When you search in the Start Menu in Windows 11 you will find that Microsoft have a Smart Search feature that can offer you what it believes are relevant searches and even adverts. You might not want these though, especially if you have already set your…
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If you use a Microsoft Account with your Windows 11 PC, it’s possible to manage that account directly from the Settings panel on the desktop. When you open Settings, click Accounts in the left panel and you will see options and details for your Microsoft Account. These…
If you use an Android smartphone, you can connect it to your Windows 11 PC and use and control it directly from your PC’s desktop with your keyboard and mouse. You can achieve this with the Phone Link app which is pre-installed with Windows 11. When you…
If you have more than one disk in your PC you might choose to use it to keep your files and documents stored away from your Windows installation. This can help in the, fortunately very rare case there’s a problem requiring Windows to be reinstalled. …
Microsoft’s OneDrive file and document backup and sync service is built into Windows 11, and by default aims to save valuable storage space on your PC by keeping all your files in the cloud and only downloading them as you need them. Some people though…
If you use Microsoft 365 for work, and all your files and documents are stored in the cloud, the default way for OneDrive and Microsoft Office to work together will make complete sense. This is to save documents directly to your cloud storage and also…
It’s very common to have an awful lot of files, documents and photos, especially if you work from home on your own PC, and these files can also be very large as in the case of smartphone photographs which get larger every year as cameras…
If you find websites difficult to see and read, Microsoft Edge makes it simple to zoom in to see them better, and to highlight areas of web pages you need to see. There are a couple of different ways to zoom in and out of…
You might have heard about the Windows Insider Programme, but what is it and is it something that might interest you? The short version is that the Windows Insider Programme is a beta (pre-release) programme for future versions of Windows 11. It gives people a…
