Category: Windows 11

Here is how to change the default browser in Windows 11. Unlike Windows 10 that provides a relatively easy way to set Chrome or any other browser as the default, changing the default browser in Windows 11 is a complete mess. Microsoft is well-known for its user-hostile efforts to switch users from Chrome to Edge. The company imposes its browser using native ads in Windows, random default apps reset, hardcoding Edge into News and Interests, etc.

You can quickly open Advanced Startup Options in Windows 11, which allows you to access WinRE. WinRE stands for Windows Recovery Environment, a small OS part that includes a set of tools for troubleshooting, recovery, and starting the computer for external boot devices.

Here is how to perform a clean install of Windows 11 from a bootable media. These days, you will probably use a USB flash drive for that purpose. Before proceeding, keep in mind that Clean Install of Windows 11 will remove everything from the drive you choose to setup on.  You will end up with a completely new instance of the OS, without any third-party or custom software and drivers.

You can enable the classic full context menus in Windows 11 using two. By default, the OS shows shorten menus with only a few items, but it is easy to disable this feature and restore the full menus that do not require clicking on More options.

You can enable an option to automatically hide the taskbar in Windows 11. Once it loses focus, it will be minimized to a tiny line at the edge of the screen.

This post will show you how to install or uninstall TPM Diagnostic Tool in Windows 11, a new app for pulling information about Trusted Platform Module. Trusted Platform Module is a dedicated hardware chip that Microsoft now requires to run Windows 11. It is a physical device for protecting and storing security keys and sensitive user data.

You can set default apps in Windows 11 using a variety of methods. The newest operating system comes with a bunch of options, starting from the Settings app, and ending with File Explorer. Let's review them.

Windows 11 allows to find apps by the first letter, that is also known as Start Menu alphabet navigation. That's an easy and convenient option to quickly locate and run the installed app.

You can use UUP Dump to download Windows 11 Insider ISO file for Dev channel releases that have no official installation image provided. UUP Dump is a free service that provides a set of scripts and tools to download UUP files directly from Microsoft servers and create and an ISO file from them.

You can add or remove folders in the Start menu on Windows 11 for faster access to locations under your user profile. Although the Start menu in Windows 11 went through a significant redesign, it retained most of its features.