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2 Methods to Turn on / off Spatial Sound in Windows 11

March 6th, 2023 by Admin

How can I enable spatial audio for speaker or headphone in Windows 11? Spatial sound is a feature that creates an enhanced immersive 3D sound experience, making the sound like they’re coming from all around you. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 methods to turn on or off spatial sound in Windows 11.

Method 1: Turn on / off Spatial Sound Using Settings App

  1. Right-click the Volume icon located at the bottom-right corner of your screen, and then choose “Sound settings” from the pop-up menu.

  2. The Settings app will launch and open to the Sound page. Click the “All sound devices” option under the Advanced section.

  3. Locate and click the headphone or speaker which you would like to enable / disable the spatial sound setting for.

  4. Scroll down to the bottom and you should see the Spatial audio drop-down list. Just click it to select Windows Sonic for Headphones for enabling spatial sound, or choose Off to disable spatial sound.

Method 2: Turn on / off Spatial Sound Using Sound Control Panel Applet

  1. Press the Windows key + R together to launch the Run dialog box, type control mmsys.cpl sounds and press Enter to open the Sound Control Panel applet.

  2. Go to the Playback tab, double-click the speaker or headphone you would like to enable/disable spatial sound for.

  3. Select the Spatial sound tab. Click the drop-down box under the “Spatial sound format” section, you can choose Windows Sonic for Headphones to turn on spatial sound, or set it to Off if you want to disable spatial sound.

That’s it!

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How to Turn off Audio Enhancements in Windows 11

March 2nd, 2023 by Admin

How can I disable sound enhancements in Windows 11? What to do if the enhancements tab is missing from Sound/Control Panel? Audio enhancements are intended to enhance the performance and quality of your specific audio hardware. But this feature might also lower down the volume, cause echoes or other issues.

If you encounter similar sound problems with your speaker or microphone in Windows 11, follow this tutorial to turn off audio enhancements and it may solve your problem effectively.

How to Turn off Audio Enhancements in Windows 11

  1. Press the Windows + I keyboard keys at the same time to open the Settings app. Select the System category in the left sidebar, and then click Sound in the right pane.

  2. Scroll down to the Advanced section, Click “All sound devices“.

  3. You’ll see a list of playback devices such as microphones, headphones or speakers, which are connected to your computer. Simply click the device you want to disable audio enhancements for.

  4. To turn off audio enhancements, click the “Audio enhancements” drop-down box and change its setting from “Device Default Effects” to “Off”.

  5. Close the Settings app and you can play your audio device and see if unchecking audio enhancement works.

That’s it!

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How to Edit Music Metadata (MP3 Tags) in Windows 11

February 28th, 2023 by Admin

Is it possible to edit metadata of audio files using Windows built-in tools? Metadata (also known as “MP3 tags”, “ID3 tags”) can be used to store additional information about an audio file, including artist, album, year, comment and genre. If you want to keep your music collection organized, it’s a good idea to embed metadata into audio files, so you can search by artist or album. In this tutorial we’ll show you 3 easy methods to edit music metadata (MP3 tags) in Windows 11.

Method 1: Edit Music Metadata Using File Explorer

  1. Right-click the music file in File Explorer, and then select Properties.

    Note: If you need to add the same metadata to all songs in an album, simple select all the mp3 files, right-click the selection and click Properties.

  2. Go to the Details tab, you can click the Value column to add or edit artist, album and other metadata for your mp3 file.

  3. Click OK to save your changes.

Method 2: Edit Music Metadata Using VLC Media Player

  1. Open your music file with the freeware VLC Media Player. Click the Tools menu and then choose Media Information.

  2. You can now edit whatever information you want, including the song title, artist, album, genre and so forth.

  3. Click the “Save Metadata” button.

Method 3: Edit Music Metadata Using Windows Media Player

  1. Within File Explorer, right-click the mp3 file which you want to edit metadata of, and then choose Open with -> Windows Media Player Legacy.

  2. Click the “Switch to Library” button in the upper-right corner.

  3. The library view lets you view all the metadata information of your song in a row. First of all, click to select the tag you want to edit, then click once again to make the tag field become editable. You can repeat this process to update all tags.

  4. You can drag and drop other music files into the library of Windows Media Player, so you can batch edit metadata for multiple mp3 files effectively.

That’s it!

