This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show location of the pointer when the Ctrl key is pressed for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse.
Windows 11 gives you a fast way to find your mouse pointer by circling it when you press the Ctrl key.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/Hardware/Input-Devices/change-mouse-settings#bkmk_find_a_mouse_pointer_win11
The Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key setting and others are saved together in the UserPreferencesMask binary value in the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop location...
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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 turn on or off discover widgets for showing widget suggestions on the lock screen for your account in Windows 11.
You can stay informed and efficient with dynamic updates that bring weather, finance, sports, traffic, and app notifications with widgets on your lock screen.
Microsoft updated the lock screen widgets experience with widget suggestions to help you easily discover more widgets. Please note this experience is still being refined and will change in future flights.
When the Suggest widgets for your lock screen is turned on, it will periodically update the lock screen with suggested widgets to add.
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This tutorial will show you how to change the speech recognition mode used to filter noise by Voice Access for your account in Windows 11.
Voice access in Windows 11 enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using their voice. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author emails using your voice. Voice access uses modern, on-device speech recognition to accurately recognize speech and works even without the internet.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.8491 (Beta), build 2630.8497 (Experimental), and build 29634.1000 (Experimental Future Platforms) for Insiders, Microsoft is introducing Voice Isolation, a new option in Voice Access that...
This tutorial will show you how to set up Voice isolation in Voice Access for your account in Windows 11.
Voice access in Windows 11 enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using their voice. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author emails using your voice. Voice access uses modern, on-device speech recognition to accurately recognize speech and works even without the internet.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8973 (24H2), build 26200.8973 (25H2), and build 28000.2804 (26H1), Microsoft is introducing Voice Isolation, a new option in Voice Access that helps it focus on your voice, even when others are speaking nearby. Whether...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing touch bars for Magnifier when using a touchscreen device for your account in Windows 11.
Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8973 (24H2), build 26200.8973 (25H2), and build 28000.2804 (26H1), touch bars for panning in Magnifier are now off by default. Hiding them gives you a cleaner, less distracting magnified view on touchscreen devices.
If you use a touch screen device and prefer on-screen bars for navigating your magnified view, you can turn them back on anytime.
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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable HTTPS-First Mode in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Microsoft Edge is the AI-powered browser. A smarter way to browse. As the only browser built and optimized for Windows, it’s AI-powered tools are designed to help you make the most of your time online. Whether you’re searching, shopping or gaming, AI-powered tools and a security-first approach help you stay productive, save money, and get things done your way.
HTTPS-First Mode in Microsoft Edge automatically upgrades HTTP connections to HTTPS when possible, helping protect your data from insecure connections.
If a site doesn’t support HTTPS, Microsoft Edge shows a warning to highlight the security risk...
This tutorial will show you how to check the current status of TRIM support for SSD drives, and to enable or disable TRIM support on SSD drives with NTFS and ReFS file systems for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you delete a file on a SSD or NVMe drive, Windows sends a TRIM command to the drive to notify the drive of pages which no longer contain valid data. The SSD will then erase those pages in the background.
The TRIM command is essential to maintain the performance of SSD and NVMe drives at an optimal level over the lifetime of the drive. TRIM functions by actively deleting invalid data from the SSD’s memory cells to ensure that write operations perform at full speed. Since a memory block must be erased before it can...
This tutorial will show you how to quickly reset all closed caption style settings back to default for your account in Windows 11.
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.
Windows lets you customize things like the font, color, size, opacity, and background of...
This tutorial will show you how to change the caption style 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.
Windows lets you customize things like...
This tutorial will show you how to review and apply energy recommendations for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1344, Windows now provides Energy Recommendations in Settings.
You can review and apply these recommendations to improve the energy efficiency of your PC and reduce your carbon footprint.
Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, Microsoft added 2 additional energy recommendations for turning on dark mode and adjusting refresh rate to conserve energy.
Microsoft rolled out new energy recommendation for turning off HDR to conserve energy on PCs with HDR displays.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9577 (Experimental 26H2), Windows Insiders will now see Energy...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off allowing multiple apps to use camera at the same time for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Starting with build 26100.8524 (24H2), build 26200.8524 (25H2), and build 28000.2340 (26H1), Microsoft added a new Advanced camera options section on the Cameras page in Settings.
This includes a new setting for users to turn on or off Allow multiple apps to use camera at the same time. When turned on, it allows multiple applications to access the camera stream simultaneously, developed with the Hard-of-Hearing community to enable video streaming to both a sign language interpreter and the end audience at the same time.
Option One: Turn On or Off Multi-App Camera Mode for Current...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off camera basic mode for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Starting with build 26100.8524 (24H2), build 26200.8524 (25H2), and build 28000.2340 (26H1), Microsoft added a new Advanced camera options section on the Cameras page in Settings.
This includes a new setting for users to turn on or off Turn on basic camera. When turned on, it enables basic camera functionality for improved debugging, recommended as a last resort when your camera is not functioning correctly. This feature was developed in collaboration with Microsoft support agents.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/camera/camera-doesn-t-work-in-windows
Option One: Turn On or Off Basic...
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