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Why use the Copilot new tab page? The Copilot new tab page in Microsoft Edge replaces your normal start screen with an AI chat box and smart shortcuts. Microsoft turns…

The Always open apps in expanded screen setting in Phone Link makes your Android apps open in a larger window by default. Phone Link is the Microsoft app that connects…

Phone Link is the app that connects your Android phone to Windows 11. It lets you switch your Android apps between a compact view and an expanded view on your…

Energy saver in Microsoft Edge cuts power use and saves battery life on laptops. It limits background activity and visual effects, and in the default mode it starts when your…

Disabling autoplay in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 stops websites from playing unwanted videos and audio the moment you open a page. Edge allows media playback by default. A quick…

Microsoft Edge AutoSuggest is a browser feature that predicts search terms and website links in the address bar as you type. To guess what you want, it sends your keystrokes…

Graphics hardware acceleration in Microsoft Edge lets your graphics card (GPU) share the rendering workload with your main processor (CPU). Web pages and videos load and play more smoothly as…

The Tab Performance detector in Microsoft Edge is a built-in tool that flags open tabs using too much memory or CPU power. It helps keep your PC responsive when you…

This tutorial shows you how to turn startup boost on or off in Microsoft Edge. You can do this for just your own account or for everyone who uses your…

Spotify Focus Sessions link your Spotify account to the built-in Clock app, which handles timers, alarms and focus time. Once linked, you can play background music during a work session…

You can have Spotify music start playing automatically whenever you begin a focus session in Windows 11. Once it is set up, you start the session and your music follows,…

Linking Spotify to Focus Sessions in Windows 11 plays music in the background while you work and blocks screen distractions. Focus is a built-in tool inside the Windows Clock app.…

This tutorial shows you how to turn the Drop Tray feature on or off in Windows 11. The setting belongs to your user account, so it does not change anything…

This tutorial shows you how to turn the “minimize the Xbox app to the system tray on close” option on or off for your account in Windows 11. The setting…

The Xbox app startup setting in Windows 11 controls whether the gaming platform opens automatically as soon as you sign in to your PC. When the app launches in the…