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Fix: Classic File Explorer Ribbon Missing in Windows 11 22H2

February 24th, 2023 by Admin

The classic File Explorer ribbon is missing in Windows 11? Starting with Windows 11 22H2, we’re unable to bring back the classic ribbon with a registry tweak any longer. But there are still other ways to launch File Explorer with classic ribbon in Windows 11 22H2.

Method 1: Using Control Panel to Open Classic File Explorer with Ribbon

  1. Open the Control Panel in the Category view, and then click the up arrow to the left of the address bar.

  2. It will launch File Explorer to the desktop with classic ribbon.

Method 2: Create a Batch to Open Classic File Explorer with Ribbon

If you need to access the classic File Explorer ribbon frequently, you can create a batch file to automatically perform the steps described in the above method.

  1. Simply open the Notepad app or other text editor, copy-paste the following commands, and then click the File menu and choose Save.

    powershell.exe -nop -ep bypass -c "& {"Start-Process \"Control\"; $wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell; $null = $wshell.AppActivate(\"Control Panel\"); Start-Sleep 0.8; $wshell.SendKeys("'""^"lThis PC~"'")}"

  2. The Save As dialog box will appear. Use the Save as type drop-down menu to choose All files (*.*), then type in a file name ending with .bat extension, click Save.

  3. Now you can double-click the batch file you just created to open classic File Explorer with ribbon quickly.

That’s it!

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How to Hide or Show Drive Space Indicator Bars in Windows 11 / 10

February 22nd, 2023 by Admin

How can I hide the free space indicator bars that are shown for all drives? Disk space usage bar is missing? By default, File Explorer will show each drive with a color bar: blue for normal, and red for low free space warning. In this tutorial we’ll show you a simple method to hide or show drive space indicator bars in Windows 11 / 10.

How to Hide or Show Drive Space Indicator Bars in Windows 11 / 10

  1. Open Registry Editor and navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive. In the right pane, double-click the REG_SZ TileInfo to edit its value data.

  2. In order to hide the drive space indicator, set its value data to the following:
    prop:*System.Computer.DecoratedFreeSpace;System.Volume.FileSystem

    or change the value data to the following for getting back the missing disk space usage bar:
    prop:*System.PercentFull;System.Computer.DecoratedFreeSpace;System.Volume.FileSystem

  3. After making the above change, close Registry Editor. Press the F5 key to refresh your File Explorer, and you can check if the disk space usage bar is missing or showing as you expected.

That’s it!

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How To Delete or Disable Run Command History in Windows 11

February 21st, 2023 by Admin

How can I clear or remove my Run command history in Windows 11? By default, Windows will save a history of all commands you’ve executed in the Run dialog box, so you can run the commands from the history without typing them again. If you don’t like this feature, you can follow this tutorial to delete or disable the Run command history in Windows 11.

Method 1: Only Delete Run Command History in Windows 11

  1. Open Registry Editor and browse to the location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU. In the right pane, you’ll see a full list of the commands that you’ve ever entered in the Run dialog box.

  2. Right-click the RunMRU key in the left pane, and then choose Delete from the pop-up menu.

  3. Click Yes to confirm deleting this key and all its values.

  4. Close Registry Editor. When you press the WIN + R keys together to launch the Run box, you’ll see the input field is empty. All command history has been removed successfully.

Method 2: Delete and Disable Run Command History in Windows 11

  1. Press the WIN + I keys together to start the Settings app. Choose Privacy & security in the left sidebar, and then click General under the “Windows permissions” section.

  2. Turn off the “Let Windows improve Start and search results by tracking app launches” option.

    Tips: There is also a registry tweak which can also turn off the above option. Just open Registry Editor and go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Double-click the DWORD Start_TrackProgs and change its value data from 1 to 0.

  3. This will not only clear the existing command history, but also prevent the Run dialog box from saving the commands in future.

Conclusion

These are the most effective methods to remove the Run command history, and make the Run dialog box no longer save the commands you typed in Windows 11.

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How to Remove “Add to Favorites” Context Menu in Windows 11

February 20th, 2023 by Admin

How can I disable the “Add to Favorites” option in File Explorer’s context menu? Favorites is formerly known as Pinned files, and it’s a section in the Home page of File Explorer where you can pin frequently used applications and files for quick access.

