This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off allowing the Phone Link app to send MMS attachments from your mobile device (phone) for your account on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC.
With the Phone Link app on your PC linked to your iPhone or Android phone, you can instantly access the Android apps installed on your mobile device right on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Using a Wi-Fi connection, Apps allows you to browse, play, order, chat, and more — all while using your PC’s larger screen and keyboard.
You can send, receive, and reply to text messages through your linked phone via the Phone Link app on your PC.
The Phone Link app supports messages sent by Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)...
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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 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)...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Choose Light or Dark Mode desktop context menu for all users in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Windows 11 supports two color modes: light and dark. Each mode consists of a set of neutral color values that are automatically adjusted to ensure optimal contrast.
In both light and dark color modes, darker colors indicate background surfaces of less importance. Important surfaces are highlighted with lighter and brighter colors.
The Dark mode has colors that are designed to work well in a low-lit environment. This option is for the Start menu, taskbar, and action center.
The Light mode is designed to work well during daylight hours. If you choose this option, you’ll be able to Show accent...
This tutorial will show you how to change the compression scale for image quality when you share the file in Windows 11.
You can use Windows Share in Windows 11 to share a file with an app, email contact, mobile device (phone), or nearby device.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.4484 (24H2), in the Windows share window, as part of the ability to quickly edit and enhance images while sharing, Microsoft has adjusted the UI so that now you can now select their compression scale from High, Medium, or Low Quality, instead of choosing from an entire scale ranging from 0-100.
If you don't have the compression scale feature available in the builds above yet, then you can use the ViVeTool command below to enable it.
vivetool /enable...
This tutorial will show you how to change the size of taskbar thumbnail previews for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The setting in this tutorial no longer works starting with at least Windows 11 version 24H2.
The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick Settings (Win+A), and Notification Center (Win+N) with the clock and calendar.
When you hover the pointer over an icon on the taskbar for an open window, it will show a thumbnail preview of the open window.
If you like, you can...
This tutorial will show you how to uninstall or reinstall OneDrive for only your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
OneDrive is built-in to Windows 11 by default.
With OneDrive, 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.live.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...
This tutorial will show you how to delete a saved custom mouse pointer scheme for your account in Windows 11.
The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. The pointer will appear with a different image for each action or status by default.
When you customize mouse pointer images, you can save these changes as a scheme. This saved pointer scheme will then be available to select on demand to make changing the mouse pointer scheme to the custom scheme.
You can delete a saved pointer scheme when you no longer want it.
Option One: Delete Saved Mouse Pointer Scheme in Control Panel
Option Two: Delete Saved Mouse Pointer Scheme in...
This tutorial will show you how to save a custom mouse pointer scheme for your account in Windows 11.
The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. The pointer will appear with a different image for each action or status by default.
When you customize mouse pointer images, you can save these changes as a scheme. This saved pointer scheme will then be available to select on demand to make changing the mouse pointer scheme to the custom scheme easier.
EXAMPLE: Saved custom mouse pointer scheme in Mouse Properties
Here's How:
1 If you haven't already, customize pointer images how you want.
2 Open the Control Panel (icons...
This tutorial will show you how to change User Account Control (UAC) settings in Windows 11.
User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent malware from damaging a PC and helps organizations deploy a better-managed desktop. With UAC, apps and tasks always run in the security context of a non-administrator account, unless an administrator specifically authorizes administrator-level access to the system. UAC can block the automatic installation of unauthorized apps and prevent inadvertent changes to system settings.
UAC allows all users to log on to their computers using a standard user account. Processes launched using a standard user token may perform tasks using access rights granted to a standard user. For instance, Windows Explorer...
This tutorial will show you how to change the mouse pointer scheme used for your account in Windows 11.
The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. The pointer will appear with a different image for each action or status by default.
You can select to use a built-in or saved custom scheme for your mouse pointer images. A scheme includes a collection of themed pointer images.
Selecting a pointer scheme makes it easy to change all pointer images at once to the theme of the scheme.
You can also change the appearance of each pointer image to a custom pointer image you want.
When you select to use a different mouse pointer scheme...
This tutorial will show you how to read the Windows Update logs for your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.
Windows Update client now uses Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) to generate diagnostic logs saved as .etl files in the "%windir%\Logs\WindowsUpdate" folder. This method improves performance and reduces disk space usage. However, the logs are not immediately readable as written.
References:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/windows-update-logs
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/windowsupdate/get-windowsupdatelog
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/troubleshoot-problems-updating-windows-188c2b0f-10a7-d72f-65b8-32d177eb136c
Option One: Read Windows Update Logs in "WindowsUpdate.log"...
This tutorial will show you how to change the appearance of each mouse pointer image for your account in Windows 11.
The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. The pointer will appear with a different image for each action or status by default.
Windows uses schemes for the appearance of your mouse pointer by default, but you can change the appearance of each pointer image to a custom image you want.
Windows uses .ani (animated cursor) and .cur (cursor) file types for mouse pointer images.
The default mouse pointer images included with Windows are located in the C:\Windows\Cursors folder, but you can use your own custom files...
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