Windows

Voice Focus in Windows 11 is a built-in noise-cancelling feature that blocks out background sounds like traffic, barking dogs, and fan hums while you talk into a microphone. Found inside…

Windows Security is the built-in control panel in Windows 11 that stops viruses, checks your protection status, and manages your firewall. Microsoft Defender and all other core defense tools live…

Point-in-time restore in Windows 11 rolls your computer back to an earlier working state to fix issues caused by bad updates, broken apps, or bad settings. This feature acts like…

A Hardware ID (HWID) is a unique string of letters and numbers that acts as a digital fingerprint for physical components inside your PC, such as your graphics card or…

The Phone Link app in Windows 11 lets you change your Android phone ringer mode between sound, vibrate, and silent right from your computer screen. This feature works with Android…

Playing phone sound on your PC lets you use Windows 11 speakers to track down a lost Android phone hidden under couch cushions or left in another room within seconds.…

Controlling Do Not Disturb through Phone Link on Windows 11 lets you silence phone calls and text alerts straight from your PC desktop. Phone Link is a built-in Windows 11…

The Microsoft Teams taskbar icon sits on the Windows 11 taskbar to give you quick access to chats and calls. You can hide this icon to clear up space or…

The taskbar corner overflow menu in Windows 11 holds up to 15 background apps behind a small upward-pointing arrow so your screen stays clean. This hidden icon menu tucks away…

The Windows 11 startup sound is the short chime that plays while your PC boots. Whether it plays out of the box depends on your PC and how Windows was…

Delivery Optimization is a built-in Windows 11 feature that lets your PC share downloaded updates and apps with other computers. It speeds up downloads and can cut down on internet…

Delivery Optimization in Windows 11 includes a built-in Activity Monitor. It shows how your PC shares download and upload bandwidth with other devices. It reports your average download speed and…

Delivery Optimization is a built-in Windows 11 feature that manages how much internet bandwidth your PC uses to download system updates and apps in the background. Out of the box,…

Delivery Optimization is the Windows 11 service that shares pieces of system updates and app downloads with other PCs, on your local network or on the internet. It can eat…

The Delivery Optimization cache in Windows 11 stores files from past Windows updates and app downloads so your PC can share them with other devices on your network. Over time,…