This tutorial will show you how to unpin items from the taskbar for your account in Windows 11.
The taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the center by default.
The taskbar will also show the icon of the app for any window you have open. If you like, you can pin an app, drive, file, folder, or site to the taskbar to always show the app's icon on the taskbar whether the app is open or not. Pinning an app to the taskbar makes it easier to open the app on demand from the taskbar.
If you no longer want an item pinned to your taskbar, then you can use "Unpin from taskbar" to remove it.
Option One: Reset and Clear...
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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
This tutorial will show you how to run the System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair missing, corrupted, and modified system files in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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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 different ways to Snap windows into zone layouts for your account in Windows 11.
You can use Snap windows in Windows 11 to automatically resize and arrange all your open windows into zone layouts using the mouse (drag), keyboard, or the Snap Assist feature.
Snap layouts are tailored to the current screen size and orientation, including support for three side-by-side windows on large landscape screens and top/bottom stacked windows on portrait screens.
When you snap a window, Snap Assist will show what you can snap next to it. Snap Assist significantly speeds up the process of snapping windows side-by-side by offering you a choice of windows to snap by just clicking on a window to snap it.
Starting with...
This tutorial will show you how to restore the default settings of a library 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 libraries in ways similar to how they would...
This tutorial will show you how to include a folder or drive in a library 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 libraries in ways similar to how they would...
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to open an elevated command prompt that will run as administrator in Windows 11.
The Command shell is an entry point for typing commands in the Command Prompt console window. By typing commands at the command prompt, you can perform tasks on your computer without using the Windows GUI.
In Windows 11, Windows Terminal (Admin) is the default console to open installed shells elevated like the Command Prompt (Admin) in by default now.
If you wanted, you can still directly open an elevated Command Prompt (Admin) in Windows 11.
You must be signed in as an administrator to open an elevated command prompt.
Option One: Open Elevated Command Prompt in Windows Terminal (Admin)
Option Two...
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to hibernate your Windows 11 computer.
Hibernate was designed for laptops and might not be available for all PCs. (For example, PCs with Modern Standby may not have the hibernate option.) Hibernate uses less power than sleep and when you start up the PC again, you’re back to where you left off (though not as fast as sleep).
While sleep puts your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, hibernate puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk to the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys), and then turns off your computer.
You can use hibernation when you know that you won't use your laptop or tablet for an extended period and won't have an opportunity to charge the...
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to shut down your Windows 11 computer.
If you don't plan to use your PC for a while, then you could shut down (turn off) the PC to save energy.
A shut down closes all apps, signs out all users, and turn your PC off completely.
When shutting down your PC, any open supported apps are registered for application restart. After restart, these apps will re-open automatically when you sign in.
The feature to restore applications that have registered for application restart after you restart or shutdown has been set to only occur for users that have turned on (default) Automatically save my restartable apps and restart them when I sign back in.
Option One: Shut Down Computer by Closing...
This tutorial will show you how to change the maximum size of a Recycle Bin location in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
The Recycle Bin provides a safety net when deleting files or folders. When you delete any of these items from a hard disk, Windows places it in the Recycle Bin and the Recycle Bin icon changes from empty to full.
If you have multiple hard drives, partitions, or an external hard drive connected to your PC, each drive will have its own hidden $Recycle.Bin system folder and Recycle Bin settings.
Removable drives, such as USB flash drives and memory cards, do not have a Recycle Bin by default. Files deleted from removable drives are permanently deleted since they do not go to the Recycle Bin. You can enable the Recycle Bin...
This tutorial will show you how to hide or unhide files and folders in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Hidden files, folders, and drives do not show by default in Windows.
Hidden files, folders, and drives are marked with the hidden attribute.
Protected operating system files are marked with the hidden and system attributes.
When you Show hidden files, folders, and drives, their icons will appear dimmed (faded) in File Explorer to indicate they are hidden items.
When you Don't show hidden files, folders, or drives, hidden items will now appear in File Explorer.
Option One: Hide and Unhide File(s) in Properties
Option Two: Hide and Unhide Folder(s) in Properties
Option Three: Hide and Unhide File using Command
Option Four: Hide and...
This tutorial will show you how to hide or show hidden files, folders, and drives and protected operating system files for your account in Windows 11.
Hidden files, folders, and drives do not show by default in Windows.
Hidden files, folders, and drives are marked with the hidden attribute.
Protected operating system files are marked with the hidden and system attributes.
When you set to show hidden files, folders, and drives and protected operating system files, their icons will appear dimmed (faded) to indicate that they are hidden items.
If you turn on Show all folders in the navigation pane, then hidden folders will show in the navigation pane even if you set Don't show hidden files, folders, or drives in this tutorial...
This tutorial will show you how to apply view settings of a folder to all folders of the same template type for your account in Windows 11.
You can change the folder view settings in Windows 11 to what you want for each separate folder.
View settings for a folder include the template, columns, column width, Group by, Sort by, and layout view.
If you like, you can apply the view settings of a folder to all folders of the same template type all at once without needing to manually apply one by one.
Here's How:
1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).
2 Open a folder using a template (ex: "General items") type you want to apply its view settings to all folders of the same same type.
Be sure to close all other folder windows before continuing...
This tutorial will show you how to assign a keyboard shortcut to open a shortcut on your desktop, taskbar, or Start menu for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
A shortcut is a link to an item (such as a file, folder, or app) on your PC.
You can assign a shortcut key (aka: keyboard shortcut) to use to open a shortcut on your desktop, taskbar, and Start menu.
If you assign the same shortcut key to a shortcut (B) that was already assigned to another shortcut (A), the shortcut key will no longer work for the other shortcut (A) and will now only work for the current shortcut (B).
If you move a shortcut that you assigned a shortcut key to another location, the shortcut key will no longer work to open the shortcut.
Option One...
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