Change These Windows 11 Settings
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Windows 11 introduces several changes that can be frustrating for power users, and this video walks through five practical tweaks to improve the experience right after upgrading. The host starts by addressing the centered taskbar and start button, showing how to revert alignment to the traditional left side via Settings, Personalization, Taskbar behaviors, and choosing the left alignment option. Next, the video tackles the redesigned right-click context menu in Explorer, explaining that while common options are now displayed as icons at the top, deeper actions like send to or create shortcut are buried, and that there is no simple switch in Settings to restore the old menu; instead, a registry edit is required, with full instructions linked in the description. A sponsorship segment highlights Hetzner Cloud, but quickly returns to the core tips, including how to manage or remove the Chat icon on the taskbar, which can be done by turning off the Chat option in Settings under Personalization, Taskbar. The host then revisits changes to the Start menu, noting the shift toward usage-based recommendations and search-driven shortcuts; viewers can still pin frequent folders by going to Personalization, Start, Folders, and toggling visibility. Finally, the video reveals a performance-focused tweak: disabling Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) to potentially improve gaming performance. The steps involve navigating to Privacy and security, Windows Security, Device security, Core isolation details, and turning off Memory integrity, followed by a restart and a confirmation via the Windows system information app. Throughout, the presenter emphasizes that these tweaks can restore familiarity and improve usability, while noting that some techniques require manual registry edits and that certain features may not be worth keeping for every user. The video invites viewer participation for additional Windows 11 tips in future episodes and reminds viewers to like and subscribe.
Topics · technology · operating-systems · software-tips · gaming-performance
Questions answered
- How can I align the Windows 11 taskbar icons to the left?
- Open Settings, choose Personalization, select Taskbar, then under Taskbar behaviors pick the option to align everything to the left.
- How do I restore the old right-click menu in Windows 11 Explorer?
- A simple Settings option does not exist; you need to perform a registry edit by creating a new key in the correct location and adjusting values, with full instructions linked in the video description.
- How can I disable Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) to improve gaming performance?
- In Settings, go to Privacy and security, then Windows Security, then Device security, click Core isolation details, and toggle off Memory integrity. Restart the computer and verify in the Windows system information app.