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Brink · Nov 28, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show Filmstrip at the bottom of the Photos app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Photos app included in Windows is a rich media experience that empowers you to do more with your photos and videos. View, organize, and share photos from your PC, OneDrive, iCloud Photos and other devices all from one gallery. By default, Filmstrip is turned off in the Photos app. When Filmstrip is turned on, it appears at the bottom of the photo viewer showing thumbnails of all image and video files inside the same folder location. The filmstrip allows you to quickly scroll and open your images and videos directly within the viewer. You can also select multiple items from the...

Brink · Dec 1, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to set a Wi-Fi network to be treated as a metered or unmetered connection on your Android phone. Wi-Fi is a wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and standard that uses high-frequency radio waves to provide wireless Internet and network connections to your device. If your network has a data limit, you can set your Wi-Fi as metered. When your network is metered, you have more control over how much data your phone or tablet uses through downloads and other apps. By default, your Android phone is set to Detect automatically if your Wi-Fi network is a "Metered network". You can set it to Treat as metered or Treat as unmetered for the Wi-Fi network instead to be certain. Reference...

Brink · Aug 2, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing notifications on the lock screen for your account or all users in Windows 11. The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the stand by screen you see at startup, when you lock the computer, or when you sign out and are idle at least one minute. The lock screen displays a background image, time, date, detailed status of selected app, and notifications by default. When you dismiss the lock screen, you will see the sign-in screen. Reference: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/configuring-weather-and-more-on-the-lock-screen-in-windows-10-and-11.23928/ It is required to have notifications turned on to be able to turn on or off show notifications on the lock screen. Option One: Turn On...

Brink · Jul 8, 2021

This tutorial will show you different ways to open Windows Terminal in Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/ Option One: Open Windows Terminal from Win+X Quick Link Menu Option Two: Open Windows Terminal from Start Menu Option Three: Open Windows Terminal from Search Option Four: Open Windows Terminal...

Brink · Aug 9, 2021

This tutorial will show you different ways to change the lock screen background to Windows Spotlight, a picture, or slideshow for your account in Windows 11. The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the screen you see at startup and when you lock (Win+L) the PC. You will need to dismiss the lock screen to to see the sign-in screen and sign in to Windows. You can customize your lock screen. You can change your lock screen background to Windows Spotlight, a picture, or a slideshow. You can also choose an app to show detailed status on the lock screen. Starting with Windows 11 build 26120.3281 (Beta/Dev 24H2), Microsoft is trying out a few different treatments for the top right hotspot (“Like the image that you see”) on the lock screen...

Brink · Dec 13, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to change the default action to take when closing the lid of your laptop in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The lid switch close action specifies the action to take when the system lid is closed. Users can specify one of the following actions to take: Do Nothing = No action is taken when the system lid is closed. Sleep = The system enters sleep when the system lid is closed. Hibernate = The system enters hibernate when the system lid is closed. Shut Down = The system shuts down when the system lid is closed. Option One: Change Lid Close Action for Current Power Plan in Settings Option Two: Change Lid Close Action for Current Power Plan in Power Options Option Three: Change Lid Close Action for Specific...

Brink · Nov 30, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to manually refresh (re-scan) the list of available Wi-Fi networks in Windows 11. Wi-Fi is a wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and standard that uses high-frequency radio waves to provide wireless Internet and network connections to your Windows device. If your PC has a Wi-Fi adapter, you will see a list of all available Wi-Fi networks by name (SSID) within range of your area by default to select to connect to. Starting with Windows 11 build 26002 (Canary), Microsoft is beginning to roll out a new refresh button on the Wi-Fi Quick Settings flyout so you can now refresh the list of wireless networks available. There is also indication of scan progress to help you find nearby networks if the...

Brink · Nov 27, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to rotate an image in Windows 11. Windows includes a built-in feature in File Explorer allowing you to quickly rotate an image file to the left and right, and automatically save the rotation change. You can also use the built-in Paint and Photos apps to rotate images in Windows. Option One: Rotate Image using File Explorer Command Bar Option Two: Rotate Image using Context Menu Option Three: Rotate Image in Photos app Option Four: Rotate Image in Paint app Rotate Image using File Explorer Command Bar 1 Open File Explorer (Win+E). 2 Navigate to and select the image file(s) you want to rotate. (see screenshot below) 3 Click/tap on Rotate left or Rotate right on the command bar until the image is...

Brink · Nov 26, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to manually refresh items in a File Explorer window for your account in Windows 11. Normally when an item in a File Explorer window is changed, it will auto-refresh by default to reflect the change. Sometimes it may not auto-refresh though, and you may need to manually refresh the File Explorer window to force it to update. Option One: Refresh using Keyboard Shortcut Option Two: Refresh using Refresh Icon next to Address Bar Option Three: Refresh using Legacy Context Menu Refresh using Keyboard Shortcut 1 Press the F5 key. Refresh using Refresh Icon next to Address Bar 1 Click/tap on the Refresh icon to the left of the address bar in File Explorer. (see screenshot below) Refresh using Legacy...

Brink · Nov 24, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off plugins for Bing Chat conversations in Copilot for your account in Windows 11. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Windows is the first PC platform to provide centralized AI assistance to you. Together with Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), Copilot in Windows helps you get answers and inspirations from across the web, supports creativity and collaboration, and helps you focus on the task at hand. Do more with Copilot in Windows. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810 and Windows 10 build 19045.4593 (RP and Beta) Microsoft is evolving the Copilot** experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get the benefits...

Brink · Dec 28, 2021

This tutorial will show you how to increase or decrease the system restore point creation frequency to what you want in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Turning on system protection for a drive allows System Restore to include the drive when restore points are created so you can undo undesired system changes by reverting to a previous point in time. System Restore monitors system changes and saves the system state as a restore point. If a system problem develops as a result of a system change, the user can return the system to a previous state using the data from a restore point. Restore points are created to let users select a previous system state. Each restore point contains the required information to restore the system to the selected...

Brink · Nov 24, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to change the conversation style for the chat tone in Copilot for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Copilot setting in this tutorial is no longer available. Windows is the first PC platform to provide centralized AI assistance to you. Together with Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), Copilot in Windows helps you get answers and inspirations from across the web, supports creativity and collaboration, and helps you focus on the task at hand. Do more with Copilot in Windows. Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810 and Windows 10 build 19045.4593 (RP and Beta) Microsoft is evolving the Copilot** experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get...

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Apps Hide or Show Filmstrip in Photos app in Windows 11

Phone Set Wi-Fi Network as Metered or Unmetered Connection on Android Phone

System Enable or Disable Notifications on Lock Screen in Windows 11

Apps Open Windows Terminal in Windows 11

Personalization Change Lock Screen Background to Spotlight, Picture, or Slideshow in Windows 11

System Change Lid Close Action in Windows 11

Network and Internet Refresh List of Available Wi-Fi Networks in Windows 11

General Rotate Image in Windows 11

General Refresh in File Explorer in Windows 11

Apps Turn On or Off Plugins for Copilot Conversations in Windows 11

Backup and Restore Change System Restore Point Creation Frequency in Windows 11

Apps Change Conversation Style for Copilot in Windows 11 and Windows 10

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