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Delete Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Delete Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to manually delete all or specific Recall snapshots for your account in Windows 11. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it. You're always in control of what's saved as a snapshot. You can...
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Add Boot to UEFI Firmware Settings context menu in Windows 11

Personalization Add Boot to UEFI Firmware Settings context menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add "Boot to UEFI Firmware Settings" to the desktop context menu making it easy to boot directly to UEFI in Windows 10 and Windows 11. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard firmware interface for PCs, designed to replace BIOS (basic input/output system). This standard was created by over 140 technology companies as part of the UEFI consortium, including Microsoft. It's designed to improve software interoperability and address limitations of BIOS. Windows utilizes the UEFI to support the handoff of system control from the SoC firmware boot loader to the OS. The UEFI environment is a minimal boot OS upon which Windows devices are booted and the OS runs. If you like, you can add...
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Custom Install Windows 11

Installation and Upgrade Custom Install Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to do a custom clean install of Windows 11 on your PC. When you perform a custom install of Windows 11, a clean install of Windows 11 is performed only on the same partition as the current installation of Windows to replace it. The previous installation is moved into the C:\Windows.old folder as a backup. Once the new custom install has finished, you will be able to copy any files you want back from the C:\Windows.old folder. A custom install of Windows 11 can be useful if you are unable to start Windows for whatever reason, need to reinstall Windows 11, but do not want to lose any files in your current installation by doing a full clean install. It is required to be connected to the Internet if you...
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Turn On or Off Click to Do in Recall in Windows 11

Apps Turn On or Off Click to Do in Recall in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Click to Do in Recall for your account in Windows 11. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it. You're always in control of what's saved as a snapshot. You can disable...
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Use Click to Do in Recall in Windows 11

Apps Use Click to Do in Recall in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to use Click to Do in Recall for your account on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it. You're always in control of what's saved as a snapshot. You can disable...
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Suspend or Resume BitLocker Protection for Drive in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Suspend or Resume BitLocker Protection for Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to suspend (pause) or resume BitLocker protection for a drive encrypted by BitLocker or Device Encryption in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Device Encryption is a Windows feature that enables BitLocker encryption automatically for the Operating System drive and fixed drives. When you first sign in or set up a device with a Microsoft account, or work or school account, Device Encryption is turned on and a recovery key is attached to that account. If you're using a local account, Device Encryption isn't turned on automatically. Unlike BitLocker Drive Encryption, which is available on Windows Pro, Enterprise, or Education editions, Device Encryption is available on a wider range of devices, including those...
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Change Maximum Storage Duration for Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Change Maximum Storage Duration for Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the maximum system storage duration limit for Recall snapshots to be deleted for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 11. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it...
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Change Maximum Storage Size for Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Change Maximum Storage Size for Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the maximum system storage size allowed to be used for Recall snapshots for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 11. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it. To...
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Enable or Disable Help Improve Recall Snapshots Filtering in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Help Improve Recall Snapshots Filtering in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off sending optional app and website filter data to Microsoft to help improve Recall snapshots filtering for your account in Windows 11. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it...
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Enable or Disable Filter Sensitive Information on Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Filter Sensitive Information on Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Filter sensitive information" on Recall snapshots for your account in Windows 11. Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it. You're always in control of what's saved as a...
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Enable or Disable Block All Incoming Connections in Windows Firewall

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Block All Incoming Connections in Windows Firewall

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable "shields up" mode in Windows Firewall to quickly "Block all incoming connections, including those in the list of allowed apps" on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Windows Firewall or Microsoft Defender Firewall is a security feature that helps to protect your device by filtering network traffic that enters and exits your device. This traffic can be filtered based on several criteria, including source and destination IP address, IP protocol, or source and destination port number. Windows Firewall can be configured to block or allow network traffic based on the services and applications that are installed on your device. This allows you to restrict network traffic to only those...
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Switch to S mode in Windows 11

Installation and Upgrade Switch to S mode in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to switch to S mode in Windows 11. Windows 11 in S mode is a "secure" version of Windows 11 that is streamlined for security and performance, while providing a familiar Windows experience. To increase security, it allows only apps from Microsoft Store, and requires Microsoft Edge for safe browsing. If you have a Windows 11 in S mode edition installed, you will only be able to install apps from The Microsoft Store only. If you want to install an app that isn't available in the Microsoft Store, you'll need to switch out of S mode. Windows 11 in S mode is only available in the Windows 11 Home edition by default. If you switched out of S mode or just wanted to test S mode in Windows 11, then you can...
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