Restarting your PC at least once a week allows Windows 11 to install and apply available updates. If you don’t normally reboot your PC, you can automate the process using a couple of methods.
Microsoft is rolling out more changes to the Microsoft Store, the main app and games store on Windows 10 and 11. It now has more system integrations, faster performance, a Copilot button, and other updates.
Windows 11 accumulates many temporary files over time. One way to get rid of these files is to manually delete them. If you don’t want that hassle, you can automate the process. I’ll show you how.
Windows 11 has improved dramatically since it was first released, mostly because Microsoft has slowly implemented changes based on user feedback. Despite those gains, there are still some glaring issues I have with the Windows 11. Luckily, they can be fixed with a few easy registry tweaks.
USB in general has historically always been hit or miss. Sometimes you can get really good USB support on a computer, or sometimes you get the bare minimum (which might not be amazing). Now, as of new Windows 11 PCs released this year, the "minimum" is actually decent now.
As you get ready to head out on your summer vacation, have you thought about setting up remote access on your desktop? If not, you should. Using remote desktop software is the best way to access your computer when you're traveling, and it's actually really easy to set up.
Notepad has been around for decades, but Microsoft only really started "upgrading" the app with Windows 11. It looks, and feels, much more modern now. And with the latest update, it's going a step further, though some users might be conflicted with this.
Do you want to get an alert when your laptop’s battery level drops below a certain percentage? If so, you have multiple ways to do that on your Windows 11 computer.
When Microsoft releases a new major update to Windows 11, the company wants you to update your computer, and therefore quickly deprecates the previous versions. In a relatively rare move, Microsoft is rolling out a few updates to Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2.
Is your computer monitor no longer sleeping when it's supposed to? This is a problem I ran into and couldn't figure it out—until I found one simple command that revealed everything.
AI is everywhere these days. And it's only going to get worse. Our browsers have, so far, been spared from the madness for the most part, with only minor integrations at best. Microsoft's Edge browser is due to get an "AI mode" that evokes heavy Clippy vibes.
How we use laptops has remained largely the same for decades. You open the lid, type on the keyboard, and move the cursor using the built-in trackpad or a mouse. The core interaction has remained largely the same, except for one vital feature: the touchscreen.
If you’re privacy-conscious and want to know what apps are accessing your camera or microphone, you can use the built-in tools on your Windows 11 PC to do that. I’ll show you how.
Microsoft has announced updates to its Snipping Tool app for Windows 11. There's now a 'Perfect Screenshot' option to automatically crop your screenshots to the important parts, and a built-in color picker for quickly checking the colors from any on-screen content.
If you want your Windows 11 PC to automatically switch themes based on the time of day, use Task Scheduler or a free third-party app. I’ll show you how to do that, including how to make your desktop wallpaper change automatically.
Microsoft just released ‘Edit’ as a new command-line text editor, which will soon be a built-in Windows application. It’s inspired by the MS-DOS Edit program from the 1990s, and it’s already open-source software.
Windows 11 has many frustrating and intrusive default settings, but the good news is that you don't need to put up with them. While I can't fit them into one guide, I can at least point you in the right direction. Change these right away to avoid the annoyances.
You know that feeling when you want to drop an emoji or GIF into a conversation, but you can't quite remember the keyboard shortcut? Microsoft hears that pain, which is why there’s a subtle but significant change brewing that should make it that much easier.
You’ll soon be able to say “Hey, Copilot” to activate the Copilot chatbot on Windows computers. It’s another way Copilot is slowly replicating the Cortana virtual assistant from the early days of Windows 10.
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