This tutorial will show you different ways to change the default sound input device for your account in Windows 11.
The default sound input device is the device that Windows uses for speaking or recording.
When you connect more than one microphone or other recording devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default.
Starting with Windows 11 build 29576.1000 (Experimental (Future Platforms)), the option to set an audio device as default sound device for communication will now always display in Properties, just greyed out if the device is already the default (rather than the control hiding in this case).
Option One: Change Default Sound Input Device for System in Settings
Option Two: Change Default Sound...
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the default audio playback (output) device for your account in Windows 11.
The default audio playback device is the device that Windows uses to output (play) sound.
When you connect multiple audio output devices such as speakers, headphones, Bluetooth headset, or other audio devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default.
Option One: Change Default Sound Output Device for System in Quick Settings
Option Two: Change Default Sound Output Device for System in Settings
Option Three: Change Default Sound Output Device for System in Sound Control Panel
Option Four: Change Default Sound Output Device for System in Game Bar
Option Five: Change Default Sound...
This tutorial will show you how to enable and disable a camera or webcam as needed in Windows 11.
In Windows, having a camera as part of your device lets you make Teams video calls, take pictures, record videos, and more.
Some people worry about unknown apps, organizations, or malware using their camera. Whenever your camera is used, you should be in charge. To help you understand when your camera is turned on, the following indicators are provided:
If your device comes with a camera light, the light will turn on when the camera is in use.
If your system doesn’t have a camera light, you’ll get a notification to let you know when the camera turns on or off.
Sometimes you may want to disable the camera for privacy and security reasons...
This tutorial will show you how to check the current health, SMART status, temperature, and estimated remaining life of drives in Windows 11.
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART) is a monitoring system included in computer hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), and eMMC drives. Its primary function is to detect and report various indicators of drive reliability with the intent of anticipating imminent hardware failures.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/what-to-do-about-a-critical-warning-for-a-storage-device-258e0042-e091-277d-5fa6-3c710fba70d7
Option One: Check Health and SMART Status of NVMe SSD Drives in Settings
Option Two: Check Health and...
This tutorial will show you how to see what the startup impact is for your startup apps on your Windows 11 PC.
Startup apps are the apps that start automatically when you sign in to Windows 11.
You can have any app, shortcut, folder, drive, file, script, etc.. items automatically open or run at startup.
Windows 11 includes functionality to ensure you are always in control of the apps that run on your systems. Settings and Task Manager shows a list of startup apps, along with controls that allow users to disable startup apps. To help users determine what to disable, Settings and Task Manager displays a measure of each startup app’s impact. Impact is assessed based on an app’s CPU and disk usage at startup.
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This tutorial will show you how to calibrate a HDR display using the Windows HDR Calibration app for your account in Windows 11.
HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows details in a bright part of a scene or a darker part of a scene but not in both parts at the same time. For example, if the shot focuses on a bright window in the scene, details in the shadow are lost.
You can use the Windows HDR Calibration app to calibrate your HDR (high dynamic range) display for a better experience with HDR content on your Windows 11 PC. The Windows HDR Calibration app helps you improve color accuracy and...
This tutorial will show you how to download and install the Media Feature Pack for N editions of Windows 11.
N editions of Windows include the same functionality as other editions of Windows, except for media-related technologies, Windows Media Player, and certain preinstalled media apps (Groove, Movies & TV, Voice Recorder, and Skype). The Media Feature Pack provides a way for you to restore these excluded technologies.
If you don't have an N edition of Windows, then the the Media Feature Pack will not be available since the features in the Media Feature Pack are already included.
These technologies include, but are not limited to, the following features:
Windows Media Player application: Enables Windows Media Player features...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable secure sign-in to require users to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete on the lock screen before signing in to 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.
For added security, you can enable secure sign-in to require users to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete on the lock screen before signing in. This guarantees that the authentic Windows sign-in screen appears, protecting the system from programs that mimic a sign-in to retrieve password info.
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This tutorial will show you how to change the SafeSearch filters for your account in Windows 11.
Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web.
SafeSearch helps keep adult content out of your web previews. Windows Search relies on Bing technology to determine if search results include sensitive content before presenting them in web previews. If Bing determines results are deemed to include adult content, the preview pane will instead display a See web results button so you can open results in your web browser instead.
SafeSearch filtersDescription
StrictFilters adult text, images, and videos out of your search results.
If you select...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to lock the computer for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you lock the computer, it protects the computer from unauthorized use when you need to step away from the PC, and don't want to sign out or shut down causing everything open to be closed.
When you lock the computer, you will be taken to the lock screen by default to dismiss and sign in when ready to continue where you left off. Other users can still sign in to their accounts from the sign-in screen.
If you prefer, you can completely disable the ability to lock the computer using any method forcing users to either sign out or shut down instead. If you disable lock computer, Lock will be removed from...
This tutorial will show you how to find the IPv4 and IPv6 DNS servers used on your Windows 11 device.
A DNS (Domain Name System) server is the service that makes it possible for you to open a web browser, type a domain name and load your favorite websites.
DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is a protocol for performing remote Domain Name System resolution via the HTTPS protocol. A goal of the method is to increase user privacy and security by preventing eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS data by man-in-the-middle attacks by using the HTTPS protocol to encrypt the data between the DoH client and the DoH-based DNS resolver.
You will have separate IPv4 DNS servers and IPv6 DNS servers assigned or set to the network adapter on your Windows 11...
This tutorial will show you how to expand and collapse the widgets board view for your account in Windows 11.
Widgets can no longer be expanded to full screen view.
Widgets are small cards that display dynamic content from your favorite apps and services on your Windows desktop. They appear on the widgets board, where you can discover, pin, unpin, arrange, resize, and customize widgets to reflect your interests. Your widgets board is optimized to show relevant widgets and personalized content based on your usage.
Open the widgets board from the left corner of your taskbar where you see the live weather icon. Widgets help you stay on top of what’s important to you by bringing together personalized content from your favorite apps and...
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