This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing accessibility control hints in Task View for Xbox Mode for your account on Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8328 (24H2), build 26200.8328 (25H2), and build 28000.2179 (26H1), Xbox mode is now available on Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, and tablets.
Xbox mode is a console inspired, dedicated gaming experience that gives players a controller-optimized way to navigate and play on Windows. When using Xbox mode, Windows will start your gaming home app to use as a launcher for your games and apps and games will be run full screen.
Once you’ve entered Xbox mode, you’ll see the Xbox home screen and can access your games, including Xbox, Game Pass, Xbox...
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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
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove "Show more options" on the context menu, or enable or disable having to click on "Show more options" to see the full classic context menu in Windows 11.- Brink
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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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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
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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 enable or disable showing the enter and exit Xbox mode confirmation prompts for your account on Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8328 (24H2), build 26200.8328 (25H2), and build 28000.2179 (26H1), Xbox mode is now available on Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, and tablets.
Xbox mode is a console inspired, dedicated gaming experience that gives players a controller-optimized way to navigate and play on Windows. When using Xbox mode, Windows will start your gaming home app to use as a launcher for your games and apps and games will be run full screen.
Once you’ve entered Xbox mode you’ll see the Xbox home screen and can access your games, including Xbox, Game Pass, Xbox Play...
This tutorial will show you how to insert and edit tables in your document in the Notepad app on Windows 11.
Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly.
Starting with Notepad version 11.2510.6.0, Microsoft is expanding lightweight formatting in Notepad with support for tables. You can now easily insert tables in your document to help structure your notes. To get started, look for the new Table option in the formatting toolbar or by adding them using Markdown syntax directly. Once inserted, you can perform quick edits to add or remove rows and columns in the right-click context menu or from the Table menu in the toolbar.
Reference...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Xbox mode for full screen gaming for your account on Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8328 (24H2), build 26200.8328 (25H2), and build 28000.2179 (26H1), Xbox mode is now available on Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, and tablets.
Xbox mode is a console inspired, dedicated gaming experience that gives players a controller-optimized way to navigate and play on Windows. When using Xbox mode, Windows will start your gaming home app to use as a launcher for your games and apps and games will be run full screen.
Xbox mode requires Windows 11 version 24H2 or later, and is only available in supported markets.
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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off File Explorer window preloading for faster launch times for your account in Windows 11.
Preloading File Explorer in the background helps improve File Explorer launch performance.
Option One: Enable or Disable Preloading File Explorer in Folder Options
Option Two: Enable or Disable Preloading File Explorer using REG file
Enable or Disable Preloading File Explorer in Folder Options
1 Open Folder Options.
2 Click/tap on the View tab. (see screenshot below)
3 Check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) Enable window preloading for faster launch times for what you want.
4 Click/tap on OK.
Enable or Disable Preloading File Explorer using REG file
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the fluid dictation feature in voice typing for your account on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs.
Voice typing allows you to enter text on your PC by speaking.
You can use voice typing commands to manually insert punctuation marks.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8973 (24H2), build 26200.8973 (25H2), and build 28000.2804 (26H1), Fluid dictation is now off by default for new users. A teaching tip is available when the feature is used for the first time.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/accessibility/windows/voice-access/fluid-dictation
Here's How:
1 Start voice typing (Win+H).
2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button on the voice typing menu. (see screenshot below)...
This tutorial will show you how to find and save the Windows Spotlight images displayed on your desktop and/or lock screen background in Windows 11.
You can have Windows Spotlight as a theme and display different background images on your desktop and lock screen in Windows 11.
Windows Spotlight uses the Bing daily wallpaper for images, and stores them on your computer to reference and show on your desktop and/or lock screen background.
See also Bing Wallpaper Gallery:
https://bing.gifposter.com/
If wanted, you can find and save these cached Windows Spotlight images as JPG files to use as you like.
Here's How:
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Find_and_save_Windows_Spotlight_images.zip...
This tutorial will show you how to reset the "Open with" context menu for a file type back to default for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Open with context menu allows you to choose an app to open a file with by default.
When you use Open with to select to open a file with an app, that app is added to the "Open with" context menu for that file type for only your account.
If wanted, you can reset the "Open with" context menu back to default for a file type to clear all the apps you added from the "Open with" context menu.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22567, Microsoft has updated the “Open with” dialog box to align with Windows 11 design principles. The updated dialog box honors light/dark theme. We have also...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Dev Drive protection using Microsoft Defender Antivirus protection mode in Windows 11.
Microsoft introduced Dev Drive starting with Windows 11 build 22621.2338.
Dev Drive is a new form of storage volume available to improve performance for key developer workloads. Dev Drive is built upon Resilient File System (ReFS) technology and includes file system optimizations and features that provide more control over storage volume settings and security, including trust designation, antivirus configuration, and administrative control over what filters are attached. It has been designed to meet a developer’s needs to host project source code, working folders, and package caches. It is not...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatically hide the taskbar for your account in Windows 11.
The taskbar on your desktop is located on the bottom of the screen by default in Windows 11.
If you like, you can have the taskbar automatically hide in Windows 11.
If you enable automatically hide the taskbar, you can show the taskbar on demand by:
Hover pointer on border of taskbar location.
Press the Win + T keys.
On a touchscreen, swipe inwards from the border (ex: bottom) of taskbar location.
Automatically hide the taskbar will only work when the taskbar position is at the bottom of the screen.
If you have a tablet, convertible, or 2-in-1 type device in tablet/slate mode, then the taskbar will always autohide...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off passkey managers available to save passkeys to for your account in Windows 11.
Passkeys provide a more secure and convenient method to logging into websites and applications compared to passwords. Unlike passwords, which users must remember and type, passkeys are stored as secrets on a device and can use a device's unlock mechanism (such as biometrics or a PIN). Passkeys can be used without the need for other sign-in challenges, making the authentication process faster, secure, and more convenient.
You can use passkeys with any applications or websites that support them, to create and sign in with Windows Hello. Once a passkey is created and saved with Windows Hello, you can use your...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Power button on the sign-in screen for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Power button on the sign-in screen can allow users to sleep, hibernate, shut down, or restart the computer without having to sign in to Windows.
The Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on security policy setting determines whether a device can be shut down without having to log on to Windows.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/shutdown-allow-system-to-be-shut-down-without-having-to-log-on
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Power button on the sign-in screen.
This does not apply...
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