Windows
Customize
Windows Customize: Make Windows feel less loud: Start, taskbar, widgets, desktop, Snap layouts, notifications, default apps, power behavior, and the control surfaces you use all day.
Customize sits under Devices › Windows in the HowTo Tech menu. 28 guides are published here so far.
Guides
- How to Show Hidden Tray Icons on Windows 11
- How to Manage Multiple Desktops in Windows
- How to change default apps on Windows 11
- How to Customize Quick Settings on Windows 11
- How to Change Windows Themes Safely
- How to Customize or Hide the Windows 11 Taskbar Search
- How to Adjust Display Scaling in Windows 11
- How to Customize Touchpad Gestures on Windows 11
- How to change default save locations in Windows 11
- How to Organize Pinned Apps on the Windows Taskbar and Start Menu
- How to Customize the Windows 11 Start Menu
- How to Customize Windows Notifications
- How to Pin Applications to the Windows Taskbar
- How to Disable Windows Search Web Results and Clutter
- How to Customize Screenshot Behavior in Windows 11
- How to Customize Snap Layouts in Windows 11
- How to Customize the Lock Screen on Windows 11
- How to Remove Recommended Files from the Start Menu in Windows 11
- How to Disable and Hide Widgets on Windows 11
- How to Reset Windows Personalization Settings
- How to Change Power Modes in Windows 11
- How to Pin Folders to the Windows 11 Start Menu
- How to Customize the Windows 11 Taskbar
- How to Reset the Windows Start Menu Layout
- How to Improve Text Readability in Windows 11
- How to Back Up Windows Settings and Configuration
- How to Customize Windows Account Shortcuts
- How to Customize File Explorer Views in Windows 11