This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the point-in-time restore feature in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8737 (24H2), build 26200.8737 (25H2), and build 28000.2340 (26H1), Microsoft introduced point-in-time restore for Windows. This flexible recovery feature empowers you to quickly roll your device back to a previous state—helping minimize downtime and simplify troubleshooting when disruptions strike. Whether you’re dealing with a widespread outage or a one-off issue, point-in-time restore helps recover your system (including apps, settings, and user files) to get you back to productivity faster.
Point-in-time restore enables users to restore a Windows PC to the exact state it was at an earlier point in...
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How to Perform a Point-in-time Restore of Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use the point-in-time restore feature to restore your Windows 11 PC to the exact state it was at an earlier point in time.- Brink
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Enable or Disable "Show more options" context menu
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove "Show more options" on the context menu, or enable or disable having to click on "Show more options" to see the full classic context menu in Windows 11.- Brink
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Customize Context Menu in File Explorer on Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to customize what appears in the context menu in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.- Brink
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Cloud Rebuild Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use Cloud rebuild to perform a full clean reinstall of Windows 11 from WinRE without USB media, custom image, or depending on the health of the currently installed OS.- 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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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 different ways to open the Recycle Bin in Windows 11.
The Recycle Bin provides a safety net when deleting files or folders. When you delete any of these items from a drive, Windows places it in the Recycle Bin and the Recycle Bin icon changes from empty to full.
Removable drives, such as USB flash drives and memory cards, do not have a Recycle Bin by default. Files deleted from removable drives are permanently deleted since they do not go to the Recycle Bin. You can enable the Recycle Bin for removable drives to have deleted files from them go to the Recycle Bin instead.
Knowing different ways to open the Recycle Bin can be handy if another option is missing.
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This tutorial will show you how to add "Control Panel" to the Desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Control Panel Desktop context menu allows you to quickly open the Control Panel in either the Category view, Icons view (large or small), or All Tasks (God Mode) on demand.
You can use Control Panel to change settings for Windows. These settings control nearly everything about how Windows looks and works, and you can use them to set up Windows so that it's just right for you.
While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Control Panel" context menu, all users can use the context menu if added.
The Control Panel is in the process of being deprecated in favor of the Settings app...
This tutorial will show you how to change the taskbar position to any edge of the screen for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.9278 (24H2), build 26200.9278 (25H2), and build 2800.3086 (26H1), you can now change the position of taskbar on your screen. You can select the side of the screen you want your taskbar on: bottom, top, left, or right. In these other positions, tooltips, flyouts, and animations will still come from the taskbar, and most customization settings like small taskbar and never combine taskbar icons will work with all locations.
Support for touch gestures, Search box, and Ask Copilot in alternate locations is in progress. Auto-hidden taskbar and touch optimized taskbar are not yet...
This tutorial will show you how rearrange quick access folders to any order you want in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
Quick access is part of Home in File Explorer (Win+E).
Quick access allows you to quickly access and view your pinned folders and frequent folders from within Home in File Explorer, and from the navigation pane of File Explorer when Show all folders is turned off.
File Explorer allows you to rearrange quick access folders to any order you like in the navigation pane. The order you rearrange Quick access folders to will show in both the navigation pane and Quick access group in Home.
Here's How:
1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).
2 Turn off Show all folders.
3 Drag and drop...
This tutorial will show you how to completely reset all Windows Insider Program settings back to default in Windows 11.
Flighting is the process of running Windows Insider Preview Builds on your device. When you run these early versions of Windows and give Microsoft feedback, you can help Microsoft shape the future of Windows. Once you've registered for the Windows Insider Program, you can run Insider Preview builds on as many devices as you want, each in the channel of your choice.
Beta (25H2 or 26H1)
Experimental (26H2) for latest features
Experimental (26H1)
Experimental (Future Platforms)
Release Preview (24H2, 25H2, 26H1, 26H2)
The Beta channel is for early adopters and IT professionals who want to see what we plan to ship in...
This tutorial will show you how to enable, disable, or change settings to automatically optimize drives on a schedule in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows includes a Optimize Drives feature that will automatically retrim a SSD and defrag a HDD as needed on a schedule to maintain performance.
By default, Windows automatically optimizes your drives once a week at the time set in automatic maintenance.
You can change that schedule to be more or less frequent, and choose which drives to automatically optimize.
You can also turn off the automatically optimize drives schedule if you prefer to manually check and optimize your drives.
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This tutorial will show you how to add a Turn off display desktop context menu that will let users Turn off display or Lock computer and Turn off display on demand in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
By default, You can specify a screen timeout for how long the PC sits inactive without user activity before all connected displays automatically turn off.
When your display turns off, you would just need to move the mouse, touch the touchpad or touchscreen, click a mouse or touchpad button, or press a key for the display(s) to turn back on.
There may be times when you would like to turn off the display or lock computer and turn off display on demand instead.
While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Turn off...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Let apps access your location" and "Let desktop apps access your location" for your account Windows 11.
Microsoft operates a location service that helps determine the precise geographic location of your Windows device. The precise location of your device allows apps to give you directions, show shops and restaurants that are near you, and more.
Many apps and services request location information from your device, and the Windows location service gives you control over which apps are allowed to access your precise location.
How the location settings work
Location services is a device-wide setting that can be controlled by the device administrator. When turned on, it enables certain...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off AutoEndTasks for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
The HungAppTimeout value is the default 5 seconds you wait on the Signing out, Restarting, or Shutting down screen when you sign out, restart, or shut down to see if any still open apps (tasks) will end (close) before considered "hung" or "not responding".
When the HungAppTimeout expires with unresponsive app(s) found, the End Task dialog appears asking you to click/tap on Sign out anyway, Restart anyway, Shut down anyway to force close the app(s) and lose anything unsaved, or click/tap on Cancel to cancel the sign out, restart, or shut down and return to the desktop to properly save and close the app(s).
If you do not make a...
This tutorial will show you how to restore the classic File Explorer with Ribbon for your account or all users in Windows 11.
File Explorer in Windows 10 has a ribbon, tabs, and a title bar with color. The ribbon includes common tasks, such as copying and moving, creating new folders, emailing and zipping items, and changing the view. The tabs change to show extra tasks that apply to the selected item. You can hide or show the ribbon on demand.
In Windows 11, Microsoft made File Explorer modern with a clean look and brand-new command bar instead of the ribbon.
If you prefer, you can restore the classic File Explorer with ribbon in Windows 11.
Option One: Temporarily Open File Explorer with Ribbon
Option Two: Create Shortcut to...
Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Automatically Find Additional Relevant Search Index Locations in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Windows Search indexing to automatically find additional relevant files and locations for your account in Windows 11.
Indexing the content of your PC helps you get faster results when your searching it for files, emails, or other local content.
The search index only includes your selected locations by default. These locations can be filtered for what file types (extensions), file properties, and file contents you want indexed.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.9278 (24H2), build 26200.9278 (25H2), and build 2800.3086 (26H1), Windows Search can now automatically expand its indexing scope based on your activity, using signals like recent files and frequently accessed locations. This...
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