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Pairing Bluetooth hearing aids with Windows 11 lets you stream calls, music and video straight to your ears. Windows treats them much like wireless headphones, but it also has accessibility…

Full screen optimizations is a built-in Windows 11 feature that runs games and apps in a borderless window instead of traditional exclusive full screen mode. Because the app is really…

Recommended apps in the Windows 11 Start menu are suggested software and recent files that Microsoft shows automatically to help you pick up where you left off. The feature uses…

Adding a secondary language keyboard layout in Windows 11 lets you type in another language without changing the display language of your computer. Windows keeps the two apart. The display…

Windows 11 includes three built-in speech tools: Voice access, Voice typing and the older Windows Speech Recognition. Voice access controls the whole PC, Voice typing dictates text, and Windows Speech…

Speech recognition packages in Windows 11 are built-in system files that let you type with your voice, control your PC hands-free, and work alongside accessibility tools. Removing the legacy speech…

Windows 11 camera privacy settings block webcam apps when camera permission is turned off in Settings. The privacy controls work as a gatekeeper. They stop programs from using your video…

Location tracking in Windows 11 estimates where your PC is by combining nearby Wi-Fi networks, your internet connection details, and GPS data if your device has a GPS receiver. Apps…

The short answer to “should I turn off Smart App Control” is no for most people, because the change is permanent in the Windows 11 versions this article covers. Once…

The Windows 11 location icon appears in the taskbar whenever an app, a website, or a system process has recently asked for your device’s position. It is a small location…

Windows 11 gets the time wrong when the PC cannot reach an internet time server, when the Windows Time service is not running, or when something else is writing a…

Windows 11 can change your keyboard layout without warning when you switch between apps or press certain shortcut keys. This post explains why it happens and how to stop it.…

Color filters in Windows 11 change the colors on your display to help people with color blindness see text and images more clearly. Windows offers six filter settings that shift…

Mono audio in Windows 11 combines the left and right sound channels into a single track, so you hear the same audio through both speakers or earbuds. Standard stereo splits…

Access Work or School Accounts on Windows 11 is a built-in feature that links a work or school account to your PC so you can reach an organization’s apps and…