This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Win32 long paths for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
In the Windows API (with some exceptions), the maximum length for a path is MAX_PATH, which is defined as 260 characters.
You can enable long paths to remove the MAX_PATH limitations from common Win32 file and directory functions.
Enabling Win32 long paths will only affect applications that have been modified to take advantage of this feature. Developers must declare their apps to be long path aware, as outlined in the application manifest settings. This isn't a change that will affect all applications.
References:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry...
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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
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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
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
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Clean Install Windows 11
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to add and remove repository folders used for File Explorer version control for your account in Windows 11.
File Explorer version control integration provides version control information directly in File Explorer.
File Explorer + version control provides the ability to display Git information directly inside File Explorer. Simply select your repository folder and File Explorer will display information such as your branch, diff count, last commit message, and more.
Added repository folder references are saved to unique subkeys under the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\PerFolderRoots
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This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the OneDrive folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
With OneDrive in Windows, you can sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at OneDrive.com. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. You can work with your synced files directly in File Explorer and access your files even when you’re offline. Whenever you’re online, any changes that you or others make will sync automatically.
If you like, you...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing files from Office.com 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...
This tutorial will show you how to pin or unpin apps in Windows Share for your account in Windows 11.
You can use Windows Share to share a file or link with an app.
Starting with Windows 11 build 262100.6725 (24H2), you can pin your favorite apps in the Windows share window to quickly access them when you need them.
Pinning apps in the Windows share window is no longer available.
By default, the "Share using" section of Windows Share doesn't have any apps pinned to it.
You can pin apps you want to the top of the "Share using" section of Windows Share to make it easier and faster to share with the app.
If you don't already have this feature in the builds above and would like to try it now, you can enable it using the ViVeTool...
This tutorial will show you how to reset all Local Group Policy Editor settings back to the default "Not configured" state in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
This will reset all group policies back to default whether they were configured in the Local Group Policy Editor or manually in Registry Editor.
The Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that provides a single user interface through which all the the Computer Configuration and User Configuration settings of Local Group Policy objects can be managed.
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions, but all policies can be manually configured using Registry Editor in any...
This tutorial will show you different ways to see all user accounts on your Windows 11 PC.
Windows allows adding multiple user accounts to use the same device, enabling each user to have their own settings, documents, and applications.
Other than user accounts (local and Microsoft) you added, Windows also includes hidden built-in and system/service accounts by default.
Seeing a list of all accounts on the computer can be useful for troubleshooting and to make sure you know about them.
Option One: View All User Accounts on Sign-in Screen
Option Two: View All User Accounts in Settings
Option Three: View All User Accounts in Control Panel
Option Four: View All User Accounts in netplwiz
Option Five: View All User Accounts in Local...
This tutorial will show you how to change the currency format used for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Your regional format settings will influence how your date/time, numeric, and currency data types appear when you apply formatting options. Windows supports a variety of languages, plus currency and date/time formats for the countries/regions that use those languages.
Like number formats, each country/region has its own standards and conventions for representing currency values.
You can change the currency format to a custom format you want used and displayed in Windows.
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This tutorial will show you how to change the number format used for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Your regional format settings will influence how your date/time, numeric, and currency data types appear when you apply formatting options. Windows supports a variety of languages, plus currency and date/time formats for the countries/regions that use those languages.
Every country/region has its own standards and conventions for representing numbers. Differences include the character used for the decimal separator, how negative numbers are represented, and how currencies are displayed.
You can change the number format to a custom format you want used and displayed in Windows.
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This tutorial will show you how to change the text cursor blink rate for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
The text cursor is that blinking line at the end of what you are typing in Windows.
The cursor blink rate is how often the text cursor blinks.
The default cursor blink rate is every 530 milliseconds, but you can stop or change this blink rate to be slower or faster.
Option One: Change Text Cursor Blink Rate in Settings
Option Two: Change Text Cursor Blink Rate in Control Panel
Option Three: Change Text Cursor Blink Rate in Registry Editor
Change Text Cursor Blink Rate in Settings
This option is currently only available to Windows 11 build 26100.7309 (24H2) and build 26200.7309 (25H2).
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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you change the display language, the text in menus and dialog boxes for some programs might not be in the language that you want. This happens because the program might not support Unicode. You can enable Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support.
UTF-8 is a character encoding standard used for electronic communication. Defined by the Unicode Standard, the name is derived from Unicode Transformation Format – 8-bit.
You must be sign in as an administrator to enable or disable Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support.
Option One: Enable or Disable Unicode UTF-8 for Worldwide...
This tutorial will show you how to copy your account's language and region settings to the welcome screen (aka: lock screen), system accounts and new user accounts in Windows 11.
You can copy your account's current display language, keyboard input language, date and time regional format, and country or region geographic location (GeoID) settings to the Welcome screen and system accounts and/or New user accounts to change them to be the same as your account (current user).
You must be sign in as an administrator to copy your language and region settings to the welcome screen, system accounts and new user accounts.
Option One: Copy Language and Region Settings to Welcome Screen, System Accounts, and New Users in Settings
Option Two...
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