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The “Recommended” section at the bottom of the Windows 11 Start menu shows your latest documents, pictures and files by default. Anyone standing behind you, or sharing your screen in…

The Pinned section is the block of app icons at the top of the Windows 11 Start menu. It holds the apps you chose to keep within reach, so you…

Hiding your account name and profile picture on the Windows 11 Start menu keeps your personal details off the screen each time you open the menu. It helps when you…

Changing the Start menu size in Windows 11 lets you fit more or fewer apps on your screen at once, depending on how you work. The Start menu is the…

Microsoft Edge has two ways to make text bigger, and they behave differently. Page zoom scales everything on the page: text, images and layout. The font size setting changes only…

Phone Link location sharing lets a Windows 10 or 11 computer track, find, and ring your Android phone from the desktop. For this to work, the Phone Link app needs…

The “All File Access” setting in the Windows Phone Link app controls whether your PC can open photos, videos, and documents stored on your Android phone. Phone Link connects your…

Remote lock in Windows 11 lets you lock your computer through your Microsoft account if it is lost or stolen. That keeps people away from your personal files while you…

The built-in password generator in Microsoft Edge creates strong, random passwords of at least 12 characters. Each one mixes uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and symbols, so you do not…

Microsoft Edge often opens by itself in Windows 11 because the operating system reopens apps that were running when you last shut down or signed out. Edge is the default…

Find My Device is a built-in Windows 11 tool that shows your lost laptop or desktop on a map, using your Microsoft account. You have to turn it on before…

Enhanced Security mode in Microsoft Edge is a built-in safety feature that adds extra protection against attacks on unfamiliar websites. It does this by applying strict security settings to code…

Microsoft Edge can show its menus and settings in another language, and it can translate web pages into over 100 languages using its built-in translation tools. You don’t need any…

Managing multiple open windows on a crowded screen slows down your work. Windows 11 includes Task View, a full-screen overview that shows every open window and lets you group them…

The Windows 11 taskbar search box lets you find apps, files, settings, and web results right from your desktop without digging through folders. Clicking it opens a query panel that…