Here are two ways to restore the classic volume mixer on Windows 11. In Windows 11, Microsoft removed the classic volume mixer from the system tray, replacing it with the corresponding module under Sound -> Volume in the Settings app. Compared to Windows 10 Sound Settings, Windows 11 Sound Settings has two major drawbacks.
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Here is how you can make Windows 11 show the taskbar clock on all displays. By default, only the main taskbar shows the clock on the main display. In contrast, Windows 10 had clocks on each taskbar that was visible on any of the connected displays. Continue reading “How to Show Taskbar Clock on All Displays in Windows 11”
With a simple Registry tweak you can disable the Show more options context menu and always show the full right-click menus in Windows 11. By default, Windows 11 displays a compact modern context menu with Show more options (Shift+F10) item as the last command. You have to click it to see the rest of entries.
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Our today’s topic is a set of methods that you can use to disable Windows SmartScreen on Windows 11. Windows 11 has many security mechanisms and tools to guard your computer against malware, unwanted apps, adware, and other nasty annoyances. They are all part of the Windows Security app, which is also known as Microsoft Defender. Continue reading “How to Disable Windows SmartScreen on Windows 11”
Here is how you can pause GIF animation in Windows 10 without third-party apps. GIF animation is used not only for entertainment purpose. It is also often used to visually demonstrate a variety of actions and processes with apps. A GIF image is a sequence of several static frames, and it also contains meta information – an indication of how long each frame should be displayed on the screen. Continue reading “How to pause GIF animation on Windows 10”
Here are a few methods to verify the checksum of the Windows ISO file. After you downloaded a Windows ISO image, and you may want to make sure that it is not corrupted and fully downloaded. Or you want to check if the ISO file you have matches the original genuine files issued by Microsoft. To determine the integrity of a distribution, you need two things – a checksum and a program to check it. Continue reading “How to verify the checksum of Windows ISO”
If your computer has an NVIDIA graphics card, you may want to remove games from its GeForce Experience app. This software product from graphics card manufacturer NVIDIA serves two purposes: updating drivers and optimizing PC games that use NVIDIA graphics. There are two ways to add games to the app listing: in manual mode and in automated mode, when the application scans the hard drive for installed games. Continue reading “How to remove games from NVIDIA GeForce Experience”
In this guide we will discuss how to reset Windows Terminal to defaults on Windows. It is combining the classic command line, PowerShell and Azure Cloud Shell. It is available on GitHub. Continue reading “How to Reset Windows Terminal to Defaults”
You can now enable the What’s New Page in Google Chrome. With Chrome and Edge moving to a four-week update cycle, users may find it a little harder to keep track of all changes in new versions of browsers. Not all users bother visiting the official change logs describing changes and innovations. For such users, the Chrome developers have implemented a new feature in the browser. Continue reading “Enable What’s New Page in Google Chrome”
It is possible to remove Cast to device from the File Explorer right-click menu on Windows 11 with a Registry tweak. Along with many improvements, Windows 11 includes a feature of transferring images and videos to remote devices using DLNA technology. For users’ convenience, the Cast to device option is available the context menu of multimedia files. If you are not going to use this feature implemented by Microsoft, we will show you how to hide the specified option from the context menu. Continue reading “Remove Cast to Device from Windows 11 File Explorer”
