Adjust What Happens When You Close the Laptop Lid in Windows 11
Windows 11 lets you choose what your laptop does when you close the lid. You can pick Do nothing, Sleep, Hibernate or Shut down.…
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Windows 11 lets you choose what your laptop does when you close the lid. You can pick Do nothing, Sleep, Hibernate or Shut down.…
Windows 11 does not let you sign in to the PC with a Google account, so Windows Hello can't be linked to one. Windows…
The Device ID is the code Windows uses to identify this PC. In Windows 11, you can find it by opening Settings > System…
OneDrive Personal Vault is an extra-protected folder inside OneDrive that locks itself and asks you to prove who you are before it opens. Windows…
Control Panel in Windows 11 lists the old-style settings tools, such as Device Manager and Programs and Features. By default, it groups these tools…
Dynamic Lighting is a Windows 11 feature that controls the LED backlight on a compatible keyboard. It works from one page in Settings, so…
Windows 11 can ask for your PIN every time your PC wakes from sleep. You turn this on by changing one setting: "If you've…
ClickLock is a Windows mouse setting that holds down the left mouse button for you, so you can drag, select text and move windows…
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