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How to Remove “Add to Favorites” Context Menu in Windows 11

February 20th, 2023 by Admin

How can I disable the “Add to Favorites” option in File Explorer’s context menu? Favorites is formerly known as Pinned files, and it’s a section in the Home page of File Explorer where you can pin frequently used applications and files for quick access.

If you want to prevent others from adding new files or programs to the Favorites, you can remove the “Add to Favorites” option from the context menu in Windows 11.

How to Remove “Add to Favorites” Context Menu in Windows 11

  1. Open Registry Editor and navigate to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\pintohomefile. In the right pane, right-click the blank area and choose New -> String Value from the pop-up menu.

  2. Rename the new string to ProgrammaticAccessOnly.

  3. Close Registry Editor. This change will take effect immediately. When you right-click any files or apps, you’ll find that the “Add to Favorites” option disappears from the context menu. But you are still allowed to remove existing favorites from the Home page of File Explorer.

That’s it!

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3 Methods to Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11

February 16th, 2023 by Admin

Starting with Windows 11, OneDrive becomes a standalone app, and you can completely remove it from your system if you don’t need to sync files between your computer and the cloud. In this tutorial we’ll show you 3 quick methods to completely uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11.

Method 1: Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11 from Settings App

  1. Press the Windows key + I to launch the Settings app. Choose Apps from the left sidebar, and then click the “Installed apps” on the right.

  2. Type OneDrive in the search box to locate the “Microsoft OneDrive” app, and then click the three-dot button to the right of OneDrive, choose Uninstall from the pop-up menu.

  3. Next, click Uninstall to confirm uninstalling this app and it related info.

Method 2: Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11 from Control Panel

  1. Open Control Panel in the Category view, click the “Uninstall a program” link under the Programs section.

  2. Select the “Microsoft OneDrive” program from the list, and then click the Uninstall button at the top of the list.

  3. Click Yes when the User Account Control dialog pops up, and it will uninstall OneDrive within about one minute.

Method 3: Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11 from Terminal

  1. Right-click the Start button in the taskbar and choose Terminal (Admin) from the pop-up menu.

  2. When the Terminal opens an elevated Command Prompt or PowerShell, type the following command and press Enter. It will immediately uninstall OneDrive from your PC.
    winget uninstall Microsoft.OneDrive

    If you need to install OneDrive later, just run this command:
    winget install Microsoft.OneDrive

Conclusion

The above methods should be the easiest methods to completely uninstall OneDrive from Windows 11. Whenever you need to use OneDrive again, you can download OneDrive from Microsoft’s website and install it with just a few mouse clicks.

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How to Remove OneDrive from File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11

February 15th, 2023 by Admin

Is there a way to remove “OneDrive – Personal” from File Explorer? After opening File Explorer, you should be able to see two entries for OneDrive in the left navigation pane. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to remove all OneDrive icons from File Explorer navigation pane in Windows 11, without uninstall OneDrive.

How to Remove OneDrive from File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11

  1. Open Registry Editor. Copy and paste the following given path in the address bar and hit Enter, then double-click the DWORD System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree on the right pane.
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}

  2. Change its value data from 1 to 0, click OK.

  3. If you restart File Explorer, you’ll find that the “OneDrive – Personal” entry will no longer show up in the left navigation pane.

  4. To remove the second OneDrive entry, open Registry Editor, copy-paste the below path in the address bar and press Enter. In the left pane, right-click on the {04271989-C4D2-9950-BDF1-DD622415241E} key and choose Rename from the pop-up menu.
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

  5. Simply add a prefix to the key name and press Enter.

  6. Close Registry Editor. The second “OneDrive” entry will immediately disappear from the left navigation pane of File Explorer.

That’s it!

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How to Open File Explorer to This PC instead of Home in Windows 11

February 10th, 2023 by Admin

Starting with Windows 11, Quick Access is integrated into the Home page of File Explorer, and it doesn’t appear in the left navigation pane any longer. By default, File Explorer is set to open to the Home page, which allows you to access Quick Access or pinned files (Favorites) with ease. If you’d rather have File Explorer start on disk drives, you can follow this tutorial to set File Explorer to open to This PC instead of Home in Windows 11.

