Turn Bluetooth on and off: Select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices . Turn off Bluetooth , wait a few seconds, then turn it back on. Remove the Bluetooth device, then add it again: Select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Devices . In Devices, select More options for the Bluetooth device you’re having problems connecting to, and ...

Manage user accounts in Windows. Windows allows adding multiple user account to use the same device, enabling each user to have their own settings, documents, and applications. For example, parents can have their own accounts with administrative privileges to manage settings and install software, while children can have standard accounts with ...

Activate Windows using a product key. A product key is a 25-character code, that looks like this: PRODUCT KEY: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX. During installation, you'll be prompted to enter a product key. Or, after installation, to enter the product key, select the Start button, and then select Settings > System > Activation > Update product ...

It's a good idea to create a recovery drive. That way, if your PC ever experiences a major issue such as hardware failure, you'll be able to use the recovery drive to reinstall Windows 11.

To change your display in Windows, select Start > Settings > Accessibility > Text size. To make only the text on your screen larger, adjust the slider next to Text size. To make everything larger, including images and apps, select Display , and then choose an option from the drop-down menu next to Scale. To zoom in or zoom out on parts of your ...

Select Change settings that are currently unavailable. In the Shutdown settings section, select Hibernate. Select Save changes. Now you’ll be able to hibernate your PC in a few different ways: Select Start , and then select Power > Hibernate. Press the Windows logo key + X on your keyboard, and then select Shut down or sign out > Hibernate.

Change screen orientation. Windows 11 Windows 10. Windows 11 Windows 10. Select the Start button, then type settings. Select Settings > System > Display, and choose a screen orientation from the drop-down list next to Display orientation. Change screen orientation. Use the Settings app in Windows to change screen orientation.

To create installation media, go to the software download website, where you'll find step-by-step instructions. On that website, you can select a version of Windows and create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD. To go directly to one of the versions, select one of these links: Windows 10 (Then select Download now.)

In the search box on the taskbar, enter device manager, then select Device Manager. Select a category to see names of devices, then right-click (or press and hold) the one you’d like to update. Select Search automatically for updated driver software. Select Update Driver. If Windows doesn't find a new driver, you can try looking for one on ...

Connect the installation media you created to your PC and reinstall Windows 11. Open File Explorer and select the drive with the installation media. From the root directory of the drive, double-click setup.exe, and then select Yes when asked if you’d like to allow the app to make changes to your device.