Windows 11 Field Guide

Unless you automatically bypass them with Windows Hello facial recognition, the Lock and Sign-in screens…

Windows 11 includes several useful help and recovery tools, including Quick Assist, Troubleshooting, Quick Machine…

Windows 11 supports Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and cellular data connections along with Airplane mode and Mobile…

This chapter covers hardware basics, USB, Bluetooth, keyboards, mice, touchpads, multitouch, smart pens, tablets, printers,…

Quick settings provides quick access to commonly needed system settings like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode,…

Windows Search helps you search for documents and other files, apps, and settings, and more,…

Windows 11 includes a focused Widgets experience on the Taskbar that displays a Widgets board…

The Taskbar is centered by default and simplified in Windows 11, but it looks and…

Start is the primary interface for launching apps and recent documents in Windows 11, but…

Windows 11 violates your privacy by default, and it will then go on to badger…

This chapter provides a list of the post-install tasks you should perform as soon as…

Windows 11 is simpler, more attractive, and more modern than its predecessors, but it's also…

As with Notepad, another in-box app that dates back to the earliest days of Windows,…

Microsoft has overhauled its Notepad text editor dramatically in Windows 11, adding numerous new features,…

Security is a complex topic, so here is a dictionary-like overview of the often confusing…

Windows 11 version 25H5 includes a plug-in system so that you can bypass the in-box…