Windows 11 Windows 10. Select the Network icon on the right side of the taskbar, and then move the Brightness slider to adjust the brightness. (If the slider isn't there, see the Notes section below.) Some PCs can let Windows automatically adjust screen brightness based on the current lighting conditions.

At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: sfc /scannow. The sfc /scannow command will scan all protected system files, and replace corrupted files with a cached copy that is located in a compressed folder at %WinDir% \System32\dllcache. The %WinDir% placeholder represents the Windows operating system folder.

Windows 10. In the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, then select Device Manager. 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.

Windows 11 Windows 10. Before you get started, if you have external displays connected to your PC, choose the display you want to change. Select Start > Settings > System > Display, and look at the section that shows your displays. Select the display you want to change. When that's done, follow the instructions below.

To adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 11, select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen and sleep. Screen: Select how long you want your device to wait before turning the screen off when you're not using your device. Sleep: Select how long you want your device to wait before going to sleep when you're not using it.

Detect a display. If you connected another display and it isn't showing in Settings, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Multiple displays > Detect. Arrange your displays. If you have multiple displays, you can change how they're arranged. This is helpful if you want your displays to match how they're set up in your home or office.

There are two ways to open Registry Editor in Windows 10: In the search box on the taskbar, type regedit, then select Registry Editor (Desktop app) from the results. Right-click Start , then select Run. Type regedit in the Open: box, and then select OK.

Windows 11 Windows 10. Take a snapshot to copy words or images from all or part of your PC screen. Use Snipping Tool to make changes or notes, then save, and share. Capture any of the following types of snips: When you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window where you make changes, save, and share. Open Snipping Tool.

Press the Windows logo key + Shift + S. To record your screen: Note: Windows 11 users can use Snipping Tool. Windows 10 users can record their screen with Clipchamp. Find out how to do a screen recording with Clipchamp. Select Start , enter Snipping Tool in the search bar, and select it from the results.

Windows 11 Windows 10. Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. If you are trying to take a screenshot or screengrab, see How to take and annotate screenshots. Click an option below, and it'll open to display a table of related shortcuts: