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How to reset your Windows 11 local account or Microsoft account password
Windows 11 has two types of accounts, Microsoft Accounts and Local Accounts. One key difference is whether it asks for a password or a PIN, if it asks for a PIN, then this may be a Microsoft Account. In this article, we will detail how to reset a Windows 11 password for a local account, and then for a Microsoft account.…
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Setting up Dual Monitors for Desktops with a Video Card for Windows 11
Your desktop may or may not have a video card inside it. If your desktop computer does have a video card, then you will NEED to use the ports of the video card to receive any video signal. You can usually tell if there is a video card in your desktop if you see the video ports are horizontal and are usually found away from…
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How to perform a clean boot in Windows 11
Sometimes your computer may feel unusually slow, taking longer than normal to respond when you interact with it or try to open a program. One possible cause of this is too many background programs opening automatically when you start up the computer. A great way to check if this is your problem is to perform a clean boot…
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How to run a SFC scan in Windows 11
The System File Checker (SFC) is a tool you can use to scan for and attempt to repair corrupted Windows files. This is a catch-all type of tool you can run if you're having issues with Windows and having trouble tracking it down. Issues that SFC might help with include crashing, Windows apps (Settings, Start Menu, File…
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How to Reset or Refresh Windows 11
If you're having issues with your computer that are hard to troubleshoot or track down, you may want to consider resetting or refreshing your system. If it's slow and you've already tried to clean it out, or if it's crashing and reinstalling all your drivers hasn't fixed it. Maybe you keep having issues downloading Windows…
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How to Reset or Refresh Windows 11 from the Login Screen
For one reason or another, you may find yourself in a situation where you cannot get past the sign-in screen on your system. Sometimes you just forget your password or PIN, it happens even to the best of us! Maybe you had an old laptop lying around that your parents hadn't used in a long time and they gave it to you, but…
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How to back up files using File History in Windows 11
Windows offers a few different ways to back up your files. The most common choice, especially for those who have an external hard drive, is to use File History. File History is the primary offline data backup tool for Windows 11. It allows you to automatically save data to a drive and restore it. It has some similarities…
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How to Perform a Clean Install of Windows 11
A "clean installation" of Windows 11 means wiping your drive and doing a fresh reinstall of the operating system from installation/recovery media. Like resetting/refreshing Windows 10 (Click here if you want to learn how to do that!), a clean install is a reliable way to troubleshoot issues that are hard to track down or…
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How to Clear the Print Queue in Windows 11
The print queue shows what documents have been sent from the computer to the printer and are trying to print. If you are experiencing issues with documents not printing in Windows, and you have already verified that you are using the correct printer, it may be because there are documents pending or running into an error in…
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How to Change the Text Size in Windows 11
Looking to just change the text size of Windows 11 and not the overall size of all items on the PC? This guide will show how to change just the text size in Windows 11. 1. Click on the windows icon on the bottom of your screen and type in “make text size bigger”, you should see this setting pop up, click on Open. 2. That…
