If you have tried to change the default browser on the stable Windows 11 version, you are aware of how this process is annoying and over-engineered. You had to change it individually for each protocol and file extension. Some time ago, Microsoft has resolved this annoyance in the Dev channel builds, but the problem remained actual for stable version users. A new patch, KB5011563, which is currently in preview, has finally changed the situation.
Category: Windows 11
How to Create, Rename and Remove Start Menu Folders in Windows 11
With version 22H2, Windows 11 finally allows you to create folders in the Start menu, as well as to rename and delete them. This is one of the most anticipating features of the newest OS.
How to Backup Pinned Apps in Start Menu in Windows 11
If you customized your Start menu in Windows 11, you may want to backup the pinned apps section. This will allow you to restore the pinned icons to your or any other user account later.
New Outlook app “Project Monarch” is out of Beta, enters Pre-Release
It looks like we are just days away from testing the new Outlook client for Windows. Known as "Project Monarch", it will replace the default Mail & Calendar apps, and works and looks identical everywhere.
How to Change the Theme in Windows 11
There are several ways to change the theme in Windows 11, including the ability to apply the theme from the command prompt. In addition to the classic Personalization option in the Settings app, you can use File Explorer, Command Prompt and PowerShell, the legacy Control Panel, and a few more methods.
Windows 11 22H2 may have even stricter hardware requirements
While Windows 11 has somewhat draconian hardware requirements, some of them still can be bypassed. You could still install the stable Windows 11 version on officially unsupported devices. However, the upcoming Windows 11 22H2 may change the game.
How to Disable System Volume Information Folder for Removable Drives
You can make Windows stop creating System Volume Information folder on removable drives every time you connect your flash drive to the computer. If you have such a folder on your removable drive, it means that its file system is NTFS. If File Explorer shows it, you must have enabled the 'show system files' in folder options.
Windows 11 Build 22581 (Dev, Beta) brings the new tablet taskbar to everyone
Microsoft today released build 22581 to Insiders in both Beta and Dev channels. By updating both channels with the same build, Microsoft makes it possible to easily switch from the Dev channel to Beta and vice versa. Features wise, Microsoft noted some experiments coming to Windows Search and fixes to the Settings app, Start, and the taskbar.
How to Disable Ads in Windows 11
You can quickly disable all ads in Windows 11, such as advertisements in File Explorer and on the Lock Screen, suggestions in Settings and on the Desktop, and so on. What Microsoft shows is actually not third-party ads or banners like you see on websites. The Redmond firm is instead promoting its own services and apps. Some notifications may include “fun facts” or suggestions Microsoft considers useful to the end user. But users often find them annoying.
Windows 11 won’t get tabs in File Explorer until version 23H2
One of the most exciting upcoming changes in Windows 11 are tabs in File Explorer. With them, the app allows working with multiple directories without opening a bunch Explorer windows. Being discovered in Build 22572 as a hidden feature, File Explorer tabs were speculated to appear in the upcoming 'Sun Valley 2' update, which is Windows 11 version 22H2.
