This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing photos from your Android phone in the Phone Link app for your account on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.
With the Phone Link app on your PC linked to your Android phone, you can view and manage photos you've taken on your Android phone on your PC.
To minimize network bandwidth and maximize performance, the Phone Link app on your PC will only show your 2,000 most recent photos and screenshots from your Android device.
The Phone Link app on your PC can only show photos that are in the Camera Roll or Screenshots folders on your Android device. If you moved or saved your photos to a different folder, they will not appear in the Phone Link.
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off AI powered auto image categorization in the Photos app for your account on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs.
The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery.
Starting with Microsoft Photos app version 2025.11090.25001.0 rolling out on Windows 11 across all Insider channels, Microsoft brings a new Auto-Categorization feature on Copilot+ PCs that leverages AI to organize photos into categories for easier recall.
Auto-Categorization automatically detects and organizes your photo collection into meaningful...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off ask to save edited screen recordings in Snipping Tool for your account in Windows 11.
The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps.
You can turn on or off to have Snipping Tool ask to save edited screen recordings if unsaved when you close the Snipping Tool app.
Recordings from the Snipping Tool get saved as a .mp4 file to the C:\Users\<username>\Videos\Screen Recordings folder by default for the current user.
Recordings from the Snipping Tool are also temporarily cached as a .mp4 file in the...
Network and Internet Enable or Disable Mapped Drives Available in Elevated Command Prompt in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable mapped network drives availability in an elevated terminal (command prompt and PowerShell) when UAC is enabled in Windows 11.
You can Map a network drive to access shared files on it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.
When UAC is enabled, the system creates two logon sessions at user logon. Both logon sessions are linked to one another. One session represents the user during an elevated session, and the other session where you run under least user rights.
When drive mappings are created, the system creates symbolic link objects (DosDevices) that associate the drive letters to the UNC paths. These objects are specific...
This tutorial will show you how to map a network drive for your account in Windows 11.
You can Map a network drive to access shared files on it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.
A mapped network drive has the following characteristics:
It has a drive letter assigned like any other partition in your system.
It points to a network shared folder on another PC.
It points only to resources found on your network.
You need to know the user name and password credentials for the network drive (share) to connect to it.
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/file-sharing-over-a-network-in-windows-b58704b2-f53a-4b82-7bc1-80f9994725bf...
This tutorial will show you how to personalize your notifications experience by turning on or off get notifications from widgets you want for your account in Windows 11.
Widgets in Windows are interactive elements that display dynamic content and provide quick access to various apps and features. You can view your location's current weather conditions directly on the taskbar and hover over the icon to see concise, scannable information on topics like sports, stocks, local news, and breaking headlines. Widgets are designed to help you staying informed and organized by presenting personalized information at a glance.
Widgets are displayed on the Widgets board, which contains a collection of cards, each representing a widget with...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing badges and announcements from specific feeds on the Widgets icon on taskbar for your account in Windows 11.
Widgets in Windows are interactive elements that display dynamic content and provide quick access to various apps and features. You can view your location's current weather conditions directly on the taskbar and hover over the icon to see concise, scannable information on topics like sports, stocks, local news, and breaking headlines. Widgets are designed to help you staying informed and organized by presenting personalized information at a glance.
Widgets are displayed on the Widgets board, which contains a collection of cards, each representing a widget with relevant...
This tutorial will show you how to install multiple apps at once in bulk from the Microsoft Store in Windows 11.
The Microsoft Store now includes an online multi-app install feature that allows you to select and install multiple productivity, creativity, social, entertainment, tools & utilities, and personalization apps at once on Windows 11.
The online Microsoft Store will create a packaged executable file to download that will install all your selected apps at once in Windows 11.
Here's How:
1 Open the Microsoft Store multi-app install page in your browser.
2 Select (check) any apps you want to install in bulk on Windows 11. (see screenshots below step 3)
3 Click/tap on the Install selected button when finished. (see...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the Ask Copilot experience on the taskbar for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.7051 (Dev and Beta), Microsoft is introducing Ask Copilot in taskbar.
With the new Ask Copilot in taskbar, Copilot becomes a natural part of how you use your PC, ready to help, guide and collaborate the moment you need it.
This opt-in experience gives you one-click access to Copilot Vision and Copilot Voice, enabling more natural interaction in your flow. Whether through text, voice, or guided support with Copilot Vision, you can engage on your terms, in the way that works best for you. You’re always in control. As you type, results appear and update instantly, making it...
This tutorial will show you how to share and stop sharing output audio with two Bluetooth LE Audio devices on supported Windows 11 Copilot+ PC.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.7051 (Dev and Beta), Microsoft is gradually rolling out shared audio (preview), a new experience built on Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast technology, for Copilot+ PCs.
Shared audio allows your audio to be shared between two separate headphones, speakers, earbuds, or hearing aids. Built on top of Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast technology, shared audio lets your supported Windows 11 Copilot+ PC transmit an audio stream to two Bluetooth audio accessories at the same time.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8524 (24H2), build 26200.8524 (25H2), and build...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Scan with Microsoft Defender" context menu your account or all users in Windows 10 and 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.
Microsoft Defender Antivirus regularly scans your device to help keep it safe. It tries to do this while you are not using your device so it doesn’t interfere with your work.
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...
This tutorial will show you how to change the Windows on ARM emulation settings of apps for for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
PCs powered by ARM provide great application compatibility and allow you to run your existing unmodified x86 win32 applications. ARM apps run natively without any emulation, while x86 and x64 apps run under emulation on ARM devices.
However, sometimes the emulation performs optimizations that don't result in the best user experience. You can toggle emulation settings from the Properties page of apps.
This Emulations Properties window provides two ways to modify emulation settings. You may select a pre-defined group of emulation settings or select the Use advanced settings option to...
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