Windows

Opening cmd as administrator in Windows 11 means starting Command Prompt with elevated rights, which lets it change system files and settings that a normal window is not allowed to…

The shared experiences settings in Windows 11 are at Settings › System › Shared experiences. Turning them off stops file sharing with nearby PCs and stops your other devices from…

Mouse keys in Windows 11 lets you move the pointer with the numeric keypad instead of a mouse or touchpad. To turn it on, open Settings › Accessibility › Mouse…

Quick Settings in Windows 11 includes a Bluetooth tile that switches your PC’s Bluetooth radio on or off with one click. Bluetooth connects headphones, mice, keyboards and speakers to your…

A color profile in Windows 11 is an ICC file (a standard format named after the International Color Consortium, which describes how a display reproduces color). Assigning one takes about…

Setting an alarm in Windows 11 uses the built-in Clock app, which stores any number of alarms and rings them even when the app is closed. The fastest route is…

File Explorer copies files from a USB drive to a Windows 11 laptop. Small transfers usually finish in about a minute. To copy files from a USB drive to your…

Windows Hello, the face, fingerprint and PIN sign-in system, can brighten your screen for a moment when the room is too dark for it to see your face. This tutorial…

Changing the Microsoft Store download path in Windows 11 means telling Windows to install new Store apps and games on a different drive than C:. The quickest way is Settings…

Nearby sharing in Windows 11 lets you share across devices by sending files, photos and web links from one PC to another. It works over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, with no…

AppData is a hidden folder at C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData that stores app settings, caches and temporary files for your account. To open its Local subfolder, press Win+R, type %localappdata%, and press Enter.…

You can reset every default app in Windows 11 back to Microsoft’s recommended choices from one button in Settings. Open Settings › Apps › Default apps, scroll to the bottom…