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Find Out What Version of Windows 11 You’re Using

Sometimes you need to know which version of Windows 11 you are using.  Perhaps you want to know if you’re using the Home or Pro version, or maybe you want to know if you’re using the most up-to-date version because you’ve been asked by somebody…

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How to Upgrade from Windows 11 Home to Pro

If you are using Windows 11 Home on your PC, you might decide that you want to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro instead.  There are three main reasons for wanting to do this… You might want to encrypt your files and documents on the PC…

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Managing Wi-Fi Networks in Windows 11

If you use a Windows 11 tablet or laptop then you’ll be connecting to the Internet by Wi-Fi, and not just to one network, but many as you move from home to work, to the local coffee shop or connect while travelling on a train.…

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Setting up Windows Hello in Windows 11

Everybody needs to be concerned with security as criminals try ever more technical and deceitful ways to get access to our PCs, smartphones, accounts, and services.  This is where biometric sign-in comes into play, and you may already be using biometrics on your smartphone to…

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Manage System Tray Icons in Windows 11

The Windows System Tray is a great place to get quick access to icons for apps and Windows features you may use on a regular basis, like the Microsoft OneDrive file and document cloud backup and sync service, or Windows Security. It is possible to configure…

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Using Focus Assist and Night Light in Windows 11

If you need to concentrate on work or use your PC late at night before you go to bed, there are two really useful features in Windows 11 that can help you, Focus Assist and Night Light.  These are accessed from the Quick Settings panel, which you open…

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Customising the Quick Settings Menu in Windows 11

The Quick Settings menu in Windows 11, which you open by clicking the network and sound icons in the System Tray to the right side of the desktop Taskbar, is a great way to quickly access useful features on your PC, such as Focus Assist (which…

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Customising the Start Menu in Windows 11

The Windows 11 Start Menu makes it really easy to launch apps and find the files and documents you’ve recently been working on, but you can also customise it  so it works more in the way you want it to.  Open Settings and click Personalisation in the…

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Using the Widgets Panel in Windows 11

Windows 11 comes with a widgets panel you can open with a single click that can give you the news, weather, finance, and other stories you like to keep up to date with, as well as information for your Microsoft To Do list, which you…

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