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Hidden Windows 11 Settings: 10 Odd Yet Useful Features You Should Enable
Windows 11's Settings app represents far more than just a streamlined replacement for the classic Control Panel—it's a treasure trove of hidden, unconventional features that can dramatically...
Windows 11 Startup Apps: 4 Methods to Automate Your Workflow
Configuring applications to launch automatically when you sign into Windows 11 represents one of the most practical productivity optimizations available to users. This seemingly simple adjustment can...
Beyond Windows+I: Unlock the Hidden Power of ms-settings: to Open Any Settings Page Instantly
Opening Windows 11’s Settings app is normally a two-second operation: press Windows+I and there it is. But if that’s the only trick in your toolkit, you’re leaving a lot of speed on the table....
Hidden Windows 11 Feature Unlocks Native Keyboard Backlight and Repeat Controls from Settings
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds are surfacing a long-awaited quality-of-life upgrade: native keyboard backlight and repeat controls are moving from the dusty corners of Control...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Surface Long-Awaited Keyboard Repeat Controls and Haptic Touchpad Overhaul
Microsoft’s methodical chipping away at the legacy Control Panel has unearthed two fresh treasures for input customization: a live keyboard repeat tester and a revamped haptic touchpad tuning page,...
Microsoft Migrates Clock, Language, and Region Controls to Settings in Windows 11 Build 27928
Microsoft has packed six long-standing Control Panel features into the Settings app with the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 to the Canary channel. The August 20 flight relocates...
Why Windows 11 Power Users Still Rely on a 15-Year-Old 'God Mode' Trick
Windows 11’s settings experience remains a tale of two interfaces, and for power users weary of hunting for advanced options, a community trick called God Mode is the most practical shortcut to...
Control Panel's Last Stand? Windows 11 27928 Relocates Clocks, NTP, and Regional Formats to Settings
Microsoft's slow-motion demolition of the classic Control Panel took another quiet step forward this week. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928, released to the Canary Channel on August 20, 2025,...
Build 27928 Shifts Clocks, Language, and Time Server Into Settings While Copilot+ PCs Get Semantic File Search
Microsoft’s Canary-channel release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 lands with a pair of understated but strategically loud changes: six legacy Control Panel modules covering time, date,...
Microsoft Hastens Control Panel Deprecation in Windows 11 Canary Build 27928 Ahead of Windows 10 Sunset
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Canary Build 27928 to Insiders on August 20, 2025, and with it came a small avalanche of migrated controls—the latest in a years-long campaign to extinguish the classic...
Color-Coded Battery Icons Hit Windows 11 Canary as Settings Migration Continues
Microsoft’s latest Canary build 27802 lands with a small but impactful usability upgrade: a battery icon that finally shows color and an optional percentage readout, ending years of squinting at a...
Microsoft Disables Battery Icon Revamp in Windows 11 Canary Build 27928 to Reassess User Feedback
Microsoft's August 20, 2025 release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 to the Canary Channel delivers a compact but instructive lesson in how the company balances rapid experimentation with...