Category: Windows

The text guides students and new users on how to find and use Microsoft Notepad in Windows 11, highlighting its basic text-editing features. It explains its limitations compared to WordPad and Notepad++, which offer advanced features and support more formats. It advises using Word or alternative productivity suites for more complex document creation, and provides…

Microsoft WordPad is a free, rich text editor for Windows 11, providing more features than Notepad, but fewer than Microsoft Word. It can create and edit files, including text with varied fonts and colors, and insert pictures and links. WordPad supports .txt, .rtf, .docx, and .odt files, but other formats may not display correctly. While…

The post provides a detailed guide to utilizing Windows Search Indexing in Windows 11, including enabling, disabling, and adjusting indexing options. Users can perform these functions through Windows settings or via the command prompt. This post also explains how Indexing enhances search speeds within specific folders or across the PC by creating local indexes of…

This content explains the concept of user profiles in Windows, which are directories containing user-specific settings and information. Each user profile is private, stored in the ‘Users’ folder on Windows system drive, and can be accessed using that user’s account name or the environment variable ‘%USERPROFILE%’. User profiles can be either computer-specific or network-stored for…

The article instructs on how to delete a restore point in Windows 11 to free up disk space. While helping to revert to a functional version of Windows during issues, restore points can consume considerable space. Deleting is not recommended and expanding storage is preferred. However, if necessary, restore points can be deleted through System…

This article provides a guide for students and new users to reset the AutoPlay settings in Windows 11. AutoPlay allows users to set default actions for specific media or devices attached to a Windows computer. The post includes steps on how to reset these settings to their original defaults using the Control Panel app.

This post guides students and new users on how to run File Explorer as an administrator on Windows 11. By default, it opens with normal privileges. The tutorial provides two methods: finding the explorer app in the C:\Windows folder to run as an administrator, or running it through the Task Manager. The user’s account must…

The post provides a step-by-step guide for students and new users on how to hide specific folders from Windows Search results in Windows 11. This feature allows customization of search results in order to prevent unnecessary system slowdowns by hiding unwanted content. This involves navigating to System Settings, and specifically to the Searching Windows settings…

The post guides users through the process of enabling or disabling automatic sign-in after an update in Windows 11. When enabled, Windows saves the user’s sign-in credentials and uses them automatically to finish installing updates. This feature can be managed through the Windows System Settings under ‘Sign-in options.’ It is exclusively applied during updates, with…

The post guides on enabling or disabling Windows Update Delivery Optimization in Windows 11. This feature allows PCs to receive and send updates and Microsoft Store apps to other computers, expediting the update process. However, for privacy concerns, Windows Update Delivery Optimization can be turned off, restricting update downloads to Microsoft’s servers only.