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You can disable Windows 11 Startup Sound using a number of methods available in the newest OS. This post will review them in detail, including the classic Sound applet, Group Policy, and two different registry tweaks.

You can enable or disable Minimize windows when monitor is disconnected, a new feature of Windows 11 that is part of improvements made to multitasking in Microsoft's newest OS. You can change this option in both Settings and the Registry.

Windows 11 allows you to enable or disable Snap Window without Dragging All the Way to Screen Edge. This new feature changes the snap behavior to make it faster to snap a window to the desired position on the screen.

You can find and list all connected USB devices in Windows 10 using any of the methods reviewed in this post. We will see how it can be done with and without third-party tools.

Wake on Touch is a feature that nowadays comes as standard with almost any modern smartphone. It allows waking a phone or tablet with a mere tap on a screen without pressing physical buttons. Back in the day, Nokia debuted the Wake on Touch (double tap, to be precise) feature in its Lumia smartphone series, and since then, it became a new default that makes using a phone or tablet much easier. Now, it looks like Wake on Touch is finally coming to Windows tables. Enthusiasts managed to dig out some references to that feature in a recently leaked build of Windows 11.

Several days ago, somebody at Microsoft spilled the beans by leaking a pre-release build of the upcoming Windows 11, aka "the next generation of Windows." The leaked build 21996 revealed some curious UI and feature changes coming to Windows, for example, a centered taskbar and a brand-new Start menu. Besides, there is a new mysterious Widgets button.

This week, an internal build of Windows 11 was leaked online, confirming both the name of the new system and showcasing a new user interface and some features. There was no doubt about the authenticity of the image initially, but some users still sure that it is a half-baked Windows 10X proto from Microsoft, and by the end of this month the company will demonstrate "the real system and its name."

You can disable Snap Layouts for the maximize button in Windows 11 if you find them annoying. The windows snapping feature is not exclusive to the OS, but the Layouts pop-up is a new feature of Windows 11.

If you are still running Windows 7, its time to find some other way to manage drivers. A new official blog post reveals that on June 17, 2021, Microsoft discontinued the publication of drivers to Windows Update for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2. For customers with the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, it will be still possible to use the ability to deploy drivers to your managed devices using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS_ and other supported methods.

Here's how you can install Windows 11 with a Local Account and omit the Microsoft Account requirement. It forces the latter by default if you have connected your device to the Internet. However, if it is not your plan, you can bypass the enforcement and set up Windows 11 with a traditional account type.