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Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable read and write access to all removable storage devices for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Users are allowed read and write access to removable storage devices (ex: USB, SD Card, CD/DVD) they connect to the computer by default in Windows. You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable read and write access to all removable storage devices. Option One: Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices for All Users in Local Group Policy Editor Option Two: Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices for Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor Option Three: Enable or Disable Access to Removable Storage Devices for All Users...
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Find Wake Timers in Windows 11

System Find Wake Timers in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to get a list of wake timers that support or configured to wake the system in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A wake timer is a timed event that wakes the computer from a sleep or hibernate state at a specific time to perform scheduled tasks. Important wake timers includes things like a required reboot after a Windows update. They supersede all other settings. Option One: List All Active Wake Timers Option Two: List All Wake Timers List All Active Wake Timers You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option. 1 Open Windows Terminal (Admin), and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt. 2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal (Admin), and press Enter. (see...
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See Active Power Plan in Windows 11

System See Active Power Plan in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to see which power plan is currently set as the active power plan for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize system performance, or achieve a balance between the two. A power plan is also known as a power scheme. Changes made to a power plan settings will affect all users that use the same power plan as their default active power plan. Windows 11 includes the following power plans by default: Balanced = Offers full performance when you need it and saves power when you don't. This is the best power plan for most people. Allows you to change your...
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Export and Import Power Plan in Windows 11

Backup and Restore Export and Import Power Plan in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to export (back up) and import (restore) a power plan in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize system performance, or achieve a balance between the two. A power plan is also known as a power scheme. Changes made to a power plan settings will affect all users that use the same power plan as their default active power scheme. You can export a power plan and all its settings to a POW file as a backup. You can then import the POW file when ready to restore the power plan and its settings to any computer as it was when exported (backed up). Option One: Export Power...
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Delete Power Plan in Windows 11

System Delete Power Plan in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to delete a power plan in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize system performance, or achieve a balance between the two. A power plan is also known as a power scheme. Changes made to a power plan settings will affect all users that use the same power plan as their default active power plan. Windows 10/11 includes the following power plans by default: Balanced = Offers full performance when you need it and saves power when you don't. This is the best power plan for most people. Allows you to change your Power Mode. Power saver = Saves power by reducing PC...
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Create Custom Power Plan in Windows 11

System Create Custom Power Plan in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create a new custom power plan that can be used by all users on the Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize system performance, or achieve a balance between the two. A power plan is also known as a power scheme. You can customize the default plans for your systems, or create new custom plans that are based on the existing plans. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/create-a-custom-power-plan-technicalreference?view=windows-11 Option One: Create New Custom Power Plan in Control Panel Option Two: Create New Custom...
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Add or Remove Frequent Folders in Quick Access in Windows 11

General Add or Remove Frequent Folders in Quick Access in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove showing frequent folders (locations) in Quick access in File Explorer Home for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22593, Quick access in File Explorer (Win+E) is now called Home. The name Quick access has been repurposed for the pinned/frequent Folders section, and Pinned files is now called Favorites to align with Office and OneDrive. Recent and pinned files (Favorites) displayed in Home are now searchable using the search box in File Explorer even if they are not local files, so you can find Office files recently shared with you. Home in the navigation pane is the default homepage of File Explorer (Win+E) that allows you to quickly access and view your...
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Testing Macrium Reflect restore using VirtualBox virtual machine

Virtualization Testing Macrium Reflect restore using VirtualBox virtual machine

When making your first Macrium Reflect image of your PC the final test that the image is full and complete would be to boot from the Reflect rescue media and perform a full restore. This is not something you'd want to risk trying just as a test, so many do not do a restore until circumstances mean that they have to do it for real. That is perhaps not the best time to learn how to restore, and it's certainly a very bad time to find out that your image is missing an important partition. This article offers a safe way to practice a full bare metal restore to a new machine, without risking destroying your PC if it goes badly wrong. Rather than restoring to your (perhaps only) PC the restore will be performed in a Virtual Machine (VM)...
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Check Battery Usage per App in Windows 11

System Check Battery Usage per App in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to check battery usage per app for your account in Windows 11. You can check battery usage per app to see which apps might be using more battery in the background. Some apps let you manage background activity. If you find that an app is using a lot of battery when running in the background, you can change the Let this app run in the background setting for apps that allow it. Here's How: 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Power & battery on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Power & battery settings 3 Click/tap on Battery usage on the right side to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4) 4 Under Battery levels, select Last 24 hours...
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Enable or Disable Desktop Stickers in Windows 11

Personalization Enable or Disable Desktop Stickers in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Desktop Stickers for all users in Windows 11. Desktop Stickers is a feature in Windows 11 that allows you to choose and edit stickers for your wallpaper when using a picture and choose Fill for 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. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/education/windows/edu-stickers 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...
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Enable or Disable Show Narrator Home when Narrator Starts in Windows 11

Accessibility Enable or Disable Show Narrator Home when Narrator Starts in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show Narrator Home when Narrator starts for your account in Windows 11. Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. It lets you use your PC without a mouse to complete common tasks if you’re blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents. Every time you turn on Narrator you’ll go to Narrator Home, which gives you one place where you can open everything you need, whether you want to change your Narrator settings or learn basics with QuickStart. The links at Narrator Home include QuickStart, Narrator guide...
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Enable or Disable Narrator Keyboard Shortcut in Windows 11

Accessibility Enable or Disable Narrator Keyboard Shortcut in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the Narrator keyboard shortcut for your account in Windows 11. Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. It lets you use your PC without a mouse to complete common tasks if you’re blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents. You can use the Win+Ctrl+Enter keyboard shortcut to toggle Narrator on or off. If you like, you can disable the Narrator keyboard shortcut to prevent mistakenly turning on or off Narrator with it. Reference...
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