How to Turn Off Widgets in Windows 11
Turn off widgets in Windows 11 from taskbar settings, hide lock screen widgets, or block Widgets fully with Group Policy or the registry, plus undo steps.
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Turn off widgets in Windows 11 from taskbar settings, hide lock screen widgets, or block Widgets fully with Group Policy or the registry, plus undo steps.
Learn how to use the UNIQUE function in Excel to list distinct values, find items that appear once, sort results, build drop-downs and fix #SPILL! errors.
Type accents in Windows 11 with the emoji panel, touch keyboard, US-International dead keys, verified Alt codes like Alt+0233, Character Map or Word.
Change slide size in PowerPoint with Design > Slide Size: switch between 16:9 and 4:3, set a custom or portrait size, and choose Maximize or Ensure Fit.
Add line numbers in Word from Layout > Line Numbers, set the start number, interval and restarts, skip paragraphs, or remove them. Windows, Mac and web.
Learn the Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts you should know, organized by task, plus the Copilot key, snap layouts, clipboard history and changed shortcuts.
Add audio to PowerPoint on Windows, Mac or the web: insert music, record narration, and set clips to play automatically, across slides or on a loop.
Learn how to print gridlines in Excel from Page Layout, Page Setup or the Print screen, print them around empty cells, and fix gridlines that won't print.
Rename multiple files at once in Windows 11 with File Explorer, PowerToys PowerRename, PowerShell with a -WhatIf preview, or Command Prompt ren.
Freeze rows in Google Sheets with View > Freeze, the gray drag bar or the right-click menu, plus steps for the Android and iPhone apps and how to unfreeze.
Superscript or subscript in Word with the Home tab buttons, keyboard shortcuts (including the new subscript shortcut), the Font dialog, or symbols.
Calibrate your monitor in Windows 11 with Display Color Calibration or the Windows HDR Calibration app, and learn when a hardware colorimeter is worth it.
Double space in Google Docs from the toolbar or Format menu, make it your default style, or set it in the iPhone, iPad and Android app. Fixes included.
Transpose data in Excel with Paste Special, the TRANSPOSE function or Power Query, for Microsoft 365 and older versions, plus fixes for common errors.
Find your Windows 11 product key with PowerShell, a sticker or your purchase email, check for a digital license, and see why the wmic command fails.
Back up your iPhone to iCloud in iOS 27 or iOS 26: turn on iCloud Backup, use Back Up Now, confirm it worked, and fix not enough storage errors.
Insert a PDF into Word as an embedded object or icon, as editable text with PDF reflow or Text from File, or as page images, on Windows and Mac.
Set up Windows Hello face recognition in Windows 11, check for the IR camera it needs, and fix face sign-in when it's unavailable or can't recognize you.
Free up iCloud storage on iPhone: find what's using space, delete old backups, photos, iCloud Drive files and Messages attachments, and know what you lose.
Learn how to sum a column in Excel with AutoSum, the SUM function, the status bar or a table Total Row, plus how to total only filtered or matching rows.
Uninstall an update in Windows 11 from Settings, a command, or the recovery menu if Windows won't start, plus what to do when an update can't be removed.
Turn off autocorrect on iPhone in Settings > General > Keyboard, or keep it on and fix bad corrections with Text Replacement or a dictionary reset.
Insert a text box in Word with Insert > Text Box or Draw Text Box, then wrap text around it, change the border, link boxes, and add one on Mac...
Turn off the firewall in Windows 11 from Windows Security, Control Panel or a command, allow one app instead, and turn the firewall back on safely.
Recover recently deleted photos on iPhone in iOS 26 from Recently Deleted, iCloud.com or a backup, plus what to try once the 30-day window has passed.
Lock cells in Excel by unlocking the cells people fill in, then turning on Review > Protect Sheet. Covers formulas, passwords, edit ranges, Mac and web.
Turn on Mobile hotspot in Windows 11 from Settings or Quick Settings, change the hotspot name and password, connect devices, and fix a grayed-out switch.
Hide photos on iPhone in iOS 26 and iOS 27: use Hide in Photos, open the locked Hidden album, unhide pictures, and remove the album from view.
Make columns in Word with Layout > Columns: two or three columns, columns for part of a page, column breaks, a line between, and fixes on Mac and web.
Turn on Night light in Windows 11 from Settings or Quick Settings, adjust its strength, set a sunset-to-sunrise schedule, and fix a grayed-out toggle.
Block a sender in Outlook with steps for new Outlook, classic Outlook, Outlook.com and the phone app, plus how to block a domain and unblock someone.
Learn how to use conditional formatting in Excel with built-in rules, data bars, color scales, formula rules you can copy, and fixes for common problems.
Learn how to use virtual desktops in Windows 11: create, switch, rename and close desktops, move apps between them, and fix shortcuts that don't work.
Create a contact group in new Outlook, classic Outlook or Outlook on the web, email it, edit or delete it, and see when a Microsoft 365 group fits better.
Insert a checkbox in Word: clickable boxes from the Developer tab, printable box bullets, checkbox symbols and web checklists on Windows and Mac.
Fix no sound in Windows 11: pick the right output device, check the Volume mixer, run the audio troubleshooter, and update or roll back the audio driver.
Share your calendar in new Outlook, classic Outlook, Outlook on the web or Outlook.com, publish an ICS link, and pick the right permission level.
Learn how to use INDEX and MATCH in Excel with step-by-step examples, two-way and multiple-criteria lookups, and fixes for #N/A and wrong results.
Fix Wi-Fi not working in Windows 11 with quick checks, the network troubleshooter, driver and power fixes, network commands, and network reset.
Create rules in Outlook to sort email automatically, with steps for new Outlook, classic Outlook and the web, plus server vs. client-only rules.
Learn how to insert footnotes in Word on Windows, Mac, the web and mobile, plus how to change numbering, convert to endnotes and delete footnotes.
Fix 100% disk usage in Windows 11: find the cause in Task Manager, then use safe Microsoft-documented fixes for Search, SysMain, updates and drive errors.
Schedule an email in Outlook with Schedule send in new Outlook, the web or mobile, or Delay Delivery in classic Outlook, plus how to edit or cancel it.
Learn how to use COUNTIF in Excel with examples for text, numbers, dates and wildcards, plus COUNTIFS, OR logic and fixes when COUNTIF returns 0.