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Windows 11 Guides, Tips, Tricks, and How-Tos (October 2021)

Reviewed By: Kevin Pocock

Last Updated on December 1, 2023
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That’s it! Windows 10 is almost over and Windows 11 is absolutely on top now. We’re getting ever deeper into the future and it is broken. Well, mostly. Windows 11 is actually pretty neat, but as with every launch of new software, there are issues. This could be Microsoft’s insistence that Teams is good and forcing us to stare at the logo or maybe you’re having issues just installing it?

We’ve been covering Windows 11 for a while now and have multiple guides on our dedicated hub, along with all the information about what’s new in the operating system.

Here’s the fat list of guides, tips, and more on what’s going on in Windows 11, as well as the few guides we have on Windows 10.

Goodbye, Windows 10

Windows 11 means that Windows 10 will eventually be put to bed, but when will Microsoft stop support for Windows 10? Find out here.

If you’re struggling to get the Health App Working, WhyNotWin11 gives more information. Along with this, you might need to upgrade your CPU or even activate a TPM for security reasons. Find out our best CPU choices, TPMs, and motherboards to upgrade to.

Here’s how to install Windows 11 with Microsoft’s help and without it.

If you’re not really in the mood to drop hundreds of dollars on new hardware, you can always just circumvent the TPM and hardware requirements, but risk being unsupported by Microsoft.

There are two methods to do this, one in the registry and one via a third-party program from Github.

Windows 11 Troubleshooting and Tips

Windows 11 Update Assistant

GuideLink
How to factory reset Windows 11https://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/factory-reset/
Rollback to Windows 10https://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/uninstall/
Remove Microsoft Teams Iconhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/remove-microsoft-teams-icon/
Start Menu won’t workhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/fix-start-menu-not-working/
Check CPU Temperaturehttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/check-cpu-temperature/
Start Windows 11 with
networking in Safe Mode
https://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/start-in-safe-mode-with-networking/
Check RAMhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/check-ram/
Fix Windows 11 Installation https://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/fix-installation-has-failed/
Windows 11 Error 0x8007007https://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/error-code-0x8007007/
Uninstall cFosSpeedhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/cfosspeed-uninstall/
Enable Snap Layoutshttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/enable-snap-layouts/
Block Windows 11 Updatehttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/block-windows-11-update/

Windows 11 Updates

As with Windows 7, 8, and 10 before it, Windows 11 regularly gets updated to save it from becoming a security risk, as well as adding new features. Here are all the updates for Windows 11 and what – well, at least what we’ve been told – they contain.

UpdateLink
Insider Build 22000100https://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/news/build-22000100-bugs-fixes-changes/
Insider Build 22000132https://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/news/insider-preview-build-22000-132/
Insider Build 22463https://www.pcguide.com/news/windows-11-insider-build-22463/
Release Build KB5006674https://www.pcguide.com/news/windows-11-kb5006674-update/

Windows 11 Enterprise and 365 Guides and News

The enterprise world isn’t always something we cover, but the more stuff that comes out about the weird issues plaguing it makes it a good choice to give a look now and then.

Story/UpdateLink
Brother Printer issueshttps://www.pcguide.com/news/windows-11-stops-working-brother-printers/
ADMX Updateshttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/guide/admx/
Install and Uninstall RSAThttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/install-and-uninstall-rsat/
Kiosk Modehttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/activate-deactivate-kiosk-mode/

Windows Hardware Reviews and Guides

ArticleLink
Samsung EVO Laptop Reviewhttps://www.pcguide.com/laptop/review/samsung-galaxy-book-pro-13/
Surface Pro 8 vs Surface Pro 7https://www.pcguide.com/laptop/guide/surface-pro-8-vs-surface-pro-7/
Raspberry Pi 4 running
Windows 11
https://www.pcguide.com/windows-11/how-to/install-on-raspberry-pi-4/
Surface Laptop Studio –
Where to Buy
https://www.pcguide.com/news/surface-laptop-studio-release-date-specs-where-to-buy/

Windows 10 Guides

Of course, Windows 10 will be around for a while longer, so we’re not going to leave it out because there’s newest, shiniest update. Here’s everything we have about Windows 10 to help you fix whatever issues might crop up!

Guide and How-ToLink
Install RSAThttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/install-rsat/
Fix Printer Error 0x0000011bhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-printer-error-0x0000011b-kb5005565-update/
Fix Bad System Confighttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-bad-system-config-info/
Fix boot issueshttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-not-booting/
How to screen recordhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/how-to-screen-record/
Fix search not workinghttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-search-not-working/
Fix microphone not workinghttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-microphone-not-working/
Fix page fault in
nonpaged area
https://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-page-fault-in-nonpaged-area/
How to split screenhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/split-screen/
How to fix class not
registered error
https://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-class-not-registered-error/
Fix driver power state failurehttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-driver-power-state-failure/
Fix Ethernet doesn’t have
a valid IP Config
https://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-ethernet-doesnt-have-a-valid-ip-configuration/
Fix USB Device Not Recognisedhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-usb-device-not-recognized/
How to set a GIF as Wallpaperhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/gif-wallpaper/
Access the BIOShttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/access-bios/
Disable Touch Screenhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/disable-touch-screen/
Delete backup fileshttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/delete-backup-files/
Clear Cachehttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/clear-cache/
Fix Critical Process Diedhttps://www.pcguide.com/windows-10/how-to/fix-critical-process-died/
Clone HDD to SSDhttps://www.pcguide.com/ssd/how-to/clone-hdd-to-ssd/
Change primary monitor
in Windows 10
https://www.pcguide.com/monitor/how-to/change-primary-monitor-windows-10/
Fix Error 0x80070005https://www.pcguide.com/how-to/fix-windows-10-error-0x80070005-version-1903/
Fix Error 0x80070002https://www.pcguide.com/news/fix-windows-10-error-0x80070002-version-1903/
Fix Error 0xc1900223https://www.pcguide.com/how-to/fix-windows-10-error-0xc1900223-version-1903/

Page was last updated 14/10/2021.

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