#windows 11 tutorials

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5 Alternatives to Windows Features That Microsoft Dropped

Microsoft often updates Windows 11 with new features but can also remove ones it considers outdated. If you've lost a program or app after an upgrade, don’t worry—there are plenty of alternatives available. Let’s check out nine replacements for the Windows features Microsoft has dropped.

Find a suitable replacement for WordPad

Microsoft has declared WordPad obsolete, so it will no longer be updated and will be removed in Windows 11 version 24H2. The company advises switching to Microsoft Word, which is a paid option.

Should I switch from Windows Mail to Outlook?

The Mail and Calendar app, which replaced Outlook Express, is designed for handling IMAP and POP3 emails. Its successor, "The New Outlook," has been available to Windows 10 and 11 users for a while. The original Mail and Calendar app will be fully discontinued by the end of 2024.

Currently, users can switch back to the old Mail app from "The New Outlook," but this option only lasts for the current session. If you restart the app, it will automatically revert to "The New Outlook."

Clean up Windows quickly and thoroughly

Over time, your PC can become cluttered, which can slow it down and lead to errors. Disk Cleanup has been a part of Windows since Windows 98, but its days are numbered. Although it’s still available in Windows 11 23H2, Microsoft now recommends using the options found under System > Storage in Settings, even though these options offer fewer features than Disk Cleanup.

When Disk Cleanup is eventually discontinued, Cleanmgr+ will serve as its replacement.

To use Cleanmgr+, open the tool and select "Run as Administrator." The package includes two programs; choose between them at startup. After selecting Cleanmgr, the Burnbyte tool will launch, presenting a drive selection window similar to the Disk Cleanup interface.

Start by selecting the system drive C:. Once you click OK, Burnbyte will show a clear interface detailing the different areas and the space they occupy on your hard drive. Check the options you want to clean and click "Clean Up." Be sure not to check "Download" if you want to retain the files in your download folder.

Uninstall programs and apps faster

In Windows Settings, you can uninstall programs by navigating to App > Apps and features (or Apps > Installed apps in Windows 11). Unfortunately, you can’t uninstall multiple programs simultaneously, and some applications might leave residual files behind.

In Windows 10, you could also uninstall programs through the Control Panel under Programs and Features, which was more user-friendly. This option has been removed in Windows 11.

Expand or collapse the context menu

In Windows 11, right-clicking on the desktop or in Windows Explorer brings up a context menu with just a few options. While this streamlined menu helps avoid clutter when many programs are installed, it may limit quick access to certain features.

To see all available options, you need to select "Show More Options" from the context menu or hold down the Shift key while right-clicking.

[belladovah]

A Complete Guide on how to Fix & Optimize The Sims 2 on Windows 10/11

I've made a video tutorial and written guide on everything you need to know on how to Fix & Optimize The Sims 2 on Windows 10/11, with Performance, Stability, and Graphics Enhancements.

Watch the Video Tutorial on YouTube:

Read the Written Guide on my Website

[digisims2]

Sims 2 on Windows 11

Alright, the new computer with Windows 11 is up and running and Sims 2 has been installed. These are the steps I took to get it running and looking pretty:

Installed the game through EA App

I installed "George" so I won't need to start the game up through EA App and let it waste resources and spy on me.

I ran the 4GB patch on the Sims2EP9.exe and TS2BodyShop.exe

I ran Graphics Rules Maker and tweaked things through that enabling it to use my full texture memory etc

I installed the EmptyStandbyList since without it I got pink flashing very quickly

????

Profit.

If this helped somebody else out, you're welcome! :)

(long, pretty messy and image heavy version of this process written as I did it is behind the cut. I mean it, it's very long!)

added my graphics card in the video cards file manually

did the common graphics rules tweaks (these) manually

applied 4gb patch to bodyshop and game exes

tested bodyshop, it started up but has no smooth edges, otherwise textures are good and new projects export and import as supposed. 4GB patch works as supposed. It'll likely require tweaking it through nvidia control panel so leaving that for later.

