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Delete Passkey for App or Website in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to delete passkeys saved for apps and websites on your Windows 11 device. Microsoft believes that the future is passwordless. Passkeys will allow you to replace passwords when you sign into a web site or application that supports them. Passkeys represent a future where bad actors will have a much harder time stealing and using your credentials when signing into a web site or application. Passkeys are phish-resistant, recoverable, and faster for users. Enroll and use passkey to sign into apps and websites: Microsoft is improving the passkey experience for Windows users. You can now go to any app or website that supports passkeys to create and sign in using passkeys with the Windows Hello native...
Accounts
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. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-camera-microphone-and-privacy-a83257bc-e990-d54a-d212-b5e41beba857 Option One: Turn On or Off Microphone Access for All Users in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Microphone Access for All Users using REG file Option Three: Turn On or Off...
Privacy and Security
Add or Remove Sites on Sidebar in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to add (pin) or remove (unpin) sites on the sidebar in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features. Microsoft Edge has a sidebar you can add (pin) any site or webpage to. You can add your current page and/or select a top site to add. References: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2022/09/01/microsoft-edge-sidebar-multitask-smarter/...
Browsers and Mail
Choose Media Type for Preferred Camera Resolution in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the media type to a specific camera resolution for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 27718 (Canary), Microsoft added a new Advanced camera options section on the Cameras page in Settings. Starting with Windows 11 build 27744 (Canary) and build 26120.2702 (Dev), hidden experimental feature is available that adds the Media type setting in Advanced camera options that will let you choose different media types like resolution and frame rate, with the default setting being “Let Windows Choose” for optimal experience. ⚠️ If you would like to try this experimental feature now, you can enable it using the command below with ViVeTool. vivetool /enable /id:42142480...
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Enable or Disable Basic Camera Mode in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off camera basic mode for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 27758 (Canary) build 26120.2702 (Dev), and build 26100.3323 (24H2), Microsoft added a new Advanced camera options section on the Cameras page in Settings. This includes a new setting for users to turn on or off Turn on basic camera. When turned on, it enables basic camera functionality for improved debugging, recommended as a last resort when your camera is not functioning correctly. This feature was developed in collaboration with Microsoft support agents. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/camera-doesn-t-work-in-windows-32adb016-b29c-a928-0073-53d31da0dad5 Here's How: 1 Open...
Devices
Enable or Disable Multiple Apps to Use Camera in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off allowing multiple apps to use camera at the same time for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 27758 (Canary) build 26120.2702 (Dev), and build 26100.3323 (24H2), Microsoft added a new Advanced camera options section on the Cameras page in Settings. This includes a new setting for users to turn on or off Allow multiple apps to use camera at the same time. When turned on, it allows multiple applications to access the camera stream simultaneously, developed with the Hard-of-Hearing community to enable video streaming to both a sign language interpreter and the end audience at the same time. Here's How: 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices...
Devices
Enable or Disable Automatic Maintenance to Wake Up Computer in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing Automatic Maintenance to wake up the computer to run scheduled maintenance tasks in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows automatically runs scheduled maintenance on a daily schedule when you're not using your computer. This includes tasks such as updates, security scanning, and system diagnostics. This maintenance will run daily if you aren't using your computer at 2 AM by default. If your computer is in use at the scheduled time or maintenance is behind schedule, Automatic Maintenance will run the next time the computer is not being used. You can change the default 2 AM time to run daily maintenance tasks to when you're not using your computer while running or sleeping...
System
Add and Remove Custom Color Schemes for Windows Terminal in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add, edit, and remove custom color schemes in Windows Terminal for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. Windows Terminal lets you define your own color schemes, either by using the built-in preset schemes, or by creating your own custom scheme from scratch. A color scheme is a theme of colors applied...
Personalization
Change Color Scheme of Windows Terminal in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the default color scheme for all or specific shell profiles in Windows Terminal for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. Windows Terminal lets you define your own color schemes, either by using the built-in preset schemes, or by creating your own custom scheme from scratch. A color scheme is a...
Personalization
Find All Symbolic Links and Junction Points in Windows
This tutorial will show you how to find and list all hard links, symbolic links, and junction points and their target source in Windows 10 and Windows 11. There are three types of file links supported in the NTFS file system: hard links, junctions, and symbolic links. Otherwise known as Reparse Points. Hard Links can only be created for files. Any changes to that file are instantly visible to applications that access it through the hard links that reference it. Hard links do not support UNC paths (network paths that begin with \\). Hard links to a file will not have a shortcut arrow icon on them. Symbolic Links are soft links that are basically advanced shortcuts. You can create a symbolic link to a local or remote file, folder, or...
General
Add or Remove Open in new tab context menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Open in new tab context menu in File Explorer for all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 25136 and build 22621.160, the title bar of File Explorer now has tabs to help you work across multiple locations at the same time. You can right click on a drive, folder, or library location in File Explorer to see the Open in new tab context menu item. You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Open in new tab" context menu. This does not prevent users from using other methods to open a new tab in File Explorer. Microsoft is beginning to roll this File Explorer Tabs feature out, so it isn’t available to all Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels just...
Personalization
Enable or Disable UAC for Built-in Administrator in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable User Account Control (UAC) for the built-in Administrator account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows includes a hidden built-in Administrator account that serves as the local system administrator with elevated rights by default without needing Run as administrator or UAC (User Account Control) for elevation approval. When User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, Windows prompts for consent or prompts for credentials of a valid local administrator account before starting a program or task that requires a full administrator access token. The UAC prompt mitigates malicious software running under elevated credentials without the user or administrator being aware of its activity. The...
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