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To enable Windows Sandbox, open Settings > System > Advanced > Virtual Workspaces , and turn on “Windows Sandbox.” Alternatively, open Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features on or off , check “Windows Sandbox,” click “OK,” and restart the computer. You can also enable the feature with commands using Command Prompt and PowerShell. UPDATED 12/15/2025: On Windows 11 (and 10), “Windows Sandbox” is a minimal Windows installation isolated from the main system that allows you to run untrusted applications without exposing your device or data....

On Windows 10 (or Windows 11), if you try to connect to a remote computer that has remote desktop enabled and configured , you will probably get an incorrect password error. If this is the case, you are not the only one. It appears that the problem lies in how you have initially set up the Windows account. For example, if you are using a Microsoft account and two-factor authentication is enabled, it seems that the system doesn’t store the authentication token, which is then used to authenticate remotely....

Windows 11 comes with the emoji panel that lets you quickly insert emojis, symbols, kaomoji (face characters), and GIFs into any application, document, social media, or other services on the web. Emojis play an important role in how we communicate emotions, situations, or ideas, and even though virtually every platform has access to this feature, Windows 11 ships with a new (2D) emoji system using a modern design. In this guide , you will learn the easy steps to insert emojis in documents, text files, emails, and social media posts on Windows 11 ....

To install a msixbundle app on Windows 11, double-click the “msixbundle” file (or “appxbundle,” “msix,” and “appx”) and click “Install.” If you come across issues, download and install the “App Installer” from the Microsoft Store and then try to install the “msixbundle” app. Another way to sideload apps, open PowerShell (admin) and run the “Add-AppxPackage -Path C:\Path\App-Package.msixbundle” command. This will also work for “appxbundle,” “msix,” or “appx” extensions. On Windows 11 (and 10), files with the “msixbundle” format are packages that developers create using the MSIX Packing Tool that contain the installation files for applications, similar to the legacy “exe” file format....

To install RustDesk on Windows 11, open Command Prompt (admin) and run the winget install –id RustDesk.RustDesk command. Once installed, launch RustDesk to start a remote session. For more control and privacy, you can self-host the server using the downloadable package from GitHub. On Windows 11 , RustDesk offers an alternative to the built-in Remote Desktop feature and the Quick Assist app , enabling secure remote access and assistance across devices, whether you’re managing your own machines or helping family and friends....

On Windows 11, you can use the Smart charging feature in the Surface app to limit your Surface battery to 80 percent, which helps extend its lifespan. Open the Surface app, open to “Battery & charging,” and select “Limit to 80%.” You can also disable or set it to “Adaptive” if you prefer full charging flexibility. On Windows 11 , if you have a Surface laptop or tablet, you can use the “Smart charging” feature in the Surface app to configure the battery settings to stop charging after reaching 80 percent....

Although the Settings app is the experience that replaces Control Panel in Windows 10, you still need to get to the old Control Panel as not every setting has been migrated to the new experience. The only issue is that on the effort to get you used to use the new Settings app, Windows 10 has been removing ways to open Control Panel. However, it’s still possible to access this experience in a number of ways when you need to configure a feature on the OS that isn’t available in the Settings app....

When you use Storage Spaces to create a virtual hard drive to protect your data from hardware failure using one of the available levels of protection, sometimes, you may have to remove a physical drive for many reasons. For instance, you may have to replace it with a newer drive, need the drive for another project, or have to extend another pool . Whatever the case might be, Windows 10 has multiple ways to remove a disk using the Control Panel and Settings app ( build 21286 and higher)....

UPDATED 7/6/2024: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) allows you to completely remove any Linux distribution (for example, Ubuntu, Kali, Mint, and Debian) in at least three ways, whether you are on Windows 11 or Windows 10. Since Linux distros are available through the Microsoft Store, they are considered applications, which means you can use the Settings app and the Windows Package Manager (winget) command to uninstall any distribution. You can also use the –unregister option with the wsl....

On Windows 11 , the system assigns a generic name when connecting a new input or output device. Usually, this is not a problem when you only have a set of speakers or one microphone, but it can sometimes get confusing if you have multiple devices. If you use multiple audio devices (such as speakers, headphones, and microphones) connected to your computer, you can change their names to make them easier to identify when you need to switch inputs or outputs from the Settings app or Taskbar Quick Settings flyout....