Started up game, after turning the edge smoothing on it looks this good (no mods thus the boxy shadows):

6. However my log is reporting only 1gb of RAM for the game to use, will have to reapply the 4gb patch and try again. But it's using all 12 gb for texture memory so that's cool, I probably won't need to worry too much about pink flashing but I'm going to stress test it a little.

View distance maximized:

Shaders work:

"I probably won't need to worry too much about pink flashing" I said earlier and then left the lot and:

:'D But looking at task manager I see my standby memory has filled up the remaining RAM already so this is actually working as expected, I just forgot one step.

7. installed the EmptyStandbyList.

8. This is where I closed game, applied the standby memory fix, rechecked my exe and remembered that you weren't supposed to run it in compatibility mode so I turned that off but just in case I also reapplied 4gb patch and restarted the game. Now it's correctly showing me 4GB of RAM to use for the game so that should be handled.

Side note: Mr. Humble spawned, I haven't seen him for years as I have mod to stop him from appearing. Was this sim always so ugly? It looks like his face is melting.

No pink flashing after leaving the lot this time:

But it crashed when I clicked on the sims icon.

New try, game restarted and this time we'll go straight to CAS and... *immediately gets distracted* There are this many bin families by default?

I've used clean templates for years so this was an unpleasant surprise. I don't like them, you're all getting nuked soon once I've made sure the game runs as supposed and can go ahead installing clean templates. So then to the CAS, it loads and I click to create a sim and....

Oh. Okay then. :| Guess I'm missing some tweak still. Let's try graphics rules maker instead, it should also easily fix my resolution etc since I forgot to do that manually.

One restart later, are you fucking kidding me?

but hey, nice crisp textures. Too bad it's so tiny I can't see shit. (I realized this was my error after a moment, I thought graphics rules maker said minimum resolution in the spot I didn't change but it actually says maximum, so I fixed that and all is good) But I'm gonna ignore that now and try loading CAS again, pls work.

.... Hell yeah, at least that finally loaded up as supposed.

She is beauty, she is grace, maxis defaults really ruin her face.

After the final restart with screen size etc fixed I went back and forth to different lots trying to make it flash pink and it never did so I'm going to say this was success.

So to recap:

Installed the game through EA App

I installed "George" so I won't need to start the game up through EA App.

I ran the 4GB patch on the Sims2EP9.exe and TS2BodyShop.exe

I ran Graphics Rules Maker and tweaked things through that enabling it to use my full texture memory etc

I installed the EmptyStandbyList since without it I got pink flashing very quickly

????

Profit.

And seriously, that's all, even if this post ended up this long.

I still need to get smooth edges in bodyshop but that will likely be done with nvidia control panel rather than texture settings. Here's one more random maxis sims image to end this with a pretty picture instead of just huge wall of text.

[pancake-moth]

How to Download Digital Witch Mayura

@lolmeowaj

First you have to download SSP, the program you can use to run her.

Once downloaded, attempt opening SSP by pressing the ssp.exe file

If it's running, this character should appear on the screen. Please make sure you don’t leave ssp in your downloads or you might get a fatal error and have to reinstall. I suggest just putting it on the computer itself.

Mayura Download

To change her to Mayura, download the RAR file from this site. Once downloaded, extract her files and put the "Mayura_v350" file into the "ghost" file of SPP. You can change the file name if you'd like.

Now, try running the program again and press Mayura in the "call ghost" section

Now, she should appear on screen. You can close the other ukagakas if you'd like.

Mayura English (Poor English, Though)

Go here and click on Mayura at the bottom, and then drag and drop the file onto Mayura on your desktop. It should show you a few options, and then she'll begin speaking english.

Mayura Outfits (Shells)

You can obtain most of her alternate outfits here. Just drag and drop the items and then go to "shells" and it should be added.

And that's mostly it!! You can download other Ukagaka from other archives online, just be careful what you download so you don't download any malware!! And here's other Ukagaka information from the archive here!

