Category: Windows 11

On October 21, 2021, Microsoft released the first optional update for Windows 11, providing users with a host of much-needed fixes and improvements. Like every other preview update, Windows 11 does not download and install KB5006746 automatically. Instead, users need to open Windows Update and download the update manually. Those who reasonably decided to stay away from preview updates for Windows 11 suddenly found themselves with several broken built-in apps.

This article will show you how to change Power Plan in Windows 11. Modern computers (this also applies to devices running Windows 10, 8, and 7, for that matter) can work with different power plans to provide the optimal balance between power consumption and performance levels. Besides managing how your computer sips the juice from its battery, power plans can change other features, for example, what happens when you close the laptop lid.

Back in 2019, some users noticed that Windows 10 created hundreds (in some extreme cases - thousands) of temporary empty folders for no apparent reason. After two years and several feature updates for Windows 10, the problem appears to be back. This time, it plagues systems with Windows 11.

This article will show you how to enable Screen Magnifier in Windows 11. Screen Magnifier is the default accessibility tool in Windows 11 that increases the image on the screen without changing system scaling or other settings. You can enlarge the entire screen or just a portion of it using Lens or Docked modes.

Here is how to disable the Lock Screen in Windows 11 if you find it unnecessary or irritating. Some users don't like that they need to do additional clicks to get to the login screen or how Microsoft uses the Lock Screen in Windows 11 to push some promotions.

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 is how to uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 if you find no use for it. This feature allows users to run Android applications on Windows 11 with a native-like experience.

Microsoft continues updating its Surface computers with a new firmware that brings various bug fixes, security patches, improved compatibility, and even new features. The October 2021 firmware update is now available for the first and second-gen Surface Pro X with SQ1 and SQ2 processors with a humongous changelog.

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.