Category: Windows 11

Microsoft today released a cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5004745, that raises the OS version to build 22000.65. While being a cumulative update with a minor version number change, it brings a bunch of new features, fixes and improvements to Insiders in the Dev channel.

You can enable the Aero Lite theme in Windows 11 that is notable for having more prominent controls and buttons. In the newest OS, users can choose between several pre-built color themes that also come with different backgrounds. Besides, Windows 11 supports dark and white modes. Finally, there is a hidden Aero Lite theme that comes back from Windows 8 times.

In this post, we will review a few methods of how to enable the Administrator Account in Windows 11. The built-in administrative account is still present in the newest operating system. Window 11 traditionally hides it, and you need to activate it manually.

This post will show you how to remove Recommended (recent files)  from the Start Menu in Windows 11. The new Start menu in Windows 11 is one of the biggest visual changes in the latest operating system from Microsoft.

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.