This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Copilot Actions in the Copilot app for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with the Copilot app version 1.25112.74 and higher, Microsoft is rolling out Copilot Actions to Windows Insiders worldwide, excluding EEA,.
Copilot Actions is an AI agent that completes tasks for you by interacting with your apps and files, using vision and advanced reasoning to click, type and scroll like a human would. This transforms agents from passive assistants into active digital collaborators that can carry out complex tasks for you to enhance efficiency and productivity – like updating documents, organizing files, booking tickets or sending emails. After you’ve granted the agent access, when...
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Enable or Disable Drop Tray in Windows 11
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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 rearrange the order of dashboards to change the default dashboard on the Widgets board for your account in Windows 11.
Widgets in Windows are interactive elements that display dynamic content and provide quick access to various apps and features. You can view your location's current weather conditions directly on the taskbar and hover over the icon to see concise, scannable information on topics like sports, stocks, local news, and breaking headlines. Widgets are designed to help you staying informed and organized by presenting personalized information at a glance.
Widgets are displayed on the Widgets board, which contains a collection of cards, each representing a widget with relevant information...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off recent files history in the Notepad app for your account in Windows 11.
Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly.
With recent files, you can now reopen your recently closed files directly within Notepad. To access Recent Files, open Notepad and go to the File menu, where you will find a list of your recently used Notepad documents. Click on any file to instantly reopen and continue editing.
You can clear the Recent list at any time or turn off the Recent Files feature in app settings if you prefer not to keep a history of files recently closed in Notepad. Turning off recent files in Notepad does not...
This tutorial will show you how to restart the Widgets process for your account in Windows 11.
Widgets in Windows are interactive elements that display dynamic content and provide quick access to various apps and features. You can view your location's current weather conditions directly on the taskbar and hover over the icon to see concise, scannable information on topics like sports, stocks, local news, and breaking headlines. Widgets are designed to help you staying informed and organized by presenting personalized information at a glance.
Widgets are displayed on the Widgets board, which contains a collection of cards, each representing a widget with relevant information and actions related to an app. On the Widgets board you can...
This tutorial will show you how to copy any text on your screen to the clipboard using the Text Extractor feature in the Snipping Tool app in Windows 11.
Starting with Snipping Tool (version 11.2503.27.0) for Windows Insiders in the Canary, Dev, and Release Preview (11.2503.29.0) Channels, Microsoft is adding text extractor in the Snipping Tool capture bar – designed to minimize the number of steps it takes to copy text to your clipboard without having to take a screenshot of your screen.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.4151 (Beta 24H2), build 26200.5603 (Dev 24H2), and build 27898.1000 (Canary), Microsoft is making it easier to jump directly into text extractor via Win + Shift + T. You should be on Snipping Tool version...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off allow Windows Terminal to run in the background for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts.
Microsoft added a new setting page for Compatibility in Windows Terminal. Here you will find an option to let you allow Windows Terminal to run in the background. This allows actions such as Global...
This tutorial will show you how to uninstall or reinstall the Microsoft Store app for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft redesigned the Microsoft Store from the ground up in Windows, making space for more content, keeping the user experience simple and responsive. It will help you discover and install the best apps, games, movies and even special offers – like unique movie discounts for Xbox Game Pass members. All the content in the Microsoft Store is tested for security, family safety and device compatibility.
If the Microsoft Store app is missing or has been uninstalled by mistake, then you can reinstall the Microsoft Store app without having to reinstall or reset Windows.
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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Formatting toolbar in Notepad for your account in Windows 11.
Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly.
Starting with Notepad version 11.2504.52.0 and higher, Microsoft has released formatting in Notepad, providing additional flexibility in how you structure content across your files. The experience supports Markdown style input and files for users who prefer to work directly with the lightweight markup language. To get started, use the new formatting toolbar to apply formatting as you type or to selected text, including bold and italic styling, hyperlinks, and support for simple lists and headings...
This tutorial will show you how to insert and edit tables in your document in the Notepad app on Windows 11.
Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly.
Starting with Notepad version 11.2510.6.0 and higher to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, Microsoft is expanding lightweight formatting in Notepad with support for tables. You can now easily insert tables in your document to help structure your notes. To get started, look for the new Table option in the formatting toolbar or by adding them using Markdown syntax directly. Once inserted, you can perform quick edits to add or remove rows and columns in the right-click context menu or from the...
This tutorial will show you how to reset the "Open with" context menu for a file type back to default for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Open with context menu allows you to choose an app to open a file with by default.
When you use Open with to select to open a file with an app, that app is added to the "Open with" context menu for that file type for only your account.
If wanted, you can reset the "Open with" context menu back to default for a file type to clear all the apps you added from the "Open with" context menu.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22567, Microsoft has updated the “Open with” dialog box to align with Windows 11 design principles. The updated dialog box honors light/dark theme. We have also...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off AI powered auto image categorization in the Photos app for your account on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs.
The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery.
Starting with Microsoft Photos app version 2025.11090.25001.0 rolling out on Windows 11 across all Insider channels, Microsoft brings a new Auto-Categorization feature on Copilot+ PCs that leverages AI to organize photos into categories for easier recall.
Auto-Categorization automatically detects and organizes your photo collection into meaningful...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off ask to save edited screen recordings in Snipping Tool for your account 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 turn on or off to have Snipping Tool ask to save edited screen recordings if unsaved when you close the Snipping Tool app.
Recordings from the Snipping Tool get saved as a .mp4 file to the C:\Users\<username>\Videos\Screen Recordings folder by default for the current user.
Recordings from the Snipping Tool are also temporarily cached as a .mp4 file in the...
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