Windows 11

OneDrive settings open from the cloud icon at the right end of the Windows 11 taskbar. Select the icon, select the gear labelled Help & Settings, then select Settings. This…

Windows 11 can automatically save videos to a second drive once you change one setting in Storage and move the Videos folder. The setting is under Settings › System ›…

Windows 11 keeps a record of every sign-in on your PC, both successful and failed. You can read it in the Security log in Event Viewer. To see it, open…

Windows Spotlight changes your desktop photo on a schedule. To stop it, switch the background to a picture, solid color or slideshow. To turn it off, follow these steps: Open…

Power & sleep settings shut down the screen and put the PC to sleep, but they cannot switch Windows 11 off at a set time. To schedule a real shutdown,…

A hard disk drive (HDD) stores data on spinning magnetic platters, while a solid-state drive (SSD) stores it on flash memory chips with no moving parts. To check which one…

Power Options is the classic page for managing power plans, sleep timers and the power button. A power plan is a saved group of settings for sleep, display and performance.…

Change how Windows 11 shows dates, times, numbers and currency by picking a regional format. The setting is called Regional format, and you pick it at Settings › Time &…

Copilot Cowork can automatically create tabs, take screenshots, and interact with web pages for you in the Copilot app. The setting Allow Cowork to take actions on your behalf controls…

Msinfo32 is the command that opens System Information, the Windows 11 app that lists your BIOS version alongside the rest of your hardware details. The BIOS (basic input/output system) is…

To invert colors on a PC running Windows 11, open Settings › Accessibility › Color filters, turn on Color filters, and select Inverted. The Inverted filter swaps every color on…

The device setup region is the country or region you chose when you first set up Windows 11. You change it in Settings › Time & language › Language &…

Windows Hello in Windows 11 lets you sign in with a PIN, fingerprint or face instead of a password. To go passwordless with Windows Hello, set up a PIN and…

Opening cmd as administrator in Windows 11 means starting Command Prompt with elevated rights, which lets it change system files and settings that a normal window is not allowed to…

The shared experiences settings in Windows 11 are at Settings › System › Shared experiences. Turning them off stops file sharing with nearby PCs and stops your other devices from…