Windows 11

The sidebar in the OneDrive Photos app holds shortcuts to your albums, memories, and folders in Windows 11. Hiding this panel gives your pictures more space on the screen. Showing…

The “Display file icon on thumbnails” setting in Windows 11 controls the small app badges, such as a tiny Word or PDF logo, that sit on top of your file…

By default, File Explorer in Windows 11 opens a new window after you extract a ZIP file. If you unpack archives often, those windows pile up and clutter your screen.…

Adding the Recycle Bin to This PC in Windows 11 puts your deleted files inside File Explorer, next to your drives such as C:\. You can reach it without minimizing…

Preview handlers in File Explorer on Windows 11 are small built-in components that show a live view of photos, PDFs, text files and similar documents in the Preview pane on…

By default, Windows 11 saves every image you capture with Win + PrtScn in the Pictures\Screenshots folder on your C: drive. If that drive is short on space, you can…

Windows search indexing is a background service that catalogs over 100,000 files on your hard drive so you can find apps, emails, and documents instantly from the taskbar. When indexing…

Windows 11 taskbar and system tray customization changes how you manage open apps, check the time, and view system notifications on your PC. The taskbar sits centered by default in…

Windows 11 Backup and Recovery is a set of built-in tools that protect your personal files, apps, and settings from sudden crashes and accidental deletes. Windows includes three main tools.…

Windows 11 has three built-in tools that protect your personal files and let you recover when something breaks. File History saves copies of your documents, System Restore undoes bad updates…

Microsoft Family Safety is a free set of management tools. It helps you monitor what your kids do on Windows 11 computers, Xbox consoles, and Android phones. You can set…

Windows File Recovery is a free command-line app from Microsoft. It brings back deleted files from your hard drive, SSD, or USB drive. It runs inside Command Prompt (a text-based…

Desktop icon spacing in Windows 11 controls the distance between items on your desktop grid. Windows stores each setting as a negative number. The default of -1125 works out to…

Performance Monitor is a built-in Windows 11 tool that tracks how hard your PC is working by showing live data on your processor, memory, and disk usage. You can launch…

OneDrive management in Windows 11 stops Microsoft’s cloud storage service from filling your hard drive or backing up your personal folders without permission. OneDrive is a built-in tool that saves…