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Create Drive Shortcut using Volume ID in Windows 11

Devices Create Drive Shortcut using Volume ID in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create a drive shortcut using its unique volume ID to access the drive in Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you removed the drive letter of a volume to hide it so the drive doesn't show under File Explorer > This PC, this shortcut makes it possible to still open and access the drive as usual even though it doesn't have a drive letter assigned to it. EXAMPLE: Drive unique ID shortcut opening drive without a drive letter Here's How: 1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt. 2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below step 3) Windows PowerShell Get-Volume | Format-List -Property...
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Take Offline or Bring Online a Disk Drive in Windows 11

Devices Take Offline or Bring Online a Disk Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change an internal disk drive status to offline or online as needed in Windows 10 and Windows 11. By default, all newly discovered disks are brought online with read and write access. When you take a disk offline, it is removed from "This PC" in File Explorer, and becomes unmountable and inaccessible (even after a restart) until you bring it back online. You also cannot initialize a disk or create volumes/partitions on a disk until it's online. Taking a disk offline does not turn off the disk, but it will still use your Turn off hard disk after setting in Power Options. Taking a disk offline can be a handy way to effectively remove the disk as needed without having to physically remove the disk...
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Enable or Disable Voice Focus to Reduce Microphone Background Noise in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Voice Focus to Reduce Microphone Background Noise in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Voice Focus that reduces microphone background noise in Windows 11. Voice Focus is a noise cancellation feature of Windows Studio Effects in Windows 11 version 24H2 and higher. Voice Focus is a microphone effect that isolates your voice and minimizes background noise, so you can be heard clearly without distractions from your environment. Windows Studio Effects require a neural processing unit (NPU), and the latest update for Windows Studio Effects requires a Copilot+ PC with a NPU. Voice Focus is available in two versions depending on your computer’s hardware. One version reduces background noise from the microphone to help your voice stand out more clearly using software. The...
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Find Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) Version in Windows 11

Devices Find Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) Version in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to find the current Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) version you have in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) is the graphics display driver architecture introduced in Windows Vista (WDDM v1.0). WDDM is required starting with Windows 8 (WDDM v1.2). The WDDM design guide discusses WDDM requirements, specifications, and behavior for WDDM drivers. WDDM provides the functionality required to render the desktop and applications using Desktop Window Manager, a compositing window manager running on top of Direct3D. It also supports new DXGI interfaces required for basic device management and creation. The WDDM specification requires at least Direct3D 9-capable video card and...
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Change Default Camera Settings and Studio Effects in Windows 11

Devices Change Default Camera Settings and Studio Effects in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change or reset the default brightness, contrast, and other available image settings and Studio Effects for a camera in Windows 11. Having a camera as part of your Windows device or system lets you make Skype video calls, take pictures, etc. Many apps and services request and use the camera, and Windows settings give you control over which apps can use your camera. Windows Studio Effects is the collective name of AI-powered video call and audio effects that are available on Copilot+ PCs and select Windows 11 devices with compatible NPUs. They include background blur, voice focus, eye contact: standard, and automatic framing, which are available on all Copilot+ PCs. In addition, Snapdragon® X Series...
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Change Touchpad Click Sensitivity on Microsoft Surface Devices

Devices Change Touchpad Click Sensitivity on Microsoft Surface Devices

This tutorial will show you how to change the force required to click on a Precision Touchpad for your account on Microsoft Surface devices running Windows 11. The click sensitivity setting specifies how hard you must press the touchpad to click. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#click-sensitivity Option One: Change Touchpad Click Sensitivity in Settings Option Two: Change Touchpad Click Sensitivity in Registry Editor Change Touchpad Click Sensitivity in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Touchpad on the right side. (see screenshot below) Open Touchpad settings 3 Select...
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Change Touchpad Haptic Click Intensity in Windows 11

Devices Change Touchpad Haptic Click Intensity in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the touchpad haptic click feedback intensity level for your account in Windows 11. If you have a Precision Touchpad, the haptic motors deliver tactile feedback that simulates the feeling of physical clicks or taps, despite the touchpad itself remaining stationary. This gives you a more intuitive and immersive experience while using a Surface device. You can specify the relative intensity level of the touchpad’s haptic click feedback to what you want. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#touchpad-feedback-section Option One: Change Touchpad Haptic Click Intensity in Settings Option Two: Change Touchpad Haptic...
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Enable or Disable Touchpad Haptic Click Feedback in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Touchpad Haptic Click Feedback in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off touchpad haptic click feedback for your account in Windows 11. If you have a Precision Touchpad, the haptic motors deliver tactile feedback that simulates the feeling of physical clicks or taps, despite the touchpad itself remaining stationary. This gives you a more intuitive and immersive experience while using a Surface device. You can specify the relative intensity level of the touchpad’s haptic feedback to what you want. References: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#touchpad-feedback-section...
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Change Touchpad Double Click Speed on Microsoft Surface Devices

Devices Change Touchpad Double Click Speed on Microsoft Surface Devices

This tutorial will show you how to change the double click speed on a Precision Haptic Touchpad for your account on Microsoft Surface devices running Windows 11. The double click speed setting is the time between clicks to register a double click on the touchpad. If you find the double click speed too sensitive (fast) or not sensitive enough (slow), you can adjust the double click speed to what works best for you. Option One: Change Touchpad Double Click Speed in Surface app Option Two: Change Touchpad Double Click Speed in Control Panel Option Three: Change Touchpad Double Click Speed in Registry Editor Change Touchpad Double Click Speed in Surface app 1 Open the Surface app. 2 Click/tap on Touchpad settings to expand it...
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Add Enable or Disable New "USB connections" Context Menu in Windows 11

Devices Add Enable or Disable New "USB connections" Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add a "USB connections" desktop context menu that allows you to quickly enable or disable new USB storage device connections on demand in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When disabled, any new USB storage device (ex: USB flash drive or external USB drive) connected by any user afterwards will not connect and will not be available such as in This PC, File Explorer, and Disk Management. Any currently connected USB storage devices will continue to be available until the user eithers disconnects USB, sign out, restart computer, or shut down computer. USB storage device connections will remain disabled even after restarting the computer. When enabled, any new USB storage device connected by any user afterwards...
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Enable or Disable Camera On/Off OSD Indicator in Windows 11

Devices Enable or Disable Camera On/Off OSD Indicator in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Camera on and Camera off on-screen display (OSD) indicator for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. NoPhysicalCameraLED indicates that there is no physical LED for the device’s camera. An example of a physical LED for a camera is the small blue light that turns on whenever the camera is streaming video. This setting is used to indicate to the shell component that it will need to provide a small indicator in the user interface (UI) to show when video frames are streaming or not streaming to replace the notification by physical LED. If you set the NoPhysicalCameraLED DWORD value to 1 (enable), users will see a Camera on and Camera off on-screen display (OSD) indicator above the...
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Change Turn Off Hard Disk After Idle Time in Windows 11

Devices Change Turn Off Hard Disk After Idle Time in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change how long HDDs are inactive before automatically turned off in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Turn off hard disk after setting in Power Options lets you specify the period of inactivity before the disk is automatically powered down. Having your HDDs automatically turn off after being idle can help save energy and extend the battery life. When you or anything tries to access a HDD that has been turned off, there will be a delay of a few seconds as the HDD automatically turns back on and spins up before being able to access it. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/power-settings/disk-settings-disk-idle-timeout The Turn off hard disk after setting only...
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