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Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable hibernate and restore or delete the hiberfil.sys file in Windows 11. Hibernate is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops, and might not be available for all PCs. (For example, PCs with Modern Standby may not have hibernate available.) While sleep puts your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk to the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys), and then turns off your computer. Hibernate uses less power than sleep and when you start up the PC again, you’re back to where you left off (though not as fast as sleep). Use hibernation when you know that you won't use your laptop or tablet for an...
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Enable or Disable Find and Download New Extensions on Narrator Startup in Windows 11

Accessibility Enable or Disable Find and Download New Extensions on Narrator Startup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off find and download new extensions on Narrator startup for your account in Windows 11. Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. Narrator lets you use your PC without a mouse to complete common tasks if you’re blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents. Narrator now supports the use of extensions to improve the productivity and efficiency of Narrator with applications. Outlook and Excel are the current extensions that are supported. You can use the Enable Narrator extensions option to enable or disable...
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Add or Remove "Extract All" Context Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add or Remove "Extract All" Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Extract All" context menu item for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you right click on a .zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst, .tar.xz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tzst, .txz, .rar, .7z, .Gzip, .bzip2, Zstandard, and more compressed file, you will see Extract All in the context menu by default that allows you to extract all files at once from within the compressed file. When you select a .zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst, .tar.xz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tzst, .txz, .rar, .7z, .Gzip, .bzip2, Zstandard, and more compressed file in File Explorer, you will see Extract all on the command bar (toolbar) by default that allows you to extract all files at once from within the...
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Enable or Disable Narrator Extensions in Windows 11

Accessibility Enable or Disable Narrator Extensions in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off support for Narrator extensions for your account in Windows 11. Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. Narrator lets you use your PC without a mouse to complete common tasks if you’re blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents. Narrator now supports the use of extensions to improve the productivity and efficiency of Narrator with applications. Outlook and Excel are the current extensions that are supported. You can use the Enable Narrator extensions option to enable or disable all extensions...
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Use Summarize in Notepad app to Enhance Writing with AI in Windows 11

Apps Use Summarize in Notepad app to Enhance Writing with AI in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use the Summarize feature in the Notepad app to enhance your writing with AI 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. Notepad in Windows includes Rewrite, Summarize, and Write—three AI-powered features that help you refine, shorten, and generate text with the assistance of GPT. Whether you want to fine-tune your writing or distill complex information, these AI features help you work more efficiently in Notepad. Summarize quickly shortens long-form text into high-level overviews, extracting key points from documents, notes, or articles to streamline your workflow. Starting with Notepad version...
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See Windows 11 Restart Time

General See Windows 11 Restart Time

This tutorial will show you how long it takes Windows 11 to restart and get back to the desktop. It would be recommended to disable the delay of running startup apps below to get a more accurate restart time. https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-delay-of-running-startup-apps-in-windows-11.9144/ You can also view the startup logs in Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) in the Applications and Services Logs (takes a moment to load) > Microsoft > Windows > Diagnostics-Performance > Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational log. The logs will be in the middle to show you what ran at startup, how long it took, and more. Here's How: 1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below. Restart-Time.zip...
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Change Magnifier Zoom Increment in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Magnifier Zoom Increment in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the zoom increment of 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 increment to choose how much the screen enlargement level changes when you zoom in and out with Magnifier. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8737 (24H2), build 26200.8737 (25H2), and build 2800.2608 (26H1), Microsoft has added preset step increments (5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 100%, 150%, 200%, and 400%) to the Settings dropdown, so you can jump to common levels in a single click. Whether you need a subtle boost or a dramatic close-up, Magnifier adapts to how you want to zoom. Reference...
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Change Magnifier Zoom Level in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Magnifier Zoom Level in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the zoom level of 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. When you turn on Magnifier, it will use the zoom level percentage from last closed by default. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8737 (24H2), build 26200.8737 (25H2), and build 2800.2608 (26H1), Magnifier now gives you more control over how you zoom. You can type an exact zoom percentage directly in the magnifier toolbar to land on precisely the level you need. Reference...
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Restore Missing Power Plans in Windows 11

System Restore Missing Power Plans in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to restore the built-in Balanced, High performance, Power saver, and/or Ultimate Performance power plans if missing in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses power. Power plans can help you save energy, maximize system performance, or achieve a balance between the two. A power plan is also known as a power scheme. Changes made to a power plan settings will affect all users that use the same power plan as their default active power scheme. Windows 10/11 includes the following power plans by default: Balanced = Offers full performance when you need it and saves power when you don't. This is the best power plan for most...
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Completely Disable and Remove Copilot in Windows 11

Apps Completely Disable and Remove Copilot in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to completely disable the Windows Copilot preview feature and remove Copilot from the taskbar, Windows Search, and Microsoft Edge for all users in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Copilot in Windows provides centralized generative AI assistance to your users right from the Windows desktop. Copilot in Windows appears as a side bar docked on the Windows desktop and is designed to help users get things done in Windows. Copilot in Windows can perform common tasks in Windows like changing Windows settings, which makes it different from the browser-based Copilot in Edge. However, both user experiences, Copilot in Windows and Copilot in Edge, can share the same underlying chat provider platform. This tutorial will...
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Add or Remove Keyboard Layout for Input Language in Windows 11

Time and Language Add or Remove Keyboard Layout for Input Language in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a keyboard layout for input language for your account in Windows 11. In Windows, you can change your keyboard layout to type in another language or input method you want to use.. The language of your keyboard layout controls the characters that appear on your screen when you type. By using the different layouts, you can type all the characters for the language, including diacritics such as the umlaut (ä) in German and the tilde (ñ) in Spanish. When you add a language, the default keyboard layout for the language will be installed by default. You can install additional keyboards for language-specific key layouts and input options. Adding an input language lets you set a...
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Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the height and width Lens view size 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. When you select to use the lens Magnifier view, you can change the lens size to a custom screen height and width percentage that works best for you. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-magnifier-to-make-things-on-the-screen-easier-to-see-414948ba-8b1c-d3bd-8615-0e5e32204198 Option One: Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Settings Option Two: Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Registry Editor Change Magnifier Lens View Size in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Accessibility on the...
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