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Remove Mobile Devices from Microsoft Account on Windows 11 PC
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. You used to have to sign out of the Link to Windows app on your Android phone to unlink it from your Microsoft account. Starting with Cross Device Experience Host version 1.25022.55.0, you can now remove mobile devices from your Microsoft account directly in the Manage mobile devices dialog. Removing a mobile device will remove it from all your device lists. Note: The mobile device might appear in Windows devices and Microsoft...
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Remove Android Phone from Phone Link app on Windows 11 PC
This tutorial will show you how to unlink and remove an Android phone device from the Phone Link app on a Windows 11 PC. The Phone Link app on your Windows PC let's you get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls, and more - all right on your PC. The Phone Link experience starts on your PC with Windows 10 or Windows 11 and the Phone Link app. From your PC you can connect to select Android and Samsung devices with these two apps: Your Phone Companion (YPC) app for most Android devices Link to Windows (LTW) app preinstalled on Surface Duo and selected Samsung phones You’ll see these names combined as Your Phone...
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Pin or Unpin Toolbar for Click To Do in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to pin or unpin the toolbar in Click To Do for your account on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. Click to Do (preview) helps you get things done faster by identifying text and images on your screen that you can take actions with. Click to Do analyzes what's on screen and then you can choose the text or image you want to take action on. The Click to Do toolbar allows you to quickly Find on screen text, toggle using microphone with "Find on screen", open Recall, pin/unpin toolbar, send feedback, learn more, and close (X) Click to Do. The toolbar in Click to Do is pinned at the top of the screen by default. You can unpin the toolbar in Click to Do when you do not want it to show while using Click to Do. The...
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Enable or Disable Mini Menu on Text Selection in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the mini menu on text selection in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features. The mini menu in Microsoft Edge is triggered on text selection and has basic actions like Ask Copilot, Copy, Search, and smart actions like definitions. You can click/tap on the More actions (3 dots) button in the mini menu to see the full menu. You can add sites to a "Disable sites" list to...
Browsers and Mail
Add or Remove Gallery in File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Gallery in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account or all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, Microsoft is introducing Gallery, a new feature in File Explorer designed to make it easy to access your photo collection. The content in Gallery is the same as what you see in the All Photos view in the Photos app. Your most recently taken photos appear at the top of Gallery. This includes photos from your phone if you have OneDrive Camera Roll Backup set up. Gallery displays the contents of the Pictures library. When you include a folder, the files appear in the Gallery but continue to be stored in their original locations. You...
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Add or Remove "Give access to" context menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Give access to context menu for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. 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 Option One: Add or Remove "Give access to" context menu for Current User in Folder Options Option Two: Add or Remove "Give access to" context menu for Current User using REG file Option Three: Add or Remove "Give access to" context menu for Current User in Registry Editor Option Four: Add or Remove...
Network and Internet
Enable or Disable Integrated Graphics (iGPU) in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable your integrated graphics (iGPU) in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Some motherboards will include onboard graphics or integrated graphics (iGPU) that uses a shared amount of system memory. The iGPU port is usually located on the back of the motherboard. If you also have a graphics card (aka: discrete graphics), then you can choose custom graphics performance settings. This allows you to specify which GPU you prefer to use by default for specific Microsoft Store and Desktop apps. Preferences may provide better app performance or save battery life. If you prefer to only use the graphics card, then you can disable the iGPU to free up memory, save power, and reduce heating. Reference...
Devices
Use Click to Do in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use Click to Do to perform AI actions with text and images for your account on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. Click to Do (preview) helps you get things done faster by identifying text and images on your screen that you can take actions with. Click to Do analyzes what's on screen and then you can choose the text or image you want to take action on. The analysis of this screenshot is always performed locally on your device. Analysis only begins after you actively engage with Click to Do and ends when you exit Click to Do. Click to Do only identifies text and images, not the content of those text or images. It does not analyze any content in, for example, minimized applications that are not on your screen...
Apps
Open Click to Do in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you different ways to open Click to Do on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. Click to Do (preview) helps you get things done faster by identifying text and images on your screen that you can take actions with. Click to Do analyzes what's on screen and then you can choose the text or image you want to take action on. The analysis of this screenshot is always performed locally on your device. Analysis only begins after you actively engage with Click to Do and ends when you exit Click to Do. Click to Do only identifies text and images, not the content of those text or images. It does not analyze any content in, for example, minimized applications that are not on your screen. Content is only shared if you choose to...
Apps
Add or Remove Items in All apps in Windows 11 Start menu
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove items listed in All apps on the Start menu for your account, new accounts, or all accounts in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. All apps appears when a user clicks on All apps in the upper-right corner of the Start menu. All Apps is a comprehensive list of shortcuts, in alphabetical order, of all installed apps. Some of these shortcuts are grouped into folders with the expandable folder in the list. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.4391, “All apps” is now just “All” on the Start menu. This change began rolling out with Build 22635.4291. The only way to remove Microsoft Store apps from All apps is to uninstall them. Do not...
Personalization
View Reliability History in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to view reliability history for your Windows 11 device. The Reliability Monitor provides a system stability overview and details about events that impact reliability. It calculates the Stability Index shown in the System Stability Chart. Reliability Monitor maintains up to a year of history for system stability and reliability events. The System Stability Chart displays a rolling graph organized by date. The top half of the System Stability Chart displays a graph of the Stability Index. In the lower half of the chart, five rows track Reliability Events that either contribute to the stability measurement for the system or provide related information about software installation and removal. When one or...
System
Reset and Re-register Start Menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to reset and re-register the Start menu for your account (current user) or all users 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. These do not get reset or cleared with you reset and re-register the Start menu. If the Start menu is not opening or working properly, then resetting or re-registering the Start menu may help fix it. If you get the Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use error message below when running the command in option 1 or 2, you will need to kill the Windows Shell...
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