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Two-finger scrolling and pinch to zoom are turned on in Settings › Bluetooth & devices › Touchpad, under the Scroll & zoom section. Tick Drag two fingers to scroll and…

Your Microsoft account payment method is the card or PayPal account Microsoft charges for Microsoft Store purchases, Microsoft 365, Xbox Game Pass and OneDrive storage plans. You change it on…

Wi-Fi drops or reconnects slowly in Windows 11 often happens because the Wi-Fi adapter turns down its own power while the PC sits idle. You can stop this in two…

Adding or removing other user accounts in Windows 11 takes a few clicks in Settings › Accounts › Other users An administrator account is required for these changes. Select Add…

Windows Defender Firewall is the built-in tool that decides which apps can talk over the internet or your local network. When it blocks an app you need, you can allow…

Startup apps are programs that open on their own when you sign in to Windows. You can stop them from doing that in Task Manager, and the change works the…

A workgroup is a simple way to group PCs on a home or small office network so they can share files and printers. In Windows 11, you change the workgroup…

SSHFS (SSH File System) lets you open a folder on a remote Linux machine as if it were on your own PC. It works over an SSH connection, so the…

Sign-in options on the Windows 11 lock screen let you pick a different way to log in, such as a PIN, face, fingerprint, or security key. To use one, dismiss…

Copilot can import your Microsoft Edge browsing data, such as cookies, history, passwords, payment info, and autofill entries, so it can tailor what it shows you inside the app. You…

Copilot keeps a record of what you type and the replies it gives you. You can download that record as a CSV file, which is a plain-text table you can…

A Windows Hello PIN is a short code that signs you in to Windows 11 in place of your account password. It belongs to Windows Hello, the sign-in feature that…

Running New-Guid in PowerShell prints a new GUID (globally unique identifier) in a few milliseconds. You do not need administrator rights to do it. This works in Windows PowerShell 5.1,…

You find sync and backup for Google Drive under Preferences › Folders from your computer, once Google Drive for desktop is installed and you are signed in. To set it…

Cancelling a Microsoft 365 subscription happens on your Microsoft account website, not in a Windows 11 setting. To cancel a Microsoft subscription, sign in at account.microsoft.com/services, open the subscription with…