If you want to prevent others from adding new files or programs to the Favorites, you can remove the “Add to Favorites” option from the context menu in Windows 11.

How to Remove “Add to Favorites” Context Menu in Windows 11

  1. Open Registry Editor and navigate to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\pintohomefile. In the right pane, right-click the blank area and choose New -> String Value from the pop-up menu.

  2. Rename the new string to ProgrammaticAccessOnly.

  3. Close Registry Editor. This change will take effect immediately. When you right-click any files or apps, you’ll find that the “Add to Favorites” option disappears from the context menu. But you are still allowed to remove existing favorites from the Home page of File Explorer.

That’s it!

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3 Methods to Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11

February 16th, 2023 by Admin

Starting with Windows 11, OneDrive becomes a standalone app, and you can completely remove it from your system if you don’t need to sync files between your computer and the cloud. In this tutorial we’ll show you 3 quick methods to completely uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11.

Method 1: Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11 from Settings App

  1. Press the Windows key + I to launch the Settings app. Choose Apps from the left sidebar, and then click the “Installed apps” on the right.

  2. Type OneDrive in the search box to locate the “Microsoft OneDrive” app, and then click the three-dot button to the right of OneDrive, choose Uninstall from the pop-up menu.

  3. Next, click Uninstall to confirm uninstalling this app and it related info.

Method 2: Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11 from Control Panel

  1. Open Control Panel in the Category view, click the “Uninstall a program” link under the Programs section.

  2. Select the “Microsoft OneDrive” program from the list, and then click the Uninstall button at the top of the list.

  3. Click Yes when the User Account Control dialog pops up, and it will uninstall OneDrive within about one minute.

Method 3: Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11 from Terminal

  1. Right-click the Start button in the taskbar and choose Terminal (Admin) from the pop-up menu.

  2. When the Terminal opens an elevated Command Prompt or PowerShell, type the following command and press Enter. It will immediately uninstall OneDrive from your PC.
    winget uninstall Microsoft.OneDrive

    If you need to install OneDrive later, just run this command:
    winget install Microsoft.OneDrive

Conclusion

The above methods should be the easiest methods to completely uninstall OneDrive from Windows 11. Whenever you need to use OneDrive again, you can download OneDrive from Microsoft’s website and install it with just a few mouse clicks.

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How to Remove OneDrive from File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11

February 15th, 2023 by Admin

Is there a way to remove “OneDrive – Personal” from File Explorer? After opening File Explorer, you should be able to see two entries for OneDrive in the left navigation pane. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to remove all OneDrive icons from File Explorer navigation pane in Windows 11, without uninstall OneDrive.

How to Remove OneDrive from File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11

  1. Open Registry Editor. Copy and paste the following given path in the address bar and hit Enter, then double-click the DWORD System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree on the right pane.
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}

  2. Change its value data from 1 to 0, click OK.

  3. If you restart File Explorer, you’ll find that the “OneDrive – Personal” entry will no longer show up in the left navigation pane.

  4. To remove the second OneDrive entry, open Registry Editor, copy-paste the below path in the address bar and press Enter. In the left pane, right-click on the {04271989-C4D2-9950-BDF1-DD622415241E} key and choose Rename from the pop-up menu.
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

  5. Simply add a prefix to the key name and press Enter.

  6. Close Registry Editor. The second “OneDrive” entry will immediately disappear from the left navigation pane of File Explorer.

That’s it!

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How to Open File Explorer to This PC instead of Home in Windows 11

February 10th, 2023 by Admin

Starting with Windows 11, Quick Access is integrated into the Home page of File Explorer, and it doesn’t appear in the left navigation pane any longer. By default, File Explorer is set to open to the Home page, which allows you to access Quick Access or pinned files (Favorites) with ease. If you’d rather have File Explorer start on disk drives, you can follow this tutorial to set File Explorer to open to This PC instead of Home in Windows 11.

How to Open File Explorer to This PC instead of Home in Windows 11

  1. Open any folder in File Explorer. Click the three-dot icon in the upper right-hand corner of the window, and then choose Options from the pop-up menu.

  2. On the General tab, click the drop-down box next to “Open File Explorer to“, and you can change the default start of File Explorer from Home to This PC.

  3. Click OK to save your change. Log off your account and then log back in. When you launch File Explorer, it should open to This PC instead of Home as default.

That’s it!

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