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Brink · Dec 8, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to leave your Microsoft Family Group in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A family group is a set of individuals connected through the Microsoft Family Safety app on their Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or Android and iOS mobile devices. Establishing a family group is an easy, effective way to encourage healthy online habits and manage busy schedules. After creating a family group, explore Microsoft Family Safety features and benefits by adding family members. In Microsoft Family Safety, two separate roles distinguish individuals in a family group: organizer and member. There are several different ways for family members and organizers to leave or be removed from a Microsoft...

Brink · Dec 8, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to remove someone from your Microsoft Family Group in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A family group is a set of individuals connected through the Microsoft Family Safety app on their Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or Android and iOS mobile devices. Establishing a family group is an easy, effective way to encourage healthy online habits and manage busy schedules. After creating a family group, explore Microsoft Family Safety features and benefits by adding family members. In Microsoft Family Safety, two separate roles distinguish individuals in a family group: organizer and member. There are several different ways for family members and organizers to leave or be removed...

Brink · Dec 7, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to see the character count of text in the Notepad app in Windows 11. Notepad is a fast and simple text editor that can be used to view, edit, and search through plain text documents instantly. Starting with Notepad version 11.2311.29.0 for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels and Notepad version 11.2311.33.0 in the Beta Channel, you can now keep track of your document’s length with the new character count display in the status bar. Here's How: 1 Open the Notepad app. 2 When text is selected, the status bar shows the character count for both the selected text and the entire document. If no text is selected, the character count for the entire document is displayed, ensuring you always...

Brink · Dec 8, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off voice access for your account in Windows 11. Voice access is a new experience starting with Windows 11 build 22518 that enables everyone, including people with mobility disabilities, to control their PC and author text using only their voice and without an internet connection. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author email using your voice. Voice access is currently available in the English language in the following dialects - English - US, English - UK, English - India, English - New Zealand, English - Canada, English - Australia. The first time you launch voice access it will check if your display language is something that is supported...

Brink · Nov 28, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to close all open apps at once for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Sometimes you may need or want to quickly close all open apps at once instead of one at a time without shutting down or restarting the computer. This will forcefully close all open apps except File Explorer and Registry Editor, so be sure to save anything open in an app before using a command below. Option One: Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt Option Two: Close All Open Apps at Once in PowerShell Close All Open Apps at Once in Command Prompt 1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Command Prompt. 2 Copy and paste the command below into the Command Prompt, and press Enter. If you like, you can also create a...

Brink · May 2, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to manually delete the Windows.old folder in the root directory of the Windows drive in Windows 11. When you upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10, repair install Windows 11, custom install Windows 11, or update to a new version of Windows 11 (ex: Windows Update), a copy of the previous installation is saved to the Windows.old folder in the root directory of the Windows 11 drive as a backup. This backup will allow you to be able to go back to the previous Windows for up to a 10 days after updating or upgrading to Windows 11 if needed. After 10 days, the Windows.old folder for your previous version of Windows will be automatically deleted from your PC by default. If it’s been fewer than 10 days, you can...

Brink · Nov 17, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing auto-restart notifications for Windows Update in Windows 11. Windows Update keeps Windows 11 updated by automatically downloading and installing the latest updates, drivers, and hotfixes released by Microsoft. You can turn on or off to show a notification when your device requires a restart to finish updating. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-restart#auto-restart-notifications Option One: Turn On or Off Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update using REG file Option Three: Enable or Disable Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in...

Brink · Nov 22, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to connect to or disconnect from a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) in Windows 11. A Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) is another way to share Internet connectivity between devices wirelessly. You can use this feature to connect your computer to a PC or phone’s hotspot through Bluetooth instead of using Wi-Fi. To use BTPAN, you will need a Bluetooth adapter on your computer, and another device that has Bluetooth and supports hotspot functionality. There are two ways to connect Bluetooth devices: access point and direct connection. Access point: This mode uses a Bluetooth device, such as a smartphone or a laptop, as an access point to connect to the internet or a network. Other Bluetooth...

Brink · Mar 1, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable and disable fullscreen optimizations for apps and games for your account or all users in Windows 11. Microsoft wanted to create the best gaming experience possible, so they enhanced the current Full Screen Exclusive (FSE) mode by creating Fullscreen Optimizations. Fullscreen Optimizations was designed for gamers to experience the best aspects of both FSE and borderless windowed mode, allowing games to take up the entire screen, run at full speed, support fast alt-tab switching, and support for overlays. When using Fullscreen Optimizations, your game believes that it is running in Fullscreen Exclusive, but behind the scenes, Windows has the game running in borderless windowed mode. When a game...

Brink · Dec 6, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable double-click to maximize windows vertically for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. In Windows, you can maximize a window vertically by performing one of the following actions: While the window is active, press the Shift + Windows + Up arrow keys to maximize the window vertically, and press the Shift + Windows + Down arrow keys to restore/minimize the window vertically. Move the pointer to the top or bottom border of a window until the pointer turns into a double arrow, and double click/tap. If you like, you can disable the ability to double-click to maximize windows vertically without affecting being able to use the keyboard shortcut to maximize...

Brink · Dec 4, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom "Edit or Run with" cascading context menu for PowerShell .ps1 files for all users in Windows 11. A PS1 file is a script, or cmdlet, used by Windows PowerShell. The Edit or Run with cascading context menu includes the following items for PS1 files: Run with PowerShell Run with PowerShell as administrator Run with PowerShell 7 Run with PowerShell 7 as administrator Edit with PowerShell ISE Edit with PowerShell ISE as administrator Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86) Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86) as administrator Edit with Notepad Edit with Notepad as administrator You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove this context menu. It is required to install PowerShell 7...

Brink · Dec 3, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to quickly generate a new Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A GUID is a 128-bit integer (16 bytes) that can be used across all computers and networks wherever a unique identifier is required. Such an identifier has a very low probability of being duplicated. GUIDs identify objects such as interfaces, manager entry-point vectors (EPVs), and class objects. A GUID is a 128-bit value consisting of one group of 8 hexadecimal digits, followed by three groups of 4 hexadecimal digits each, followed by one group of 12 hexadecimal digits. The following example GUID shows the groupings of hexadecimal digits in a GUID: 6B29FC40-CA47-1067-B31D-00DD010662DA References...

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Accounts Leave your Microsoft Family Group in Windows 11

Accounts Remove Family Member from your Microsoft Family Group in Windows 11

Apps See Character Count in Notepad app in Windows 11

Accessibility Turn On or Off Voice Access in Windows 11

Apps Close All Open Apps at Once in Windows 11

General Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 11

Windows Update Enable or Disable Auto-restart Notifications for Windows Update in Windows 11

Network and Internet Connect to Bluetooth Personal Area Network (BTPAN) in Windows 11

Gaming Enable or Disable Fullscreen Optimizations for Games in Windows 11

System Enable or Disable Double-Click to Maximize Windows Vertically in Windows

Personalization Add "Edit or Run with" to PS1 File Context Menu in Windows 11

General Generate a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) in Windows 11

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