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Assign Shortcut Key to Shortcut in Windows 11

General Assign Shortcut Key to Shortcut in Windows 11

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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Hide or Show Desktop Icons in Windows 11

General Hide or Show Desktop Icons in Windows 11

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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PowerShell - Create a Menu

General PowerShell - Create a Menu

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...
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PowerShell - using Out-GridView tables

General PowerShell - using Out-GridView tables

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...
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Start and End Focus Session in Windows 11

System Start and End Focus Session in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to start, pause, resume, or end a focus session for your account in Windows 11. Focus is a Windows feature designed to help you stay on task by minimizing distractions. Whether you're working on an important project, studying for an exam, or simply need some uninterrupted time, Focus can help you maintain your concentration and productivity. Focus works by temporarily blocking notifications, sounds, and alerts from apps and contacts. You can customize the settings to allow certain notifications to come through if needed. By default, when you're in a focus session, the following happens: A Focus period appears on the desktop Do not disturb turns on Flashing and badges of the apps on the taskbar are...
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Change Live Captions Bar Position and Size on Screen in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Live Captions Bar Position and Size on Screen in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the live captions bar position and size on the screen for your account in Windows 11. Microsoft introduced a new feature called Live Captions starting with Windows 11 build 22557. Live captions will help everyone, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing, better understand audio by viewing captions of spoken content. Captions are automatically generated on-device from any content with audio. Captions can be displayed at the top or bottom of the screen, or in a floating window. The caption window can be resized, and caption appearance can be personalized by applying or customizing a caption style. Microphone audio can be included, which can be helpful during in-person conversations...
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Change Account Type in Windows 11

Accounts Change Account Type in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the account type of users to be either a standard user or administrator in Windows 11. Having different accounts on a shared PC lets multiple people use the same device, all while giving everyone their own sign-in info, plus access to their own files, browser favorites, and desktop settings. You can add a local user account (an offline account) or Microsoft account for a user to sign in to the PC with. These can be a standard user or administrator account type. When you add an account in Windows, it will be a standard user account by default. Standard User - Standard user accounts are good for everyday usage, and can be a local account or Microsoft account. Standard user accounts can use...
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Switch User in Windows 11

Accounts Switch User in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to switch between users without signing out in Windows 11. When a user signs in to Windows, the system loads their profile. Because each user has a unique user account, this allows multiple users to share a computer. When a user signs in, the desktop settings, files, favorites, and history they see are theirs; they cannot be accessed by other users. When that user signs out, their profile is preserved for the next time that they sign in. A user does not have to sign out to allow another user to sign in. Instead, it is possible for multiple users to sign in and switch between their open accounts. This feature is referred to as Fast User Switching. Switching to another account does not change the state of...
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Turn On or Off Public Folder Sharing in Windows 11

Network and Internet Turn On or Off Public Folder Sharing in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Public folder sharing on your Windows 11 PC. Public folders offer an easy way to share files with other people using the same computer and with people using other computers on a shared network. The Public folders contain subfolders to help you get organized, but they don't contain any files until you or other people using your computer add files to them. The folders are organized by content type, and include: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents C:\Users\Public\Public Downloads C:\Users\Public\Public Music C:\Users\Public\Public Pictures C:\Users\Public\Public Videos Public folder sharing is turned off by default. When Public folder sharing is turned on, anyone on your computer and same...
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Remove Facial Recognition Sign-in from Account in Windows 11

Accounts Remove Facial Recognition Sign-in from Account in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to remove the Windows Hello facial recognition sign-in option from your account in Windows 11. Windows Hello is a more personal, more secure way to get instant access to your Windows 11 devices using a PIN, facial recognition, or fingerprint. You'll need to set up a PIN as part of setting up fingerprint or facial recognition sign-in, but you can also sign in with just your PIN. These options help make it easier and safer to sign into your PC because your PIN is only associated with one device and it's backed up for recovery with your Microsoft account. You can set up facial recognition sign-in with your PC's infrared camera or an external infrared camera. References: Windows Hello face authentication...
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Find MAC Address on Windows 11 PC

Network and Internet Find MAC Address on Windows 11 PC

This tutorial will show you how to find the MAC address of network adapters (NICs) on your Windows 11 PC. A MAC address (Media Access Control address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (aka: NIC or network adapter) for use as a network address in communications on the physical network segment. This use is common in most IEEE 802 networking technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. MAC addresses are primarily assigned by device manufacturers, and are therefore often referred to as the burned-in address (BIA), or as an Ethernet hardware address (EHA), hardware address, or physical address. MAC addresses are recognizable as six groups of two hexadecimal digits, separated by hyphens, colons...
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Restart Graphics Driver in Windows 11

Devices Restart Graphics Driver in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to restart the video graphics drivers of your display adapter(s) in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows includes an easy method to restart your graphics drivers on demand as needed. This includes restarting NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel graphics drivers. If your display seems to be having an issue like a black screen, screen frozen, keyboard and mouse inputs not responding, you could try restarting the graphics drive to see if it may solve the issue without needing to restart the computer. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/troubleshooting-black-or-blank-screens-in-windows-51ef7b96-47cb-b454-fcab-fac643784457 Here's How: 1 Press the Win + Ctrl + Shift + B keys. 2 Your screen will now...
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