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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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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Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use ViVeTool to enable or disable hidden features in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to restore the classic File Explorer with Ribbon for your account or all users 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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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
This tutorial will show you different ways to uninstall or reinstall the Copilot app for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Learn about this picture" desktop icon when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.- Brink
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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
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 change the default Copy name extension template to what you want for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you copy a file or folder to the same location, a copy of that file or folder will be created with the - Copy extension added at the end of the filename by default.
This will only affect copies you create afterwards, and will not affect copies that already have the - Copy file name extension.
Option One: Change Copy Name Extension
Option Two: Restore Default Copy Name Extension
EXAMPLE: Default and custom "- Copy" file name extension
option1Change Copy Name Extension
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
step22 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor...
This tutorial will show you how to change the - Shortcut extension being added to the filename of newly created shortcuts for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive and click tap on either Show more options > Create shortcut or Send to -> Desktop (create shortcut), a shortcut to that file, folder or drive will be created with the - Shortcut extension added at the end of the filename by default.
This will only affect new shortcuts you create afterwards, and will not affect shortcuts that already have the - Shortcut filename extension.
Option One: Change Shortcut Name Extension
Option Two: Restore Default Shortcut Name Extension
EXAMPLE: Default "- Shortcut"...
This tutorial will show you how to change the key text size 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 change the key text size to be small (default), medium, or large on the touch keyboard.
Option One: Change Key Text Size on Touch Keyboard in Settings
Option Two: Change Key Text Size on Touch Keyboard using REG file
EXAMPLE: Small, medium, and large key text size on touch keyboard
Change Key Text Size on Touch Keyboard in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Touch keyboard or Text...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing the key background 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.
The key background on the touch keyboard outlines and highlights the individual keys to make them standout more on the touch keyboard.
Option One: Turn On or Off Key Background for Touch Keyboard in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Key Background for Touch Keyboard using REG file
EXAMPLE: Key background on and off for touch keyboard
Turn On or Off Key Background for Touch Keyboard in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on...
This tutorial will show you how to change the size of 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 change the size of the touch keyboard to be smaller or larger for your needs.
Option One: Change Touch Keyboard Size in Settings
Option Two: Change Touch Keyboard Size in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: Touch keyboard
Change Touch Keyboard Size in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Touch keyboard or Text input on the right side. (see screenshots below)
Open Text input settings
3 Adjust the...
This tutorial will show you how to show or hide the touch keyboard icon on the taskbar system tray 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.
The touch keyboard icon on the system tray on the taskbar corner makes it easy to open the touch keyboard on demand.
If you have a tablet device, the touch keyboard will automatically open when you need it. Just tap where you’d like to enter text and the touch keyboard will pop up, or press the touch keyboard icon on the taskbar.
If you have a non-touch PC (ex: desktop), you could still use the touch keyboard if you like, but you will have to manually...
Personalization Change Touch Keyboard, Voice Typing, Emoji Panel and more Text Input Theme in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the theme for clipboard (Win+V), touch keyboard, voice typing, emoji and more for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22504, to further personalize your Windows text input experience, Microsoft has expanded the 13 themes for the touch keyboard to now apply to other input experiences, including IMEs, the emoji panel, and voice typing. Also available for all themed experiences is the theme engine that allows you to create a fully customized theme including background images.
You can choose to use a default or custom theme for text input. A custom theme allows you to choose a custom background color, background picture, accent color, text color, and touch keyboard key...
This tutorial will show you how to change the registered owner and organization of your Windows 11 PC.
By default, Windows 11 uses "Windows User" (local account) or email address (Microsoft account) as the registered owner , and an empty registered organization name for the PC.
Since many apps you install will reference and use the registered owner and organization of the PC. You may need to change the registered owner and organization to correct or update them.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the registered owner and organization.
The registered owner and organization is only cosmetic and doesn't affect Windows. You can have the text say anything you want for these two values, or remove them.
EXAMPLE...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the acrylic blur effect on the sign-in screen background image for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The lock screen is the screen you see at startup and when you lock (Win+L) the PC. You will need to dismiss the lock screen to to see the sign-in screen and sign in to Windows.
By default, the sign-in screen background image has an acrylic blur effect as part of Windows 11 transparency effects.
If you would prefer to have a clear sign-in screen background image without affecting other transparency effects for users, you can enable the Show clear logon background group policy.
The acrylic blur effect on the sign-in screen background image requires transparency effects to be...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Chat button on the taskbar for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Microsoft started rolling out Chat from Microsoft Teams to Windows 11 build 22000.100.
This includes a new Chat flyout right off the taskbar as well as an overall Teams desktop experience architected for optimized performance and the Windows 11 design language. You can remain connected to the people you care about with chats and video calls from the convenience of your Windows 11 PC, while they can participate from any device with Microsoft Teams: desktop, mobile, or even just a web browser.
With Chat from Microsoft Teams, you can connect to friends and family from your PC regardless of what computer or phone...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove recently added apps on the Start menu Recommended section for your account or all users in Windows 11.
The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended.
The Start menu contains shortcuts of all your apps, settings, and files.
The Recommended section on the Start menu shows a list of your recently installed apps (aka: "Recently added") and recently opened items.
Starting with Windows 11 build 23575.1001 (Dev) and build 22635.3140 (Beta), Microsoft is trying out grouping recently added apps on your PC into a folder under the Recommended section of Start with some Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Option One: Remove Specific App from Recently Added...
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