[rockintapper]

good morning rockinsquad today we will be attempting to downgrade to windows 10

[fuckingstupidbracket]

anyway sorry for the negative tags on the last post haha gonna be going to a thrift store and also random old shit store some time from now when the weather is nice does anyone wanna give me a list of shit to look for lmao :3 might be fun to go on a little quest

ooh might also go to the used book store

[quohotos]

PSA: Sharing files from an andriod phone to your windows PC via bluetooth is easy and painless!

We've all been in a situation where you have some photo or file on your phone and it has to get onto your PC for some reason. This often involves uploading it to a third party service like google drive, or sending it to yourself on discord, or plugging in a cable and navigating the unfamiliar android file structure to find the file in question. Listen, there's a better way!

left click on that little arrow on your task bar, then right click on the bluetooth symbol

You should get another menue like this. From here you can click on "Recieve a file". That will put your computer on standby mode. Then you go onto your android phone, find the file or photo you want to send, use the "share" widget, and pick bluetooth. Your computer will show up on the list of devices to connect to, so tap on that!

Yay! now you're receiving the file!

Once the transfer completes you get this helpful screen that lets you pick exactly which folder you want to send it to so the file doesn't get lost.

You can do this with as many files as you want in a big batch. It doesn't take any matching cables or ports, it doesn't even take internet. It's compatable with basically every single android smart phone (and probably some old feature phones could do this too).

We always assume that the bluetooth standard is only for audio and sometimes game controllers, but you can actually do so much more with it.

[sablegear0]

Digging this up to add: If you are on the Home edition of Windows 11 (or you skipped the OOBE step above bc you forgot to find this post while installing your OS), you do not automatically have Group Policies installed or enabled.

HOWEVER, This site here (ITECHTICS) has step-by-step instructions and a safe batch file to install the Group Policy Editor, then you can use this post's instructions to turn off all the intrusive recommendation crap and tailor your experience once gpedit is installed.

I got a laptop with Windows 11 for an IT course so I can get certified, and doing the first time device set-up for it made me want to commit unspeakable violence

Windows 11 should not exist, no one should use it for any reason, it puts ads in the file explorer and has made it so file searches are also web searches and this cannot be turned off except through registry editing. Whoever is responsible for those decisions should be killed, full stop.

Switch to linux, it's free and it's good.

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How to configure SSL for WAMP server

The WAMP server (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl) is a software stack designed to create a local development environment on Windows. It bundles “Apache”, a web server to host websites and applications, “MySQL”: A”, a relational database management system for managing data, and “PHP/Python/Perl”, a programming languages for server-side scripting. In this short article, we shall discuss how…

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🎮 Ready to relive the nostalgia? Learn how to install EA Cricket 2004 on Windows 7, 8, 10, & 11 with this step-by-step guide! 🏏✨ No more installation errors—just smooth gameplay and cricketing fun!

👉 Watch now: https://youtu.be/VkLOmrpr9y0 💻 Don't let old games fade away—bring them back to life on your modern PC!

📢 Tag your cricket-loving friends and share the joy of gaming!

#EACricket2004 #GameInstallation #RetroGaming #GamingTutorials

[gantengpermanen]

Simple beginners guide how to build create WebHID API Electron JS Desktop App for windows 10 & windows 11. Electron webhid api Desktop App html js Script: https://bit.ly/4egIyAw or https://drive.google.com/file/d/1euT1JxtpOgdZwVpA5C1nXOZRZ7bnbsoa/ Electron JS Desktop App Project Tutorial for Beginners: WebHID API Example w/ Source Code

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How to Show only Specified Control Panel Items in Windows 10

Follow the steps below to show only specified control panel items in windows 10:

Press Windows Key + R

Type gpedit.msc than click OK

Double click on User Configuration, Adinistrative 4. Templates, Control Panel

Now double click on Show only Specified Control Panel Items

Click on Enabled

Than click on Show and double click on Empty box and type item names as seen on Control Panel.

Close Control Panel and open it again.

[tonasam]

After recent Windows updates from Microsoft, windows 11 start menu was not working and tryout lot of other options until found this solution. watch this video to find out the fix for windows 11 start menu or explorer problem.