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Streamline Windows 11 with these seven simple tips and tricks to make life easier. Read the CNET article: Windows 11: How to Download Microsoft’s Latest OS 0:00 Intro 0:08 Move the Start Button 0:41 Snap Layouts 1:54 Hide Desktop Icons 2:17 Add Additional Clocks 3:09 Startup Apps 3:49 Dark Mode 4:13 Disk Cleanup Subscribe to…

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Streamline Windows 11 with these seven simple tips and tricks to make life easier.

Read the CNET article:
Windows 11: How to Download Microsoft’s Latest OS

0:00 Intro
0:08 Move the Start Button
0:41 Snap Layouts
1:54 Hide Desktop Icons
2:17 Add Additional Clocks
3:09 Startup Apps
3:49 Dark Mode
4:13 Disk Cleanup

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  1. @kevinphandy2

    March 12, 2024 at 8:03 am

    Start in the center is really beneficial on ultrawides. It’s one of my favorite changes, along with the new way snap zones work.

    • @Ice_2192

      March 12, 2024 at 10:02 am

      As some one who always prefers windows star to bottom left, having it centered is a must the long travel distance is not worth it with an ultra wide.

  2. @citzen64

    March 12, 2024 at 8:07 am

    OMG, i cant belive CNET did this.

  3. @Craznar

    March 12, 2024 at 8:13 am

    Tell me how to:
    1. Stop edge grouping tabs
    2. Stop Windows starting all my apps on a restart
    3. Stop Edge opening up 6 youtube tabs at 3am and starting playing them all.

  4. @Mark_Brooks

    March 12, 2024 at 8:14 am

    What? No DISM or scannow? LOL

    • @KnowledgeEnthusiast

      March 12, 2024 at 11:43 am

      ????

  5. @dvxAznxvb

    March 12, 2024 at 8:32 am

    If you are stuck in boot recovery loop then make sure bios was installed correctly; it happened during windows update which was stupid

  6. @neelo821

    March 12, 2024 at 8:51 am

    How about the tablet “tablet mode” on Windows 11? How do you get it back for 2-in-1 PC users and “hybrid” PC users such HP Spectre X360 or HP Pavilion X360?

  7. @Hillary_Jean

    March 12, 2024 at 9:27 am

    Thanks for this. I hate my work pc about 5 % less now.

  8. @piglett666

    March 12, 2024 at 10:04 am

    Watching “IT pros” hate about the position of the start button over the years is really old and annoying. In most cases its faster to reach the button in the middle.

    Besides, if you are an “IT pro”, you are using the keyboard button anyways making this irrelevant

  9. @Ice_2192

    March 12, 2024 at 10:08 am

    Win+v for clipboard. Saves time having to go back and fourth from source to destination. Power toys is a app made my ms that has a lot of features like customizable window snapping and remappable keys and my personal favorite power renamed that renames multiple files at once similar to the find and replace features in word or coding apps.

  10. @GaryBeltz

    March 12, 2024 at 10:43 am

    For the last tip, you can also access the disk cleanup by clicking the start button and searching for cleanmgr. When you see disk cleanup appear in the list, right-click on it and select run as administrator.

    • @CNET

      March 12, 2024 at 10:45 am

      Good tip. Thanks

  11. @dhirendersahani2544

    March 12, 2024 at 11:25 am

    Yeah. Its really very helpful for everyone who are using windows 11

  12. @yinkstaiwo7622

    March 12, 2024 at 11:33 am

    When Windows 10 video?

  13. @Muppet-kz2nc

    March 12, 2024 at 2:12 pm

    MS Powertoys might make a good video. I use Powertoys Text Extractor & Color Picker all the time. The Paste As Plain Text shortcut is also great.

  14. @NotinFrame

    March 12, 2024 at 3:42 pm

    Do you really know the meaning of hidden?

  15. @turbyoulance

    March 12, 2024 at 6:14 pm

    I am so Glad that I do NOT have the burden of using windows 11

  16. @LeoAngora

    March 12, 2024 at 8:58 pm

    If only this video went live when Windows 11 was new…

  17. @user-kazenodrone23

    March 12, 2024 at 10:30 pm

    なるほどです。

  18. @IanBerg

    March 12, 2024 at 11:45 pm

    Dark mode babyyyy

    • @CNET

      March 13, 2024 at 1:05 pm

      Dark Mode All day and night

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