This tutorial will show you how to start a new chat (conversation) with Copilot in Windows 11, Microsoft Edge, and on the web.
The Microsoft Copilot app is an AI here to give advice, inspiration, and help when you need a hand. You can start a conversation to get clear answers to tough questions, turn ideas into images, or polish your writing until it shines.
Signing into Copilot using your personal Microsoft Account gives you access to your chat history, image creation, longer conversations, voice interactions, and other Copilot features.
You can always start a new chat with Copilot on demand.
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/get-started-with-microsoft-365-copilot-chat...
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to delete all or specific Copilot chats for your Microsoft account on Edge, Web, and app in Windows 11.
The Microsoft Copilot app is an AI here to give advice, inspiration, and help when you need a hand. You can start a conversation to get clear answers to tough questions, turn ideas into images, or polish your writing until it shines.
Signing into Copilot using your personal Microsoft Account gives you access to your chat history, image creation, longer conversations, voice interactions, and other Copilot features.
If you are signed in, Copilot will remember past conversations, let you access them, and pick up where you left off. Copilot retains the last 18 months of interactions in your conversation...
This tutorial will show you how to see recent requests by apps to use Text and image generation in the last 7 days in Windows 11.
Text and image generation uses on-device generative Al technologies to quickly respond to requests.
Starting with Windows 11 build 2610.5074 (24H2), you can now visit the Settings > Privacy & security > Text and image generation to see which third-party applications recently used generative AI models provided by Windows. This page gives you visibility into the specific apps leveraging local Windows provided generative AI models and allows you to control which apps are permitted to use them—putting you in charge of your device’s AI experience. The UI is present in this flight, however the functionality will...
This tutorial will show you how to change the size of scrollbars for you account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can change the height and width size of scrollbars in Windows to be as thick or thin as you want.
See also:
A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts | Raymond Chen
This will not affect the size of scrollbars used in Microsoft Store apps and any modern UI like Settings or Start menu.
Some third party apps may use their own scrollbar size instead.
EXAMPLE: Default and larger scrollbar size in File Explorer
Here's How:
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
step22 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics...
This tutorial will show you how to change your DNS Server address and enable DNS over HTTPS (DoH) in Windows 11.
A DNS (Domain Name System) server is the service that makes it possible for you to open a web browser, type a domain name and load your favorite websites.
DNS over HTTPS (DoH), or Secure DNS, is a protocol for performing remote Domain Name System resolution via the HTTPS protocol. A goal of the method is to increase user privacy and security by preventing eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS data by man-in-the-middle attacks by using the HTTPS protocol to encrypt the data between the DoH client and the DoH-based DNS resolver.
References...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off always open favorites in a new tab 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.
When working on a task, sometimes you need to open a favorite website but don't want to necessarily pull away from the page you are already on. Now, by default, when you click on a favorite either from the Favorites fly out or from the Favorites bar it will open in a new tab instead of interrupting your flow...
This tutorial will show you how to manually run the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool to check for memory problems in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool can help you identify and diagnose problems with system memory (RAM) when you suspect your PC has a memory problem that isn’t being automatically detected.
Microsoft introduced a new feature that helps improve system reliability. If your PC experiences a bugcheck (unexpected restart), you may see a notification when signing in suggesting a quick memory scan. If you choose to run it, the system will schedule a Windows Memory Diagnostic scan to run during your next reboot (taking 5 minutes or less on average) and then continue to Windows. If a memory issue is...
This tutorial will show you how to hide specific drive(s) from showing in File Explorer for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can hide one or more drives to prevent them from showing in File Explorer < This PC and navigation pane, and still be able to open and access the hidden drive.
Hidden drives do not lose their assigned drive letter.
You will still be able to manually open and access hidden drives using any of the usual methods like below:
Typing the drive letter (ex: "F:") into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.
Right click on the drive in Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc), and click/tap on Open.
Windows Terminal, Command Prompt, or PowerShell
You must be signed in as an administrator to hide and unhide...
This tutorial will show you how to check to see how much time until the battery is fully charged in Windows 11.
If you have a Windows 11 device that runs on battery power, you can check the "Time until fully charged" for the system battery while plugged in and charging.
Tip:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/power-battery/pc-is-charging-slowly-or-discharging-while-it-s-plugged-in
Option One: Check Time Until Battery Fully Charged from Quick Settings
Option Two: Check Time Until Battery Fully Charged from Settings
Check Time Until Battery Fully Charged from Quick Settings
1 Open Quick Settings (Win+A).
2 Click/tap on the battery indicator at the bottom left in Quick Settings. (see screenshot below)
3...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing Windows 11 visual effects in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Microsoft Edge version 122.0.2349.0, the "Show Windows 11 visual effects in browser" setting adds the Mica effect when using the default theme in Microsoft Edge. This functionality depends on your device and Windows settings.
Option One: Enable or Disable Show Windows 11 Visual Effects in Microsoft Edge Setting from Flags
Option Two: Turn On or Off Show Windows 11 Visual Effects in Microsoft Edge in Settings
Enable or Disable Show Windows 11 Visual Effects in Microsoft Edge Setting from Flags
This will add or remove the Show Windows 11 visual effects in browser appearance setting in...
This tutorial will show you how to use AI Theme Generator to create a custom AI generated theme for Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can personalize your Microsoft Edge browser with unique AI-generated themes.
Browser themes in Edge change the look and feel of your browser and the new tab page. When you apply a new theme, you'll notice the color of your browser frame change as well as the image on your new tab page. Themes in Edge work with both horizontal and vertical tabs.
With the Al Theme Generator in Microsoft Edge, you can personalize your browser with unique custom themes based on your words. Themes change the look of your browser and the new tab page. Explore dozens of pre-generated themes for inspiration or...
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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