This tutorial will show you how to add, remove, or clear and reset Favorites in File Explorer Home for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22593, Quick access in File Explorer (Win+E) is now called Home. The name Quick access has been repurposed for the pinned/frequent Folders section, and Pinned files is now called Favorites to align with Office and OneDrive. Recent and pinned files (Favorites) displayed in Home are now searchable using the search box in File Explorer even if they are not local files, so you can find Office files recently shared with you.
Home in the navigation pane is the default homepage of File Explorer (Win+E) that allows you to quickly access and view your pinned/frequent...
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How to Perform a Point-in-time Restore of Windows 11
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Enable or Disable "Show more options" context menu
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Customize Context Menu in File Explorer on Windows 11
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Cloud Rebuild Windows 11
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
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Enable or Disable Hidden Feature Flags in Windows 11
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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 turn on or off automatically create a desktop shortcut after installing Store-managed apps for your account in Windows 11.
Here's How:
1 Open the Microsoft Store app.
2 Click/tap on the user Profile button, and click/tap on Store settings. (see screenshot below)
3 Turn on or off (default) Desktop shortcuts for what you want. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn Brink
Create Desktop Shortcut of Microsoft Store Apps in Windows 11
List of URI Commands to Open Microsoft Store Apps in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add (pin) or remove (unpin) widgets on the Widgets board 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 information and actions related to an app...
This tutorial will show you how to Pin to Quick access and Unpin from Quick access local and network folders, drives, libraries, OneDrive, This PC, Recycle Bin, etc... locations for your account in Windows 11.
Quick access in the navigation pane of File Explorer (Win+E) allows you to quickly access and view your pinned folders, frequent Folders, Pinned files, and Recent files from one location in Quick Access.
You can Pin to Quick access and Unpin from Quick access items. Pinned items can include local and network files (build 22557), folders, drives, libraries, OneDrive, This PC, Recycle Bin, etc...
Folders pinned to Quick access will display under Folders in Quick access in File Explorer, and under Quick access in the navigation...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Gallery in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, Microsoft is introducing Gallery, a new feature in File Explorer designed to make it easy to access your photo collection. The content in Gallery is the same as what you see in the All Photos view in the Photos app. Your most recently taken photos appear at the top of Gallery. This includes photos from your phone if you have OneDrive Camera Roll Backup set up.
Gallery displays the contents of the Pictures library. When you include a folder, the files appear in the Gallery but continue to be stored in their original locations.
You...
This tutorial will show you how to always show or automatically hide the ribbon toolbar in the Paint app for your account in Windows 11.
The Paint app included in Windows 11 is a simple and powerful graphics editor with a range of uses. You can edit images quickly or create masterpieces with the tools in this app. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to save and share your files in almost any format.
Starting with Paint app version 11.2511.281.0, Microsoft is introducing the collapse toolbar feature in Paint to Automatically hide toolbar or Always show toolbar.
Reference:
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/kb5073095-windows-11-insider-canary-build-28020-1362-26h1-dec-15.43014/
Option One: Always Show Toolbar in Paint app
Option Two...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing an additional search box in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The additional search box in this tutorial is no longer available in Edge.
A search box is an additional text input field located next to the address bar in a web browser. It allows users to perform web searches directly from the browser interface.
If you enable showing an additional search box, the search box will be show in the toolbar to the right of the address bar, and available for use
If you disable showing an additional search box, search box will not be visible, and users will have to use the address bar or navigate to a search engine to perform web searches...
This tutorial will show you how to use AppLocker to create a rule to allow or block Windows Installer (.msi, .msp, and .mst) files to run for all or specific users and groups in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
AppLocker is included in Local Security Policy (secpol.msc) to configure Application Control Policies in the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Local Security Policy is not available in the Home edition.
AppLocker defines Windows Installer rules to include only the .msi, .msp, and .mst file formats.
The purpose of this rule collection is to allow you to control the installation of files on client computers and servers through Group Policy or the Local Security Policy snap-in. The following table...
This tutorial will show you how to manage the virtual memory paging file for each drive on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC.
A paging file (aka: "page file" and "virtual memory") enables the system to remove infrequently accessed modified data from physical memory to let the system use physical memory more efficiently for more frequently accessed data.
Windows also uses the page file to store data when physical memory (RAM) is full.
The system automatically manages the size of the paging file ("C:\pagefile.sys") on the Windows drive by default.
However, there may be times you may need to manually manage the paging file. For example:
If the C: drive that Windows is installed on is small in size, you may wish to remove the paging...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Next desktop background or Next background desktop context menu when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.7309 (24H2) and build 26200.7309 (25H2), Microsoft is trying out a change that adds “Learn more about this background” and “Next desktop background” to the context menu when you right click on your desktop if you have Windows Spotlight chosen as your desktop background.
The “Next desktop background” context menu allows you to switch to the next of four currently available Bing daily images to use as your Windows Spotlight desktop background.
If wanted, you can remove the Next...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Windows C: Drive in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
All drives are shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default.
Removable drives are shown as separate groups in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default in addition to being shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane.
You could Pin to Quick access the Windows C: drive to also have it under the Home group in the navigation pane.
If you like, you can add the Windows C: Drive as its own separate group to the top or bottom of the navigation pane of File Explorer for even easier and faster access.
EXAMPLE: Windows "C: Drive" at top or bottom of...
This tutorial will show you how all or prevent specific users and groups to change the time zone in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
A time zone is a geographical region in which the same time is used. Typically, but not always, adjacent time zones are one hour apart. The time in any of the world's time zones can be expressed as an offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
All accounts in the Administrators and Users groups are able to change the time zone by default.
Changing the time zone is applied to all user accounts on the computer, so you may want to restrict which users and/or groups are able to change the time zone.
Reference...
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