This tutorial will show you how to clear all or specific search history in Recall for your account on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs.
Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it.
As you type in the search box in Recall, you will see...
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Enable or Disable Drop Tray in Windows 11
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Transfer Files and Settings to New Windows 11 PC using Windows Backup app
This tutorial will show you how to transfer your files, settings, and preferences from your previous (old) Windows 10/11 PC to your new Windows 11 PC during Windows Setup.- Brink
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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
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
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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
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off search history in Recall for your account on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs.
Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it.
As you type in the search box in Recall, you will see a drop...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Recall homepage showing a customized experience using your recent snapshots and app usage for your account on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs.
Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.5074 (24H2), Recall now opens to a personalized homepage that puts your recent activity and top-used apps and websites front and center, making it easy to pick up where you left off. After...
This tutorial will show you how to specify the hibernation file (hiberfil.sys) type to be reduced or full in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Hibernation files are used for hybrid sleep, fast startup, and standard hibernation (described earlier). There are two types, differentiated by size, a full and reduced size hibernation file. Only fast startup can use a reduced hibernation file.
Hibernation file typehiberfil.sys default sizeSupports
Full40% of physical memoryhibernate, hybrid sleep, fast startup
Reduced20% of physical memoryfast startup
Hibernate is a power-saving S4 state designed primarily for laptops, and might not be available for all PCs (PCs with InstantGo don't have the hibernate option). While sleep puts your work...
This tutorial will show you how to disconnect a mapped 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.
Option One: Disconnect Selected Mapped Network Drive from Command Bar in File Explorer
Option Two: Disconnect Mapped Network Drive by Right Click on Network Drive in File Explorer
Option Three: Disconnect Mapped Network Drive from Command Bar in File Explorer
Option Four: Disconnect Mapped Network Drive from This PC in Navigation Pane of File Explorer
Option Five: Disconnect Mapped Network Drive using Command
Option Six: Disconnect All Mapped Network Drives using Command...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the Resume feature for Android mobile devices (phone) linked to your account on a Windows 11 PC.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26200.5761 (Dev 25H2), build 26120.5761 (Beta 24H2), and build 28020.1619 (Canary 26H1), Microsoft is beginning to gradually roll out the ability to seamlessly resume using your favorite apps from your Android phone on your Windows 11 PC to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels. To start with, you will be able to resume or continue listening to your favorite Spotify tracks and episodes right from where you left off on the Spotify app on your Android phone.
Resume allows you to continue tasks and other app activities from linked mobile devices on your...
This tutorial will show you different ways to check if a drive is considered removable in Windows 11.
A removable drive is a type of data storage media (ex: USB) that is easily inserted (connected) and removed from the computer. They can be used as portable devices.
Option One: Check if Drive is Removable in Disk Management
Option Two: Check if Drive is Removable in Task Manager
Option Three: Check if Drive is Removable in Settings
Option Four: Check if Drive is Removable using "Get-Volume" Command
Option Five: Check if Drive is Removable using "Get-WmiObject" Command
Check if Drive is Removable in Disk Management
1 Open Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc).
2 On the left side of the bottom view, Removable will be listed under any...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable changing the desktop background for specific or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image.
You can disable changing the desktop background to prevent unwanted changes to the desktop background.
You must be signed in as and administrator to enable or disable changing the desktop background.
Option One: Enable or Disable Changing Desktop Background for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor
Option Two: Enable or Disable Changing Desktop Background for All Users using REG file
EXAMPLE: Desktop background settings disabled in Windows 11
Enable...
This tutorial will show you how to open and use the Braille viewer in Narrator 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.
Starting with Windows 11 build 262100.6725 (24H2), Narrator now includes Braille viewer that allows you to see on-screen textual and Braille representation of the output shown on a refreshable Braille display. Contents of this Braille viewer window are updated as you continue to use Narrator...
This tutorial will show you how to find the Direct3D DDI version and feature levels supported by your GPU in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
DirectX 12 introduces the next version of Direct3D—the 3D graphics API at the heart of DirectX. Direct3D 12 is faster and more efficient than any previous version. Direct3D 12 enables richer scenes, more objects, more complex effects, and full utilization of modern GPU hardware.
To handle the diversity of video cards in new and existing machines, Microsoft Direct3D 11 introduces the concept of feature levels. Each video card implements a certain level of Microsoft DirectX (DX) functionality depending on the graphics processing units (GPUs) installed. Using feature levels, a developer can develop an...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off braille display support for Narrator 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 supports braille displays from several manufacturers that use a USB or serial port.
Starting with Windows 11 build 262100.6725 (24H2), Narrator now includes Braille viewer that allows you to see on-screen textual and Braille representation of the output shown...
This tutorial will show you how to install or uninstall braille support for Narrator for all users 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 supports braille displays from several manufacturers that use a USB or serial port.
Starting with Windows 11 build 262100.6725 (24H2), Narrator now includes Braille viewer that allows you to see on-screen textual and Braille representation of the output shown on a...
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