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Customize your lock screen status. Select Start > Settings . Select Personalization > Lock screen. Select the list for Lock screen status and select an app that can show detailed status on the lock screen. You can also select None if you don't want to see detailed status on the lock screen. Note: Lock screen status will be available when you ...

Firewall & network protection in Windows Security lets you view the status of Microsoft Defender Firewall and see what networks your device is connected to. You can turn Microsoft Defender Firewall on or off and access advanced Microsoft Defender Firewall options for the following network types: If you want to change a setting, select the ...

By default, File Explorer opens to Quick Access. You can set a folder to show up in Quick access so it'll be easy to find. Just right-click (or long-press) it and select Pin to Quick access. Unpin it when you don’t need it there anymore by right-clicking (or long-pressing) it and selecting Unpin from Quick access.. If you want to see only your pinned folders, you can turn off recent files or ...

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Make sure that your microphone or headset is the system default recording device. Here's how to do this in Windows 11: Select Start > Settings > System > Sound. In Input, go to Choose a device for speaking or recording, and select the device you want. To test your microphone, speak into it. In Volume, make sure the blue bar moves to make sure ...

This affects, for example, title bars, menus, and icon texts. To go to the Accessibility settings on your computer, press the Windows logo key+U or select Start > Settings > Accessibility. Select Text size. Drag the Text size slider to the right to increase the size of the sample text. Once you're happy with the text size, select Apply.

Windows 10. Use the People app to see all your contacts in one place, listed alphabetically. To open the app, select the Start button, and then select People. Enter your account info if you’re asked to sign in. To add all the contacts associated with your email account, select Settings > Add an account and follow the instructions. To add a ...

Adding an input language lets you set a language-preference order for websites and apps. It also lets you change your keyboard language. Select Start > Settings > Time & language > Language & region. Under Preferred languages, select the language that contains the keyboard you want, and then select Options. Select Add a keyboard and choose the ...

Select the arrow next to Human Interface Devices and then select HID-compliant touch screen. (There may be more than one listed.) Select the Action tab at the top of the window. Select Disable device or Enable device, and then confirm. If there's more than one HID-compliant touchscreen device listed, perform steps 2–3 for that one too.