Windows 11

Custom Bluetooth device names in Windows 11 replace confusing factory labels with names you recognize. Windows often shows the generic model code the manufacturer built into the device, which makes…

Windows Dynamic Lock locks your PC when you walk away. It does this by watching the Bluetooth signal from a phone that is paired with the computer. When that signal…

Windows location services in Windows 11 show the wrong city when your internet provider or nearby Wi-Fi routers send outdated location clues to your PC. Most Windows PCs have no…

Text-to-speech voices in Windows 11 determine how your computer sounds when it reads text aloud. Windows 11 includes several built-in voices, and you manage them from the Time & language…

Clearing Windows Security protection history logs manually means turning off a built-in safety feature called Tamper Protection in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Windows keeps these logs locked so malicious…

Cached speech model data in Windows 11 is the set of files Windows keeps so voice features respond quickly. It includes temporary audio files, pronunciation patterns, and voice recognition data.…

Windows 11 keeps its clock accurate by checking an online time server, and you can change which server it uses. A background program called the Windows Time service compares your…

The touch keyboard in Windows 11 is the on-screen keyboard that appears when you tap a text box on a touchscreen, or when a device has no physical keyboard attached.…

Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) is the older, built-in accessibility tool that lets you control a Windows PC by voice. In Windows 11 it is deprecated, which means Microsoft no longer…

Custom notification priority rules in Windows 11 let you choose which apps can interrupt you and which ones stay quiet. Windows 11 sorts your alerts into banners (the pop-ups in…

Custom regional date formats in Windows 11 change how your computer displays days, months, and years without moving to a new country. A regional format also controls details such as…

System Restore points on a secondary drive tell Windows to keep snapshots of that drive’s system-related files. Windows leaves System Restore off for secondary drives by default, and on some…

Blocking camera access globally in Windows 11 turns off the webcam for every app on your computer at once. The switch lives in the privacy settings, the part of the…

Windows audio enhancements should stay off when you make music. They are built-in software filters that process the sound from your speakers or headphones before you hear it. Microsoft includes…

The Windows 11 diagnostic and feedback settings live in Settings › Privacy & security › Diagnostics & feedback, and the Feedback Hub app is where you send bug reports, feature…