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Add Stickers to Desktop in Windows 11

Personalization Add Stickers to Desktop in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add stickers to the desktop for your account in Windows 11. Desktop Stickers is a hidden feature in Windows 11 that allows you to choose and edit stickers for your wallpaper when using Windows Spotlight or a picture with Fill as your desktop background image. Using the new sticker editor you can pick, place, and resize stickers as you like. It can be accessed through Settings or by right-clicking your desktop. When you change your desktop background picture, your stickers will still remain. The Desktop Stickers feature is currently not officially released to Windows 11 yet, but if you would like to give Desktop Stickers a play with now, you can enable Desktop Stickers in Windows 11 version 22H2...
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Use Voice Typing to Dictate Text in Windows 11

Accessibility Use Voice Typing to Dictate Text in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use voice typing to dictate text with your voice in Windows 11. In Windows 11, dictation has been updated and renamed as voice typing. Like dictation, voice typing uses online speech recognition technologies to power its speech-to-text transcription service. You no longer need to turn on the Online Speech recognition setting to use voice typing. Voice typing allows you to enter text on your PC by speaking. You can add a language to use a voice typing language that is different than the display language you have chosen for Windows. To switch voice typing languages, you will need to change the input language you use. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8328 (24H2), build 26200.8328 (25H2), and...
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Turn On or Off Mouse Keys in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Mouse Keys in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on and off Mouse Keys for your account in Windows 11. Mouse Keys lets you use the numeric keypad on your keyboard—instead of the mouse—to move the pointer. When mouse keys is turned on, you can only use mouse keys when Num Lock is on by default. Num Lock will toggle mouse keys active or inactive without turning off mouse keys. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/accessibility/windows/use-mouse-keys-to-move-the-mouse-pointer Option One: Turn On and Off Mouse Keys using Keyboard Shortcut Option Two: Turn On and Off Mouse Keys in Settings Option Three: Turn On and Off Mouse Keys in Control Panel Option Four: Turn On and Off Mouse Keys using REG file EXAMPLE: Mouse Keys...
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Create Custom Shortcut Comment for Pop-up Description in Windows 11

General Create Custom Shortcut Comment for Pop-up Description in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create a custom comment pop-up description for a shortcut for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you hover over a file, folder, drive, or desktop items in Windows, a pop-up description (infotip) will show displaying basic property details (metadata) of the item such as Date created, Size, Folders and Files a folder contains, etc... When you hover over a shortcut, the pop-up description will show the shortcut's target location by default. If you like, you can specify a custom comment to show as the pop-up description of a shortcut instead. EXAMPLE: pop-up description for shortcut Here's How: 1 Right click or press and hold on a shortcut, and click/tap on Properties. (see...
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Turn On or Off Screen Saver in Windows 11

Personalization Turn On or Off Screen Saver in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off using a screen saver for your account in Windows 11. When you turn on and set up using a screen saver in Windows, it will start when user activity has been idle for a specified "wait" period of time. You can check On resume, display logon screen to require sign in on resume from the screen saver. Screen savers are used for these two reasons: To protect an old CRT or plasma screen from burn-in caused by static images. To conceal sensitive information left on a screen. If you have more than one display, some screens savers may only appear on the main display by default. You can either move the mouse, touch the screen, touch the touchpad, or press a key to resume from the screen...
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Move or Restore Default Location of Searches Folder in Windows 11

General Move or Restore Default Location of Searches Folder in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Searches folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Searches folder (shell:Searches) is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. By default, the Searches folder is a shell folder in the user's profile (%UserProfile%) that is used as a default storage location for saved searches. If you like, you can move the Searches folder and its content to a location you want it at instead. If the current Videos folder path is incorrect or is no longer available, you can use the Restore Default option to restore the default path. Option One: Move Location of Searches Folder in Properties Option...
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Move or Restore Default Location of Saved Games Folder in Windows 11

Gaming Move or Restore Default Location of Saved Games Folder in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Saved Games folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Saved Games folder (shell:SavedGames) is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. By default, the Saved Games folder is a shell folder in the user's profile (%UserProfile%) that is used as a default storage location for saved games. If you like, you can move the Saved Games folder and its content to a location you want it at instead. If the current Videos folder path is incorrect or is no longer available, you can use the Restore Default option to restore the default path. Option One: Move Location of Saved Games Folder in...
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Move App to another Drive in Windows 11

Apps Move App to another Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to move an installed app from the Microsoft Store to another drive for your account in Windows 11. In Windows 11, you can move an installed app from the Microsoft Store to another drive. This can be handy if you do not have much free space on the Windows drive, or just prefer to move apps to a different drive location. The default location for installed apps from the Microsoft Store is on the Windows "Local Disk (C)" drive in the %ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps (apps) and %LocalAppData%\Packages (user app data) folders. You can select to move an app to any internal or external NTFS drive, including SD cards and USB drives. If you disconnect the drive you selected to move apps to, then any app moved to that...
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Move or Restore Default Location of Videos Folder in Windows 11

General Move or Restore Default Location of Videos Folder in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Videos folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Videos folder (shell:My Video) is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. By default, the Videos folder is a shell folder in the user's profile (%UserProfile%) that is used as a default storage location for saved videos. If you like, you can move the Videos folder and its content to a location you want it at instead. If the current Videos folder path is incorrect or is no longer available, you can use the Restore Default option to restore the default path. Option One: Move Location of Videos Folder in Properties Option Two: Restore...
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Find a Setting in Settings app in Windows 11

General Find a Setting in Settings app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to search to find a setting within the Settings app in Windows 11. Microsoft designed Settings to be beautiful, easy to use and inclusive of all your Microsoft experiences in Windows 11. Settings has left-handed navigation that persists between pages, and Microsoft has added breadcrumbs as you navigate deeper into Settings to help you know where you are and not lose your place. Settings pages are also all new, with new hero controls at the top that highlight key information and frequently used settings for you to adjust as you need. These new hero controls span across several category pages like System, Bluetooth & devices, Network & Internet, Personalization, Accounts, and Windows Update. Microsoft also...
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Change Default Save Locations for Libraries in Windows 11

General Change Default Save Locations for Libraries in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the default save locations for 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...
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Change Where New Apps will Save to in Windows 11

Apps Change Where New Apps will Save to in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change where new apps from the Microsoft Store will save to for your account in Windows 11. In Windows 11, you can select where new apps from the Microsoft Store will install and save data to by default instead of on the default Windows "Local Disk (C)" drive location. This can be handy if you do not have much free space on the Windows drive, or just prefer to save new apps to a different location. You can select to install new apps to any internal or external NTFS drive, including SD cards and USB drives. Windows 11 will only install new apps to the currently selected location. Existing apps will not get moved to the new location. If you disconnect the drive you selected to install new apps to...
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