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Brink · Jul 6, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to boot to the advanced startup (WinRE) in Windows 11. The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a companion operating system installed alongside Windows 11, typically in a separate partition, that can help with troubleshooting, recovery, or booting from external media, such as a USB stick. Advanced startup enables you to perform these actions: Start recovery (aka: Windows RE or WinRE), troubleshooting, and diagnostic tools. Boot from a disk (ex: USB or DVD) or device (UEFI only) Access the PC's UEFI firmware Restore Windows from a system image Choose default operating system to boot to on PC if multiple operating systems are installed WinRE tools: Automatic repair and other troubleshooting tools...

Brink · Dec 19, 2022

Windows 11 makes is easy to view display information about your built-in display or connected monitor(s). This tutorial will show you how to view information about displays in Windows 11. Here's How: 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Display on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Display settings 3 Click/tap on Advanced display. (see screenshot below) 4 If you have more than one display, select the display you want to apply this to in the drop menu. (see screenshot below step 5) 5 You will now see the available Display information below for the selected display. (see screenshots below) Display Information Description Desktop mode Shows screen resolution and...

Brink · Aug 26, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Notification Suggestions for your account in Windows 11. Notification Suggestions is when Windows detects if you are interacting with toasts or not and provide a suggestion to turn the notification banners (toasts) off for such apps. This will only stop the banners from appearing, and you can still find the toasts in the notification center. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.4391 (23H2) and build 26100.2161 (24H2) you can now turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps. Option One: Turn Off Notification Suggestions from Notification Option Two: Turn On or Off Notification Suggestions in Settings Option Three: Turn On or Off Notification Suggestions using...

Brink · Aug 4, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the Battery Limit option on your Microsoft Surface device running Windows 10 or Windows 11. The Battery Limit option is a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) setting that changes how the Surface device battery is charged and might prolong its longevity. This firmware setting (similar to BIOS) is recommended for devices intended to be always connected to power. Examples include devices configured for point of sale, RFID, and related kiosk scenarios. The Battery Limit UEFI setting is built into supported Surface devices by default. When you enable the Battery Limit setting, the battery stops charging when it reaches 50% of maximum charge capacity. If you enable Battery Limit...

Brink · Jul 1, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR) for a display for all users in Windows 11. The refresh rate is the number of frames per second your monitor can display. Hertz frequency is used as the measurement at which the screen is redrawn. Dynamic refresh rate is a new feature that can be found in Windows 11 on supported devices. Like the name suggests, DRR lets your device set the refresh rate dynamically. This means that Windows 11 will seamlessly switch between a lower refresh rate and a higher refresh rate based on what you’re doing on your PC. This helps to balance performance and power consumption. For example, with a Dynamic (60 Hz or 120 Hz) mode, your display will refresh at 60 Hz for...

Brink · Jan 7, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Reserved Storage feature in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Disabling reserved storage will free up the hard drive space reserved by reserved storage. To make sure your device can successfully update and that it runs its best, Windows reserves a portion of storage space on your device for use by temporary files, caches, and other files. When your device is low on space, Windows will clear reserved storage so it can be used for other processes, like a Windows update. Reserving storage also helps keep disk space usage on your device more predictable and more stable. How does it work? When apps and system processes create temporary files, these files will automatically be placed into...

Brink · Aug 4, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to temporarily pause Smart Charging on your Microsoft Surface device running Windows 10 or Windows 11. Smart charging is a feature that helps protect your Surface battery against conditions that may accelerate battery deterioration or lead to expansion. Smart charging is always active and turns on automatically when it detects your device is plugged in for prolonged periods or used at elevated temperatures. When smart charging is turned on, your battery discharges and limits its maximum charge to 80%. A heart icon will appear over the battery icon in the system tray to let you know smart charging is active and on. You might notice reduced battery life as a result. When you discharge your battery below...

Brink · Apr 10, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to check if Secure Boot is currently enabled, disabled, or unsupported on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Windows 11 minimum system requirements include your system to be UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) and Secure Boot capable. While the requirement to upgrade a Windows 10 device to Windows 11 is only that the PC be Secure Boot capable by having UEFI enabled, you may also consider enabling Secure Boot for better security. Secure Boot is an important security feature designed to prevent malicious software from loading when your PC starts up (boots). When the PC starts, the firmware checks the signature of each piece of boot software, including UEFI firmware drivers (also known as Option...

Brink · Jul 12, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the display mode change animation for all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810, Microsoft added the registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM ForceDisableModeChangeAnimation (REG_DWORD). When you set its value to 1 (or a non-zero number), it turns off the display mode change animation. If the value is 0 or the key does not exist, the animation is set to on. You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off the display mode change animation. Here's How: 1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want. Enable Display Mode Change Animation This is the default setting. A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the...

Brink · Mar 3, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to create a Dev Drive for all users in Windows 11. Dev Drive is a new form of storage volume available to improve performance for key developer workloads. Dev Drive is built upon Resilient File System (ReFS) technology and includes file system optimizations and features that provide more control over storage volume settings and security, including trust designation, antivirus configuration, and administrative control over what filters are attached. It has been designed to meet a developer’s needs to host project source code, working folders, and package caches. It is not designed for general consumer workloads such as document libraries, installing packaged applications...

Brink · Feb 8, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Sudo command for all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26052 (Canary and Dev) and and build 26100.712 (RP), Sudo for Windows provides a new way for users to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session. It is an ergonomic and familiar solution for users who want to elevate a command without having to first open a new elevated console. Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to run elevated commands (as an administrator) directly from an unelevated console session. The sudo command can be configured to run in three different modes: In a new window: The elevated command runs in a new window. This mode is similar to the behavior of the runas...

Brink · Dec 21, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to export a list of all running and/or stopped services in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Services are an application type that runs in the system background without a user interface. Services provide core operating system features (such as printing, networking, remote access, File Explorer, Windows Search, updates, etc.) and apps to operate as intended. The exported list will show you the StartType (ex: Automatic, Manual, Disabled), Status (stopped or running), Name, and DisplayName of each service. You can export the list of running and stopped services to either a TXT file, CSV file, or show in the terminal window. Option One: Export List of Running and Stopped Services in Command Prompt Option Two...

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System Boot to Advanced Startup (WinRE) in Windows 11

System View Display Information in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Notification Suggestions in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Battery Limit on Microsoft Surface Devices

System Enable or Disable Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR) in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Reserved Storage in Windows 11

System Pause Smart Charging on Microsoft Surface Devices

System Check if Secure Boot is Enabled, Disabled, or Unsupported in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Display Mode Change Animation in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Create Dev Drive in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Sudo Command in Windows 11

System Export List of Running and Stopped Services in Windows 11

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