This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Open desktop background file location on the desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight.
You can add a Open desktop background file location context menu to find and open directly to the image file location of your current picture, slideshow, or Windows Spotlight desktop background with the image selected.
This can make it easy to find and save the current desktop background image as wanted.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Open desktop background file location context menu, but all users can use this context menu...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
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Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
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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 show you how to enable or disable the desktop background for your account in Windows 11.
You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image.
You can enable or disable showing the desktop background on all desktops and displays at once on demand.
When the desktop background is disabled, it will show as a solid black color until enabled again. When the desktop background is enabled again, your currently set desktop background will show again.
EXAMPLE: Desktop background settings removed when disabled
Here's How:
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Ease of Access Center icon.
2 Click/tap on the Make the computer...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable changing the desktop background for specific or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image.
You can disable changing the desktop background to prevent unwanted changes to the desktop background.
You must be signed in as and administrator to enable or disable changing the desktop background.
Option One: Enable or Disable Changing Desktop Background for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor
Option Two: Enable or Disable Changing Desktop Background for All Users using REG file
EXAMPLE: Desktop background settings disabled in Windows 11
Enable...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Search button on the taskbar for your account or all users in Windows 11.
The Search button on the taskbar allows you to quickly use Windows Search (Win+S) to search for apps, documents, email, files, folders, music, people, photos, settings, and videos on your device, and to search the web.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hide-and-unhide-your-search-box-in-windows-6d8252b7-864f-c1b6-6a56-3eea0cda08dc
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/customizing-search-on-the-windows-11-taskbar/ba-p/3730314
The Search button on the taskbar also allows you to quickly open your Top apps and Recent apps, and perform Quick searches to web search for...
This tutorial will show you how to change the touch keyboard layout for your account in Windows 11.
Windows 11 includes a touch keyboard you can click/tap on to enter text. This can be handy if you have a PC with a touchscreen without a physical keyboard.
There are four different layouts you can use when inputting text with the touch keyboard. Select the keyboard settings icon in the upper-left corner of the touch keyboard to view and switch between options.
Select the icons just below the layout options to dock and undock your keyboard. This allows you to keep it in a stationary position or move it to a different place on your screen to best fit your workstyle.
Starting with Windows 11 build 25179 and now for all in Windows 11...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Control Panel in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
You can use Control Panel to change settings for Windows. These settings control nearly everything about how Windows looks and works, and you can use them to set up Windows so that it's just right for you.
When you open the Control Panel, you can select to view the Control Panel in either the Category, Large icons, or Small icons view.
The Control Panel is in the process of being deprecated in favor of the Settings app, which offers a more modern and streamlined experience.
While the Control Panel still exists for compatibility reasons and to provide access to some settings that have not yet...
This tutorial will show you how to move Libraries to show above or below This PC in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
Windows 7 introduced libraries, which provide users with a single, coherent view of their files even when those files are stored in different locations. Libraries can be configured and organized by a user and a library can contain folders that are found on the user's computer and also folders that have been shared over a network. Libraries present a simpler view of the underlying storage system because, to the user, the files and folders in a library are displayed in one single view location, no matter where they are actually physically stored.
In File Explorer, users interact with...
This tutorial will show you how to add Permanently delete to the context menu of files and folders 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.
If you delete a file or folder that's larger than the set maximum storage size of the drive's recycle bin, a This file is too big to recycle. Do you want to permanently delete it? confirmation dialog will always display.
You can manually permanently delete a file without sending it to the Recycle Bin by selecting the file and pressing the Shift + Delete keys.
You can set to always don't...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Properties on the Recycle Bin context menu for all or specific 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.
The Recycle Bin properties page allows users to select a Custom maximum size or Don't move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted, and turn on or off to Display delete confirmation dialog.
If wanted, you can remove Properties from the Recycle Bin context menu to prevent opening the Recycle Bin properties page.
You must be signed in as an administrator to...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the drive space indicator bar for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The drive space indicator bar gives you a visual display of available free space for each drive shown on This PC in File Explorer.
The drive space indicator bar is blue until free space gets below 10%, then the bar turns red to help let you know the drive is low on free space.
If wanted, you can remove the drive space indicator bar to no longer show on drive tiles.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the drive space indicator bar for all drives.
The drive space indicator bar will only show while using either the Tiles or Content layout view in This PC.
EXAMPLE: Add and remove drive...
This tutorial will show you how to change the Task Manager app theme to light mode, dark mode, or use system setting for your account in Windows 11.
Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, processes details, and services in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1344, Microsoft has added the ability to use your preferred theme in Task Manager regardless of the active theme in Windows. You can select to use a light, dark, or system setting app theme for Task Manager.
Here's How:
1 Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).
2 Click/tap on Settings on the bottom left side of Task Manager. (see screenshot below)
3 Under App theme, select (dot) Light...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable context menus on the taskbar for all or specific users in Windows 11.
The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu :win:, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick Settings (Win+A), and Notification Center (Win+N) with the clock and calendar.
The taskbar context menus include:
Right click on taskbar for Taskbar settings.
Right click on the Start button or press Win+X to open the Win+X Quick Link Menu.
Right click on an icon on the taskbar to open its Jump List.
Shift + Right click...
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