This tutorial will show you how to change the default language to caption in for Live Captions for your account in Windows 11.
Live captions helps everyone, including people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, better understand audio by providing automatic transcription. Captions are automatically generated on-device from any content with audio. The captions position can be displayed at the top or bottom of the screen, or in a floating window. The caption window can be resized, and caption appearance can be personalized by applying or customizing a caption style. Microphone audio can be included, which can be helpful during in-person conversations.
You can add supported languages for Live Captions. When the installation of the enhanced...
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Transfer Files and Settings to New Windows 11 PC using Windows Backup app
This tutorial will show you how to transfer your files, settings, and preferences from your previous (old) Windows 10/11 PC to your new Windows 11 PC during Windows Setup.- 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
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to change the touch double-tap speed for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
A touch screen, or touchscreen, is an input device that enables you to interact directly with what is displayed, rather than using a mouse, touchpad, or other such devices (other than a stylus, which is optional for most modern touch screens).
If your device (ex: laptop or tablet) has a touch screen, you can adjust how quickly you tap the screen when you double-tap.
Option One: Change Touch Double-tap Speed in Settings
Option Two: Change Touch Double-tap Speed in Control Panel
Option Three: Change Touch Double-tap Speed in Registry Editor
Change Touch Double-tap Speed in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatically start voice access before you sign in for all users in Windows 11.
Voice access is a new feature in Windows 11 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 includes an interactive guide that explains how to complete common tasks using your voice. In addition to the interactive guide, you can access a complete list of commands by asking “what can I say?” when voice access is listening. You can also access the complete set of voice...
This tutorial will show you how to change the voice Narrator uses for speech by default for your account in Windows 11.
Narrator is a screen reader included with Windows 11 that describes what's on your screen. Narrator lets you use your PC without a mouse to complete common tasks if you’re blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents.
Narrator can use installed legacy and natural voices.
Legacy voices are not always great to listen to. Especially for cases when you may want to read an article or extended text.
Natural voices use modern, on-device text to speech and once downloaded are supported...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on and change or turn off applying color filters on the screen for your account in Windows 11.
If it's hard to see what's on the screen, apply a color filter. Color filters change the color palette on the screen and can help you distinguish between things that differ only by color.
Turning on screen tint will disable color filters.
References:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/enhanced-color-filter-controls-for-windows-11/
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-color-filters-in-windows-43893e44-b8b3-2e27-1a29-b0c15ef0e5ce
Option One: Turn On and Off Color Filters using Keyboard Shortcut
Option Two: Turn On and Off Color Filters in Quick Settings
Option Three: Turn On and Off...
This tutorial will show you how to use access key shortcuts for the XAML context menu in File Explorer and on the desktop in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1928, Microsoft added access key shortcuts into the XAML context menu in File Explorer. An access key is a one keystroke shortcut that allows a keyboard user to quickly execute a command in context menu. Each access key will correspond with a letter in the display name. It is part of Microsoft's effort to make File Explorer more accessible.
Here's How:
1 Select an item (file, folder, drive, library) in File Explorer (Win+E) or on the desktop (Win+D).
2 Press the menu key on your keyboard.
3 Press the key (ex: "H") on your keyboard for the action's (ex: "Open...
This tutorial will show you how to dock and undock the handwriting panel for your account in Windows 11.
The touch keyboard in Windows 11 includes a handwriting panel layout you can use to enter text with a pen or your finger.
You can dock or undock the handwriting panel on demand.
When you dock the handwriting panel, it will remain open always on top across the bottom of the main display and cannot be moved.
When you undock the handwriting panel, you can move (drag) the handwriting panel to where you want on the screen on any display.
Here's How:
1 Open the handwriting panel.
2 Click/tap on the Dock or Undock button for what you want. (see screenshots below)
That's it,
Shawn Brink
Open Handwriting Panel in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to open the handwriting panel in Windows 11.
The touch keyboard in Windows 11 includes a handwriting panel layout you can use to enter text with a pen or your finger.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/get-to-know-the-touch-keyboard-004f3d67-855b-27f0-6f7c-d5145f691181
Option One: Open Handwriting Panel when Tap Text Field with Pen
Option Two: Open Handwriting Panel from Touch Keyboard
EXAMPLE: Handwriting panel
Open Handwriting Panel when Tap Text Field with Pen
This option is only available if you have a tablet device with a touchscreen, no hardware keyboard attached, and have When I tap a text field with my pen, use the handwriting panel or touch keyboard to input text...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Filter Keys for your account in Windows 11.
Filter Keys is an Accessibility option that you can use to control the keyboard repeat rate and ignore repeated keys.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/using-the-shortcut-key-to-enable-filterkeys-d9202e14-4ce5-84ed-582b-68ea1538fa59
Option One: Turn On or Off Filter Keys on Sign-in Screen
Option Two: Turn On Filter Keys using Keyboard Shortcut
Option Three: Turn On or Off Filter Keys in Settings
Option Four: Turn On or Off Filter Keys in Control Panel
Option Five: Turn On or Off Filter Keys using REG file
Turn On or Off Filter Keys on Sign-in Screen
1 While on the sign-in screen, click/tap on the Accessibility icon...
This tutorial will show you how to use voice typing to dictate text with your voice in Windows 11.
In Windows 11, dictation has been updated and renamed as voice typing. Like dictation, voice typing uses online speech recognition technologies to power its speech-to-text transcription service. You no longer need to turn on the Online Speech recognition setting to use voice typing.
Voice typing allows you to enter text on your PC by speaking.
You can add a language to use a voice typing language that is different than the display language you have chosen for Windows.
To switch voice typing languages, you will need to change the input language you use.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.8328 (24H2), build 26200.8328 (25H2), and...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on and off Mouse Keys for your account in Windows 11.
Mouse Keys lets you use the numeric keypad on your keyboard—instead of the mouse—to move the pointer.
When mouse keys is turned on, you can only use mouse keys when Num Lock is on by default. Num Lock will toggle mouse keys active or inactive without turning off mouse keys.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-mouse-keys-to-move-the-mouse-pointer-9e0c72c8-b882-7918-8e7b-391fd62adf33
Option One: Turn On and Off Mouse Keys using Keyboard Shortcut
Option Two: Turn On and Off Mouse Keys in Settings
Option Three: Turn On and Off Mouse Keys in Control Panel
Option Four: Turn On and Off Mouse Keys using REG file...
This tutorial will show you how to to turn on or off auto punctuation for voice typing for your account in Windows 11.
Voice typing allows you to enter text on your PC by speaking.
You can use voice typing commands to manually insert punctuation marks.
If you like, you can turn on Auto punctuation to have voice typing automatically insert punctuation marks.
Starting with Windows 11 build 25300, the change to sync voice typing settings, Automatic punctuation and Voice typing launcher, across all devices signed in using the same Microsoft account is now available to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. You can toggle this feature via Settings > Accounts > Windows backup > Remember my preferences > Accessibility. This currently...
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