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Change Kiosk App in Windows 11

Accounts Change Kiosk App in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the kiosk app in Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. A single-app kiosk uses the Assigned Access feature to run a single app above the lock screen. When the kiosk account signs in, the app is launched automatically. The person using the kiosk cannot do anything on the device outside of the kiosk app. If the kiosk app is closed, it will automatically restart. When you are in kiosk mode, you can press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys to exit kiosk mode. You can change the app used in kiosk mode anytime you like. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/guidelines-for-assigned-access-app You must be signed in as an administrator to change the kiosk app...
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Remove Kiosk in Windows 11

Accounts Remove Kiosk in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to remove a kiosk in Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. A single-app kiosk uses the Assigned Access feature to run a single app above the lock screen. When the kiosk account signs in, the app is launched automatically. The person using the kiosk cannot do anything on the device outside of the kiosk app. If the kiosk app is closed, it will automatically restart. When you are in kiosk mode, you can press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys to exit kiosk mode. You must be signed in as an administrator to remove a kiosk. Here's How: 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Accounts on the left side, and click/tap on Other Users on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Other Users...
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Find Your IP Address on Windows 11 PC

Network and Internet Find Your IP Address on Windows 11 PC

This tutorial will show you how to find the private and public IPv4 and IPv6 address of your Windows 11 PC. An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique address that identifies a device on the internet or a local network. Your computer will have IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Your computer will have public (external) and private (internal/local) IP addresses. A public IP address is a unique address provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to identify your local network on the Internet. If your computer is connected directly to the Internet without a router sitting in-between, your computer’s IP address is a public IP address. A private IP address is assigned by your router to a PC or device on your local area network...
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Check UEFI BIOS Firmware Version in Windows 11

Devices Check UEFI BIOS Firmware Version in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find and see the current UEFI/BIOS firmware version in Windows 11. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard firmware interface for PCs, designed to replace BIOS (basic input/output system). This standard was created by over 140 technology companies as part of the UEFI consortium, including Microsoft. It's designed to improve software interoperability and address limitations of BIOS. Windows utilizes the UEFI to support the handoff of system control from the SoC firmware boot loader to the OS. The UEFI environment is a minimal boot OS upon which Windows devices are booted and the OS runs. Knowing the current UEFI or BIOS version will let you know if you have the most up-to-date...
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Enable or Disable Boot Log in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Boot Log in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the boot log in Windows 11. The boot log includes a list of loaded and not-loaded drivers in text format during system initialization at Windows startup. This information can be helpful to ID issues when troubleshooting. The boot log is saved to the C:\Windows\ntbtlog.txt file. You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to enable or disable the boot log. If you enable boot log when BitLocker is turned on for the OS drive, you will need to provide a BitLocker recovery key for the drive at boot. Option One: Enable or Disable Boot Log in System Configuration (msconfig) Option Two: Enable or Disable Boot Log in Command Prompt EXAMPLE: Boot log (ntbtlog.txt)...
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Hide and Unhide Files and Folders in Windows 11

General Hide and Unhide Files and Folders in Windows 11

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...
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Add Hidden items Context Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add Hidden items Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add a custom Hidden items context menu to make it easy to hide/unhide selected files/folders and hide/show hidden items on demand 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 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. While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Hidden items context menu, all users can use the context menu. The Hide/Unhide...
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Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives in Windows 11

General Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives in Windows 11

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...
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Add or Remove Send to Context Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add or Remove Send to Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Send to context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Send to context menu allows you to quickly send a copy of items (ex: files, folders, libraries) to Bluetooth device, Compressed (zipped) folder, Desktop (create shortcut), Documents, Mail recipient, and removable or network drives. To move an item instead of copy and item, you can right click or press and hold on a file or folder, click/tap on Show more options, click/tap on Send to, press and hold the Shift key, and click/tap on a drive or folder location in the Send to context menu. You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Send to context menu. EXAMPLE: Send to context menu It is required...
Personalization
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Add or Remove Drives in Send to Context Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add or Remove Drives in Send to Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing removable and network drives in the Send to context menu for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Send to context menu allows you to quickly send a copy of items (ex: files, folders, libraries) to Bluetooth device, Compressed (zipped) folder, Desktop (create shortcut), Documents, Mail recipient, and removable and network drives. To move an item instead of copy and item, you can right click or press and hold on a file or folder, click/tap on Show more options, click/tap on Send to, press and hold the Shift key, and click/tap on a drive or folder location in the Send to context menu. Option One: See No Drives using Extended Send to Context Menu...
Personalization
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Bypass (Automate) Windows 11 OOBE

Installation and Upgrade Bypass (Automate) Windows 11 OOBE

Windows 11 clean install is done in three phases: 1 Boot from install media, run Windows Setup 2 Reboot, configure hardware devices 3 Reboot, run Windows Welcome (OOBE) In first phase, user needs to select system language, keyboard layout and formats. Phase 2 is done without user interaction In OOBE, phase 3, user is asked about region, keyboard, telemetry, ad preferences,and so on. This tutorial will show how to automate phase 3, OOBE, with a simple script (an answer file). Boot from install media, select disk or partition where to install Windows, and take a break. When you come back to PC, Windows is installed, your user account created, and Welcome screen waiting for you to sign in. Additional bonus: WIndows 11 Home edition does...
Installation and Upgrade
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Apply Folder View to All Folders of Same Template Type in Windows 11

General Apply Folder View to All Folders of Same Template Type in Windows 11

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...
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