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...
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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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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"...
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/detail/9mz1snwt0n5d
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p95zzktnrn4
Here's How:
1 Open Windows Terminal, and...
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 22631.4541 (23H2) and build 22631.4534 (24H2), when you right-click apps that you have pinned to the Start menu, jump lists will appear for apps that have jump lists.
Option One...
This tutorial will show you how to back up and restore all pinned items on your Start menu in Windows 11.
The Start menu in Windows 11 is comprised of three sections: Pinned, Recent, and All apps.
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...
This tutorial will show you how to share files to your Windows 11 PC from your linked Android mobile device connected via Phone Link and the Link to Windows app.
When you pair your Android device to your Windows PC using the Link to Windows app on your Android device and Phone Link on your PC, you can seamlessly transfer (share) content between your PC and mobile devices.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/phonelink/seamlessly-transfer-content-between-your-devices
Here's How:
1 On your linked Android phone, select one or more files you want to share with your connected Windows 11 PC. (see screenshot below step 2)
2 Tap the Share button at the bottom. (see screenshot below)
3 Tap on Link to Windows...
This tutorial will show you how to change the default Downloads folder used by the Phone Link app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you pair your Android device to your Windows PC using the Link to Windows app on your Android device and Phone Link on your PC, you can seamlessly transfer (share) content between your PC and mobile devices.
All files received on your PC will be saved to your C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\Phone Link folder by default.
If wanted, you can change the default storage directory above to any folder location you want instead.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/phonelink/seamlessly-transfer-content-between-your-devices
Here's How:
1 Open the Phone Link app on your...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Collections feature in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Collections in Microsoft Edge helps you keep track of your ideas on the web, whether you're shopping, planning a trip, collecting notes for research or lesson plans, or just want to pick up where you left off the last time you were browsing the internet. Whatever you're doing on the web, Collections can help.
Collections syncs across your signed-in devices, so if you use Microsoft Edge on multiple devices, your collections will always be up to date on all of them.
If wanted, you can disable the Collections feature in Microsoft Edge for only your account or all users on the PC...
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