Windows

Changing your default search engine in Microsoft Edge switches the search provider that handles every query you type into the address bar. Microsoft Edge version 90 or newer lets you…

You can turn the local network access feature in Microsoft Edge on or off in Settings › Privacy, search, and services > Site permissions › Local network access. The local…

Your Microsoft Edge home page is the website you get when you click the Home button. Many people also expect it to load when the browser opens, but Edge treats…

The “Create Podcast” feature in Microsoft Edge uses AI to turn a webpage into spoken audio. You can listen to long articles, news stories and blog posts instead of reading…

Copilot in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 creates short, bullet-point summaries of long web pages, so you can get the main points without reading every word. The tool sits in…

Microsoft Edge can share your browsing data, including your most visited websites, with other Windows features on Windows 11. (Windows 10 reached end of support on October 14, 2025.) Windows…

Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC) in Windows 11 changes your screen brightness and contrast automatically, based on what is on the display. A dark movie scene makes the screen dim,…

Adaptive brightness in Windows 11 changes your screen brightness automatically. It reads the built-in ambient light sensor and matches the display to the light in your room. That keeps the…

Changing your Windows 11 display brightness lets you match the screen to your room or save laptop battery power. It takes about ten seconds, and you can use either the…

Microsoft Family Safety is a free parental control app for Windows 11 and Xbox. It lets you manage screen time, block apps, and stop Microsoft Copilot from running on your…

Microsoft Family Safety is a free tool from Microsoft that lets you block or unblock specific apps on a child’s Windows 10 or 11 PC, Xbox, or Android device. Windows…

Microsoft Family Safety is a free Microsoft service that sets daily time limits on specific apps and games on a child’s Windows 11 PC. The limits help keep hours on…

Microsoft Family Safety is a free parental control tool that works with Windows 11. It lets you restrict screen time and manage how long a child spends on the computer…

Adding your child’s Microsoft account to Windows 11 lets you manage screen time limits, block adult websites, and monitor app downloads across devices. Microsoft Family Safety handles this setup, so…

Leaving a Microsoft family group ends your sharing of Microsoft 365 subscriptions, screen time limits and safety settings with the other household members. Anyone aged 18 or older can remove…