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Enable or Disable Registry Editor in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and REG files for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. System configuration information is stored centrally in a hierarchical database called the registry. You can use Registry Editor to add and edit registry keys and values, restore the registry from a backup or to default values, and to import or export keys for reference or backup. References: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/about-the-registry https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc755256(v=ws.11) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-server/performance/windows-registry-advanced-users...
General
Change Read Aloud Voice in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to change the voice used to Read Aloud in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. Read Aloud is a tool in that uses the text-to-speech feature of an installed language to read the text of a web page audibly. Since Copilot is a...
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Change Read Aloud Voice Speed in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to change the voice speed to Read Aloud in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. Read Aloud is a tool in that uses the text-to-speech feature of an installed language to read the text of a web page audibly. Since Copilot is...
Apps
Read Aloud in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to start, pause, continue, and close Read Aloud in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. Read Aloud is a tool in that uses the text-to-speech feature of an installed language to read the text of a web page audibly. Since...
Apps
Connect Hyper-V to Local Computer Virtualization Server in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to connect Hyper-V to the local computer virtualization server in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Hyper-V enables running virtualized computer systems on top of a physical host. These virtualized systems can be used and managed just as if they were physical computer systems, however they exist in virtualized and isolated environment. Special software called a hypervisor manages access between the virtual systems and the physical hardware resources. Virtualization enables quick deployment of computer systems, a way to quickly restore systems to a previously known good state, and the ability to migrate systems between physical hosts. The virtualization server is the computer Hyper-V connects to run virtual...
Virtualization
Enable or Disable Windows Security Virus and Threat Protection Notifications
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable non-critical virus & threat protection notifications from Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Notifications page of Windows Security settings lets you configure what kind of notifications you want to receive. The Virus & threat protection notifications below are purely informational and none of them require immediate action from you. You'll always receive notifications when there's a problem that requires immediate action. The settings on this page simply let you specify whether you want to know things such as that a threat was successfully blocked, or that a malware scan completed uneventfully. Recent activity and scan results Threats found, but no...
Privacy and Security
Change Theme to Light or Dark for Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to change the Copilot theme to day (light) or night (dark) mode on web and Windows 11. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. Option One: Change Theme to Light or Dark for Copilot app in Settings Option Two: Change Theme to Light or Dark for Copilot app and web in Copilot Settings Change Theme to Light or Dark for Copilot...
Apps
Enable or Disable Use Camera from Android Mobile Devices in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the ability to use your Android phone or tablet camera in any video application for your account in Windows 11. Microsoft is gradually rolling out the ability to use your Android phone or tablet camera in any video application on your Windows 11 PC to Windows Insiders across all Insider Channels. With this feature, you’ll be able to wirelessly enjoy the high quality of your mobile device’s camera on your PC with flexibility and ease. Some of the abilities include being able to switch between front and back camera, pausing the stream during interruptions, and enjoying effects provided by your mobile model. UPDATE 3/19: Microsoft has expanded the rollout introducing the ability to use...
Phone
Enable or Disable Model Training in Copilot on Web, Windows 11, and Windows 10
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Copilot AI model training for your Microsoft account on Web and Windows 11. Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account. Model training is turned on by default in Copilot unless you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, and certain other countries. Model training allows your conversations with Copilot to...
Apps
Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11
This tutorial will provide you with a list of keyboard shortcuts for Windows, accessibility, and apps in Windows 11. Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide another way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. Option One: Keyboard shortcuts in Windows Option Two: Keyboard shortcuts for accessibility Option Three: Keyboard shortcuts in apps Keyboard shortcuts in Windows This is a list of general Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11. Copilot keyboard shortcuts Copy, paste, and other general keyboard shortcuts Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts Desktop shortcuts Dialog box keyboard shortcuts File Explorer keyboard shortcuts Settings keyboard shortcuts Taskbar keyboard shortcuts Text editing...
General
Add or Remove "Compress to ZIP file" Context Menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to remove the Compress to ZIP file context menu for your account, specific user(s), or new users in Windows 11. This tutorial no longer works since the "Compress to ZIP file" context menu has been replaced by "Compress to". Zipped (compressed) files take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files. In Windows, you work with zipped files and folders in the same way that you work with uncompressed files and folders. Combine several files into a single zipped folder to more easily share a group of files. The Compress to ZIP file menu item is available on the file/folder context menu, File Explorer command bar menu, and Send To context menu by...
Personalization
Enable or Disable System Guard Secure Launch for Firmware Protection in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Microsoft Defender System Guard Secure Launch for firmware protection in Windows 10 and Windows 11 Secured-core PCs. Microsoft has worked with OEM partners to offer a special category of devices called Secured-core PCs. The devices ship with additional security measures enabled at the firmware layer, or device core, that underpins Windows. Secured-core PCs help prevent malware attacks and minimize firmware vulnerabilities by launching into a clean and trusted state at startup with a hardware-enforced root of trust. Virtualization-based security comes enabled by default. And with built-in hypervisor protected code integrity (HVCI) shielding system memory, Secured-core PCs ensure that...
Privacy and Security

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