This tutorial will show you how to hide or show all desktop icons for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The desktop (Win+D) is your home screen and working space in Windows that contains the taskbar and any icons (ex: shortcuts, files, folders, etc...) you add to and arrange on the desktop.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hide-or-resize-desktop-icons-2b9334e6-f8dc-7098-094f-7e681a87dd97
When you hide desktop icons, the icons are still on your desktop, but just do not display.
Your desktop icons will still always show and be available in your %UserProfile%\Desktop and shell:desktop folders.
Option One: Hide or Show Desktop Icons for Current User using Context Menu...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to disable Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use ViVeTool to enable or disable hidden features in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to restore the classic File Explorer with Ribbon for your account or all users in Windows 11.- Brink
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install Windows 11 with UEFI support.- Brink
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
This tutorial will show you different ways to uninstall or reinstall the Copilot app for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Learn about this picture" desktop icon when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.- Brink
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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
This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything.- Brink
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Clean Install Windows 11
This tutorial will show you step by step on how to clean install Windows 11 at boot on your PC with or without an Internet connection and setup with a local account or Microsoft account.- Brink
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
When making a PowerShell script to do multiple, optional tasks, it is practical to use a menu to let user to select what to do.
There are several methods to create a PS menu. In this tutorial, I will show how to create a simple menu using a so called Do - While loop, which performs tasks until user selects to quit script. In this sample, I will create a menu to either export (backup), delete, start or stop (shut down) one or more virtual machines using grid view table selection (see tutorial).
You can view and download the sample script on my OneDrive. Line numbers used in this tutorial refer to line numbers shown in OneDrive Preview.
View and Download: SampleMenu.ps1
1. To start with, we create a menu, and store it to variable...
Out-Gridview is in my opinion one of the most practical PowerShell cmdlets. As all PS cmdlets, it has the same verb-noun syntax: do this (verb) with that (noun). Out-GridView simply tells PS to send command output to a grid view table.
The power of Out-GridView cmdlet comes from its optional -PassThru switch, which lets user to select items from table, then passing them as parameters to another cmdlet. Out-GridView without -PassThru only lists command output in a table.
The syntax with -PassThru switch is as follows:
first cmdlet | Out-GridView -PassThru | another cmdlet
In this tutorial, I will show just a few practical examples about using Out-GridView with -PassThru, to let you see and understand how it works. See official...
This tutorial will show you how to Pin to Quick access and Unpin from Quick access local and network folders, drives, libraries, OneDrive, This PC, Recycle Bin, etc... locations for your account in Windows 11.
Quick access in the navigation pane of File Explorer (Win+E) allows you to quickly access and view your pinned folders, frequent Folders, Pinned files, and Recent files from one location in Quick Access.
You can Pin to Quick access and Unpin from Quick access items. Pinned items can include local and network files (build 22557), folders, drives, libraries, OneDrive, This PC, Recycle Bin, etc...
Folders pinned to Quick access will display under Folders in Quick access in File Explorer, and under Quick access in the navigation...
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to open a command prompt 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 is the default console to open installed shells like the Command Prompt in by default now.
If you wanted, you can still directly open the Command Prompt in Windows 11.
Option One: Open Command Prompt in Windows Terminal
Option Two: Open Command Prompt from Search
Option Three: Open Command Prompt from Run
Option Four: Open Command Prompt from Task Manager
Option Five: Open Command Prompt from File Explorer...
This tutorial will show you how to change the Alt+Tab experience to show as windowed or full screen for all users in Windows 11.
You can press the Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Alt + Tab keys to switch between open windows in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22526, Microsoft is experimenting with showing ALT + TAB as windowed by default instead of full screen for some.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22554 and up, ALT + TAB will now show as windowed by default. The Full Screen Alt+Tab has been removed.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the Alt+Tab experience to show as windowed or full screen.
EXAMPLE: Show Alt+Tab windowed or full screen
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (full screen) or step 3 (windowed) below for...
This tutorial will provide you with a list of touchpad gestures you can use for Windows 11.
You can get around Windows faster with touchpad gestures. A touch gesture is the physical action performed on a touchpad by your finger(s).
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/touch-gestures-for-windows-a9d28305-4818-a5df-4e2b-e5590f850741#WindowsVersion=Windows_11
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-touchpad-use-and-settings-6c32fd32-23f4-c2d3-a3f9-cfc70feff233
Some of these gestures will only work with precision touchpads. To find out if your laptop has one, select Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad.
Action
Gestures
Select an item
Tap touchpad
Scroll
Place two fingers on the touchpad and...
This tutorial will provide you with a list of touch screen gestures you can use for Windows 11.
You can get around Windows faster with touch screen gestures. A touch gesture is the physical action performed on a touch screen by your finger(s).
Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft includes 5 new touch gestures to make it easier and quicker to navigate Windows 11 on a PC with touch.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22567, Microsoft updated multi-finger touch gestures to include responsive and delightful animations that follow your finger.
You can use these gestures on the touch screen of your Windows 11 device. To turn touch gestures on, select Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touch > Three- and four-finger touch gestures...
This tutorial will show you how to pin or unpin items on Jump Lists of apps for your account in Windows 11.
Jump Lists are available when you right click on an app on the taskbar or Start Menu that supports having a jump list.
Jump Lists are lists of app specific tasks or items you can quickly open or get to for every day usage. Jump Lists can include pinned items, recent items, frequent items, tasks, and/or websites.
Items pinned to an app's jump list will appear at the top of the jump list for quick access.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.3785 (Beta), when right-clicking on apps pinned to the Start menu, jump lists will be shown for apps that have them such as File Explorer.
Folders you pin or unpin for the jump list of File...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable thumbnail previews on files and folders in File Explorer for your account, all users, or specific users in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
File Explorer can display thumbnail previews (image) or icons on files and folders in Windows.
If you select to show icons instead of thumbnail previews, File Explorer will show the icon of the default app on the file instead of an image.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, File Explorer will now show previews of items (files) within folders. File Explorer displays a thumbnail preview image on a folder of the last file added to the folder by default.
Thumbnail previews will not show while using a Small icons, List, or Details folder layout.
If...
This tutorial will show you a comparison of available features between Windows 11 editions to help find out which Windows is right for you.
Windows 11 Home
The best Windows ever keeps getting better, offering home users, students, and gamers a calm, creative space to think, express, and create.
Windows 11 Pro
Designed for the hybrid workplace, Windows 11 Pro has the business and management features your team needs to work more efficiently, seamlessly, and securely almost anywhere.
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
Designed for people with advanced workloads and data needs such as data scientists, CAD professionals, researchers, media production teams, graphic designers, and animators.
References...
This tutorial will show you how to reset the touch keyboard open position on screen to default on the main display for your account in Windows 11.
Windows 11 includes a touch keyboard you can click/tap on to enter text. This can be handy if you have a PC with a touchscreen without a physical keyboard.
The touch keyboard opens at the same position and same display as last closed by default.
EXAMPLE: Touch keyboard default open position on screen
Here's How:
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Reset_touch_keyboard_open_position_on_screen_to_default.reg
https://www.elevenforum.com/attachments/reset_touch_keyboard_open_position_on_screen_to_default-reg.97454/?hash=be79af6d059e63e1595a38574cc48c87...
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