Category: Windows 11

Last month, Microsoft announced a new operating system version, Windows 11. It comes with tons of new visual changes and looks nothing close to its predecessor. You will find the Start menu, taskbar, Action Center, Settings app, and even more.

You can restore the Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11 if you are not happy with the modern one. As of this writing, it is a matter of one Registry tweak.

Later this year, Microsoft plans to ship Windows 11, its latest operating system, to existing compatible machines. Although we do not know the exact launch day and the compatibility question remains open, there is some interesting information about upcoming changes in Windows 11. According to the Software giant, commercial versions of Windows 11 will ship with dark mode on by default.

Today, we will review a number of methods to show file extensions in Windows 11. By default, Windows 11 hides all file extensions.

You can add OEM info in Windows 11 in order to make it show a vendor logo, its name, and other details on the System > About page in Settings. It also appears in the classic System Properties.

You can rename your PC in Windows 11 if you are not happy with its current name. It could be set during a clean install, or at some point later. Once you decide to change its name, you can using any method reviewed in this post.

Here's a fast and effective method to find App DPI Awareness in Windows 11. If you have a PC with a monitor resolution higher than FullHD (1080p), you probably have already encountered a blurry app with poor scaling, blurry fonts, and other weird-looking parts of the UI. That is a DPI-unaware app that cannot adapt to monitors with higher resolutions and scaling.

In this post, we will review different methods you can use to open Windows Terminal as Administrator in Windows 11. Opening Elevated Windows Terminal will allow you to preform maintenance and administrative tasks which are not accessible from a regular app instance with default permissions.

You can get genuine Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets for Windows 11 with a couple of clicks. By downloading the sidebar installer, you will have them back in the latest OS from Microsoft. While Microsoft claims them insecure and outdated, desktop gadgets still have plenty of fans.

A new release of Windows 11 Insider Preview is available to Insiders on the Dev Channel. It comes with a new entertainment widget, which has become available a few days earlier. Besides the new widget, there is a new look of context menus and taskbar preview thumbnails. Besides the visual updates, Build 22000.71 comes with a bunch of fixes.