This tutorial will show you how to change the color and pattern appearance in Disk Management for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Disk Management is a system utility in Windows for advanced storage operations.
Disk Management shows the details for each drive on your PC and all partitions for each drive. The details include statistics about the partitions, including the amount of space allocated or used.
You can change the color and pattern settings for listed disk regions in Disk Management to customize them how you want to appear on the graphical view in the details pane.
Changes to the color and pattern appearance settings in the current Disk Management window are not saved and will only stay applied until you close...
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to change the top and bottom view in Disk Management for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Disk Management is a system utility in Windows for advanced storage operations.
Disk Management shows the details for each drive on your PC and all partitions for each drive. The details include statistics about the partitions, including the amount of space allocated or used.
You can change the top pane view in Disk Management to show a Disk List, Volume List (default), or Graphical View.
You can change the bottom pane view in Disk Management to show a Disk List, Volume List, Graphical View (default), or be Hidden.
Changes to the top and bottom view in the current Disk Management window are not saved...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable show pinned items on the taskbar for specific or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
By default, the taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the center and Copilot button on the right end of the taskbar.
The taskbar will also show the icon of the app for any window you have open. If you like, you can pin an app to the taskbar to always show the app's icon on the taskbar whether the app is open or not. Pinning an app to the taskbar makes it easier to open the app on demand from the taskbar.
You can enable the Remove pinned programs from the taskbar policy to...
This tutorial will show you how to choose which OneDrive folders to sync to your computer for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can use OneDrive to 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.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.
If you don't want to sync all of...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the F: Drive in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
All drives are shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default.
Removable drives are shown as separate groups in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default in addition to being shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane.
You could Pin to Quick access any drive to have it under the Home group in the navigation pane.
If you like, you can add the F: Drive as its own separate group to the top or bottom of the navigation pane of File Explorer for even easier and faster access.
EXAMPLE: "F: Drive" at top or bottom of navigation pane in File Explorer...
This tutorial will show you how to delete your app history for resource usage in Task Manager in Windows 11.
Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11.
The App history tab in Task Manager shows historical resource usage metrics by apps for the last 30 days by default.
You can delete the app resource usage history to clear it and start over for the next last 30 days of app history.
Standard users will only see app history for the current user.
Only administrators can see app history for the current user and system accounts if Show history for all accounts is turned on.
Here's How:
1 Open Task Manager...
This tutorial will show you how to view your app history for resource usage in Task Manager in Windows 11.
Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11.
The App history tab in Task Manager shows historical resource usage metrics by apps for the last 30 days by default.
Standard users will only see app history for the current user.
Only administrators can see app history for the current user and system accounts if Show history for all accounts is turned on.
Here's How:
1 Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).
2 Click/tap on App history in the left pane of Task Manager to see the app resource usage history since the...
This tutorial will show you different ways to convert a disk to the MBR or GPT Partition Style in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Disks can be divided into multiple chunks called partitions. Each partition - even if there's only one - has to have a partition style - GPT or MBR. Windows uses the partition style to understand how to access the data on the disk.
Most PCs use the GUID Partition Table (GPT) disk type for hard drives and SSDs. GPT is more robust and allows for volumes bigger than 2 TB. The older Master Boot Record (MBR) disk type is used by 32-bit PCs, older PCs, and removable drives such as memory cards.
Master Boot Record (MBR) disks use the standard BIOS partition table. GUID partition table (GPT) disks use the Unified...
This tutorial will show you how to run the TPM Troubleshooter in Windows 11.
The TPM Troubleshooter is no longer available in Windows 11 24H2. However, the Windows Security page will still show any issues found with the TPM.
Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 or higher.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology is designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions. A TPM chip 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.
If your trusted platform module (TPM) isn't working properly you may...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove items in the Send to context menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Send to context menu allows you to quickly send a copy of items (ex: files, folders, libraries) to Bluetooth device, Compressed (zipped) folder, Desktop (create shortcut), Documents, Mail recipient, and removable and network drives.
To move an item instead of copy and item, you can right click or press and hold on a file or folder, click/tap on Show more options, click/tap on Send to, press and hold the Shift key, and click/tap on a drive or folder location in the Send to context menu.
Option One: Add or Remove Items in Send To context menu for Current User
Option Two: Add or Remove Items in Send To context menu for...
This tutorial will show you how to magnify an image on a page in Microsoft Edge on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC.
You can use the magnify image feature in Microsoft Edge to easily expand (zoom) an image to view it in more detail. This will open a pop-up window that shows you a larger version of the image without sacrificing resolution or quality.
You no longer need to open new tabs or download images to see larger versions.
You can enlarge any image that allows you to right click on it and see a context menu. Some sites prevent right clicking, so you won't be able to use magnify in those cases.
Reference:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/features/magnify?form=MA13FJ
Here's How:
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Perform an action...
This tutorial will show you how to use the Summary View in Task Manager as a desktop performance widget for your account in Windows 11.
Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11.
When you have the Performance page open in Task Manager, you can enable the Summary View to show your available CPU, Memory, Disk, Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPU performance and usage as a desktop widget that can be set to always be on top.
You can move the Summary View desktop widget anywhere you want to monitor it at on your desktop.
You can drag the borders of the Summary View desktop widget to resize it how you want.
EXAMPLE...
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