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Enable or Disable Text and Image Generation for Apps in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Text and Image Generation for Apps in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off text and image generation for apps using generative AI for your account or all users in Windows 11. Text and image generation uses on-device generative Al technologies to quickly respond to requests. Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.4741 (Beta 24H2) and build 26200.5710 (Dev 25H2), you can now visit the Settings > Privacy & security > Text and image generation to see which third-party applications recently used generative AI models provided by Windows. This page gives you visibility into the specific apps leveraging local Windows provided generative AI models and allows you to control which apps are permitted to use them—putting you in charge of your device’s AI experience. The UI...
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Enable or Disable Passkey Access for Apps in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Passkey Access for Apps in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to allow or deny if apps can create and use passkeys for your account or all users in Windows 11. Passkeys provide a more secure and convenient method to logging into websites and apps compared to passwords. Unlike passwords, which users must remember and type, passkeys are stored as secrets on a device and can use a device's unlock mechanism (such as biometrics or a PIN). Passkeys can be used without the need for other sign-in challenges, making the authentication process faster, secure, and more convenient. You can use passkeys with any applications or websites that support them, to create and sign in with Windows Hello. Once a passkey is created and saved with Windows Hello, you can use your device's...
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Enable or Disable Apps Access to Microphone in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Apps Access to Microphone in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to allow or deny apps access to the microphone for your account or all users in Windows 11. Many apps and services request and use the microphone, and Windows settings give you control over which apps can use your microphone. You can choose which apps can access the microphone. When your microphone is in use, a microphone icon will be displayed in the notification area of the taskbar system tray. References: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-camera-microphone-and-privacy-a83257bc-e990-d54a-d212-b5e41beba857 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/app-permissions-aea98a7c-b61a-1930-6ed0-47f0ed2ee15c Option One: Turn On or Off Microphone Access for All Users in Settings Option...
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Enable or Disable Apps Access to Camera in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Apps Access to Camera in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to allow or deny apps access to the camera for your account or all users in Windows 11. Many apps and services request and use the camera, and Windows settings give you control over which apps can use your camera. There are three types of cameras that apps and services may have access to, depending on what type of cameras come with or are installed on your device: A color camera is used for taking traditional color photos or videos. An infrared camera takes a gray scale (black and white) photo or video based on infrared intensity. A depth camera can see the shapes of items in front of it, and how far they are from the device. For example, a depth camera can be used to recognize when a person is in...
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Hide or Show Account Protection page in Windows Security

Privacy and Security Hide or Show Account Protection page in Windows Security

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Account protection page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Security provides built-in security options to help protect your device from malicious software attacks. The Account protection page in Windows Security allows you to access sign-in options and account settings, including Windows Hello and dynamic lock. You can hide the Account protection area from users on the device. This option can be useful if you don't want users to see or have access to user-configured options for these features. If you hide the Account protection section in Windows Security and try to directly open it (ex: command), you will get the Page not available error below...
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Enable or Disable Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable real-time protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 10/11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats. Real-time protection consists of always-on scanning with file and process behavior monitoring and heuristics. When real-time protection is on, Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects malware and potentially unwanted software that attempts to install itself or run on your device, and prompts you to take action on malware detections. While real-time protection is off, files you open or download won’t be scanned for threats. You must be signed...
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Enable or Disable Enhanced Security and Performance for Batch and CMD files in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Enhanced Security and Performance for Batch and CMD files in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off enhanced security and performance for batch and CMD files in Windows 11 Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8328 (24H2), build 26200.8328 (25H2), and build 28000.2179 (26H1), Administrators and Application Control for Business policy authors now have additional control over how the system processes batch files and Command Prompt (CMD) scripts. Starting with this release, administrators can enable a more secure processing mode for batch files. This mode prevents batch files from changing during execution. This enhances the performance and security of batch file processing when code integrity is enabled, as signature validation will only required to be performed a single time, instead...
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Find BitLocker Recovery Key in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Find BitLocker Recovery Key in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find your BitLocker recovery key for a drive in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. BitLocker is the Windows encryption technology that protects your data from unauthorized access by encrypting your drive and requiring one or more factors of authentication before it will unlock it. Windows will require a BitLocker recovery key when it detects a possible unauthorized attempt to access the data. This extra step is a security precaution intended to keep your data safe and secure. This can...
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Enable or Disable All Windows Security Notifications in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable All Windows Security Notifications in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable all notifications from Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Notifications page of Windows Security settings lets you configure what kind of notifications you want to receive. However, they do no include all Windows Security notifications like a critical notification when virus protection is turned off. You can disable all notifications from Windows Security if wanted. This can be useful when you have a 3rd party AV or security app installed and still always getting notifications about Microsoft Defender Antivirus being turned off or disabled. You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable all Windows Security notifications. Option...
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Enable or Disable Block Files Downloaded from Internet in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Block Files Downloaded from Internet in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable blocking files downloaded from the Internet for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Attachment Manager is included in Windows to help protect your PC from unsafe attachments that you might receive with an e-mail message and from unsafe files that you might save from the Internet. If the Attachment Manager identifies an attachment that might be unsafe, the Attachment Manager prevents (blocks) you from opening the file, or it warns you before you open the file. It uses the IAttachmentExecute application programming interface (API) to find the file type, to find the file association. When one of these applications saves a downloaded file on a disk formatted with...
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Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats. You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus. If a third party antivirus product is installed, registered, and working correctly, Microsoft Defender Antivirus will automatically disable itself. The Windows Security app will change the Virus & threat protection section to show status about the AV product, and provide a link to the product's configuration options. If you disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus, you will not be able to...
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Enable or Disable Send Required and Optional Diagnostic Data for Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Send Required and Optional Diagnostic Data for Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change diagnostic data settings to either disable or send required or optional diagnostic data to Microsoft about your Windows 11 PC. Microsoft uses diagnostic data to keep Windows secure and up to date, troubleshoot problems, and make product improvements as described in more detail below. Regardless of whether you choose to send Optional diagnostic data, your device will be just as secure and will operate normally. This data is transmitted to Microsoft and stored with one or more unique identifiers that can help us recognize an individual user on an individual device and understand the device's service issues and use patterns. Required diagnostic data is information about your device, its settings...
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