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Enable or Disable Generative Fill in Paint app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Generative Fill feature in the Microsoft Paint app for all users in Windows 11. The Paint app included in Windows 11 is a simple and powerful graphics editor with a range of uses. You can edit images quickly or create masterpieces with the tools in this app. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to save and share your files in almost any format. Generative Fill in Microsoft Paint allows you to enhance your artwork or any images by adding AI-generated objects seamlessly into selected areas, opening up endless creative possibilities. With generative fill, you can make edits and additions with just a few words while maintaining the existing art style of your project. Whether you’re a...
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Use Recall with Snapshots in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use Recall with snapshots of your activity to find and jump back into what you have seen before on your Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it. You're always in...
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Switch Between Quick View and Full View for Copilot in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to switch between quick view and full view in the Copilot app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Copilot is your everyday AI companion that helps you to be smarter, more productive, more creative, and more connected to the people and things around you. Whether you want to learn how to code, plan an Influencer level vacation, or just need a little help writing a hard email, your everyday AI companion is there to help you get the job done like a pro. If you missed that meeting and need a quick recap or can’t figure out the tax code for your new side hustle, Copilot is there to sprinkle some AI pixie dust on the problem. There when you need it, Copilot works smoothly, seamlessly, and...
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Enable or Disable Alt+Spacebar shortcut for Copilot Quick View in Windows 11 and 10
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Alt + Spacebar keyboard shortcut to open and close Copilot quick view for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. This tutorial has been replaced by the one below: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-alt-spacebar-shortcut-for-copilot-press-to-talk-in-windows-11.34184/ References: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/getting-started-with-copilot-on-windows-1159c61f-86c3-4755-bf83-7fbff7e0982d https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/12/10/update-for-copilot-for-windows-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ EXAMPLE: New quick view for Copilot for Windows with Copilot icon shown in the system tray Here's How: 1 Open the Copilot app. 2 While in...
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Share File with App in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to share a file with an app in Windows 11. Windows Share in Windows 11 allows you to share file(s) with an app to send from. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810, Microsoft is rolling out the ability to copy files from the Windows share window. Just click the new copy button. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.4974 (23H2), build 26100.3323 (24H2), and build 27802.1000 (Canary), you can now share files directly from a jump list on the taskbar. Jump lists appear when you right-click an app that has a jump list. In Windows 11 build 26100.4202 (24H2), build 22631.4830 (23H2), and build 27881.1000 (Canary) you can now share directly to apps that support sharing in Windows. Just right-click local...
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Enable or Disable Cocreator in Paint app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Cocreator feature in the Microsoft Paint app for all users on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. The Paint app included in Windows 11 is a simple and powerful graphics editor with a range of uses. You can edit images quickly or create masterpieces with the tools in this app. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to save and share your files in almost any format. Cocreator in Microsoft Paint allows you to create amazing artwork with the help of AI. You can enter a text prompt and start drawing on the Paint canvas, and Cocreator will generate beautiful artwork based on your input as you draw. The Cocreator feature makes use of the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) to generate images locally on your...
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Enable or Disable Image Creator in Paint app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Image Creator feature in the Microsoft Paint app for all users in Windows 11. The Paint app included in Windows 11 is a simple and powerful graphics editor with a range of uses. You can edit images quickly or create masterpieces with the tools in this app. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to save and share your files in almost any format. Image Creator in Microsoft Paint is a feature that lets you collaborate with a powerful AI model called DALL-E. DALL-E can generate diverse and realistic images from any text description you enter. Whether you want to draw a dragon, a unicorn, or anything else, Image Creator will help you unleash your creativity and make your own artworks with...
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Turn On or Off Click to Do in Recall in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Click to Do in Recall for your account in Windows 11. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it. You're always in control of what's saved as a snapshot. You can disable...
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Use Click to Do in Recall in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use Click to Do in Recall for your account on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it. You're always in control of what's saved as a snapshot. You can disable...
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Use Generative Erase in Paint app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use the Generative Erase tool in the Microsoft Paint app in Windows 11. The Paint app included in Windows 11 is a simple and powerful graphics editor with a range of uses. You can edit images quickly or create masterpieces with the tools in this app. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to save and share your files in almost any format. Starting with Paint app version 11.2410.28.0 for Windows Insiders in the Canary, Dev, Beta, and RP channels on Windows 11, Microsoft is introducing generative fill, a powerful new creation tool designed to help you make your artistic process more fun and intuitive. With generative fill, you can make edits and additions with just a few words while maintaining the existing...
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Change Storage Location of Offline Maps in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the storage location of offline maps in Windows 11. Whether you’re driving, walking, or taking the bus, Maps for Windows 11 gets you there. Get directions and choose from alternate routes, or plan a longer trip with multiple stops. You can download maps, and use the Maps app to search for and get directions, even when you are offline. By default, Windows will automatically update maps when plugged in and not on a metered connection. Offline maps are stored in the hidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\MapData folder by default. You can change the storage location of offline maps if wanted. If you select a different drive as the new storage location, all new and current downloaded offline maps will...
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Turn On or Off Automatically Save Session State for Notepad in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Notepad automatically saving the session state to open and continue where you left off for your account in Windows 11. Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly. Starting with the Notepad version 11.2307.22.0 update, Notepad will start automatically saving your session state allowing you to close Notepad without any interrupting dialogs and then pick up where you left off when you return. Notepad will automatically restore previously open tabs as well as unsaved content and edits across those open tabs. Saved session state does not impact any of your files, though, and it is still your choice whether to...
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