To enable Copilot on Windows 11, open Settings > Personalization > Taskbar and turn on the “Copilot” toggle switch. If the option is still unavailable, you can try turning on Copilot from the Registry Editor or using the Group Policy Editor. Also, in regions like Europe, you must use a workaround to access Copilot on Windows 11. 11/10/2023: Windows 11 comes with the new Copilot , but if it’s unavailable on your installation, use these instructions to enable the chatbot on your computer....

Windows 10’s inbox anti-malware solution, Windows Defender Antivirus, now can run in a sandbox environment making it the first security software of its kind capable of running isolated from the rest of the operating system. According to Microsoft , the process to enable Windows Defender Antivirus in a sandbox was difficult, but it was a necessary step to help in the unlikely event of a malware attacking the antivirus to limit the attack to the sandbox, protecting the rest of the system and your data....

On Windows 11 , if an internal drive is identified and labeled as removable storage, you can use this guide to resolve the problem. Microsoft has recently confirmed that the latest version of its operating system still contains an ancient bug that detects Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) drives as removable media. The bug labels a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) or Solid-state drive (SSD) as removable media storage in the Taskbar....

Last Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday caused issues for some Office 2013 users by not letting them launch any Office application after applying June’s update. According to a Microsoft statement the problem only impacts “less than 1%” of the user base for the product, but the number isn’t large enough to be consider a “high priority issue”. And it’s only affecting users using Office 2013 Click-to-Run technology, which basically is a method to stream a virtualized version of the applications instead of installing them directly into the PC....

On Windows 11 , when you access a shared folder or connect to the device with a remote desktop connection, you probably won’t be able to log in from the device, even when you use the correct account and password. If this happens, it’s likely that the remote computer is configured with a Windows account connected with a Microsoft account. The remote authentication won’t work when you set up a Windows 11 account with a Microsoft account....

Windows 11 includes several built-in tools to help you reclaim storage when your device runs low on space. You can use features like Cleanup Recommendations, Temporary files, and Storage Sense for quick results, and advanced methods such as disabling hibernation, rebuilding the Windows.db database, or resetting Windows Recall on Copilot+ PCs to recover even more space. When your Windows 11 laptop or desktop computer is running low on storage, freeing up space becomes essential to make room for important files and keep the system running smoothly....

We’ve been collecting pictures for a long time now, and let’s be honest, how many of those images we’ve properly named? Since the operating system started offering thumb previews, we don’t care about the file name. So, if they aren’t relevant, why even have them. Apparently Microsoft has known this for a while and incorporated an option to hide file names from images files inside folders. However, unless the folder is already configured as optimized for pictures, you won’t see the option....

Microsoft Edit is a tiny CLI text editor that offers basic functionalities on Command Prompt and PowerShell. It’s open-source, so anyone can download from GitHub, modify, and improve it. You can install Edit by running this winget install –id Microsoft.Edit command. Windows 11 has a new “Edit” text editor that you can use in Command Prompt, and in this guide, I’ll show you how to get it and the details you need to know....

Although Microsoft has already released the first preview of the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) to bring support to install and run Android apps on Windows 11 , it only made it available for devices enrolled in the Beta Channel. However, it’s possible to install the platform on the computers that are joined in the Dev Channel. The only caveat is that the process requires downloading and installing the components manually using PowerShell....

To install WSL on Windows 10, open Command Prompt (or PowerShell ) as admin and run wsl –install to install all the WSL2 components and the Ubuntu Linux distro. If you want to install a specific distro, run the wsl –install -d DISTRO-NAME command, and to update the WSL kernel, run the wsl –update command. You can also install WSL and Linux distributions from the Microsoft Store. UPDATED 1/2/2026: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature that allows you to use Linux natively on top of Windows 10 (using a lightweight virtual machine) without having to set up another virtualization environment with Hyper-V, VMware Workstation , or Oracle VirtualBox, or use a dual-boot setup ....

