This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Display settings" desktop context menu for all users in Windows 11.
When you right click or press and hold on your desktop and click/tap on Display settings, it will open the Settings > System > Display settings page.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Display settings desktop context menu.
Option One: Add "Display settings" to Desktop context menu
Option Two: Remove "Display settings" from Desktop context menu
EXAMPLE: "Display settings" desktop context menu
Add "Display settings" to Desktop context menu
This is the default setting.
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below...
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Enable or Disable Drop Tray in Windows 11
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Transfer Files and Settings to New Windows 11 PC using Windows Backup app
This tutorial will show you how to transfer your files, settings, and preferences from your previous (old) Windows 10/11 PC to your new Windows 11 PC during Windows Setup.- Brink
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to disable Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Enable or Disable Hidden Feature Flags in Windows 11
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will how you to add or remove common desktop icons for your account in Windows 11.
The desktop (Win+D) is your home screen and working space in Windows that contains the taskbar and any icons (ex: shortcuts, files, folders, etc...) you add to and arrange on the desktop.
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.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-desktop-icons-in-windows-c13270f0-3812-c71d-f27e-29aa32588b20
Option One: Add or Remove Desktop Icons in Desktop Icon Settings
Option Two: Add or Remove Desktop Icons using REG file
EXAMPLE: desktop icons
Add or...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing shadows under windows for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows 11 will show shadows under windows by default.
The shadow visual effect is only for aesthetic purposes, so you can disable showing shadows under windows if wanted.
The "Show shadows under windows" setting is saved to the UserPreferencesMask REG_BINARY value in the key below in Registry Editor.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
EXAMPLE: Enable or disable "Show shadows under windows"
Here's How:
1 Open Visual Effects Performance Options (SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe).
2 Check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) Show shadows under windows for what you want. (see screenshot...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom "Edit or Run with" cascading context menu for PowerShell .ps1 files for all users in Windows 11.
A PS1 file is a script, or cmdlet, used by Windows PowerShell.
The Edit or Run with cascading context menu includes the following items for PS1 files:
Run with PowerShell
Run with PowerShell as administrator
Run with PowerShell 7
Run with PowerShell 7 as administrator
Edit with PowerShell ISE
Edit with PowerShell ISE as administrator
Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86)
Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86) as administrator
Edit with Notepad
Edit with Notepad as administrator
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove this context menu.
It is required to install PowerShell 7...
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the lock screen background to Windows Spotlight, a picture, or slideshow for your account in Windows 11.
The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the screen you see at startup and when you lock (Win+L) the PC. You will need to dismiss the lock screen to to see the sign-in screen and sign in to Windows.
You can customize your lock screen. You can change your lock screen background to Windows Spotlight, a picture, or a slideshow. You can also choose an app to show detailed status on the lock screen.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.3281 (Beta/Dev 24H2), Microsoft is trying out a few different treatments for the top right hotspot (“Like the image that you see”) on the lock screen...
This tutorial will show you how to change the maximum size of the icon cache to fix slow loading icons in File Explorer for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each time.
Sometimes you may notice File Explorer loads icons slowly when you open a folder with lots of files. Increasing the size of the icon cache may help.
By default, the icon cache is 500 KB. Increasing the icon cache size to 4 MB gives the best results, but you can change the size to what works best for you.
Reference...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove "Show recycle confirmation" on the Recycle Bin context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Recycle Bin provides a safety net when deleting files or folders. When you delete any of these items from a drive, Windows places it in the Recycle Bin and the Recycle Bin icon changes from empty to full.
When you delete a file or folder in Windows, a delete confirmation dialog will display by default for you to approve moving the file or folder to the Recycle Bin.
Adding Show recycle confirmation to the Recycle Bin context menu will allow users to toggle on or off Display delete confirmation dialog for their account via this context menu instead of having to on the Recycle Bin...
The method in this tutorial no longer works.
This tutorial will show you how to show notification icons stacked on the taskbar corner for your account in Windows 11.
The system tray on the taskbar corner and taskbar corner overflow menu in Windows 11 shows the notification icons for apps.
If you like, you can have notifications icons stacked in two or three rows on the taskbar corner to save space when you do not want to have them hidden in the overflow menu.
EXAMPLE: Notification icons stacked and not stacked on system tray on taskbar corner
Here's How:
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)...
This tutorial will show you how to add "Restart Explorer" to the desktop context menu of all users in Windows 11.
The explorer.exe process is the user shell for Windows, and is used by such items as the desktop, File Explorer, Start menu, notification area, and taskbar. Restarting the explorer.exe process is to stop and start it to effectively refresh explorer.exe. When the explorer.exe process has been stopped (aka: "end task"), you will see a blank black desktop with your mouse pointer showing until explorer.exe has been started again.
If you are having issues with the explorer.exe process (ex: hang), restarting the explorer.exe process may sort it without having to restart the computer.
If you are applying a registry tweak...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove folders on Start next to the Power button for your account in Windows 11.
The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended.
The Start menu contains shortcuts of all your apps, settings, and files.
In Windows 11, you can choose which folders appear at the bottom on Start next to the Power button.
You can add or remove the Settings, File Explorer, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos, Network, and Personal folder folders on Start.
These folders on Start next to the Power button settings are saved to the VisiblePlaces REG_BINARY value in the registry key below for the current user...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Sign out on the Alt+F4 menu and Ctrl+Alt+Del screen for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you sign out of Windows, all your open windows and apps are closed, but the computer is not turned off. Another user can sign in without needing to restart the computer.
Removing Sign out will not prevent users from using other methods to sign out.
Option One: Add or Remove Sign out on Alt+F4 and Ctrl+Alt+Del screen for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor
Option Two: Add or Remove Sign out on Alt+F4 and Ctrl+Alt+Del screen for Current User using REG file
EXAMPLE: Sign out on Ctrl+Alt+Del screen and Alt+F4 menu
Add or Remove Sign...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Sign out in the account picture menu on the Start menu, Alt+F4 menu, and Win+X menu for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you sign out of Windows, all your open windows and apps are closed, but the computer is not turned off. Another user can sign in without needing to restart the computer.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove Sign out on the Start menu, Alt+F4 menu, and Win+X menu.
This does not remove Sign out on the Ctrl+Alt+Del screen.
Removing Sign out will not prevent users from using other methods to sign out.
Option One: Add or Remove Sign out on Alt+F4, Win+X, and Start Menu for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy...
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