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Brink · Jul 9, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to sign in or sign out of Manage Mobile Devices with your Microsoft account in Windows 11. If you turn on Allow this PC to access your mobile devices, you will be able to link and manage your mobile devices directly from your PC. This link between your Android device and PC provides instant access to your mobile device. It is required to sign in to Manage Mobile Devices with your Microsoft account before you are able to link (add) and manage your mobile devices from your PC. Starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, you can now sign out of Manage Mobile Devices if you wanted to stop using Manage Mobile Devices with your Microsoft account on the PC. Reference...

Brink · Mar 30, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Get the latest updates as soon as they are available" in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1635, Microsoft added a new "Get the latest updates as soon as they are available" toggle under Settings > Windows Update. When you turn it on, Microsoft will prioritize your device to get the latest non-security updates and enhancements when they are available for your device. Some of these updates may also be available in Optional updates to manually install if not available to automatically download and install from Windows Update. References...

Brink · Jul 15, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Quick Settings for your account in Windows 11. Quick Settings gives you quick access from the taskbar corner to commonly used settings and apps like Volume, Brightness, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, Rotation lock, Battery saver, Accessibility, Night light, Mobile hotspot, Nearby sharing, Cast, and Project. Directly above your Quick Settings, you will see media playback controls when playing music or videos in Microsoft Edge or streaming music in apps like Spotify. Starting with Windows 11 build 22579, the Keyboard Layout section has been removed from Quick Settings. You can no longer add and remove Quick Settings in Windows 11 version 24H2. Starting with Windows 11 build 25967...

Brink · Oct 9, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable remember recent media in the Media Play app for your account in Windows 11. The built-in Media Player app in Windows 11 is designed to make listening to and watching your multimedia content more enjoyable. At the heart of Media Player is a full-featured music library that allows you to quickly browse and play music, as well as create and manage playlists. All your content in the music and video folders on your PC will appear automatically in your library. By default, Media Player will show all recently played media on the Home page under Recent media to make it easier to access or play again. Starting with Media Player version 11.2409.11.0 in the Windows 11 Insider Canary and Dev...

Brink · Mar 16, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to remove the "System requirements not met" watermark on the desktop and message in Settings for your account or all users in Windows 11. When Windows 11 is installed on a device that does not meet the minimum system requirements, Windows will notify you using a watermark on your Windows 11 desktop. You might also see a notification in Settings to let you know the requirements are not met. If you're experiencing issues after upgrading to Windows 11 and your device does not meet the minimum system requirements, we recommend you go back to Windows 10. This option is only available for 10 days following your upgrade, after which time the files needed to perform this function will be removed to free up disk...

Brink · Jul 1, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off fade sleeping tabs in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features. The sleeping tabs feature in Microsoft Edge makes background tabs sleep after two hours of inactivity by default in order to free up resources for active tabs, new tabs, and other applications on your device. Sleeping tabs will fade to indicate they’ve released resources. To resume a sleeping tab, click/tap on it like a...

Brink · Mar 18, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Look for an app in the Microsoft Store (old) or Browse apps in the Microsoft Store (new) in the Open with dialog for all users in Windows 11 and Windows 10. The Open with context menu allows you to choose an app to open a file with by default. 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 simplified the experience by making it possible to update your default app with just one click. Starting with Windows 11 build 22579, is reverting the Open With dialog box redesign. Microsoft plans to bring this back in the future after addressing some...

Brink · Oct 6, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Enhanced Sign-in Security for all users in Windows 11. Windows Hello enables biometrics or PIN authentication, eliminating the need for a password. Biometric authentication uses facial recognition or fingerprint to prove a user's identity in a way that's secure, personal, and convenient. Malicious users and attackers constantly try to come up with new ways to access your device and access sensitive information. To stop them, you need a secure sign-in process that begins at the biometric sensor, and ends where your profile is stored. Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) provides an additional level of security to biometric data with the use of specialized hardware and software...

Brink · Apr 8, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off resource controls to control how much system RAM (memory) Microsoft Edge can use for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. In a controlled rollout for some in the latest Microsoft Edge Canary and Dev builds, you can now turn on or off Resource controls in Microsoft Edge. When this is on, you can control how much RAM (memory) Microsoft Edge can use When you're PC gaming or Always. Starting with Microsoft Edge Beta 125, if you want to have even more control over how much memory your browser uses, Microsoft is introducing the new resource controls setting to set how much RAM Edge can use. Depending on the limit you set, resource controls can affect your browser...

Brink · Aug 16, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable clipboard history for your account or all users in Windows 11. When you copy something on your Windows PC, it’s automatically copied to your clipboard for you to paste. Clipboard History in Windows 10 and Windows 11 lets you save multiple items to your clipboard. Clipboard history also allows you to copy images and text from one PC to another with a cloud-based clipboard. Not only can you can paste from your clipboard history, but you can also pin the items you tend to use all the time and sync your clipboard history to the cloud. Starting with Windows 11 build 22463, when you have a file or folder selected in File Explorer, you can now use CTRL + Shift + C to copy the path to...

Brink · Feb 4, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to add and remove Quick access folders on the navigation pane of File Explorer for all users in Windows 11. Quick access is part of Home in File Explorer (Win+E). Quick access allows you to quickly access and view your pinned folders and frequent folders from within Home in File Explorer, and from the navigation pane of File Explorer when Show all folders is turned off. If you don't like seeing all your pinned folders and frequent folders showing on the navigation pane of File Explorer, then you can remove them without removing Quick access in Home. You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove Quick access folders on the navigation pane of File Explorer. EXAMPLE: Add or Remove Quick...

Brink · Jan 22, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to create a shortcut of a Hyper-V virtual machine in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Hyper-V enables running virtualized computer systems on top of a physical host. These virtualized systems can be used and managed just as if they were physical computer systems, however they exist in virtualized and isolated environment. Special software called a hypervisor manages access between the virtual systems and the physical hardware resources. Virtualization enables quick deployment of computer systems, a way to quickly restore systems to a previously known good state, and the ability to migrate systems between physical hosts. Hyper-V is only available on 64-bit versions of Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and...

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Phone Sign in or Sign out of Manage Mobile Devices in Windows 11

Windows Update Enable or Disable Get Latest Updates as soon as available in Windows 11

Personalization Add or Remove Quick Settings in Windows 11

Apps Enable or Disable Remember Recent Media in Media Player app in Windows 11

General Remove "System requirements not met" message on Desktop and Settings in Windows 11

Browsers and Mail Turn On or Off Fade Sleeping Tabs in Microsoft Edge

Apps Add or Remove Open with "Browse apps in the Microsoft Store" in Windows 11

Accounts Enable or Disable Enhanced Sign-in Security in Windows 11

Browsers and Mail Turn On or Off Resource Controls for how much RAM can be used by Microsoft Edge

System Enable or Disable Clipboard History in Windows 11

General Add and Remove Quick Access Folders on Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11

Virtualization Create Shortcut of Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Windows 11

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