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Add or Remove Notification Bell icon on Taskbar in Windows 11

Personalization Add or Remove Notification Bell icon on Taskbar in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the notification bell icon on the taskbar corner for your account in Windows 11. Notifications will now show as a bell in the system tray and when new notifications come through, the bell will colorize based on your system accent color. When there are no notifications and the clock is visible, the bell will be empty. You can turn on (add) or off (remove) showing the notification bell icon on the taskbar system tray (corner) on demand. Option One: Add or Remove Notification Bell icon on Taskbar in Settings Option Two: Add or Remove Notification Bell icon on Taskbar using REG file Option Three: Add or Remove Notification Bell icon on Taskbar in Registry Editor EXAMPLE: Add or...
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Add or Remove Settings Home page in Windows 11

Personalization Add or Remove Settings Home page in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Home page in Settings for all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 version 22H2 KB5030310 Build 22621.2361, Microsoft is introduced a new homepage in Settings that offers you a dynamic and personalized experience. It provides an overview of your device, quick access to key settings, and helps manage your Microsoft account. Microsoft created interactive cards that represent various device and account related settings, grouped by commonly accessed functions. Each card is optimized to offer the most relevant information and controls at your fingertips. In this release, you’ll see up to seven cards, with more coming soon. Here’s an overview of each card: Recommended settings...
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Change Icon of Drive in Windows 11

Personalization Change Icon of Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the icon of a drive to any icon for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A drive icon is a graphical representation of a drive in File Explorer > This PC. Windows will use a default icon for a drive based on what type of drive it is, such as a network drive, mapped drive, USB drive, internal drive, external drive, DVD drive, Windows drive, etc... If you like, you can use your own custom icon for a drive instead of the default icon assigned to the drive by Windows. Option One: Change Icon of Drive for Current User in Registry Editor Option Two: Change Icon of Drive for All Users in Registry Editor Option Three: Change Icon of Drive using autorun.inf File EXAMPLE...
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Turn On or Off Show All Pins on Start Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Turn On or Off Show All Pins on Start Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show all pins on the Start menu for your account in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. Sections within Start are also responsive so you can see more or less of your Pinned and Recommended sections. Have only a few pins? The Pinned section will shrink down to a single row and other sections will slide up. If you have a lot of pinned apps on your Start menu, they will not all show by default on the Start menu. You can select to "Show all" or "Show less" of your pinned apps on the Start menu on demand. Option One: Show More or Less Pinned Apps on Start on Demand Option Two: Turn On or Off "Show all pins by default" on Start...
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Hide or Show Most Used apps list on Start Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Hide or Show Most Used apps list on Start Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to show or hide the Most used list on the Start menu for your account or all users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26200.5641 (Dev 24H2) and build 26120.4250 (Beta 24H2), Microsoft introduced a new redesigned Start menu. The new scrollable Start Menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. The All apps section on the Start menu shows all your installed apps in either a Category, Grid, or List view. With All now on the top-level, apps are easily accessible without having to navigate to a secondary page. The new default Category view automatically groups your apps by category for quick access to your most used categories and apps. So, if your most used apps are...
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Change Folder Color in OneDrive on Windows 11

Personalization Change Folder Color in OneDrive on Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change a folder color in OneDrive for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. OneDrive is built-in to Windows by default. With OneDrive, you can sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at OneDrive.live.com. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. You can work with your synced files directly in File Explorer and access your files even when you’re offline. Whenever you’re online, any changes that you or others make will sync automatically. You...
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Change Hover Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnail Live Preview in Windows 11

Personalization Change Hover Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnail Live Preview in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the hover delay time to show a taskbar thumbnail live preview for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The setting in this tutorial no longer works starting with at least Windows 11 version 24H2. The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick Settings (Win+A), and Notification Center (Win+N) with the clock and calendar. When you hover the pointer over an icon on the taskbar with an open window, you will see the thumbnail preview(s) of the open...
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Show or Hide Touch Keyboard icon on Taskbar System Tray in Windows 11

Personalization Show or Hide Touch Keyboard icon on Taskbar System Tray in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to show or hide the touch keyboard icon on the taskbar system tray for your account in Windows 11. Windows 11 includes a touch keyboard you can click/tap on to enter text. This can be handy if you have a PC with a touchscreen without a physical keyboard. The touch keyboard icon on the system tray on the taskbar corner makes it easy to open the touch keyboard on demand. If you have a tablet device, the touch keyboard will automatically open when you need it. Just tap where you’d like to enter text and the touch keyboard will pop up, or press the touch keyboard icon on the taskbar. If you have a non-touch PC (ex: desktop), you could still use the touch keyboard if you like, but you will have to manually...
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Change Hover Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in Windows 11

Personalization Change Hover Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the hover delay time to show taskbar thumbnail previews for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The setting in this tutorial no longer works starting with at least Windows 11 version 24H2. The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your desktop in Windows 11 that shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store icons aligned to the center by default. The taskbar corner includes the notification area icons, Quick Settings (Win+A), and Notification Center (Win+N) with the clock and calendar. When you hover the pointer over an icon on the taskbar with an open window, there is a delay milliseconds you have to wait before...
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Add "Open in Terminal (Admin)" context menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add "Open in Terminal (Admin)" context menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Open in Terminal (Admin) context menu for all users in 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. Windows 11 includes a Open in Terminal context menu by default when you right click or shift + right click on a folder or folder background, but this does not open Windows Terminal elevated (run as administrator). The Open in...
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Switch to Next Windows Spotlight Picture in Windows 11

Personalization Switch to Next Windows Spotlight Picture in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to switch to the next Windows Spotlight picture on the desktop for your account in Windows 11. Windows Spotlight is an option for your theme, lock screen, and desktop background that displays different Bing daily background images, and occasionally offers fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on the lock screen. If you don't like the current Windows Spotlight picture on your desktop, you can change it to one of four available Bing daily images. Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.6690 (Dev 25H2) and build 26120.6690 (Beta 24H2), Microsoft is trying out a change that adds “Learn more about this background” and “Next desktop background” to the context menu when you right click on your desktop if you have...
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Add "Choose Light or Dark Mode" Context Menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add "Choose Light or Dark Mode" Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Choose Light or Dark Mode desktop context menu for all users in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Windows 11 supports two color modes: light and dark. Each mode consists of a set of neutral color values that are automatically adjusted to ensure optimal contrast. In both light and dark color modes, darker colors indicate background surfaces of less importance. Important surfaces are highlighted with lighter and brighter colors. The Dark mode has colors that are designed to work well in a low-lit environment. This option is for the Start menu, taskbar, and action center. The Light mode is designed to work well during daylight hours. If you choose this option, you’ll be able to Show accent...
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