How to Open File Explorer to This PC instead of Home in Windows 11

  1. Open any folder in File Explorer. Click the three-dot icon in the upper right-hand corner of the window, and then choose Options from the pop-up menu.

  2. On the General tab, click the drop-down box next to “Open File Explorer to“, and you can change the default start of File Explorer from Home to This PC.

  3. Click OK to save your change. Log off your account and then log back in. When you launch File Explorer, it should open to This PC instead of Home as default.

That’s it!

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How to Hide Favorites and Recent Files in File Explorer Home on Windows 11

February 7th, 2023 by Admin

When you right-click any files and choose “Add to Favorites“, the files will be pinned to the Favorites section under the Home page of File Explorer. From there, you can also view recently-opened files under the Recent section. If you don’t like this feature, you can follow this tutorial to hide favorites and recent files in File Explorer Home on Windows 11.

How to Hide Favorites and Recent Files in File Explorer Home on Windows 11

  1. Right-click the Start button and choose “Terminal (Admin)” from the pop-up menu.

  2. In the Terminal window, copy/paste the following command and press Enter.
    reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HomeFolderMSGraph\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{3134ef9c-6b18-4996-ad04-ed5912e00eb5}" /f

  3. Restart File Explorer and open the Home page, you’ll find that all pinned/recent files will no longer show up under both the Favorites and the Recent sections.

    Whenever you need to show favorites and recent files again, just open the elevated Terminal and run this command:
    reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HomeFolderMSGraph\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{3134ef9c-6b18-4996-ad04-ed5912e00eb5}" /ve /d "Recent Files Folder"

That’s it!

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Fix: Missing Battery Time Remaining Estimation in Windows 11

January 16th, 2023 by Admin

How do I enable battery time remaining on Windows 11 laptop? When you hover the mouse over the Power (battery) icon, you may only see a percentage of battery life remaining, but there is no estimated time remaining. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to fix the issue of missing battery time remaining estimation in Windows 11.

How to Enable Battery Time Remaining Estimation in Windows 11

  1. Open Registry Editor and navigate to the location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power. On the right pane, locate and delete these entries if they exist: EnergyEstimationDisabled and UserBatteryDischargeEstimator.

  2. In the left pane, right-click the Power key and choose New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.

  3. Name the new entry EnergyEstimationEnabled and then double-click it to set the value data to 1, click OK.

  4. Close Registry Editor. Reboot Windows to apply the changes and unplug the power cable from your laptop or tablet. The next time you hover over the battery icon in the taskbar, it should show the battery estimated time remaining.

That’s it!

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How to Backup or Transfer Wi-Fi Profiles and Passwords in Windows 11

January 15th, 2023 by Admin

Each time you connect to a new Wi-Fi network, Windows will create a wireless profile that contains the SSID, security key (password) and other related information. In this tutorial we’ll show you a simple way to backup or transfer Wi-Fi profiles and passwords, when you need to reinstall Windows 11 or import Wi-Fi profiles to another computer.

How to Backup or Transfer Wi-Fi Profiles and Passwords in Windows 11

  1. Right-click the Windows button in the taskbar and choose “Terminal (Admin)“.

  2. Type the following command and press Enter to export all wireless profiles on your system. Remember to replace “D:\wifi_backup” with an existing folder location where you want to store the backup.

    netsh wlan export profile key=clear folder="D:\wifi_backup"

  3. The above command will create a separate .XML file for each wireless profile. If you open any XML file using your Web browser, you can see that the Wi-Fi password is displayed in clear text within the keyMaterial tags.

  4. Now, you can transfer the profiles you’ve already backed up into USB or another computer. When you need to import a wireless profile, run this command.
    netsh wlan add profile filename="full_path_of_xml_file"

    Replace “full_path_of_xml_file” with the path of the XML file associated with the Wi-Fi network you want to restore.

