This tutorial will show you how to change the lock view keyboard shortcut used to lock the current view on a screen until unlocked when using zoom in Magnifier for your account in Windows 11.
Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better.
You can change the Magnifier zoom level to choose how much Magnifier enlarges the screen when turned on.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9354 (Experimental 26H2) for Insiders, Magnifier now understands each of your displays. Every screen keeps its own view at its own zoom. In earlier versions of Magnifier, zooming in stretched a single magnified view across all of your displays, so one screen's zoom followed you everywhere and screen edges blurred...
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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 enable or disable showing the "Customize menu" tip on the modern context menu for your account in Windows 11.
A context menu is a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears when you right click or press and hold on an item (ex: desktop, file, folder, drive, etc...) in Windows. A context menu can have menu items and sub-menus with a list of options or actions available for the item you right clicked on.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9212 (Experimental 26H2) for Insiders, Microsoft is beginning to roll out an updated context menu experience in File Explorer, designed to feel faster, cleaner, and easier to tailor to the way you work. The new design reduces top-level clutter, keeps commonly used...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove "Customize menu" on the modern context menu for your account in Windows 11.
A context menu is a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears when you right click or press and hold on an item (ex: desktop, file, folder, drive, etc...) in Windows. A context menu can have menu items and sub-menus with a list of options or actions available for the item you right clicked on.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9212 (Experimental 26H2) for Insiders, Microsoft is beginning to roll out an updated context menu experience in File Explorer, designed to feel faster, cleaner, and easier to tailor to the way you work. The new design reduces top-level clutter, keeps commonly used actions easy to...
This tutorial will show you how to manually turn on or off Smart App Control in Windows 11.
Smart App Control (SAC) is a new security feature starting with Windows 11 build 22567. Smart App Control can work alongside your other security software, such as Microsoft Defender, for added protection.
Smart App Control adds significant protection from malware, including new and emerging threats, by blocking apps that are malicious or untrusted. Smart App Control also helps to block potentially unwanted apps, which are apps that may cause your device to run slowly, display unexpected ads, offer extra software you didn't want, or do other things you don't expect.
Smart App Control starts in evaluation mode. This is a period during which...
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 for your account or all users in Windows 11.
When you right click on an item in Windows 11, you will see a new modern condensed context menu with Show more options (Shift+F10) at the bottom you have to click on to see all available options.
If you use the context menu a lot, then you will most likely find having to click on Show more options annoying anytime you need more options.
Pressing the Shift + F10 keys while having something selected will open the "Show more options" context menu for that item.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22572, you can...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Magnifier to zoom each display independently for your account in Windows 11.
Magnifier makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better.
You can change the Magnifier zoom level to choose how much Magnifier enlarges the screen when turned on.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9354 (Experimental 26H2) for Insiders, Magnifier now understands each of your displays. Every screen keeps its own view at its own zoom. In earlier versions of Magnifier, zooming in stretched a single magnified view across all of your displays, so one screen's zoom followed you everywhere and screen edges blurred together. With this update, each monitor's boundary is respected...
This tutorial will show you how to find jack information for input and output sound devices in Windows 11.
Jack information can help you know which audio jack (port) a microphone, headphones, or speakers is connected.
Jack information is useful for helping to distinguish among the jacks that connect to a multichannel speaker configuration, and if say a microphone is plugged into a green XLR jack from a microphone plugged into an orange XLR jack.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9354 (Experimental 26H2) for Insiders, Microsoft updated the input and output audio properties pages in Settings to include jack information for devices that need it.
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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatically expand to current folder in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
The navigation pane is the far left pane in File Explorer used to find files, folders, and drives on your PC or network.
When you have a folder or drive open in File Explorer (Win+E), you can press the Ctrl + Shift + E keys to expand the current folder or drive in the navigation pane on demand.
You can turn on Expand to current folder to have the navigation pane automatically expand to the current folder or drive as you open them in File Explorer.
Option One: Turn On or Off Automatically "Expand to current folder" in Navigation Pane in File Explorer
Option Two: Turn On...
This tutorial will show you how to set the default input and output sound device for communication for your account in Windows 11.
The default sound output device is the device that Windows uses to play sound. For example, a speaker.
The default sound input device is the device that Windows uses for speaking or recording. For example, a microphone.
The default communication device is the sound device set to be used for calls. For example, a headset.
By default, the default sound device is also used as the default communication device.
You can set to use a speaker as your default sound output device, and set a separate device (ex: headset) as your default output communication device.
You can set to use a microphone as your default...
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the default sound input device for your account in Windows 11.
The default sound input device is the device that Windows uses for speaking or recording.
When you connect more than one microphone or other recording devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default.
Starting with Windows 11 build 29576.1000 (Experimental (Future Platforms) and build 26340.9354 (Experimental 26H2) for Insiders, the option to set an audio device as default sound device for communication will now always display in Properties, just greyed out if the device is already the default (rather than the control hiding in this case). You can now also change default devices from the All...
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the default audio playback (output) device for your account in Windows 11.
The default audio playback device is the device that Windows uses to output (play) sound.
When you connect multiple audio output devices such as speakers, headphones, Bluetooth headset, or other audio devices to your PC, you can select which device you want to use by default.
Starting with Windows 11 build 29576.1000 (Experimental (Future Platforms) and build 26340.9354 (Experimental 26H2) for Insiders, the option to set an audio device as the default sound device for communication now always appears in Properties. The option is unavailable if the device is already the default instead of being hidden. You...
This tutorial will show you how to hide or show disconnected input and output sound devices on the Settings > Sound > All sound devices page for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26340.9354 (Experimental 26H2) for Insiders, Microsoft added toggles so that you can choose whether to hide or show disabled, disconnected, and unplugged devices on the All sound devices page in Settings.
If you don't want to see disconnected sound or audio input and output devices on the All sound devices page in Settings, you can hide them.
Option One: Hide or Show Disconnected Sound Devices in Settings
Option Two: Hide or Show Disconnected Sound Devices in Control Panel
Option Three: Hide or Show Disconnected Sound Devices...
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