Windows 11

Restricting background app notifications in Windows 11 stops programs from sending constant pop-ups and alerts while you work. Background apps run tasks you don’t see, such as checking for new…

Enhanced file indexing in Windows 11 lets you search your whole computer instead of just your personal folders. By default, Windows uses the Classic mode. That mode indexes only your…

Restricting app access to account information in Windows 11 stops apps from seeing your name, picture, and other profile details. This privacy setting controls which programs can read your account…

Windows 11 lets you change or turn off the sounds individual programs make when they send you an alert. Most of this is handled in the Settings app under System…

Automatic app restart in Windows 11 reopens your open programs after you sign back in or restart your PC. Windows saves your session state and relaunches those apps so you…

Manual date and time synchronization servers in Windows 11 let you point your PC at a specific internet time source so your clock stays accurate. Windows uses the Windows Time…

Inking and Typing Personalization in Windows 11 builds a custom dictionary on your hard drive. It learns your writing style, spelling habits and favorite words. Windows builds this personal dictionary…

Windows 11 shows suggestions and offers in several places: the Settings app, the Start menu, and the search panel. They recommend apps, websites, and features based on how you use…

Using your phone as a webcam gives you a sharper, brighter video feed for Zoom, Teams and other video calls without buying a separate camera. Windows 11 has a built-in…

A Windows Security virus scan hangs when the built-in antivirus stops moving forward while it checks files. The progress bar sits at the same spot, or the file count never…

Live Captions in Windows 11 turns spoken audio on your PC into text on the screen. It runs on your own hardware, so the audio is processed on the device…

Windows 11 keeps a record of every speaker, headphone set and microphone you have ever plugged in. Over time the audio list fills with old devices that are no longer…

Hiding or showing unplugged sound devices in Windows 11 cleans up your audio list so it only lists the speakers, microphones and headphones that are connected to your PC right…

Advanced crash dump logging in Windows 11 is a diagnostic setting. When your PC crashes with a blue screen, Windows saves a copy of what was in memory to a…

Core Isolation is a built-in Windows security feature that creates a safe, virtual memory zone to protect core system processes from harmful software. Inside it, a setting called Memory integrity…