Microsoft Edge now includes a feature that allows you to rename open windows to keep improving the tab management system. The ability to rename windows will come in handy for people who usually separate their work in multiple windows, since it’ll help to quickly identify the windows based on the name when hovering over the app in the taskbar or using the app switcher experience. The feature is currently available in the latest Chromium version of Microsoft Edge available in the Dev and Canary channels , but it’s expected that it’ll eventually arrive in the stable channel....

To fix an app registering Print Screen key when OneDrive is running, open the OneDrive settings, and from the “Sync & backup” page, turn the “Save screenshots I capture to OneDrive” toggle switch “on” and “off,” and then change the shortcut settings in the other application. If you use a third-party app to take screenshots on Windows 11 (or 10), you probably experienced the error message about the app being unable to register a keyboard shortcut using the “Print Screen” key because it’s already registered by OneDrive, even though you know the option is disabled in the file sync client....

On Windows 10, you can quickly take a screenshot of anything on the screen. You can capture the entire screen or just a particular area, an active window, or an app, and it’s all possible without the need to install third-party tools. Perhaps you need to send an image capture to someone, an error message to get help from tech support, or may be to create a guide. Whatever the reason it might be, Windows 10 includes a few ways to take and save screenshots using only keyboard shortcuts or a couple of clicks using the Snipping tool....

If you didn’t know, a lot of web browsers are starting to implement location tracking in their software, allowing all sites to track your physical location. Google Chrome by default is set to “Ask me when a site tries to track my physical location” , this option will alert you when a site requests your location and enables you to allow or deny this request, but the fact is that Chrome’s location feature still turned on....

To uninstall apps with winget command, open Command Prompt (admin). Run the winget list command to list installed apps on Windows 11. Then run the winget uninstall app-name command to remove the application. The Windows Package Manager (winget) now includes an option to uninstall modern and classic apps using commands you may have installed through the package manager tool, Microsoft Store, or any other source. On Windows 11 or 10, winget is a command-line tool to save you time and frustration by automating the process of searching, downloading, installing, upgrading, and configuring software on your computer....

UPDATED 5/22: Windows 10 version 1903, May 2019 Update, is available as a free upgrade starting on May 21, 2019, for compatible devices. However, it’s known that during the early days unknown bugs, compatibility issues, and other problems that can negatively affect your experience are expected. If you’re having problems after the upgrade, or you’re just not ready, during the first ten days since the installation, Windows 10 includes an option to uninstall the May 2019 Update to roll back to the previous version....

It’s been a few weeks since the release of Office 2013 and the response is somewhat mixed because Microsoft is trying something new, that is, a subscription-based model with Office 365 to get access to one of the most popular office suite of applications in the world, instead of continue licensing the software with the same benefits like in previous versions. Now, if you’re not in favor of paying a yearly subscription ($99) or you simply feel that $219....

To erase deleted files beyond recovery on Windows 11 (or 10), use the “cipher /w:DRIVE-LETTER:\FOLDER-PATH\” or “cipher /w:DRIVE-LETTER:\” command. On Windows 11 , you can use the “Cipher” tool to wipe out deleted data from the hard drive to make it unrecoverable without formatting the entire storage, and in this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps to use this tool. Cipher.exe is a command-line tool that has been around for a long time in the client and server versions of the operating system....

Indeed the rumors were true, Microsoft took the stage this week at the Surface event in New York City to unveil the Surface Pro 3 and not the Surface mini as many of us were expecting. The new tablet looks amazing, it’s a 12-inch with a choice up to a Core i7 processor. The Surface Pro 3 has a screen resolution of 2160 x 1440 pixels (at 216 ppi reasonably larger than 208 ppi found in the Surface Pro 2) with a 3:2 aspect ratio, which is unusual for this Microsoft device....

After learning that Microsoft is finally done coding Windows 8.1 during the weekend, the only left to do is for the company to officially announce that Windows once again reached its Release To Manufacturing (RTM) state. Well, the time is now and that is exactly what the software giant is doing today. In a new article at Blogging Windows, the company confirms that after 10 months of releasing a game changer operating system, the software giant is releasing on August 27th, Windows 8....