Windows 11

Cellular data roaming settings in Windows 11 control how your laptop or tablet connects to mobile networks outside your home carrier’s area. Roaming keeps you online while you travel by…

A metered connection in Windows 11 is a network setting that tells Windows your data is limited. Apps and Windows then hold back large background downloads over mobile data. Turning…

Let Windows Keep Me Connected is a Windows 11 feature that automatically switches your PC to mobile data when your Wi-Fi drops out, so you stay online without reconnecting by…

Cellular data in Windows 11 lets you connect a laptop or tablet to a mobile phone network when Wi-Fi is out of reach. It works with a physical SIM card…

Nearby sharing in Windows 11 lets you send pictures between nearby PCs over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi without using email or cloud storage. This built-in tool works just like Apple’s AirDrop,…

Nearby Sharing in Windows 11 lets you send web links, photos and files from one PC to another over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. No cables or email are needed. The feature…

Switching your network profile in Windows 11 between Public and Private changes how your computer interacts with other devices on your Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. A Private network lets your…

Signing out of your Microsoft account everywhere ends your active login sessions on your Windows PCs, in your web browsers and in the apps that use your account. Each device…

A Microsoft account password protects your Windows sign-in, OneDrive files, Outlook mail and Xbox services with one set of credentials. Changing it takes about two minutes in any web browser.…

Microsoft Edge gets a new major version about every 4 weeks. Each one brings new features and security fixes to your Windows 11 PC. Edge is the web browser built…

The “Recommended” section at the bottom of the Windows 11 Start menu shows your latest documents, pictures and files by default. Anyone standing behind you, or sharing your screen in…

The Pinned section is the block of app icons at the top of the Windows 11 Start menu. It holds the apps you chose to keep within reach, so you…

Hiding your account name and profile picture on the Windows 11 Start menu keeps your personal details off the screen each time you open the menu. It helps when you…

Changing the Start menu size in Windows 11 lets you fit more or fewer apps on your screen at once, depending on how you work. The Start menu is the…

Phone Link location sharing lets a Windows 10 or 11 computer track, find, and ring your Android phone from the desktop. For this to work, the Phone Link app needs…