This tutorial will show you how to change the text cursor caret blink timeout for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
The text cursor is that blinking line at the end of what you are typing in Windows.
The caret timeout is the time in milliseconds that the text cursor will continue to blink before it automatically stops blinking.
The default caret timeout is 5000 milliseconds, but you can change this time if wanted.
EXAMPLE: text cursor blinking in Run (Win+R) dialog
Here's How:
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
3 In the right pane of the Desktop key, double...
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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 add Optimize to the context menu of drives in Windows 10 and Windows 11 to make it easier to optimize and defrag drives on demand.
Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster.
Windows 11 includes Optimize Drives that will automatically retrim a SSD or defrag a HDD as needed.
Retrim = Generates TRIM and Unmap hints for all currently unused sectors of the SSD or NVMe volume, notifying the underlying storage that the sectors are no longer needed and can be purged. This can recover unused capacity on thinly provisioned drives.
Defrag = Locates and consolidates fragmented files on local HDD volumes to improve system performance.
Optimize Drives runs automatically on a weekly...
This tutorial will show you how to optimize and defragment drives in Windows 11.
Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster.
Windows 11 includes Optimize Drives that will automatically retrim a SSD or defrag a HDD as needed.
Retrim = Generates TRIM and Unmap hints for all currently unused sectors of the SSD or NVMe volume, notifying the underlying storage that the sectors are no longer needed and can be purged. This can recover unused capacity on thinly provisioned drives.
Defrag = Locates and consolidates fragmented files on local HDD volumes to improve system performance.
Optimize Drives runs automatically on a weekly schedule at the time set in automatic maintenance. You can also manually run Optimize...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Shift Lock feature on the touch keyboard 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.
You can double click/tap on Shift on the touch keyboard to activate Shift Lock, and click/tap on Shift again when ready to deactivate Shift Lock.
When Shift Lock is activated on the touch keyboard, the Shift button will be highlighted with a lock emblem on it. All letters on the touch keyboard will be uppercase while Shift Lock is activated.
If you find the Shift Lock feature to be an annoyance, you can disable it on the touch keyboard.
Shift Lock is...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off add a period after you double-tap the Spacebar on the touch keyboard 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.
You can add a period after you double-tap the Spacebar in the touch keyboard.
Option One: Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Add Period after Double-tap Spacebar in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Add Period after Double-tap Spacebar using REG file
EXAMPLE: Touch Keyboard
option1Turn On or Off Touch Keyboard Add Period after Double-tap Spacebar in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Time &...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show the voice typing mic button on the touch keyboard 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.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.7523 (Dev and Beta) and build 29585.1000 (Experimental Future Platforms), Microsoft is updating the experience when you use voice typing with the touch keyboard to make it feel more streamlined and intuitive. The new design removes the previous full‑screen overlay and instead shows voice typing animations directly on the dictation key, helping you stay focused on what you’re doing without extra visual...
This tutorial will show you how to reset all AutoPlay settings to default for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
AutoPlay lets you choose an action for different kinds of media when you plug in a device or insert media. You can set AutoPlay to open different kinds of content, such as photos, music, and video on different kinds of media, such as drives, CDs, DVDs, cameras, and phones. For example, you can use AutoPlay to select an app that will automatically open photos on a removable drive when you plug it into your PC. With AutoPlay, you don't have to open the same app or reselect preferences every time you plug in a certain device.
When the Shell detects the insertion of new media or the attachment of a hot-plug device, the...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable AutoPlay for non-volume devices for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
AutoPlay lets you choose an action for different kinds of media when you plug in a device or insert media. You can set AutoPlay to open different kinds of content, such as photos, music, and video on different kinds of media, such as drives, CDs, DVDs, cameras, and phones. For example, you can use AutoPlay to select an app that will automatically open photos on a removable drive when you plug it into your PC. With AutoPlay, you don't have to open the same app or reselect preferences every time you plug in a certain device.
When the Shell detects the insertion of new media or the attachment of a hot-plug...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off AutoPlay for all media and devices in your account in Windows 11.
AutoPlay lets you choose an action for different kinds of media when you plug in a device or insert media. You can set AutoPlay to open different kinds of content, such as photos, music, and video on different kinds of media, such as drives, CDs, DVDs, cameras, and phones. For example, you can use AutoPlay to select an app that will automatically open photos on a removable drive when you plug it into your PC. With AutoPlay, you don't have to open the same app or reselect preferences every time you plug in a certain device.
When the Shell detects the insertion of new media or the attachment of a hot-plug device, the...
This tutorial will show you how to delete a service in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Services are an application type that runs in the system background without a user interface. Services provide core operating system features (such as printing, networking, remote access, File Explorer, Windows Search, updates, etc.) and apps to operate as intended.
Sometimes you may need to delete a service. For example, when installed software doesn't uninstall properly, and leaves its service in the Services list.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/services/services
You must be signed in as an administrator to delete a service.
Option One: Delete Service in Command Prompt
Option Two: Delete Service in Registry Editor...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off start OneDrive automatically at sign in for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The options in this tutorial are no longer available for OneDrive.
You can now just turn on/off OneDrive in Startup Apps settings below:
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-startup-apps-in-windows-11.699/
With OneDrive, you can sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at OneDrive.com. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. You can...
This tutorial will show you how to use ElevenClock to show a clock on all taskbars on all displays in Windows 11.
In Windows 11, the main taskbar is the taskbar with the clock and taskbar corner icons on it, and is on your main display. The taskbars that show on the other displays not set as your main display, do not have the clock and taskbar corner icons on them by default.
Starting with Windows 11 22000.527, the clock and date will show on the taskbars of other monitors when you connect other monitors to your device.
You can use the free program ElevenClock on GitHub to have a taskbar clock for secondary taskbars on Windows 11. ElevenClock is a simple app which provides the same functionality as in windows 10 secondary taskbar...
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