Windows 11

Smart charging on a Microsoft Surface limits your battery charge to 80 percent. This keeps the battery from wearing out too fast when the device stays plugged in for long…

WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) is a tool that lets you check and change computer settings using text commands. Microsoft removed it by default starting in Windows 11 version 22H2.…

Wireless adapter power saving mode in Windows 11 is a built-in setting that reduces power to your WiFi card to save battery life. On battery, Windows uses a medium power-saving…

This tutorial shows you how to change the screen saver grace period in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You set how many seconds Windows waits before password protection kicks in.…

Erratic Bluetooth audio, such as volume jumping on its own or the slider having no effect, can come from how Windows and the wireless device share volume control. This guide…

Quick Access sits at the top of the left-hand navigation pane in File Explorer in Windows 11. It holds the folders you pin, and Windows also lists some frequently used…

The Recommended section in Windows 11 File Explorer Home (available in build 22000 and later) shows a list of your recent files and folders the moment you open the file…

The delete confirmation dialog in Windows 11 is a pop-up that asks “Are you sure you want to move this file to the Recycle Bin?” every time you send an…

Fullscreen optimizations in Windows 11 version 23H2 change how games run by letting your PC manage hardware resources for better frame rates. This built-in Windows feature gives games top performance…

Changing the Copilot voice language in Windows 11 lets you switch the built-in speech tool between over 20 different languages, so the assistant speaks back in the right one. It…

Copilot tasks by SMS let you text your Windows AI assistant and get things done while you are away from your PC. You link a mobile phone number to your…

Every time you press Windows key + Print Screen, Windows 11 saves a PNG file and gives it the next number in a running count. That count is the screenshot…

Text and image generation for apps is a Windows 11 setting that lets installed programs use AI features built into the operating system and run on your PC hardware to…

What Is Microsoft Copilot? You can change the display language for Copilot on the web and in the Windows 11 app. It takes a few clicks, and the setting lives…

This tutorial shows you how to change the name of a local account or a Microsoft account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The steps are written for Windows 11,…