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Add or Remove Repository Folders for File Explorer version control in Windows 11

General Add or Remove Repository Folders for File Explorer version control in Windows 11

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 Reference...
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Move or Restore Default Location of OneDrive Folder in Windows 11

General Move or Restore Default Location of OneDrive Folder in Windows 11

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...
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Enable or Disable Show Files from Office.com in File Explorer Home in Windows 11

General Enable or Disable Show Files from Office.com in File Explorer Home in Windows 11

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...
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Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 11

General Reset Screenshot Index Counter in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to reset the screenshot index counter back to 1 for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you take a screenshot using the Windows :win: + Print Screen keyboard shortcut, the screenshot is saved into your C:\Users\(user-name)\Pictures\Screenshots folder with a file name of Screenshot (#).png with # indicating the screenshot index counter. Each screenshot you take increases the counter # in the file name incrementally by one. You can reset the screenshot index counter back to the default 1 on demand when wanted. EXAMPLE: Screenshots folder Option One: Reset Screenshot Index Counter using Command Option Two: Reset Screenshot Index Counter using REG file Reset Screenshot Index Counter...
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Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11

General Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rebuild the icon cache to clear and reset it for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each time. The icon cache can sometimes become corrupted causing the icons of files to display incorrectly or distorted. When this happens, the icon cache needs to be deleted to reset and automatically recreate it. Rebuilding the icon cache will not help with the following icon issues: The icon of a shortcut not displaying properly due to the target source of the shortcut was moved or deleted. You may need to recreate a new shortcut directly from the...
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Search in Windows 11 File Explorer

General Search in Windows 11 File Explorer

This tutorial will show you how to use advanced search options and filters while searching for files in Windows 11 File Explorer. The Search Box in File Explorer allows you to find and view all your files and folders in one place. As you type in the Search Box, Windows Search will automatically start a simple search through the index by default to match your typed text with folder names, files names, the contents of files, and file properties. It will then display the search results in File Explorer. You can then use advanced search options and filters to narrow your search results how you want. Improved Windows Search experiences, powered by AI models that take advantage of the on-board neural processing unit (NPU) on Copilot+ PCs...
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Repair Windows Search and Index in Windows 11

General Repair Windows Search and Index in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to repair the Search Engine feature for Windows Search and search indexing in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can use Windows Search to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact lookup, trending searches, and search results for navigating to websites faster. You can also use Search to find files and people in your work or school organization through  Microsoft Search.  Uninstalling and reinstalling the Search Engine feature can repair many issues with Windows Search and indexing. If the Search policy is missing in the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) locations below, then...
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Check Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about your PC and Windows 11

General Check Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about your PC and Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find answers to commonly asked questions about your PC and Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.4202 (24H2), build 22631.5413 (23H2), and build 27881.1000 (Canary), Microsoft added a new FAQs section under Settings > System > About to help find answers to commonly asked questions about your PC and Windows 11. It covers topics like system setup, performance, and compatibility – all in one place. Here's How: 1 Open Settings (WIn+I). 2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on About on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open About settings 3 Under the Frequently Asked Questions section, you can expand available commonly asked questions to see the answers. (see...
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Check Last BIOS Time in Windows 11

General Check Last BIOS Time in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to see the Last BIOS time in Windows 11. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard firmware interface for PCs, designed to replace BIOS (basic input/output system). This standard was created by over 140 technology companies as part of the UEFI consortium, including Microsoft. It's designed to improve software interoperability and address limitations of BIOS. Windows utilizes the UEFI to support the handoff of system control from the SoC firmware boot loader to the OS. The UEFI environment is a minimal boot OS upon which Windows devices are booted and the OS runs. The Last BIOS time is the amount of time in seconds it took the UEFI BIOS firmware to identify and initialize hardware...
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Compress or Uncompress Files and Folders in Windows 11

General Compress or Uncompress Files and Folders in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to compress or uncompress a file or folder with NTFS Compression in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The NTFS file system volumes support file compression on an individual file basis. The file compression algorithm used by the NTFS file system is Lempel-Ziv compression. This is a lossless compression algorithm, which means that no data is lost when compressing and decompressing the file, as opposed to lossy compression algorithms such as JPEG, where some data is lost each time data compression and decompression occur. Data compression reduces the size of a file by minimizing redundant data. In a text file, redundant data can be frequently occurring characters, such as the space character, or common vowels...
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Save Search Query in Windows 11

General Save Search Query in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to save a search query in File Explorer in Windows 11. You can save a search query as a Search Folder, a virtual folder displayed in File Explorer under the Searches folder. Opening a Search Folder runs the saved search and displays up-to-date results. The saved search file stores the query in a format Windows Search can act on, specifying what to search for, where to search, and how to present the results. The saved search is generated from an XML file (*.search-ms) in the %userprofile%\Searches folder. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/search/-search-savedsearchfileformat You can Pin to Start, Pin to Quick access, or move the saved search to where you like to use it from...
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Rearrange Quick Access Folders in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11

General Rearrange Quick Access Folders in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how rearrange quick access folders to any order you want in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account 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. File Explorer allows you to rearrange quick access folders to any order you like in the navigation pane. The order you rearrange Quick access folders to will show in both the navigation pane and Quick access group in Home. Here's How: 1 Open File Explorer (Win+E). 2 Turn off Show all folders. 3 Drag and drop...
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