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To uninstall the Windows 11 Widgets, open PowerShell (admin) and run the “Get-AppxPackage WebExperience | Remove-AppxPackage” command. Another way to remove Widgets is to open PowerShell (admin) and run the “winget uninstall –id 9MSSGKG348SP” command. These commands will completely remove the feature from Windows 11. You can always install it back with the instructions below. On Windows 11 , you can use a PowerShell command to remove the Widgets feature, and in this guide, I’ll show you how it’s done....

Cobian is a free and simple backup application that you can use on Windows 11 to create a backup of your files, and it’s a great alternative for File History , which is now a deprecated feature. The application automates the process of creating file backups to another location on the same computer, USB hard drive, or over the network to a NAS, FTP, or SFTP server. Also, with Cobian, you can create multiple backup jobs and schedule them a different times....

In this article you are going to find out how to disable Facebook Timeline using Firefox, Google Chrome, and if you still using the old Internet Explorer 7. As we all know by now, Facebook Timeline is already out , for now it is an opt-in process, but soon all profiles may get it and the company it is not letting users to revert back to the old profile that it was possible in the past — How to disable Facebook Timeline [Step-by-Step] –; this does not have to stop users from trying to get back their old profile, right?...

To disable OneDrive folder backup, open OneDrive Settings > Sync and backup , click on “Manage backup,” turn off the folders, and click on “Stop backup.” You can also remove the OneDrive app from Settings > Apps > Installed apps . On Windows 11 , during the initial setup, the system now automatically turns on the file backup feature for OneDrive without the user’s consent. However, you can still turn this off if you prefer another backup solution or are not comfortable uploading your files to the cloud....

To download the Windows 11 24H2 ISO file, open the official download page, choose “Windows 11” from the “Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices” section, select the language, and click the “64-bit Download” button. You can also use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool, Windows Insider Program, and the UUP Dump script. After downloading the image, you can use tools like Rufus to create a bootable USB media....

To enable automatic login on Windows 10, open “netplwiz” from the Start menu, clear the “User must enter a user name and password to use this computer” option from the “Users” tab, click “Apply,” and confirm the account password. You can also set up auto login from the Registry from the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” by creating the “AutoAdminLogon” DWORD (32-bit) Value and setting it to “1,” creating a “DefaultUserName” string to store the account name, and creating the “DefaultPassword” string to store the password....

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is bringing a lot of new features and changes. Cortana is one of the features Microsoft is making some of the major improvements on. Besides improvements on notifications and richer communication, Cortana is also coming to the Lock screen, as an overlay blurred in the background. Cortana above the Lock screen is a new feature the software giant is introducing to help you perform certain tasks, such as play music, set reminders, make a note to yourself, and a lot more even when your PC is locked....

Although Windows 10 includes a search feature to help you find files and folders on your device, it’s been a feature limited to search only your documents, pictures, videos, and desktop by default. Starting with Windows 10 version 1903 , Microsoft is making changes to the search indexing with a new enhanced mode that users can select to search across all folders and drives, instead of limiting search to the default libraries....

On Windows 10, sometimes, you may need to generate a csv file containing the information about a particular folder location for inventory purposes, to determine a specific information, or compare the data against another version of the folder to ensure its integrity. You could perform this task manually, but it could take a long time. However, you can also use a PowerShell command to speed the process to a few seconds....

UPDATED 7/9/2024: On Windows 11 23H2 , it’s possible to open and extract files from Zip, RAR, Tar, and 7-Zip archival containers natively through File Explorer without third-party applications, and in this guide, you will learn how. Although the operating system has included the ability to unzip files for a long time, you had to use third-party tools (such as 7Zip and WSL) for other archival formats, such as RAR and 7-Zip....

On Windows 11 , sometimes, you may have to delete or move a file to another location, but at the time you take action, you will get a warning saying that you can’t complete the action because another program is using the file. Usually, it can be obvious to determine the app using the file, but other times, you will get a warning when you don’t have any application running on Windows 11....

On Windows 10, the “Windows.edb” is the database that stores the indexing content for the Windows Search feature to provide faster results for files, emails, and other contents. Although it’s an essential system file (located in %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows ), over time, it can grow very large as you store more files on your device. Also, if you use an email client like Outlook and Search is configured to index a PST file, the size of the Windows....

Windows 11 can run without a Recovery Partition, but WinRE features will be unavailable. You can recreate the Recovery Partition using an existing WinRE.wim or extract a new one from the ISO. The process requires resizing partitions and using DiskPart and DISM with admin privileges. UPDATED 12/30/2025: On Windows 11 , you can run the operating system without a Recovery Partition. However, if it’s missing, you can create a new Recovery Partition to regain access to the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), and in this guide, I’ll show you how to complete this configuration....

Although Windows 10 is primarily optimized for productivity, it’s also designed for people who prefer to play games on PCs. The issue is that sometimes you may face problems trying to play with a group of friends or setting a voice chat session on Xbox Live. However, starting with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update , Microsoft is introducing a Xbox Networking feature in the Settings app to help to troubleshoot and fix any issues that may prevent you from using voice chat and playing multiplayer games with other users on Xbox Live....

On Windows 11 , you can use the Snipping Tool to hide (redact) sensitive information before sharing a screenshot with other people, and in this guide, you will learn how. Snipping Tool includes the “Text Actions” feature that can detect text on screenshots and take different actions, including the ability to hide sensitive information (specific text, emails, and phone numbers), and since the app features OCR (Optical Character Recognition) support technology, it’s also possible to extract text from screenshots....

To install the Google Gemma AI model on Windows 11, first, open Command Prompt as an administrator and run the winget install –id Ollama.Ollama command. Second, use the ollama pull gemma3:1b command to download and install (for example) the Gemma 3 locally on your computer. On Windows 11 , you can install and run Google DeepMind AI models, such as Gemma 3 or Gemma 3n, locally on your computer, and in this guide, I’ll outline the steps to complete this configuration....

To install PowerToys on Windows, open the Microsoft Store , search for PowerToys , and click “Install.” You can also download the installer from GitHub to install it like any other Windows 11 or 10 app. The easiest way to install PowerToys is to open Command Prompt as admin and run the winget install –id Microsoft.PowerToys command. PowerToys is a free application created by Microsoft that you can download and install on Windows 11 and 10 to improve your experience with tools and features and help you be a little more productive....

Opera has built a VPN feature on its web browser with the goal to help users to protect the online privacy, but it also allows users to access content that may be restricted in their location. While the “browser VPN” seems like a good take on other companies that offer similar benefits for a price, there is a big security problem. Opera’s VPN exposes data that should be encrypted to keep you anonymous on the web, such as your private and public IP address information....

To remove the Taskbar’s bell icon on Windows 11, open Settings > System > Notifications and clear the “Show notifications bell icon” option. On Windows 11 (build 22635.3930 and higher releases), it’s now possible to remove the Notifications bell icon available through the System Tray in the Taskbar, and in this guide, I will show you how to complete this configuration. The bell icon in the Taskbar is a visual queue to let you know when you have unseen notifications and when the “Do not disturb” feature is enabled ....

On Windows 10, you can use the Settings app to quickly uninstall those modern apps you acquired from the Microsoft Store as well as classic desktop applications. The only caveat is that the operating system also include inbox apps (such as Xbox, Camera, Maps, etc.) that you can’t remove because they’re part of the experience. However, if you rarely use the inbox apps, you’re trying to free up some additional space, or you want to remove an app to reinstall it again to fix a particular problem, it’s possible to uninstall inbox modern apps using PowerShell commands....