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Brink · Aug 9, 2021

This tutorial will show you different ways to change the desktop background to a picture, solid color, slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image for your account in Windows 11. You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image. A picture background can apply to all or specific desktops and/or displays. Solid color, slideshow, and Windows Spotlight backgrounds apply to all desktops on all displays. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.7922 (24H2) and 26200.9822 (25H2), and build 2800.1764 (26H1), you can now set .webp images for your desktop background in Settings > Personalization > Desktop Background. References...

Brink · May 26, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off always underline access keys for your account in Windows 11. An access key is an underlined character in the text of a menu, context menu item, or the label of a control such as a button. You can press and hold the Shift, Alt, or F10 key while you right click on an item to see available access keys underlined in the context menu. You can then press the underlined letter (access key) as a keyboard shortcut to use/open that menu item. If you like, you can turn on to always have access keys underlined by default even when not holding Shift, Alt, or F10 key while you right click to open a context menu. Option One: Turn On or Off Always Underline Access Keys in Settings Option Two...

Brink · Sep 3, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Music folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Music folder (shell:My Music) is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. By default, the Music folder is a shell folder in the user's profile (%UserProfile%) that is used as a default storage location for saved music or audio files. If you like, you can move the Music folder and its content to a location you want it at instead. If the current Music folder path is incorrect or is no longer available, you can use the Restore Default option to restore the default path. Option One: Move Location of Music Folder in Properties Option Two...

Kari · Feb 21, 2022

As you all (should) already know, Windows Setup's install.wim file is growing with each new feature upgrade. It's coming close and soon going over the 4 GB size limit of a FAT32 formatted install media. Today, as I write this, (22-FEB-2022), downloading WIM-based most current public release install media as told here in Shawn Brink's tutorial, the install.wim file is 4.5 GB (UK English Windows 11). There’s nothing in the UEFI specifications that prevents booting a computer from an NTFS formatted USB flash drive. In fact, this so-called limitation is entirely artificial, caused by the single fact that manufacturer has not included correct drivers in UEFI. Luckily, most modern computers can boot from a single-partition NTFS formatted...

Brink · Jan 19, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to change minimum Windows Hello PIN length requirements for all local and Microsoft accounts on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Windows Hello PIN is safer than a password. The PIN is bound to the device so hackers cannot steal it and sign-in to your account from a remote device. A Windows Hello PIN can be complex and use a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters. A Windows Hello PIN is backed by a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, which is a secure crypto processor that is designed to carry out cryptographic operations. The chip includes multiple physical security mechanisms to make it tamper resistant, and malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM...

Brink · Jan 19, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to change minimum Windows Hello PIN length requirements for all local and Microsoft accounts on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Windows Hello PIN is safer than a password. The PIN is bound to the device so hackers cannot steal it and sign-in to your account from a remote device. A Windows Hello PIN can be complex and use a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters. A Windows Hello PIN is backed by a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, which is a secure crypto processor that is designed to carry out cryptographic operations. The chip includes multiple physical security mechanisms to make it tamper resistant, and malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM...

Brink · Jan 19, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Windows Hello PIN expiration for all local and Microsoft accounts on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Windows Hello PIN is safer than a password. The PIN is bound to the device so hackers cannot steal it and sign-in to your account from a remote device. A Windows Hello PIN can be complex and use a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters. A Windows Hello PIN is backed by a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, which is a secure crypto processor that is designed to carry out cryptographic operations. The chip includes multiple physical security mechanisms to make it tamper resistant, and malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM. Windows...

Brink · Mar 14, 2022

The tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the "Let's finish setting up your device" screen for your account in Windows 11. The Let's finish setting up your device screen is a second-chance out of box experience (SCOOBE) that may occasionally show when you sign in to suggest ways to get the most out of Windows and finish setting up this device. Starting with Windows 11 build 25309, Microsoft is trying out a more personalized second-chance out of box experience (SCOOBE) with your user name included in the title. Option One: Enable or Disable "Let's finish setting up your device" in Settings Option Two: Enable or Disable "Let's finish setting up your device" using REG file EXAMPLE: Let's finish setting up your device...

Brink · Jan 17, 2025

This tutorial will show you how to rename a microphone device in Windows 11. A microphone is a sound input device used to listen to or record your voice. If you don't like the default name given to the microphone or have more than one microphone with the same or similar name, you can easily rename it to any name you want to display for the device in Windows 11. Option One: Rename Microphone in Settings Option Two: Rename Microphone in Control Panel Rename Microphone in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Sound on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Sound Settings 3 Under Advanced, click/tap on All sound devices. (see screenshot below) Open "All sound devices"...

Brink · Oct 4, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to check the current version of PowerShell in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows. References: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/whats-new/overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/powershell-support-lifecycle https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/powershell/9MZ1SNWT0N5D https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/powershell-preview/9P95ZZKTNRN4...

Brink · Jul 30, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to open Jump Lists for apps for your account in Windows 11. Jump Lists are available when you right click on an app on the taskbar or Start Menu that supports having a jump list. Jump Lists are lists of app specific tasks or items you can quickly open or get to for every day usage. Jump Lists can include pinned items, recent items, frequent items, tasks, and/or websites recently opened in the app. Items pinned to an app's jump list will appear at the top of the jump list for quick access. Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.4000 (Beta) and build 26120.1843 (Dev), Microsoft is beginning to try out showing jump lists when you hover your mouse cursor over apps on the taskbar that have jump lists and are...

Brink · Dec 29, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to back up and restore all pinned items on your Start menu in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. The section at the top of the Start menu is called the Pinned section. This section consists of pins arranged in a grid. The items in this section are a subset of all the apps installed on the PC; not all installed apps are included in this section by default. The number of rows and items in this view are consistent across device panel sizes. If you like, you can back up pinned items on the Start menu for any account, and restore the pinned items to the Start menu for any account. The options in this tutorial no longer work in Windows 11 version...

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Personalization Change Desktop Background to Spotlight, Picture, Solid Color, or Slideshow in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Always Underline Access Keys in Windows 11

General Move or Restore Default Location of Music Folder in Windows 11

Installation and Upgrade WinPE - Create a Custom Windows Install USB

Accounts Change Maximum Windows Hello PIN Length in Windows 11

Accounts Change Minimum Windows Hello PIN Length in Windows 11

Accounts Enable or Disable Windows Hello PIN Expiration in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Let's finish setting up your device in Windows 11

Devices Rename Microphone in Windows 11

Apps Check PowerShell Version in Windows 11

General Open Jump Lists in Windows 11

Backup and Restore Backup and Restore Pinned Items on Start Menu in Windows 11

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