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Get-NetFirewallRule lists every rule in Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security (the full rule engine behind the Windows Security firewall page) from a PowerShell window. On Windows 11 version 25H2,…
Restarting a Windows 11 PC closes every app, shuts Windows down, and starts it again from scratch. The quickest way is to select Start, then the Power button in the…
The Include screen reader audio setting in Windows 11 controls whether Live Captions (the built-in feature that turns spoken audio into on-screen text) transcribes the speech from a screen reader.…
Stop your Windows 11 PC from staying connected to Wi-Fi or Ethernet while it sleeps. The fastest reliable way is to open Device Manager, open your network adapter’s properties, and…
A keyboard shortcut is a key combination that runs a command. Accessibility keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11 turn on and control tools such as Magnifier, Narrator, Sticky keys, Filter keys,…
Live captions (a Windows feature that automatically transcribes audio into on-screen text) can transcribe system audio, your microphone, or both. Choose the sources in the captions bar, or in Registry…
Live captions can save a transcript for a fixed number of hours. This guide shows how to change that length in Windows 11. You choose 1, 2, 4, or 8…
Turn off Windows spotlight to remove the Do you like this picture prompt from the Windows 11 desktop. The prompt comes from that background setting, which rotates photos from Microsoft.…
To open a port for one app, create an inbound rule (a rule that governs traffic arriving at your PC). This rule ties a port number to a single program…
Ending a task from PowerShell in Windows 11 means closing an app or background process by typing a command instead of using Task Manager. The quickest way is the Stop-Process…
Shift+F10 opens a Command Prompt window on top of Windows Setup, the installer screen that appears when you boot from Windows 11 media. To use it, click the Setup window…
Linking your Microsoft account to a Windows digital license ties your activation to your account instead of only to your PC’s hardware. The quickest route is Settings › System ›…
Sound settings in Windows 11 is the page in the Settings app (Settings › System › Sound) where you choose your speakers or headset, change the volume, and test your…
The Accessibility folder in Windows 11 is a group of shortcuts inside the Start menu’s All apps list. It opens tools such as Magnifier, Narrator, and On-Screen Keyboard. The quickest…
Slow or crashing apps in Windows 11 usually trace back to a runaway process (a program that keeps using processor time or memory when it should stop), an outdated app,…
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