Windows 11

Middle-click to open a folder in a new tab in File Explorer works from the Address Bar and from the Home page in Windows 11. Middle-clicking means pressing the mouse…

Touchpad scroll and zoom speed controls how far the screen moves when you swipe or pinch with two fingers. Accelerated scrolling makes scrolling faster the more you repeat the gesture.…

A Windows Hello external fingerprint reader works on a Windows 11 desktop once you plug it in and enroll your finger (record it) under Settings › Accounts › Sign in…

Making the taskbar smaller in Windows 11 takes one setting change: choose the Small option under Taskbar size in Settings. Microsoft documents this in update KB5120998, a numbered Windows update…

Windows Backup moves your files and settings to a new Windows 11 PC by saving them to your Microsoft account, then restoring them while you set up the new computer.…

NTLMv1 audit events in Windows 11 are recorded in Event Viewer, in the Microsoft-Windows-NTLM/Operational log, as Event ID 4024 (warning) and Event ID 4025 (error). An Event ID is a…

The BlockNtlmv1SSO registry value in Windows 11 controls whether Single Sign-On requests built from NTLMv1 credentials are audited or blocked. Microsoft lists it as new in the KB5066470 release notes.…

NTLMv1 Single Sign-On enforcement changes the default on Windows 11 with the October 13, 2026 Windows security update, described in KB5066470. Enforce mode (1) becomes the default when the BlockNtlmv1SSO…

Nearby sharing in Windows 11 lives at Settings › System › Nearby sharing, and turning it off stops your PC from sending files and links to nearby computers and from…

The mute button in Windows 11 Quick Settings is the speaker icon to the left of the volume slider. Click it once and all sound from your current speakers or…

The public folder in Windows 11 is a shared location at C:\Users\Public that every account on the PC can open and change. To open it, press Windows + R, type…

System storage on this PC in Windows 11 is listed under Settings › System › Storage. Select Show more categories, then select System & reserved, to see the total and…

The question “what programs are running on my computer” has a quick answer in Windows 11: press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager and read the Processes…

The Downloads folder in Windows 11 is the default location where browsers and apps save the files you download, and it sits in your user profile at C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads on most…

To connect more than two monitors in Windows 11, plug each display into its own video output on your PC or dock, then choose Extend these displays in Settings ›…