  5. Use the same method to import every wireless profile you want to connect to. Once you complete the above steps, your computer should be able to connect to the Wi-Fi without asking for a password.

That’s it!

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Fix: Widgets Automatically Opens on Hover in Windows 11

January 7th, 2023 by Admin

After upgrading to Windows 11, you should see the Widgets icon which appears in the left corner of your taskbar. When you hover the mouse cursor over it, the Widgets pane will open automatically. This could be quite annoying if you tend to accidentally hover over the Widgets icon. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to fix the problem that the Widgets board automatically opens on hover in Windows 11.

How to Disable Opening Widgets on Hover in Windows 11

  1. Click the Widgets button in the taskbar.

  2. When the Widgets board pops up, click on the profile icon present on the top right corner.

  3. Turn off the “Open Widgets board on hover” toggle switch to prevent accidentally opening Widgets by hovering over the weather icon in the taskbar.

  4. The next time you hover over the Widgets icon, the Widgets board should no longer pop up automatically. It will open only when you click it. However, if you don’t like the Widgets feature completely, you can remove the Widgets button from the taskbar.

That’s it!

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2 Methods to Enable or Disable Live Captions in Windows 11

January 2nd, 2023 by Admin

How do I turn on or off closed captions? Live Captions is a new accessibility feature in Windows 11 which can provide automatic transcription for a movie or audio. This is really useful for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 simple methods to enable or disable Live Captions in Windows 11.

Method 1: Enable or Disable Live Captions via Settings App

  1. Press the Windows key + I to launch the Settings app. Choose Accessibility on the left side, and then click Captions on the right pane.

  2. You will see the toggle switch for Live captions. When turning on Live Captions the first time, it will prompt you to download the live captions language files (about 98.3Mb).

  3. If you want to change the style of the captions, click the “Caption style” drop-down list and you can select “White on black”, “Yellow on blue”, “Small caps” or “Large text”.

  4. When Live Captions is turned on, it will automatically convert video/audio being played on your computer into easily readable text.

Method 2: Enable or Disable Live Captions via Action Center

  1. Press Windows key + A on your keyboard (or tap the WiFi or Volume buttons in the system tray) to open the Action Center pane. Next, click the Accessibility icon.

  2. In the next pane, you can click the toggle next to Live captions to enable or disable the Live captions feature.

That’s it!

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How to Add Tags to Files in Windows 11 without Third-Party Software

December 15th, 2022 by Admin

Tags are part of metadata information you can add to specific file formats (.jpg, .mp4, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx). If you have a lot of documents and pictures, you can use tags to describe the file contents so you can then search by tags instead of the filenames.

At present, Windows 11 only supports adding or editing tags for .jpg/.jpeg files only. If you need to add tags to your documents or videos, you have to use Microsoft Office or third-party software. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to add tags to .jpg/.jpeg files and search files by tags in Windows 11.

Part 1: Add Tags to .jpg/.jpeg Files

  1. Open File Explorer and browse to the location where your .jpg/.jpeg files are stored. Select one or multiple files and right-click on them and choose Properties. Note: this method allows you to add tags for multiple files in one action.

  2. When the Properties dialog box appears, go to the Details tab.

  3. Click the Tags field and its value will become editable. You can enter more than one keywords at once. Make sure each keyword is followed by a semicolon.

  4. Click OK to save the tag information.

Part 2: Search Files by Tags

  1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the location of your tagged files. Right-click the empty space and choose View -> Details from the pop-up menu.

  2. Right-click on the column header in File Explorer and select the Tags option.

  3. You’ll be able to see the tags of all files. Click the down arrow to the right of the Tags column header.

  4. Check the boxes next to your desired tags, and Windows will immediately display the files you’re looking for.

    You can also search your tagged files using Windows Search, just type tag: your_keyword in the search box from the top-right corner of File Explorer.

That’s it.

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