Tips.Windows11.md

Windows 11 Tips

Downloads

• Windows 11 Media Creation Tool

  • https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2156295

• Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO)

  • https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/Windows11

Microsoft Documentation References

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/resources/
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-overview

• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/meetwindows11

  • https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/meet-windows-11-the-basics-a7519756-6807-41e4-be66-ed3b2c0abe0d

• Windows 11 System Requirements

  • https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-system-requirements-86c11283-ea52-4782-9efd-7674389a7ba3

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/resources/

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/business/compare-windows-11

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information#windows-11-current-versions

    • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-11-version-23h2
    • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-11-version-22h2

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information#windows-11-release-history

• File Explorer Context Menu

  • In Windows 11, the right-click context menu has been streamlined, requiring us to select "Show more options" to access the classic menu.
  • NOTE: Shift + Right-click directly shows the old context menu,
    • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4028520/restoring-the-classic-context-menu-in-windows-11

• Windows Terminal

  • https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    • https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/faq
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/troubleshooting
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tips-and-tricks?source=recommendations
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/startup?source=recommendations

• Windows Command Line

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/windows-commands

• Sudo

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sudo/

• Maximum Path LengthLimitation

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry

  • https://www.mindgems.com/article/find-long-paths-long-file-names/

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1434888/long-path-not-working-and-i-am-unable-to-rename-th

Useful Forums

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows/ct-p/Windows

  • https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-11/bd-p/Windows11

• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum

• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_11

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/

• https://superuser.com/?tags=windows

• https://superuser.com/?tags=windows-11

Unexpected Differences from Windows 10

• List of Changed or removed features/functionalities in Windows 11

  • In comments, user "Sumt D - VM" wrote: "The taskbar was designed from scratch hence the features are missing"

• Print to PDF

  • Microsoft Print to PDF not populating the filename

• File Search

  • Windows File Explorer search not finding text in files that is obviously there

• cmd shell color

  • Color schemes in Windows Terminal

    • Custom Terminal guide

  • Appearance profile settings in Windows Terminal

  • Windows-11 cmd shell just got really weird

  • Command Prompt and Windows Powershell for Windows 11

    • You can opt out of the modern Windows Terminal experience in a few ways:
      • a.
        • Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security > For developers.
        • In Terminal, select Windows Console Host.
      • b.
        • Open Windows Terminal, then select the Startup tab > Default terminal application > Windows Console Host.

  • Learn > Windows > Server > Color

  • How did I change color scheme of command prompt?

  • Is it possible to change the color scheme of the Windows terminal?

    • See table, re: "Color attributes are specified by TWO hex digits"

  • How to Customize Windows Terminal: Change Theme, Colors, Background Image & More

• Changing the size of the taskbar icons no longer works starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1343.

  • https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/change-the-size-of-taskbar-icons-in-windows-11/71de5118-ea61-4d3e-b91f-5e6a24aba3b0
    • https://www.elevenforum.com/t/change-size-of-taskbar-icons-in-windows-11.45/

Articles

• https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Windows-11-explained-Everything-you-need-to-know

• https://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-11-cheat-sheet-everything-you-need-to-know/

• https://beebom.com/sudo-command-windows-11/

• https://beebom.com/windows-12-not-coming-windows-11-24h2-instead/