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Check What is New in Notepad app in Windows 11

Apps Check What is New in Notepad app in Windows 11

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. Reference...
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Install or Uninstall Built-in Sysmon in Windows 11

Apps Install or Uninstall Built-in Sysmon in Windows 11

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...
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Enable or Disable Push To Talk for Xbox Party Chat on Windows 11 PC

Gaming Enable or Disable Push To Talk for Xbox Party Chat on Windows 11 PC

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). References...
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Enable or Disable Noise Suppression for Xbox Party Chat on Windows 11 PC

Gaming Enable or Disable Noise Suppression for Xbox Party Chat on Windows 11 PC

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...
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Change Sound Input Device for Xbox Party Chat on Windows 11 PC

Gaming Change Sound Input Device for Xbox Party Chat on Windows 11 PC

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...
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Change Sound Output Device for Xbox Party Chat on Windows 11 PC

Gaming Change Sound Output Device for Xbox Party Chat on Windows 11 PC

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)...
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Enable or Disable Purchase Sign-in for Microsoft Store app in Windows 11

Apps Enable or Disable Purchase Sign-in for Microsoft Store app in Windows 11

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...
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Turn On or Off Respect Power Settings when Indexing in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Turn On or Off Respect Power Settings when Indexing in Windows 11

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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Enable or Disable Show Battery Percentage on Xbox Mode in Windows 11

Gaming Enable or Disable Show Battery Percentage on Xbox Mode in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing the battery indicator percentage in Xbox mode for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8328 (24H2) and build 26200.8328 (25H2), Xbox mode is now available on Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, and tablets. Xbox mode is a console inspired, dedicated gaming experience that gives players a controller-optimized way to navigate and play on Windows. When using Xbox mode, Windows will start your gaming home app to use as a launcher for your games and apps and games will be run full screen. You can decide to hide (off) or show (on) the battery percentage for your Windows 11 device on Xbox mode. References...
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Use Freeform Rotate feature in Paint app on Windows 11

Apps Use Freeform Rotate feature in Paint app on Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use the freeform rotate feature on an image in the Paint app in Windows 11. The Paint app included in Windows 11 is a simple and powerful graphics editor with a range of uses. You can edit images quickly or create masterpieces with the tools in this app. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to save and share your files in almost any format. Starting with the Paint app version 11.2601.391.0, Microsoft has introduced freeform rotate, a highly requested feature that gives you more control when editing your artwork. You can now rotate shapes, text, and any active selection to any angle. You can try using freeform rotate in your artwork to adjust elements exactly the way you want and add more flexibility to...
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Add Open Desktop Background File Location context menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add Open Desktop Background File Location context menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Open desktop background file location on the desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight. You can add a Open desktop background file location context menu to find and open directly to the image file location of your current picture, slideshow, or Windows Spotlight desktop background with the image selected. This can make it easy to find and save the current desktop background image as wanted. You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Open desktop background file location context menu, but all users can use this context menu...
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Change Lock Screen Timeout to Turn Off Display After in Windows 11

System Change Lock Screen Timeout to Turn Off Display After in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the Console lock display off timeout setting in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Console lock display off timeout is the amount of minutes Windows will wait idle with no activity while on the lock screen (aka: welcome screen) when a user locks the computer before timing out and automatically turning off the display. The Console lock display off timeout setting is set to 1 minute by default for all power plans. Any changes made to the Console lock display off timeout setting for a power plan will affect all users on the PC that use the same power plan. If Turn off display after is set to Never, it will also prevent Console lock display off timeout from turning off the display. Option One...
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