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Microsoft Defender can scan your PC from Command Prompt with MpCmdRun.exe, a command-line tool that is part of Windows 11 and drives the same antivirus engine as Windows Security. Open…
A battery limiter in Windows 11 is a laptop setting that stops charging at 80 percent instead of 100, which slows battery wear. Settings › System › Power & battery…
Photos you import from a camera in Windows 11 go to the Pictures folder by default, usually inside a subfolder named after the import date. File Explorer shows them in…
Adjusting display scaling settings in Windows 11 changes how large text, apps and icons look without changing your screen’s resolution. Open Settings › System › Display, pick a percentage from…
What to do when SmartScreen blocks an app you trust in Windows 11 comes down to three moves: select More info, check the Publisher name, and select Run anyway. If…
Windows Security in Windows 11 reports the state of your antivirus on its Virus & threat protection page. To check your virus protection, open Settings › Privacy & security ›…
To remove a download warning in Windows 11, open the file’s Properties window and tick Unblock. Right-click the file, select Properties, tick Unblock on the General tab, and select Apply.…
A Windows Hello passkey is a sign-in credential that lives on your PC and is approved with your face, fingerprint, or PIN instead of a password. To save one in…
BitLocker settings in Windows 11 sit in the BitLocker Drive Encryption window in Control Panel. BitLocker is the built-in feature that encrypts a drive so nobody can read its files…
The double-click speed in Windows 11 sets how quickly you must press the mouse button twice for Windows to treat it as one double-click. You change it with the Double-click…
Two keyboard shortcuts open the right-click menu in Windows 11 without a mouse: Shift+F10 and the Menu key. Select an item, then press either one. Both open the same context…
Energy saver for Copilot web browsing reduces the Copilot app’s resource use while you browse, which extends battery life. Use the steps below to turn energy saver on or off…
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