Author: Sergey Tkachenko

Here's how to enable or disable transparency in Windows 11. By default, they are enabled in Windows 11. It adds some fancy acrylic blur effect to a number of apps and components. For example, the Start menu, the Settings app,  taskbar, and context menus are all using the Fluent Design style with bits of transparency.

You can disable blur on the sign-in screen in Windows 11 if you don't like this effect. Windows 11 inherited it from its predecessor, which has the same look and feel since 2019.

Here's how to enable file drag-n-drop on taskbar in Windows 11 to open files in running apps. Unfortunately, this useful feature wasn't added to Windows 11. It doesn't allow you to drag documents on the taskbar buttons of apps.

The Redmond software giant has released a new build to the Dev Channel. With this update, Windows Insiders are receiving an updated Microsoft Account page in Settings. The rest are general fixes and improvements.

Here is the list of Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts, also know as hotkeys, which you can use for reference. Keyboard shortcuts are great for saving your time and improving your productivity. They allow you to perform some action directly, without going though various menus, options, and settings.

If you often use the good old classic WMIC tool, here is a bit of bad news. The Redmond software giant deprecated it in Windows 10 version 21H1, and even removed it from Dev versions of Windows 11.  Microsoft points users to PowerShell instead of WMIC.

Let's review how to install Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 using two methods, Microsoft Store and manually with PowerShell. Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will allow you to run Android apps right on the Windows desktop like any native app.