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Enable or Disable Fast Boot in UEFI BIOS Firmware Settings in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Fast Boot in UEFI BIOS Firmware Settings in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Fast Boot in UEFI BIOS firmware settings for 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. Fast Boot is a feature in UEFI/BIOS that reduces your computer boot time with...
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Turn On or Off Move Windows to Top when Activating for Mouse Hover in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Move Windows to Top when Activating for Mouse Hover in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off always move windows to top when activating for mouse hover for your account in Windows 11. If you turn on Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse pointer, a window will be moved to the top by default when you activate the window by hovering over it with the mouse pointer. You can turn on or off Move window to top when activating for mouse hover. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.4202 (24H2), Mouse settings are now easier to access under Settings > Accessibility > Mouse and Mouse pointer and touch, with no need to open Control Panel. The Move window to top when activating for mouse hover setting is stored in the UserPreferencesMask binary value in the...
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Change Time to Activate Window by Hovering Over with Mouse Pointer in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Time to Activate Window by Hovering Over with Mouse Pointer in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the timeout to activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse pointer for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. By default in Windows, you need to click/tap on a window to make it active and bring it into focus. If you turn on Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse pointer, you can activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse pointer for a half second (500 ms) by default. If you like, you can change the timeout delay to what you want for how long you need to hover over a window before it activates. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc957203(v=technet.10) Option One: Change Time to Activate...
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Turn On or Off Activate Window by Hovering Over with Mouse Pointer in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Activate Window by Hovering Over with Mouse Pointer in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse pointer for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. By default in Windows, you need to click/tap on a window to make it active and bring it into focus. If wanted, you can turn on to activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse pointer for a half second (500 ms). The Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse setting is stored in the UserPreferencesMask binary value in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop registry key for the current user. Option One: Turn On or Off Activate Window on Hover by Mouse Pointer in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Activate Window on Hover by Mouse Pointer in Control...
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Turn On or Off Mouse ClickLock in Windows 11

Devices Turn On or Off Mouse ClickLock in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Mouse ClickLock and change the ClickLockTime for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. ClickLock enables you to highlight or drag items without holding down the mouse button. When ClickLock is turned on, you would briefly press the primary mouse button on an item until the click is "locked". You can now highlight or drag the item without having to hold down the mouse button. To release, you would press the primary mouse button again. If needed, you can adjust how long (ClickLockTime) you need to hold down the mouse button before your click is "locked". Option One: Turn On or Off Mouse ClickLock and Change ClickLockTime in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Mouse ClickLock in...
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Change Mouse Double-click Speed in Windows 11

Accessibility Change Mouse Double-click Speed in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the mouse double-click speed for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can double-click on an item to open it by default in Windows. The mouse double-click speed is how quickly you must click the mouse button to perform a double-click. Some people double-click slower or faster than others, and each mouse may not always reactive the same. If you find the mouse double-click speed too sensitive (fast) or not sensitive enough (slow), you can adjust the mouse double-click speed to what works best for you. Option One: Change Mouse Double-click Speed in Settings Option Two: Change Mouse Double-click Speed in Control Panel Option Three: Change Mouse Double-click Speed in Registry Editor...
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Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off snap mouse pointer to default button when opening a supported dialog for your account in Windows 10 and 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. To speed up the process of selecting a choice when a dialog box appears, you can turn on the Snap To mouse properties option to Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box. Option One: Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button in Control Panel Option Three: Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button using REG file Turn...
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Enable or Disable Mouse Pointer Shadow in Windows 11

Accessibility Enable or Disable Mouse Pointer Shadow in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the mouse pointer shadow for your account in Windows 10 and Window 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. You can enable to show shadows under the mouse pointer to help make it stand out better. The mouse pointer shadow setting is saved to the UserPreferencesMask REG_BINARY value in the key below in Registry Editor. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop Option One: Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Shadow in Settings Option Two: Enable or Disable Mouse Pointer Shadow in Visual Effects Performance Options Option Three: Enable or Disable Mouse Pointer Shadow in Mouse...
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Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off displaying mouse pointer trails for your account in Windows 10 and 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. You can turn on to display pointer trails to see where the mouse is moving on the screen. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-windows-easier-to-see-c97c2b0d-cadb-93f0-5fd1-59ccfe19345d Option One: Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails in Control Panel Option Three: Turn On or Off Mouse Pointer Trails using REG file Turn On or Off Enhance Pointer Precision in Settings...
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Take and Annotate Screenshots with Snipping Tool app in Windows 11

Apps Take and Annotate Screenshots with Snipping Tool app in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use the Snipping Tool app to take and annotate screenshots to save or share in Windows 11. The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps. You can take a snapshot to copy words or images from all or part of your PC screen. Use Snipping Tool to make changes or notes, then save, and share. References: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/tips/snipping-tool https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-to-capture-screenshots-00246869-1843-655f-f220-97299b865f6b Screenshots taken by the Snipping Tool are temporarily cached...
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Turn On or Off Profanity Filter for Voice Typing in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Profanity Filter for Voice Typing in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the profanity filter for voice typing for your account in Windows 11. Voice typing allows you to enter text on your PC by speaking. You can use voice typing commands to manually insert punctuation marks. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.4202 (24H2) and build 27881.1000 (Canary), Microsoft is starting to roll out a new setting that lets you control the profanity filter for voice typing. With this setting on, voice typing will continue to filter out profanity, masking it with asterisks, like it already did. With the setting off, it will type out your profanity like any other words. Here's How: 1 Start voice typing (Win+H). 2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button on the voice...
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Change Color of Translucent Selection Rectangle in Windows 11

Personalization Change Color of Translucent Selection Rectangle in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the color of the translucent selection rectangle for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The translucent selection rectangle is the box you see when you left click and hold, and then drag the pointer over items to select them when you release the left click. The border color of the selection rectangle is solid blue by default. The color inside the selection rectangle is a translucent version of the solid blue color by default. If you like, you can change the border and/or inside color to the same or different custom color(s) of your choice. If you change your theme, the translucent selection rectangle color will be changed to what is included in the theme. The translucent selection...
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