This tutorial will show you how to change the mouse hover time for an auto select or open event for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
The mouse hover time is the time in milliseconds that the mouse pointer has to stay hovered over an item before an event happens. For example:
Hover pointer over icon on taskbar before thumbnail preview of open window displays.
Hover pointer over file, folder, or drive in File Explorer or on desktop to auto select when using Single-click to open an item (point to select).
The default mouse hover time is 400 milliseconds, but you can change this time if wanted.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.4202 (24H2), Microsoft is starting to make more mouse related settings...
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How to Perform a Point-in-time Restore of Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use the point-in-time restore feature to restore your Windows 11 PC to the exact state it was at an earlier point in time.- Brink
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Enable or Disable "Show more options" context menu
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove "Show more options" on the context menu, or enable or disable having to click on "Show more options" to see the full classic context menu in Windows 11.- Brink
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Customize Context Menu in File Explorer on Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to customize what appears in the context menu in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.- Brink
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Cloud Rebuild Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use Cloud rebuild to perform a full clean reinstall of Windows 11 from WinRE without USB media, custom image, or depending on the health of the currently installed OS.- Brink
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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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Enable or Disable Hidden Feature Flags in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable hidden experimental feature flags 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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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.
This tutorial will show you how to link your Microsoft account to your Windows 11 digital license.
Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow.
When installing Windows 11, the digital license associates itself with your device's hardware.
When you add a Microsoft account to Windows 11 as an administrator, the Windows 11 digital license will automatically be linked to the Microsoft account.
Linking your Microsoft account with your digital license will allow automatic activation once your PC is connected to the internet and you sign in to Windows 11 with your Microsoft account as an administrator.
If you make significant hardware...
This tutorial will show you how to change the product key in Windows 11.
A Windows product key is a 25-character code used to activate Windows. It looks like this:
PRODUCT KEY: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
Depending on how you got your copy of Windows 10 or Windows 11, you'll need either a 25-character product key or a digital license to activate it. A digital license (called a digital entitlement in Windows 10, Version 1511) is a method of activation in Windows 10 and Windows 11 that doesn't require you to enter a product key. Without one of these, you won't be able to activate your device.
Sometimes you may need to change the product key in Windows 11 if you used a generic key, skipped entering product key during a clean install...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the custom inking and typing dictionary for your account in Windows 11.
Custom inking and typing dictionary gives you better suggestions by creating a custom dictionary using your typing history and handwriting patterns.
As part of inking and typing on your device, Windows collects unique words—like names you write—in a custom dictionary stored locally on your device, which helps you type and ink more accurately.
The dictionary is used to make better suggestions and improve handwriting recognition for each of the languages you use.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/privacy/speech-voice-activation-inking-typing-and-privacy
If you turn off Custom inking and typing...
This tutorial will show you how to set up and create a Windows 11 virtual machine with Hyper-V on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.
Windows 11 has all the power and security of Windows 10 with a redesigned and refreshed look. It also comes with new tools, sounds, and apps. Every detail has been considered. All of it comes together to bring you a refreshing experience on your PC.
Hyper-V enables running virtualized computer systems on top of a physical host. These virtualized systems can be used and managed just as if they were physical computer systems, however they exist in virtualized and isolated environment. Special software called a hypervisor manages access between the virtual systems and the physical hardware resources...
This tutorial will show you how to delete your Bing search history associated with your Microsoft account in the cloud on Windows 11 device.
Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web.
Windows Search can personalize your search results by including your content from OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook, Bing, and other services.
If you turn on the Microsoft account setting for Cloud content search, Windows Search will show results from items in your personal OneDrive, Outlook, and other Microsoft services. If you search the web or get web search suggestions with Windows Search, Bing will personalize your results. You can also earn Microsoft...
This tutorial will show you how to back up the BitLocker recovery key for a drive in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers.
BitLocker is the Windows encryption technology that protects your data from unauthorized access by encrypting your drive and requiring one or more factors of authentication before it will unlock it.
Windows will require a BitLocker recovery key when it detects a possible unauthorized attempt to access the data. This extra step is a security precaution intended to keep your data safe and secure. This can...
This tutorial will show you how to change the icon of a folder in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, File Explorer will show a thumbnail preview of folder contents on the folder's icon. Usually, the last item added to the folder will show as a thumbnail preview on the folder's icon.
You can change the folder icon to show any custom icon you want instead of the folders' default icon or thumbnail preview.
See also:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/servicing/os/windows/docs/2026/06/custom-folder-icons-or-localized-folder-names-might-not-appear-after-installing-the-june-2026-window
Option One: Change Folder Icon
Option Two: Restore Default Folder Icon
Change Folder Icon
1 Right click on the folder...
This tutorial will show you how to change the name of an operating system on the boot options menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
If you have more than on operating system installed on your computer, you will see a boot options menu at startup to Choose an operating system.
The items that appear in the Windows Boot Manager are the descriptions of each operating system entry on the boot option menu.
You can change the name of an operating system on the boot options menu to what you want to make it easier to recognize.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/changing-the-friendly-name-of-a-boot-entry
EXAMPLE: Operating Systems listed on boot options menu
Here's How:
1 Open an elevated...
This tutorial will show you how to change the boot menu time-out value in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
If you have more than on operating system installed on your computer, you will see a boot options menu at startup to Choose an operating system.
You can change how long to wait idle on the Choose an operating system screen before the default operating system runs automatically. The default boot menu time-out value is 30 seconds.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/changing-the-boot-menu-time-out
Option One: Change Boot Menu Time-out to Choose an Operating System in Boot Options
Option Two: Change Boot Menu Time-out to Choose an Operating System in System Properties
Option Three: Change...
This tutorial will show you how to boot from a bootable USB flash drive at boot or from within Windows 11 PC or Surface devices.
Option One: Boot from USB Drive from Advanced Startup (WinRE)
Option Two: Boot from USB Drive from Boot Menu
Option Three: Boot from USB Drive on Surface devices
Boot from USB Drive from Advanced Startup (WinRE)
1 Connect the bootable USB drive.
2 Boot to Advanced Startup (WinRE).
3 Click/tap on Use a device. (see screenshot below)
4 Click/tap on the USB drive you want to boot from. (see screenshot below)
5 The computer will now restart and boot from the selected USB drive.
Boot from USB Drive from Boot Menu
1 Connect the bootable USB drive.
2 Turn on or restart your PC.
3 Keep tapping the...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off save search history on this device for your account in Windows 11.
Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web.
Windows Search saves your recent search history locally on your device by default to help you find things faster. For example, you might discover that an app is ranked higher in your results if you’ve searched for it before.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/privacy/windows-search-and-privacy
Turning off "Search history on this device" will not clear recent device search history.
Option One: Turn On or Off Recent Search History in Settings
Option Two: Turn...
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