Windows 11

Windows Hello facial recognition lets you sign in to a Windows 11 PC with your face instead of a password. It uses an infrared camera sensor to map your facial…

Storage Sense is a built-in Windows 11 tool that cleans up junk files automatically. It can delete files from the Recycle Bin on a schedule you set. Left alone, deleted…

Storage Sense is the Windows 11 tool that cleans out junk files. It can clear temporary download caches and free up disk space in a few clicks. Over time, Windows…

Disk Management is a built-in Windows 11 tool for setting up new hard drives, creating partitions, formatting volumes, and changing drive letters, all without extra software. It lists every physical…

Resetting audio settings in Windows 11 clears device and app settings that have gone wrong. That fixes no sound, distorted playback and wrong volume levels. The aim is to return…

Snap layouts in Windows 11 arrange several open app windows into a tidy grid, so you stop resizing and dragging windows by hand. A layout splits the display into two,…

Managing update restart schedules in Windows 11 starts at Settings › Windows Update, where Schedule the restart and Active hours control when the PC reboots. These settings tell Windows when…

The Installed apps page in Windows 11 Settings lists every program on your PC and shows how much storage each one uses and when it was installed. It helps you…

Projecting your phone screen to your PC in Windows 11 turns your computer into a wireless display receiver using Miracast (a standard for wireless display connections). Windows 11 does not…

Changing lock screen wallpaper in Windows 11 happens in Settings › Personalization › Lock screen, using the Personalize your lock screen dropdown. Lock screen wallpaper is the background picture you…

Color management profile errors in Windows 11 happen when your system fails to match the color data in your files with the actual output of your monitor or printer. The…

Targeted offers in Windows 11 are promotional pop-ups, tips and suggested apps that Microsoft shows in the Start menu, the Settings app and other places. Windows picks many of them…

Video playback problems in Windows 11, such as choppy motion, faded colors, and random freezes, usually trace back to one of four places. These are the Windows video settings, the…

Video playback options in Windows 11 apps settings control how your computer decodes and renders video. They cover hardware acceleration, color calibration, and HDR (High Dynamic Range) streaming. Moving this…

Pausing automatic updates in Windows 11 stops the operating system from downloading and installing patches, and from forcing unexpected restarts, for up to 35 days. It gives you control over…