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To add a program to autostart in Windows 11, open the Settings app, go to Apps, then select Startup. From there, you can toggle on the apps you want to run at startup. Alternatively, you can create a shortcut of the program in the Startup folder located at C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

Windows Explorer is the gateway to the Graphical User Interface (GUI) with which we navigate the Windows operating system. It is the user shell that lets one explore the desktop, the File Manager, the Start Menu and the taskbar, and a host of other things linked to it. In certain situations, you may be required to restart it, such as when one or more of its elements start to glitch or if your screen freezes. With Windows 11, Microsoft has greatly propped up Windows Explorer and ‘centralized’ the whole experience. But the ways to restart it are still the same. Here we take a look at how to restart Windows Explorer and what happens when you do so. What happens when you rest…

Open Windows Terminal, and select Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt. Copy and paste the command below you want into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (Disable) reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve OR (Enable) reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /f Close Windows Terminal. You may need to either restart the explorer process, sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.

If you use InPrivate Mode all the time in Microsoft Edge, you can always start Edge in InPrivate Mode all of the time. Before we get started, remember that InPrivate mode requires the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, not the classic Edge. There are several ways to do this but I am only listing one of them here as I find this to be realy easy and and you can use it seperate from normal mode. You can start InPrivate Mode as needed by pressing Ctrl+Shift+N, or by clicking on the three dots in the top right corner and clicking on New InPrivate window. Right-click on your Microsoft Edge shortcut and click Properties. (press the Windows key and search for “E…

We all know by now that copyright strikes are being handed out left and right on all the major video and streaming platforms. YouTube will flat out stop your stream or mute your videos if any copyright material is found. Twitch will mute your VOD's but will let your stream running even if playing copyright music. If you want you VOD's not to be muted after stream while keeping your game and mic sound there is a way to fix that. It's simple and it's quick. You will have to be using OBS or SLOBS for this, I'm not sure about other software. The procedure is the same on both OBS and SLOBS. This does require that you have the possibility to have your system separate audio…

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Homepage Simply click on the applications you want and Ninite will download the latest version, absolutely free of crapware, install them, and leave you in the driver's seat. As we went to press, Ninite supported 90+ different Windows programs (130+ apps in the paid Ninite Pro version, $35 per month for up to 50 machines). No toolbars. No clicking next. Just pick your apps and go. Ninite will: start working as soon as you run it not bother you with any choices or options install apps in their default location say no to toolbars or extra junk install 64-bit apps on 64-bit machines install apps in your PC's language or on…