This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing preview handlers in the the preview pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The preview pane in File Explorer shows you the contents of a file, such as image or text files, without having to open it with an app.
Preview handlers show the content of text files (ex: .bat, .cmd, .html, .ps1, .reg, .txt, etc...) in the preview pane.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/preview-handlers
Option One: Enable or Disable Show Preview Handlers in Preview Pane of File Explorer in Folder Options
Option Two: Enable or Disable Show Preview Handlers in Preview Pane of File Explorer using REG file
Option Three: Enable or Disable...
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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
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
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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
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The NTFS file system volumes support file and folder compression on an individual file basis. The file compression algorithm used by the NTFS file system is Lempel-Ziv compression. This is a lossless compression algorithm, which means that no data is lost when compressing and decompressing the file, as opposed to lossy compression algorithms such as JPEG, where some data is lost each time data compression and decompression occur.
The Encrypted File System, or EFS, provides an additional level of security for files and folders. It provides cryptographic protection of individual files on...
This tutorial will you show to change the default action when typing into list view in File Explorer for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
In Windows, you can change the default action when typing into list view in File Explorer to either Automatically type into the Search Box or Select the typed Item in the view.
Automatically type into the Search Box - When you type in File Explorer in list view, it will automatically be typed into the Search Box to give search results from within the currently open folder or drive.
Select the typed Item in the view - This is the default setting. When you type in File Explorer in list view, it will automatically jump to and select the first file name in sort by order that begins with what...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing folder merge conflicts for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
If you copy or move a folder into a destination that already contains a folder with the exact same name, Windows will automatically replace the destination folder by default. If any files have the same names, you will still be asked if you want to replace those files with a file merge conflict dialog.
If you like, you can enable to show folder merge conflicts to confirm if you want to replace (merge) the destination folder instead of automatically by default.
Enabling or disabling folder merge conflicts will not affect file merge conflicts like below.
Option One: Enable or Disable Folder Merge...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off sync provider notifications in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
Sync provider notifications are designed to help you by providing quick, easy information and suggestions about things you can do or new features you can try to have a better experience with Windows 11.
It has been reported that sync provider notifications started showing up in Windows 11 build 22572.100.
Option One: Enable or Disable Sync Provider Notifications in File Explorer in Folder Options
Option Two: Enable or Disable Sync Provider Notifications in File Explorer using REG file
Option Three: Enable or Disable Sync Provider Notifications in File Explorer in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: sync provider...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Restore previous folder windows at logon" for your account in Windows 11.
You can have Windows automatically restore previous folder windows at sign in when you sign out, restart the computer, or shut down the computer.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.4580 (Beta) and build 27788.1000 (Canary), when “Restore previous folder windows at logon” is enabled in File Explorer, Windows will also now restore all the extra tabs which you previously had open in each File Explorer window. As part of this work, Microsoft has also updated the logic for the “Automatically save my restartable apps and restart them when I sign back in” setting via Settings > Accounts > Sign in options, so that...
This tutorial will show you how to show or hide file name extensions for known file types for your account in Windows 11.
File name extensions are the set of characters added to the end of files that identifies the file type or format.
Extensions for known file types are hidden by default in Windows 11.
Option One: Show or Hide File Name Extensions for Known File Types from File Explorer Command Bar
Option Two: Show or Hide File Name Extensions for Known File Types from Folder Options
Option Three: Show or Hide File Name Extensions for Known File Types in Settings
Option Four: Show or Hide File Name Extensions for Known File Types using REG file
Option Five: Show or Hide File Name Extensions for Known File Types in Registry...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off displaying file size information in folder tips for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you hover on a file, folder, drive, or desktop items in Windows, a pop-up description (infotip) will show displaying basic property details (metadata) of the item such as Date created, Size, Folders and Files a folder contains, etc...
If wanted, you can turn off displaying file size information in folder tips.
Option One: Turn On or Off Display File Size Info in Folder Tips in Folder Options
Option Two: Turn On or Off Display File Size Info in Folder Tips using REG file
Option Three: Turn On or Off Display File Size Info in Folder Tips in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: "Display file...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable show pop-up descriptions for folder and desktop items for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you hover over a file, folder, drive, or desktop items in Windows, a pop-up description (infotip) will show displaying basic property details (metadata) of the item such as Date created, Size, Folders and Files a folder contains, etc...
Option One: Enable or Disable Show Pop-up Description for Folder and Desktop Items in Folder Options
Option Two: Enable or Disable Show Pop-up Description for Folder and Desktop Items using REG file
Option Three: Enable or Disable Show Pop-up Description for Folder and Desktop Items in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: Pop-up description (infotip)...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show all folders 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.
If you like, you can select to show all the folders on your PC in the navigation pane. This includes all hidden folders, your user account folders, Control Panel, Libraries, and Recycle Bin.
Option One: Turn On or Off "Show all folders" in Navigation Pane in File Explorer
Option Two: Turn On or Off "Show all folders" in Navigation Pane in Folder Options
Option Three: Turn On or Off 'Show all folders" in Navigation Pane using REG file
Option Four: Turn On or Off 'Show all...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off use check boxes to select files, folders, and drives for your user account in Windows 11.
You can use check boxes to make selecting multiple items in any order easier in File Explorer and on the desktop in Windows.
When check boxes is turned on, you can hover the pointer over each item to reveal the check box to check (select) or uncheck (unselect) it.
If you have a tablet, convertible, or 2-in-1 type device in tablet/slate mode, then check boxes will always be used even if turned off.
Option One: Turn On or Off Use Check Boxes to Select Items in File Explorer Command Bar
Option Two: Turn On or Off Use Check Boxes to Select Items in Folder Options
Option Three: Turn On or Off Use...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off compact view in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
If you feel File Explorer has too much space between items, you can turn on compact view to decrease space between items in File Explorer.
If you have a tablet, convertible, or 2-in-1 type device in tablet/slate mode, then compact view will always be off even if turned on.
Option One: Turn On or Off Compact View in File Explorer from File Explorer Command Bar
Option Two: Turn On or Off Compact View in File Explorer from Folder Options
Option Three: Turn On or Off Compact View in File Explorer using REG file
Option Four: Turn On or Off Compact View in File Explorer in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: Compact view in File...
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