To start and arrange a group of apps automatically on Windows 11 (or 10), open PowerToys > Workspaces , turn on the feature, launch the editor, click on “Create Workspace,” create your custom layout of apps, click on “Capture,” edit, and save the configuration. Then, simply click on “Launch” or run the desktop shortcut. The feature is available starting with PowerToys version 0.84.0 and higher releases. UPDATED 9/17/2024: On Windows 11 (and 10), you can use PowerToys’ Workspaces to launch and automatically arrange a group of apps on your desktop, and in this guide, I will explain how to use this feature....

To restore AM/PM and year in the Taskbar, open Settings > Time & language > Date & time , click the “Show time and date in the System tray ” setting, and disable the “Show abbreviated time and date” option. On Windows 11 , missing parts of the time and date in the Taskbar is not a bug. It’s the new format for the clock. However, there’s an option to restore the full format, and in this guide, I will explain the steps to complete this configuration....

To bring back Command Prompt to the Windows 10 Start right-click menu, open Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, and turn off the “Replace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu when I right-click the start button or press Windows key + X” toggle switch On Windows 10 , you can restore the “Command Prompt” entries in the Power User menu when right-clicking the Start button, and in this guide, I will teach you how to complete this configuration....

Xbox One and Xbox Series X have offered for a long time the ability to set your own background image using colors or achievement art. However, it’s also possible for you to set your own custom image, which could be anything from a background you found online or a picture from your last trip. In this guide , you’ll learn the steps to set any image as a background on your Xbox One and Xbox Series X (and Series S) dashboard....

To uninstall apps on Windows 11, open Settings > Apps > Installed apps , click on the app menu, and choose “Uninstall” to remove it. If you’re having issues uninstalling an app, open Control Panel > Uninstall a program , choose the application, and click on “Uninstall.” Alternatively, you can use the “winget uninstall –id APP-ID” command with Command Prompt or the “Get-AppxPackage PROGRAM-NAME | Remove-AppxPackage” command on PowerShell, among other options....

If you’re still on Windows 7, you can upgrade to Windows 10 with a clean installation and restore your files from a previous backup. You can perform this task using the Media Creation Tool or a third-party tool like Rufus. Although you can also upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 using an in-place upgrade without losing your files is typically the recommended method, there’s always a chance of issues and errors, which could result from custom configurations, apps, driver incompatibility, and other problems....

Microsoft Editor is a writing assistant service (similar to Grammarly) which uses AI to help you write polished prose, professional emails, and post on services like Gmail, Outlook, Facebook, Twitter, and virtually anywhere on the web. The editor was created primarily for Microsoft Word, but there’s an extension for Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome to offer spelling and grammar suggestions as long as you’re signed in with a Microsoft account. If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription , you’ll also get advanced grammar and style refinements, which means that formal language conciseness, clarity, vocabulary suggestions are more integrated with your subscription....

While you can use a tablet as a device to consume content, if it’s running Windows 10 , you can also connect it to an external display with a keyboard and mouse to transform it into a PC like experience. However, there will be times when you may not have a keyboard and mouse near you to control a PowerPoint presentation or slideshow, but you’ll still have your tablet. For this and other scenarios, Microsoft has borrowed the touchpad functionality in Continuum for phone, and it’s bringing it to the desktop version of Windows 10....

On Windows 11 , you can use the Wintoys app to manage many aspects of the system and maintain your computer optimized and healthy, and in this guide, you will learn how to use it. Wintoys is a non-Microsoft application that makes it easier to change and tweak settings, debloat, optimize, and repair the operating system, taking all the complications out of the equation. Although Windows 11 includes many features to optimize, troubleshoot, and resolve issues, they’re usually challenging for the average user since many can only be accessed through Command Prompt or PowerShell or Registry, and many other features are buried among different settings....

In Japan there are close to 7000 islands, and the “Japanese Islands” theme for Windows 10 includes a collection of 18 high-resolution (4K) images highlighting the stunning coastlines of Hokkaido, Aogashima, Kujukushima, and many others. These images are to be used as desktop wallpaper only. If the images rotate too quickly on your desktop, after applying the theme on Settings > Personalization > Background , and use the Change picture every drop-down menu to adjust the image rotation frequency....