Windows 11 Tips

Controlling application notifications in Settings

Tip of the Day: Tame Notifications in Windows 10 and 11

Update Driver

Tip of the Day: Don’t Always Trust Windows for the Latest Drivers

System Reliability Monitor

Tip of the Day: Explore the Reliability Monitor in Windows 10 & 11

Tip of the Day: Control Audio Devices Per App

Tip of the Day: Adjust the Recycle Bin’s Disk Usage

Feedback Hub

Tip of the Day: Tell Microsoft What You Think

ClearType

Tip of the Day: Tune ClearType

Extensions in Google Chrome

Tip of the Day: Review Your Browser’s Extensions and Add-ins

Mouse Properties

Tip of the Day: Make the Mouse Pointer Easier to Find

Customized Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Set a Custom Command Prompt Prompt

Disk Space

Tip of the Day: Checking a Disk’s Free Space

Font Manager

Tip of the Day: Preview Fonts in Windows 10 and 11

Sorted Names

Tip of the Day: Sort in the Command Line

Character Map

Tip of the Day: Enter Characters that Don’t Have Keys

Hosts file in notepad

Tip of the Day: Block a Website Using Your Hosts File

Remove Printer

Tip of the Day: Remove Unused Printers

Windows 10 Color Settings

Tip of the Day: Control Your Windows 10 and 11 Accent Color

UNC Example

Tip of the Day: Access a Network Shared Without a Drive Letter

Emoji keyboard

Tip of the Day: The Emoji Keyboard Is for More Than Emojis

Additional settings to turn off.

Tip of the Day: Turn Off the Welcome Screen and Other Tips

Seattle and Amsterdam clocks

Tip of the Day: Add Clocks for Different Time Zones to the Start Menu

IP v4 Address

Tip of the Day: Determine Your IP Address(es)

Print menu item with keystroke

Tip of the Day: CTRL+P to Print

Rename PC

Tip of the Day: Give Your Computer a Meaningful Name

Double Click Speed

Tip of the Day: Adjust Your Mouse’s Double-Click Speed

Always show scroll bars in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Always Display Scrollbars

Downloading

Tip of the Day: Save the Installation Media

Check for updates

Tip of the Day: Check for Updates to Get the Latest

Single Click to open

Tip of the Day: Single Click to Open

Play a sound when you press Caps Lock,...

Tip of the Day: Play a Sound for Caps Lock

Previous Windows installation(s)

Tip of the Day: Back Up and Then Delete Windows.old

Enable shortcut underlines

Tip of the Day: View Keyboard Shortcuts on Menus

MSINFO32

Tip of the Day: MSINFO32 Built-in System Information

Emergency restart

Tip of the Day: Emergency Restart

USERNAME environment variable

Tip of the Day: The %USERNAME% Environment Variable

Sound Output Device Switcher

Tip of the Day: Quick Access to the Sound Output Switcher

Startup Changes

Tip of the Day: Disable Startup Items Carefully

Control Panel in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Yet Another Way to Open Control Panel

Hammer hitting a hard disk.

Tip of the Day: Really Erase That Disk Before Discarding

Open Shell Menu Styles

Tip of the Day: Consider Shell Alternatives

Update history

Tip of the Day: View Windows Update History

Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Use Windows File Explorer to Explore Files

Workgroup name

Tip of the Day: Use a Consistent Workgroup Name

Uninstall from Start

Tip of the Day: Uninstall From the Windows Start Menu

Move, Copy, Make a Shortcut

Tip of the Day: Move, Copy, or Create a Shortcut

Windows File Explorer Columns

Tip of the Day: Windows File Explorer Display Options

Driver updating

Tip of the Day: Use Device Manager to Update Drivers

Task Manager Info

Tip of the Day: Get Even More Info From Windows Task Manager

Device Manager

Tip of the Day: Access the Device Manager Quickly

Full Path in Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: View the Full Path in Windows File Explorer