are allowed read and write access to removable storage devices (ex: USB, SD Card, CD/DVD) they connect to the computer by default in Windows. You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable read and write access to all removable storage devices. Option One: Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices for All Users in Local Group Policy Editor Option Two: Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices for Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor Option Three: Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices for All Users...
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Show Drive Letters Before or After Drive Name in Windows 11

Devices Show Drive Letters Before or After Drive Name in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to show drive letters before or after drive labels (name) in File Explorer for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A drive letter is a single alphabetic character A through Z that has been assigned by Windows to a physical drive or drive partition connected to the computer to reference the drive by. EXAMPLE: Show drive letters before or after name in File Explorer > This PC Here's How: 1 Do step 2 (before) or step 3 (after) below for what you would like to do. Show Drive Letters Before Name in File Explorer A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below. Show_drive_letters_before_name_for_current_user.reg...
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Turn On or Off Scroll Inactive Windows in Windows 11

Devices Turn On or Off Scroll Inactive Windows in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off scroll inactive windows when hovering over them for your account in Windows 11. Windows includes a built-in feature to let you scroll inactive windows by just hovering over them with the mouse pointer without your currently active window losing focus. Option One: Turn On or Off Scroll Inactive Windows in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Scroll Inactive Windows using REG file Option Three: Turn On or Off Scroll Inactive Windows using Command Turn On or Off Scroll Inactive Windows in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Mouse on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Mouse settings 3 Turn On (default)...
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Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Windows 11

Devices Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the mouse wheel scroll speed for your account in Windows 11. You can change to roll the mouse wheel to scroll Multiple lines at a time or One screen at a time. Multiple lines at a time allows you to set the number of lines the screen will scroll for each notch of mouse wheel movement. One screen at a time allows you to scroll an entire screen of text for each notch of the mouse wheel. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc978628(v=technet.10) Option One: Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Settings Option Two: Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Control Panel Option Three: Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Registry Editor...
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Change Primary Mouse Button in Windows 11

Devices Change Primary Mouse Button in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the primary mouse button for your account in Windows 11. The primary mouse button is used for functions such as selecting and dragging. You can change the primary mouse button to be the left or right button. Option One: Change Primary Mouse Button in Settings Option Two: Change Primary Mouse Button in Control Panel Option Three: Change Primary Mouse Button using REG file Change Primary Mouse Button in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Mouse on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Mouse settings 3 Select Left (default) or Right in the Primary mouse button drop menu for what you want. (see screenshot below)...
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Change Mouse Pointer Speed in Windows 11

Devices Change Mouse Pointer Speed in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the mouse pointer speed for your account in 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 speed at which the mouse pointer moves if it is moving too slow or fast for you. Option One: Change Mouse Pointer Speed in Settings Option Two: Change Mouse Pointer Speed in Control Panel Option Three: Change Mouse Pointer Speed in Registry Editor Change Mouse Pointer Speed in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Mouse on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Mouse settings 3 Adjust the...
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Export and Import Printers in Windows 11

Devices Export and Import Printers in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to backup and restore printers in Windows 10 and Windows 11. In Windows, you can export (backup) printer queues, printer ports, and printer drivers from a PC to a ".printerExport" file. You can then use this file to import (restore) these printer queues, printer ports, and printer drivers to any PC. This can be useful to migrate printers from one print server (host computer) to another. Option One: Export (Backup) Printers from Print Server Option Two: Import (Restore) Printers to Print Server Export (Backup) Printers from Print Server 1 Do step 2 (Printer Migration wizard) or step 3 (Printer Management) for which method you want to use to export printers. option1s22. Export Printers on this PC...
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Enable or Disable Pen Visual Effects in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Pen Visual Effects in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show pen visual effects for your account in Windows 11. You can pair a pen via Bluetooth to connect the pen with your Windows 11 PC and use with the pen menu. You can customize what your pen does and how it works with your PC. For example, you can choose not to show visual effects for the pen. Some pens may show a ripple effect when pressing down on the touch screen. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-a-pen-with-windows-1fb0a437-e31b-4d3a-8810-9cb6f0f11207 Option One: Enable or Disable Show Pen Visual Effects in Settings Option Two: Enable or Disable Show Pen Visual Effects using REG file Enable or Disable Show Pen Visual Effects in Settings 1 Open...
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Enable or Disable Pen Cursor in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Pen Cursor in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show the pen cursor for your account in Windows 11. You can pair a pen via Bluetooth to connect the pen with your Windows 11 PC and use with the pen menu. You can customize what your pen does and how it works with your PC. For example, you can choose not to show the pen cursor when the pen gets close to the touch screen. Some people may feel the cursor can be distracting. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-a-pen-with-windows-1fb0a437-e31b-4d3a-8810-9cb6f0f11207 Option One: Enable or Disable Show Pen Cursor in Settings Option Two: Enable or Disable Show Pen Cursor using REG file EXAMPLE: pen cursor Enable or Disable Show Pen Cursor in Settings 1...
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