This tutorial will show you how to optimize and defragment drives in Windows 11.
Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster.
Windows 11 includes Optimize Drives that will automatically retrim a SSD or defrag a HDD as needed.
Retrim = Generates TRIM and Unmap hints for all currently unused sectors of the SSD or NVMe volume, notifying the underlying storage that the sectors are no longer needed and can be purged. This can recover unused capacity on thinly provisioned drives.
Defrag = Locates and consolidates fragmented files on local HDD volumes to improve system performance.
Optimize Drives runs automatically on a weekly schedule at the time set in automatic maintenance. You can also manually run Optimize...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
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Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features 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
This tutorial will show you how to download an official Windows Server ISO or Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO file from Microsoft.- Brink
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
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Clean Install Windows 11
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to delete a service in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Services are an application type that runs in the system background without a user interface. Services provide core operating system features (such as printing, networking, remote access, File Explorer, Windows Search, updates, etc.) and apps to operate as intended.
Sometimes you may need to delete a service. For example, when installed software doesn't uninstall properly, and leaves its service in the Services list.
You must be signed in as an administrator to delete a service.
Option One: Delete Service in Command Prompt
Option Two: Delete Service in Registry Editor
Delete Service in Command Prompt
1 Open the Services console (services.msc).
2...
This tutorial will show you how to start, stop, or restart services in Windows 11.
Services are an application type that runs in the system background without a user interface. Services provide core operating system features (such as printing, networking, remote access, File Explorer, Windows Search, updates, etc.) and apps to operate as intended.
Usually, Windows does a great job of automatically managing services, but sometimes you may need to manually start, stop, or restart a service on demand.
You must be signed in as an administrator to start, stop, or restart services.
You will not be able to start a disabled service until you enable the service.
Option One: Start, Stop, or Restart Services in Services Console
Option Two...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Snap windows by dragging a window to the screen edge for your account in Windows 11.
The Snap windows feature in Windows allows you to automatically resize and arrange windows on your screen.
One way to Snap windows is to drag a window to the screen edge. When the pointer or touch point reaches the screen edge, the dragged window will snap. You will see a snap layout to snap the window when you get to the screen edge.
EXAMPLE: Drag a window to the screen edge to Snap
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
To Enable Drag to Snap windows
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the...
This tutorial will show you how to change the percentage value to scale display brightness to when battery saver is turned on for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave differently. Using battery saver is the easiest way to extend battery life.
Battery saver will turn on automatically when your battery falls below 20% by default.
Display brightness is automatically reduced up to 30% by default when using battery saver. You can specify the percentage value to scale brightness to when battery saver is turned on. You can also turn on or off Lower screen brightness when using...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Lower screen brightness when using battery saver for your account in Windows 11.
The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave differently. Using battery saver is the easiest way to extend battery life.
Battery saver will turn on automatically when your battery falls below 20% by default.
Display brightness is automatically reduced up to 30% by default when using battery saver. You can specify the percentage value to scale brightness to when battery saver is turned on. You can also turn on or off Lower screen brightness when using battery saver.
Battery saver can only be...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off battery saver for your account in Windows 11.
The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave differently. Using battery saver is the easiest way to extend battery life.
Battery saver will turn on automatically when your battery falls below 20% by default.
Display brightness is automatically reduced up to 30% by default when using battery saver. You can specify the percentage value to scale brightness to when battery saver is turned on. You can also turn on or off Lower screen brightness when using battery saver.
Battery saver can only be turned on while your PC is running on...
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...
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...
This tutorial will show you how to change the default folder location that Nearby Sharing will save files you receive into 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.
Nearby sharing saves files you receive to your Downloads folder by default.
Option One: Change Default Save Location for Nearby Sharing in Settings
Option Two: Change Default Save Location for Nearby Sharing in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: Nearby Sharing
Change Default Save Location for Nearby Sharing in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Nearby sharing on the right side. (see...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Adaptive Brightness for all users in Windows 11.
Some PCs can let Windows automatically adjust screen brightness based on the current lighting conditions.
This automatic setting helps make sure your screen is readable wherever you go. Even if you use it, you can still move the Brightness slider to fine-tune the brightness level for a built-in display.
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/content-adaptive-brightness-control-in-windows-292d1f7f-9e02-4b37-a9c8-dab3e1727e78
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/sensors-adaptive-brightness...
This tutorial will show you how to change the display orientation in Windows 11.
You can change the display orientation in Windows to landscape, portrait, landscape (flipped), or portrait (flipped).
Tablet and 2-in-1 type devices are designed to automatically rotate the built-in display to a portrait or landscape orientation as you turn it so that what you see on the screen is always right side up.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, rotating your device between portrait and landscape orientation is snappier, more responsive.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-your-screen-resolution-and-layout-in-windows-5effefe3-2eac-e306-0b5d-2073b765876b
Display orientation settings will be disabled when rotate lock...
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