Windows

Power & sleep settings shut down the screen and put the PC to sleep, but they cannot switch Windows 11 off at a set time. To schedule a real shutdown,…

A hard disk drive (HDD) stores data on spinning magnetic platters, while a solid-state drive (SSD) stores it on flash memory chips with no moving parts. To check which one…

Power Options is the classic page for managing power plans, sleep timers and the power button. A power plan is a saved group of settings for sleep, display and performance.…

Change how Windows 11 shows dates, times, numbers and currency by picking a regional format. The setting is called Regional format, and you pick it at Settings › Time &…

Copilot Cowork can automatically create tabs, take screenshots, and interact with web pages for you in the Copilot app. The setting Allow Cowork to take actions on your behalf controls…

Copilot in Microsoft Edge uses your browsing data as context when you ask it questions. The Context Clues setting controls that access. This tutorial shows you how to turn Allow…

Msinfo32 is the command that opens System Information, the Windows 11 app that lists your BIOS version alongside the rest of your hardware details. The BIOS (basic input/output system) is…

To invert colors on a PC running Windows 11, open Settings › Accessibility › Color filters, turn on Color filters, and select Inverted. The Inverted filter swaps every color on…

The device setup region is the country or region you chose when you first set up Windows 11. You change it in Settings › Time & language › Language &…

Windows Hello in Windows 11 lets you sign in with a PIN, fingerprint or face instead of a password. To go passwordless with Windows Hello, set up a PIN and…

Web Remix in Microsoft Edge is controlled by one policy value: RemixAvailability. Set it to force Remix on, turn it off, or return to the default, where each user decides.…

Ask to save passwords is the Edge setting that makes the browser offer to store your sign-in each time you enter a username and password on a site. For most…