This tutorial will show you different ways on how to mute or unmute the microphone in Windows 11.
A microphone is considered a sound input device in Windows 11.
You can mute (off) or unmute (on) your microphone as needed without changing the microphone's volume level or having to enable or disable the microphone device.
Some apps (ex: Snipping Tool) may have their own microphone mute (off) or unmute (on) setting or button to use.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8728 (RP 24H2) and build 26200.8728 (RP 25H2) for Insiders, Windows now keeps the microphone mute state in sync between the audio mixer and the Hands-Free Profile (HFP) for a more consistent experience with Bluetooth headphones with mute buttons or indicators.
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Enable or Disable Drop Tray in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Drop Tray feature for all users in Windows 11.- Brink
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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
This tutorial will show you how to disable Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Enable or Disable Hidden Feature Flags in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable hidden experimental feature flags in Windows 11.- Brink
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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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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Learn about this picture" desktop icon when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.- Brink
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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
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 scan for hardware changes in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Sometimes you may need to manually scan the system for any device hardware changes when Windows doesn't automatically recognize a device just connected.
Scanning for hardware changes can cause the Plug and Play manager to detect new devices and to install device drivers without warning.
Scanning for hardware changes can detect some non-Plug and Play devices, particularly those that cannot notify the system when they are installed.
You must be signed in as an administrator to scan for hardware changes.
Option One: Scan for Hardware Changes in Device Manager
Option Two: Scan for Hardware Changes using Command
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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 turn on or off using Windows Studio Effects for a camera on Windows 11 Copilot+ PC.
Windows Studio Effects is the collective name of AI-powered video call and audio effects that are available on Copilot+ PCs and select Windows 11 devices with compatible NPUs. They include background blur, voice focus, eye contact: standard, and automatic framing, which are available on all Copilot+ PCs. In addition, Snapdragon® X Series devices come with creative filters, portrait light, and eye contact: teleprompter. All effects involve modifying the outbound and inbound audio and video feed to enhance communication. Windows Studio Effects require a device with a built-in camera: Copilot+ PCs using external camera...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable AutoPlay for all drives for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
AutoPlay lets you choose an action for different kinds of media when you plug in a device or insert media. You can set AutoPlay to open different kinds of content, such as photos, music, and video on different kinds of media, such as drives, CDs, DVDs, cameras, and phones. For example, you can use AutoPlay to select an app that will automatically open photos on a removable drive when you plug it into your PC. With AutoPlay, you don't have to open the same app or reselect preferences every time you plug in a certain device.
When the Shell detects the insertion of new media or the attachment of a hot-plug device, the...
This tutorial will show you different ways to uninstall a device in Windows 11.
When you connect a device to your PC, it gets installed. Sometimes you may want to uninstall a device. For example: troubleshooting, replace, upgrade, or just not using it again on this PC.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/using-device-manager-to-uninstall-devices-and-driver-packages
You must be signed in as an administrator to uninstall a device.
Uninstalling a device does not always uninstall its driver.
Before uninstalling a device, it is recommend to physically unplug the device from the PC. If the device is uninstalled before it is unplugged, Windows may subsequently rediscover the device and reinstall...
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 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 manually run the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool to check for memory problems in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool can help you identify and diagnose problems with system memory (RAM) when you suspect your PC has a memory problem that isn’t being automatically detected.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.6982 (25H2 Dev) and build 26120.6982 (24H2 Beta), Microsoft is introducing a new feature that helps improve system reliability. If your PC experiences a bugcheck (unexpected restart), you may see a notification when signing in suggesting a quick memory scan. If you choose to run it, the system will schedule a Windows Memory Diagnostic scan to run during your next reboot...
This tutorial will show you how to hide specific drive(s) from showing in File Explorer for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can hide one or more drives to prevent them from showing in File Explorer < This PC and navigation pane, and still be able to open and access the hidden drive.
Hidden drives do not lose their assigned drive letter.
You will still be able to manually open and access hidden drives using any of the usual methods like below:
Typing the drive letter (ex: "F:") into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.
Right click on the drive in Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc), and click/tap on Open.
Windows Terminal, Command Prompt, or PowerShell
You must be signed in as an administrator to hide and unhide...
This tutorial will show you how to use Safely Remove Hardware for removeable storage devices in Windows 11.
To avoid losing data, it's important to remove external hardware like hard drives and USB drives safely.
Safely Remove Hardware allows you to safely shutdown and eject a "removable" storage device before unplugging or disconnecting it to help prevent accidental data loss if data were still currently being copied or saved to or from the device.
If you have the removal policy (write caching) for a removable device set to quick removal, you can disconnect the device safely without needing to use Safely Remove Hardware.
Option One: Safely Remove Hardware from Taskbar Corner
Option Two: Safely Remove Hardware in File Explorer...
This tutorial will show you how to find what CPU or processor you have on a Windows 11 PC.
A processor or central processing unit (CPU), is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions.
A multi-core processor is a computer processor integrated circuit with two or more separate processing units, called cores (aka: physical cores), which each read and execute program instructions, as if the computer had several processors.
Some CPUs can virtualize two cores for every one physical core that's available, a technique known as Hyper-Threading (aka: logical processors)...
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