This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off getting a request notification when a new Bluetooth device wants to connect for your account in Windows 11.
Bluetooth is a short range wireless technology which enables wireless data transmission between two Bluetooth enabled devices located nearby each other.
There are many different types of Bluetooth enabled devices you can add and pair to your PC, such as mobile phones, wireless headsets, speakers, fitness trackers, mouse, keyboard, etc...
By default, you will get a Add a device notification when a new Bluetooth device is trying to connect to your PC for you to authorize and set up the connection.
You can turn off this notification if wanted.
Option One: Turn On or Off...
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Enable or Disable Point-in-time Restore in Windows 11
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Transfer Files and Settings to New Windows 11 PC using Windows Backup app
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
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Enable or Disable Hidden Feature Flags in Windows 11
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
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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
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Clean Install Windows 11
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Bluetooth Absolute Volume for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Absolute Volume is a feature that allows the Windows volume slider to precisely control the local volume of compatible Bluetooth speakers or headphones connected to the computer.
You may appear to lose the ability to adjust the volume on some models of Bluetooth headsets or speakers, or changing a Bluetooth device's dual volume control for the left and right volume levels. For example, when you move the volume slider on your PC, the volume on your wireless headset or speaker does not change.
Bluetooth devices that display this behavior may be incompatible with the Absolute Volume feature in Windows.
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This tutorial will show you how to organize your favorites in alphabetical order in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can keep track of the websites you visit frequently by adding them as favorites in Microsoft Edge. You can organize these favorites into folders how you like.
You can use Sort by name to arrange favorites inside a selected folder in alphabetical order.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/organize-favorites-in-microsoft-edge-9a8e9b8a-ce39-c492-f91e-adbb19b87909
If you are signed in to Microsoft Edge with your Microsoft account and sort by name your favorites, then favorites will automatically sync and also get sorted by name on all devices you sign in to...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Home in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Home in the navigation pane is the default homepage of File Explorer (Win+E) that allows you to quickly access and view your pinned/frequent locations (Quick access), Favorites (pinned files), and Recent files from one location.
Quick access = Displays up to 13 folders that you pinned or frequently opened on the system.
Favorites = Pinned files.
Recent (Recent files) = Displays up to 25 files that you most recently opened.
Shared = Displays files shared with your Microsoft account.
Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, now that File Explorer is powered by Windows App...
This tutorial will show you how to check what's new in the Notepad app in Windows 11.
Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly.
Starting with Notepad version 11.2512.10.0 for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, Microsoft is introducing a new welcome experience in Notepad designed to help users discover and learn about the app’s latest and most useful features. This dialog provides a quick overview of what’s possible in Notepad and serves as a helpful starting point for both new and returning users. You can close it anytime and revisit it later by clicking the megaphone icon in the top-right corner of the toolbar.
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This tutorial will show you how to install or uninstall the built-in Sysmon for all users in Windows 11.
System Monitor (Sysmon) is a Windows system service and device driver that, once installed on a system, remains resident across system reboots to monitor and log system activity to the Windows event log. It provides detailed information about process creations, network connections, and changes to file creation time. By collecting the events it generates using Windows Event Collection or SIEM agents and subsequently analyzing them, you can identify malicious or anomalous activity and understand how intruders and malware operate on your network. The service runs as a protected process, thus disallowing a wide range of user mode...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off push to talk during a Xbox Party chat for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox app for Windows is where you can go to play and manage PC gaming content on your Windows device. Whether you’re an Xbox Game Pass member, or you’ve bought titles from the Microsoft Store, your games await in the app.
Xbox Party Chat allows you to join friends or other players with video or voice chat while playing a game together, watching a show, or hanging out across Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, and mobile devices.
When Push To Talk is enabled, you have to press a key on your keyboard before speaking to your party (like a walkie-talkie).
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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off noise suppression during a Xbox Party chat for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox app for Windows is where you can go to play and manage PC gaming content on your Windows device. Whether you’re an Xbox Game Pass member, or you’ve bought titles from the Microsoft Store, your games await in the app.
Xbox Party Chat allows you to join friends or other players with video or voice chat while playing a game together, watching a show, or hanging out across Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, and mobile devices.
Xbox Party Chat noise suppression is a feature that helps remove noises like gamepad clicks, breathing, and background noise from your parties. If you want to keep some types of background...
This tutorial will show you how to change the sound input device used by Xbox Party Chat for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox app for Windows is where you can go to play and manage PC gaming content on your Windows device. Whether you’re an Xbox Game Pass member, or you’ve bought titles from the Microsoft Store, your games await in the app.
Xbox Party Chat allows you to join friends or other players with video or voice chat while playing a game together, watching a show, or hanging out across Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, and mobile devices.
The Xbox Party Chat uses the default system input device by default for speaking or recording.
You can select to have Xbox Party Chat use a different connected input device (ex: headset...
This tutorial will show you how to change the sound output device used by Xbox Party Chat for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox app for Windows is where you can go to play and manage PC gaming content on your Windows device. Whether you’re an Xbox Game Pass member, or you’ve bought titles from the Microsoft Store, your games await in the app.
Xbox Party Chat allows you to join friends or other players with video or voice chat while playing a game together, watching a show, or hanging out across Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, and mobile devices.
The Xbox Party Chat uses the default system output device by default to play audio through.
You can select to have Xbox Party Chat use a different connected output device (ex: headphones)...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off requiring a password (sign-in) to buy something in the Microsoft Store app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft redesigned the Microsoft Store app from the ground up in Windows 11, making space for more content, keeping the user experience simple and responsive. It will help you discover and install the best apps, games, movies and even special offers – like unique movie discounts for Xbox Game Pass members. All the content in the Microsoft Store is tested for security, family safety and device compatibility.
The Microsoft Store app in Windows asks for sign-in approval (ex: password) every time you buy something by default. This can be useful to prevent unauthorized...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Respect power settings when indexing for all users in Windows 11.
Indexing the content of your PC helps you get faster results when your searching it for files, emails, or other local content.
The search index only includes your selected locations by default. These locations can be filtered for what file types (extensions), file properties, and file contents you want indexed.
You can choose to use Classic or Enhanced search indexing mode for where your PC will search for files.
Respect power settings when indexing can change how and when search indexing happens based on power and battery settings. This can be handy to help save battery life.
If you turn on Respect power settings...
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