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Pause Search Indexing in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Pause Search Indexing in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to temporarily pause search indexing in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. When you first run indexing, it can take up to a couple hours to complete. After that, indexing will run in the background on your PC as you use it, only...
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Enable Automatic Backup of System Registry when Restart in Windows 11

Backup and Restore Enable Automatic Backup of System Registry when Restart in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable automatic backup of the system registry to the RegBack folder when the computer restarts in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Starting with Windows 10, version 1803, Windows no longer automatically backs up the system registry to the RegBack folder when the computer restarts, and creates a RegIdleBackup task to manage subsequent backups. Windows stores the task information in the Scheduled Task Library, in the Microsoft\Windows\Registry folder. The task has the following properties: If you browse to the \Windows\System32\config\RegBack folder in File Explorer, you will still see each registry hive, but each file is 0 kb in size. This change is by design, and is intended to help reduce the...
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Start Getting Insider Preview Builds on Windows 11 PC

Windows Update Start Getting Insider Preview Builds on Windows 11 PC

This tutorial will show you how to start getting Insider preview builds of Windows 11 on your Windows 11 PC. Flighting is the process of running Windows Insider Preview Builds on your device. When you run these early versions of Windows and give Microsoft feedback, you can help Microsoft shape the future of Windows. Once you've registered for the Windows Insider Program, you can run Insider Preview builds on as many devices as you want, each in the channel of your choice. Starting April 24, 2026, Microsoft is beginning to move to the new Experimental and Beta channels as announced earlier this month. As a reminder, most Insiders, those who are in the Dev and Beta channels today will transition to the new channels over time as follows...
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Change Search Index Storage Location in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Change Search Index Storage Location in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the storage location of the search index in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. By default, all the properties of your files are indexed, including file names and full file paths. For files with text, their contents are indexed...
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Enable or Disable Show Battery Percentage on Taskbar in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Show Battery Percentage on Taskbar in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off displaying the battery percentage on the taskbar for your account in Windows 11. By default, you can always check your PC's battery status and more when you hover over the battery icon in the taskbar system tray. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.7019 (24H2) and build 26200.7019 (25H2), the battery icons are now improved to display colored icons to indicate charging states, simplified overlays that don’t block the percentage bars, and an option to turn on battery percentage. A green battery icon shows that your PC is charging and is in a good state. A yellow icon indicates your battery is less than or equal to 20%. You can also enable the ability to see the battery percentage next...
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Add or Remove File Types for Search Index in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Add or Remove File Types for Search Index in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove file type extensions that can be indexed for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. By default, all the properties of your files are indexed, including file names and full file paths. For files with text, their...
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Enable or Disable Indexing File Contents by File Type in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Indexing File Contents by File Type in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable indexing file contents for specific file type extensions for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. By default, all the properties of your files are indexed, including file names and full file paths. For...
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Enable or Disable Indexing File Contents on Specific Drive in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Indexing File Contents on Specific Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing files on a drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Search Indexing in Windows improves the speed and efficiency of searches by creating an index of files and their properties on your device. This index allows Windows to quickly locate and retrieve the information you need. Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. By default, all the properties of your files are indexed, including file names and...
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade

Installation and Upgrade 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. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it, you can do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. You will keep all accounts, apps, files, settings, and personal data. You must be signed in as an administrator to perform a repair install of Windows 11. You will only be able to perform a repair install of Windows 11 from within Windows 11. You will not be able to perform a repair install at boot or in Safe Mode. You will need at least 20 GB...
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Enable or Disable Copilot Cowork in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11

Browsers and Mail Enable or Disable Copilot Cowork in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing Copilot Cowork to take actions on your behalf in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 11. Microsoft Edge is the AI-powered browser. A smarter way to browse. As the only browser built and optimized for Windows, it’s AI-powered tools are designed to help you make the most of your time online. Whether you’re searching, shopping or gaming, AI-powered tools and a security-first approach help you stay productive, save money, and get things done your way. Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork can complete web tasks for you in Microsoft Edge on your device, using the sites you're already signed in to. Cowork may perform tasks such as creating tabs, taking screenshots, and...
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Automatically Mount VHD or VHDX File at Startup in Windows 11

Virtualization Automatically Mount VHD or VHDX File at Startup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create an elevated task to automatically mount a VHD or VHDX file at startup for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Virtual hard disks (VHDs) are disk image file formats that have similar functionalities to a physical hard drive and are designed primarily for use with Hyper-V virtual machines. When you attach a .vhd or .vhdx file, it will be mounted as a drive in File Explorer > This PC to open and access. When you sign out, mounted VHD or VHDX files will not get unmounted, and will still be mounted and available the next time you sign in. If you restart the computer, all mounted VHD or VHDX files will automatically get unmounted for all accounts. If wanted, you can create an elevated task to...
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Enable or Disable Simultaneously Resize Adjacent Snapped window in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Simultaneously Resize Adjacent Snapped window in Windows 11

The When I resize a snapped window, simultaneously resize any adjacent snapped window setting in this tutorial is no longer available. It is now always enabled by default. The Snap windows feature in Windows allows you to automatically resize and arrange windows on your screen. When you resize a snapped window, it will simultaneously resize any adjacent snapped window by default. This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable simultaneously resize any adjacent snapped window for your account in Windows 11. Option One: Enable or Disable Simultaneously Resize any Adjacent Snapped window in Settings Option Two: Enable or Disable Simultaneously Resize any Adjacent Snapped window using REG file EXAMPLE: "When I resize a...
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