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Facial recognition sign-in in Windows 11 (Windows Hello Face) lets you unlock your PC by looking at the screen. It uses an infrared camera, so it works without a password…

Windows Hello facial recognition lets you sign in to Windows 11 with your face instead of typing a password. Windows compares your face against a stored template and unlocks the…

Shared Experiences in Windows 11 links your computer to nearby devices over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, so you can pick up a task on another screen where you left off. You…

Windows 11 lets you decide which taskbars show your open app icons when you use more than one monitor. You can show icons on every screen, only on the screen…

Mobile hotspot power saving in Windows 11 turns off your wireless sharing connection when no devices are using it, to save battery. Windows waits about 5 minutes of zero device…

Mobile hotspot in Windows 11 turns your PC into a portable Wi-Fi router. It shares your computer’s internet connection with up to 8 other devices at the same time. Phones,…

Compact OS in Windows 11 compresses the core operating system files to free up roughly 2 GB of storage. It works best on small solid-state drives, and on most modern…

Automatic capitalization on the Windows 11 touch keyboard turns the first letter of every new sentence into an uppercase letter, so you don’t have to tap Shift each time. You…

Mobile hotspot in Windows 11 lets you share your computer’s internet connection with up to 8 nearby devices over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It turns your PC into a small wireless…

The I forgot my PIN link on the Windows 11 sign-in screen lets you reset a forgotten PIN without getting into your desktop first. Windows 11 Home and Pro both…

Change your Windows 11 PIN in a few quick steps to keep your account secure. The whole job takes about a minute, you don’t need to restart, and the new…

You can reset your Windows 11 PIN whether you forgot the current one or just want a new one. This guide covers both cases: resetting from Settings while you are…

A PIN (Personal Identification Number) lets you sign in to Windows 11 in seconds instead of typing a long password. It works through Windows Hello, a built-in security system that…

Removing a PIN in Windows 11 clears your current sign-in code. You can then sign in with a standard password, a security key, or a biometric option such as fingerprint,…

Shift Lock on the Windows 11 touch keyboard keeps capital letters active until you tap the Shift key again. It works like Caps Lock on a physical keyboard. If you…