This tutorial will show you how rearrange quick access folders to any order you want in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
Quick access is part of Home in File Explorer (Win+E).
Quick access allows you to quickly access and view your pinned folders and frequent folders from within Home in File Explorer, and from the navigation pane of File Explorer when Show all folders is turned off.
File Explorer allows you to rearrange quick access folders to any order you like in the navigation pane. The order you rearrange Quick access folders to will show in both the navigation pane and Quick access group in Home.
Here's How:
1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).
2 Turn off Show all folders.
3 Drag and drop...
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
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Starting with Copilot version 1.25034.133.0, Microsoft is gradually rolling out File search across all Insider Channels. You can now find, open and ask questions about the contents of a file on your device from the Copilot on Windows app. You can adjust your permissions for what Copilot can access, retrieve, or read in Copilot Settings under Permission settings. File search supports most file types and can read .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .txt, .pdf, .json files. Ask Copilot questions like “Can you find my resume”, “Open the trip planning doc I was working on last week”, or “Look at my budget file and tell me how much I spent...
This tutorial will show you how to copy any text on your screen to the clipboard using the Text Extractor feature in the Snipping Tool app in Windows 11.
Starting with Snipping Tool (version 11.2503.27.0) for Windows Insiders in the Canary, Dev, and Release Preview (11.2503.29.0) Channels, Microsoft is adding text extractor in the Snipping Tool capture bar – designed to minimize the number of steps it takes to copy text to your clipboard without having to take a screenshot of your screen.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.4151 (Beta 24H2) and build 26200.5603 (Dev 24H2), Microsoft is making it easier to jump directly into text extractor via Win + Shift + T. You should be on Snipping Tool version 11.2503.29.0 or higher as well...
This tutorial will show you how to remove a linked mobile device (phone) from your Microsoft account in Windows 11.
You can link and manage your mobile devices directly from your PC. This link between your Android device and PC provides instant access to your mobile device with just a few simple steps.
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The Give access to context menu makes it easy for a user to grant access to share their selected files, folders, and libraries with other users registered on the PC.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/file-sharing-over-a-network-in-windows-b58704b2-f53a-4b82-7bc1-80f9994725bf
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Reference...
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