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Enable or Disable Copilot Personalization and Memory

Apps Enable or Disable Copilot Personalization and Memory

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Copilot personalization and memory usage for your Microsoft account. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. If you turn on personalization and memory, memory from conversations, Bing and MSN activity, and any inferred interests will be used to personalize your experience with Copilot. Copilot picks up on...
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Find Install Date of Apps in Windows 11

Apps Find Install Date of Apps in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find the installation date or last modified (updated) date of apps in Windows 11. Option One: Find Install Date of Apps in Settings Option Two: Find Install Date of Apps in Control Panel Option Three: Find Install Date of Apps in Microsoft Store Option Four: Find Install Date of Apps using Command Option Five: Find Install Date of Apps in Microsoft Store CLI Find Install Date of Apps in Settings This option will include both desktop and Microsoft Store apps. 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Apps on the left side, and click/tap on Installed apps on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Installed apps settings 3 Each listed installed app will have a installed date or last...
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Find Version of Installed Apps in Windows 11

Apps Find Version of Installed Apps in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find the current version of installed apps in Windows 11. Option One: Find Version of Installed Apps in Settings Option Two: Find Version of Installed Apps in Control Panel Option Three: Find Version of Installed Apps in Microsoft Store Option Four: Find Version of Installed Apps using Command Option Five: Find Version of Installed Apps in Microsoft Store CLI Find Version of Installed Apps in Settings This option will include both desktop and Microsoft Store apps. 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Apps on the left side, and click/tap on Installed apps on the right side. (see screenshot below) System apps currently listed in Settings > Apps > Installed Apps page, have moved to their own...
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Get updates for apps and games in Microsoft Store in Windows 11

Apps Get updates for apps and games in Microsoft Store in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to manually check for app and game updates to download and install in the Microsoft Store for your account in Windows 11. Microsoft redesigned the Microsoft Store from the ground up in Windows 11, making space for more content, keeping the user experience simple and responsive. It will help you discover and install the best apps, games, movies and even special offers – like unique movie discounts for Xbox Game Pass members. All the content in the Microsoft Store is tested for security, family safety and device compatibility. Starting with Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, Microsoft is moving the list of updates and downloads in the Microsoft Store app from the top section of the...
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Use Summarize in Notepad app to Enhance Writing with AI in Windows 11

Apps Use Summarize in Notepad app to Enhance Writing with AI in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use the Summarize feature in the Notepad app to enhance your writing with AI in Windows 11. Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly. Notepad in Windows includes Rewrite, Summarize, and Write—three AI-powered features that help you refine, shorten, and generate text with the assistance of GPT. Whether you want to fine-tune your writing or distill complex information, these AI features help you work more efficiently in Notepad. Summarize quickly shortens long-form text into high-level overviews, extracting key points from documents, notes, or articles to streamline your workflow. Starting with Notepad version...
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Completely Disable and Remove Copilot in Windows 11

Apps Completely Disable and Remove Copilot in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to completely disable the Windows Copilot preview feature and remove Copilot from the taskbar, Windows Search, and Microsoft Edge for all users in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Copilot in Windows provides centralized generative AI assistance to your users right from the Windows desktop. Copilot in Windows appears as a side bar docked on the Windows desktop and is designed to help users get things done in Windows. Copilot in Windows can perform common tasks in Windows like changing Windows settings, which makes it different from the browser-based Copilot in Edge. However, both user experiences, Copilot in Windows and Copilot in Edge, can share the same underlying chat provider platform. This tutorial will...
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Generate Coloring Book Pages in Paint app in Windows 11

Apps Generate Coloring Book Pages in Paint app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to generate a set of unique coloring book pages in the Paint app on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. 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 11.2512.191.0 for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, Microsoft is introducing a new Coloring book feature. Coloring book is an AI-powered feature that lets you create unique coloring book pages from a text prompt. Reference...
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Change Background Color in Paint app in Windows 11

Apps Change Background Color in Paint app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the background color in the Paint app 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 11.2402.20.0 for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary/Dev, Beta, and Release Preview Channels, Microsoft has updated the Layers feature to now add a new tile that lets you change the background color on demand. Reference: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/03/13/paint-update-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ Here's How: 1 Open the...
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Enable or Disable Delay of Running Startup Apps in Windows 11

Apps Enable or Disable Delay of Running Startup Apps in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the delay of running startup apps at Windows startup for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Startup apps are the apps that start automatically when you sign in to Windows 11. You can have any app, shortcut, folder, drive, file, script, etc.. items automatically open or run at startup. By default, Windows will run the items in your Startup folder (shell:startup) after about a 10 second delay at Windows startup when you sign in to your account. This was done to help improve the performance of Windows startup. If you have a fast computer, then you may wish to disable this startup delay to have your startup items run as soon as you sign-in instead of delayed. Here's How: 1...
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Reset and Restore Default Apps for File Types in Windows 11

Apps Reset and Restore Default Apps for File Types in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset and restore the default app association of a file type for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A default app is the program that Windows has assigned to open a file or link type with by default when you open it. Default apps you choose will only apply to your account and will not affect other accounts on the PC. This can be helpful if you assigned the wrong app as the default to open a file type with, or you just want to clear the user choice default app for a file type. The default app selected by a user for a file type is stored in the UserChoice key in the registry below for that specific account. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\<file...
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Enable or Disable Create Desktop Shortcut after Installing Microsoft Store Apps in Windows 11

Apps Enable or Disable Create Desktop Shortcut after Installing Microsoft Store Apps in Windows 11

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
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Add or Remove Widgets on Widgets Board in Windows 11

Apps Add or Remove Widgets on Widgets Board 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...
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