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Open File Explorer UWP app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to open the File Explorer UWP app in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows 10 and Windows 11 includes a hidden Universal Windows Platform (UWP) File Explorer app that is optimized for touch and supports light and dark mode theme. The File Explorer UWP app is only a basic unfinished app, but you can give it a play with if you like. EXAMPLE: File Explorer UWP app Here's How: 1 Run (Win+R) the command below. explorer shell:AppsFolder\c5e2524a-ea46-4f67-841f-6a9465d9d515_cw5n1h2txyewy!App You can also create a shortcut with this command that you can Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, add to Start menu All apps, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy usage. That's...
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Turn On or Off Include Microphone when Recording with Snipping Tool in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off include microphone input by default when a screen recording starts with the Snipping Tool app for your account in Windows 11. The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps. Snipping Tool app version 11.2307.44.0 introduces support for optionally recording your PC audio and voice overs using a microphone. New app settings let you configure the default audio recording settings for new screen recordings, and if you have multiple recording devices, you can select your preferred recording device before you start recording...
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See Character Count in Notepad app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to see the character count of text in the Notepad app 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 Notepad version 11.2311.29.0 for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels and Notepad version 11.2311.33.0 in the Beta Channel, you can now keep track of your document’s length with the new character count display in the status bar. Here's How: 1 Open the Notepad app. 2 When text is selected, the status bar shows the character count for both the selected text and the entire document. If no text is selected, the character count for the entire document is displayed, ensuring you always...
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Close All Open Apps at Once in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to close all open apps at once for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Sometimes you may need or want to quickly close all open apps at once instead of one at a time without shutting down or restarting the computer. This will forcefully close all open apps except File Explorer and Registry Editor, so be sure to save anything open in an app before using a command below. Option One: Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt Option Two: Close All Open Apps at Once in PowerShell Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt 1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Command Prompt. 2 Copy and paste the command below into the Command Prompt, and press Enter. If you like, you can also create a...
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Hide or Show Filmstrip in Photos app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to hide or show Filmstrip at the bottom of the Photos app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. By default, Filmstrip is turned off in the Photos app. When Filmstrip is turned on, it appears at the bottom of the photo viewer showing thumbnails of all image and video files inside the same folder location. The filmstrip allows you to quickly scroll and open your images and videos directly within the viewer. You can also select multiple items from the...
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Open Windows Terminal in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you different ways to open Windows Terminal in 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. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/ Option One: Open Windows Terminal from Win+X Quick Link Menu Option Two: Open Windows Terminal from Start Menu Option Three: Open Windows Terminal from Search Option Four: Open Windows Terminal...
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Turn On or Off Plugins for Copilot Conversations in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off plugins for Bing Chat conversations in Copilot for your account in Windows 11. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Windows is the first PC platform to provide centralized AI assistance to you. Together with Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), Copilot in Windows helps you get answers and inspirations from across the web, supports creativity and collaboration, and helps you focus on the task at hand. Do more with Copilot in Windows. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810 and Windows 10 build 19045.4593 (RP and Beta) Microsoft is evolving the Copilot** experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get the benefits...
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Change Conversation Style for Copilot in Windows 11 and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to change the conversation style for the chat tone in Copilot for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Windows is the first PC platform to provide centralized AI assistance to you. Together with Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), Copilot in Windows helps you get answers and inspirations from across the web, supports creativity and collaboration, and helps you focus on the task at hand. Do more with Copilot in Windows. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810 and Windows 10 build 19045.4593 (RP and Beta) Microsoft is evolving the Copilot** experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get...
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Quit and Close OneDrive in Windows 10 and Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to close and quit syncing with OneDrive for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. With OneDrive, you can sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at OneDrive.com. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. You can work with your synced files directly in File Explorer and access your files even when you’re offline. Whenever you’re online, any changes that you or others make will sync automatically. OneDrive is set to start automatically when you...
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Open Copilot in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you different ways to open Copilot in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Windows is the first PC platform to provide centralized AI assistance to you. Together with Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), Copilot in Windows helps you get answers and inspirations from across the web, supports creativity and collaboration, and helps you focus on the task at hand. Do more with Copilot in Windows. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810 and Windows 10 build 19045.4593 (RP and Beta) Microsoft is evolving the Copilot** experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get the benefits of a traditional app experience, including the ability to resize, move, and snap the window. With...
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Change Default Profile in Windows Terminal app in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the default shell profile to use when you open the Windows Terminal app for your account in 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. Windows Terminal uses Windows PowerShell as the default shell profile when you open the Windows Terminal app. References...
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Turn On or Off Include System Audio when Recording with Snipping Tool in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off include system audio by default when a screen recording starts with the Snipping Tool app for your account in Windows 11. The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps. Snipping Tool app version 11.2307.44.0 introduces support for optionally recording your PC audio and voice overs using a microphone. New app settings let you configure the default audio recording settings for new screen recordings, and if you have multiple recording devices, you can select your preferred recording device before you start recording. Here's...
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