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Enable or Disable Always On Top for Task Manager in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable always on top mode for Task Manager for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, users, processes details, and services in Windows 11. If you enable always on top mode in Task Manager, the Task Manager window will launch and stay on top of all other windows on the desktop. Option One: Enable or Disable Always On Top for Task Manager using Keyboard Shortcut Option Two: Enable or Disable Always On Top for Task Manager in Task Manager Option Three: Enable or Disable Always On Top for Task Manager from Task Manager Notification Icon Enable or Disable Always On Top for Task Manager...
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Enable or Disable Always On Top for Windows Terminal in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable always on top mode for the Windows Terminal app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. If you enable always on top mode in Windows Terminal, Windows Terminal windows will launch and stay on top of all other windows on the desktop. Reference...
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Add or Remove Turn on BitLocker context menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Turn on BitLocker context menu for drives for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker to encrypt the operating system drive (Windows drive), fixed data drives (internal hard drives), and removable data drives (external hard drive or USB flash drive). You must be signed in as an administrator to turn add, remove, and use the Turn on BitLocker context menu. BitLocker Drive Encryption is only available in the Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise...
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Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 11 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts
This tutorial will show you how to perform a clean boot to start Windows 10 or Windows 11 using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs for troubleshooting application conflicts. Troubleshooting Windows can be a complex process due to the many different drivers, settings, and programs interacting simultaneously. This varied environment may lead to software conflicts that manifest in a number of ways. This varied environment may lead to software conflicts that manifest in a number of ways, often times as Windows struggling to start up properly or updates failing to install. A clean boot starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs, so that you can determine whether a background program is interfering with...
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Add Suspend BitLocker protection to Context Menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add Suspend BitLocker protection to the context menu of all unlocked drives encrypted by BitLocker for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker to encrypt the operating system drive (Windows drive), fixed data drives (internal hard drives), and removable data drives (external hard drive or USB flash drive). You can temporarily suspend BitLocker protection (pause) whenever you like for an unlocked drive encrypted by BitLocker—for example, if you need to...
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Add Unblock File Context Menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove an Unblock file context menu to files and folders for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you download files from the Internet, Windows 11 shows you a security warning every time you try to open it by default. Some file types are blocked from opening. The Attachment Manager is included in Windows to help protect your PC from unsafe attachments that you might receive with an e-mail message and from unsafe files that you might save from the Internet. If the Attachment Manager identifies an attachment that might be unsafe, the Attachment Manager prevents (blocks) you from opening the file, or it warns you before you open the file. It uses the IAttachmentExecute application...
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Unblock File Downloaded from Internet in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to unblock files downloaded from the Internet depending on how they were blocked in Windows 11. When you download files from the Internet, Windows 11 shows you a security warning every time you try to open it by default. Some file types are blocked from opening. The Attachment Manager is included in Windows to help protect your PC from unsafe attachments that you might receive with an e-mail message and from unsafe files that you might save from the Internet. If the Attachment Manager identifies an attachment that might be unsafe, the Attachment Manager prevents (blocks) you from opening the file, or it warns you before you open the file. It uses the IAttachmentExecute application...
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Add BitLocker Status for Drive Context Menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add BitLocker Status to the context menu of all drives in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker to encrypt the operating system drive (Windows drive), fixed data drives (internal hard drives), and removable data drives (external hard drive or USB flash drive). The BitLocker Status context menu uses the manage-bde status command to provide information about a drive on the computer; whether or not it is BitLocker-protected, including: Size BitLocker version...
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Add Turn off BitLocker context menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Turn off BitLocker context menu for all drives encrypted by BitLocker for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. You can turn on BitLocker to encrypt the operating system drive (Windows drive), fixed data drives (internal hard drives), and removable data drives (external hard drive or USB flash drive). When you turn off BitLocker for a drive encrypted by BitLocker, it will completely decrypt the drive. You must be signed in as an administrator to turn add...
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Turn On BitLocker for Fixed Data Drive in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on BitLocker to encrypt a fixed data drive in Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. New files are automatically encrypted when you save them to a drive encrypted by BitLocker. However, if you copy these files to another drive or a different PC not encrypted by BitLocker, the files are automatically decrypted. You can choose to unlock BitLocker for a fixed data drive automatically if BitLocker is turned on for OS drive, or with a password or smart card. You must be signed in as an administrator to...
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Turn On BitLocker for Operating System Drive in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on BitLocker Drive Encryption for an operating system drive in Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. New files are automatically encrypted when you save them to a drive encrypted by BitLocker. However, if you copy these files to another drive or a different PC not encrypted by BitLocker, the files are automatically decrypted. BitLocker checks the PC during startup for any conditions that could represent a security risk (for example, a change to the BIOS software that starts the operating system when...
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Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off nearby sharing for your account in Windows 11. Nearby sharing in Windows lets you share documents, photos, links to websites, and more with nearby devices by using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. You can choose to turn on nearby sharing for My devices only or Everyone nearby. If you choose Everyone nearby, the Bluetooth MAC address and name of your PC are made available to other devices around you so you can share with other PCs nearby. This info could be used to link your PC to you. To use nearby sharing, both PCs—the one you’re sharing from and the one you're sharing to—must have: Nearby sharing turned on. Bluetooth 4.0 (or later) and must be running Windows 11 or Windows 10 (version 1803 or...
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