How To Get Help in Windows 11 - [ Easy Guide 2024 ]

Here are the complete details about the Windows 11 beginner guide, along with tips and tricks, and ways to find help if you encounter any errors or issues in Windows 11.

Let Start,

1. Windows 11 basics
2. Windows 11 new look introduction
3. Windows 11 tips and tricks
4. Windows 11 help in case of issues
5. FAQ

1. Windows 11 basics

Here are some basic Windows 11 that are necessary for users who just started with a new Windows 11 PC.

1. Search to find anything in PC

Select Search 🔍 on the taskbar or just press Windows logo + S then type what you want to search in your Windows 11 PC for example file name, app name, or any settings, and even result directly from Microsoft Bing search result.

2. Use separated desktop 

Use separate desktops to keep different tasks organized for different parts of your use cases, for example, work and home desktops. 

To create a new desktop select Task View>New desktop. To switch between desktops select Task View.

You can change the background of each new desktop created by simply right-clicking on the desktop and selecting Choose Background.

3. new keyboard shortcuts

Here are some keyboard shortcuts that provide alternate ways to do something that you typically do with a mouse.

Press this key	To do this
Windows logo key	Open or close Start.
Windows logo key + A	Open Quick Settings. Updated in Windows 11.
Windows logo key + B	Set focus to the first icon in the Taskbar corner.
Windows logo key + C	Open Windows Copilot. Updated in Windows 11.
Windows logo key + Shift + C	Open the charms menu.
Windows logo key + Ctrl + C	Turn on color filters (enable this shortcut first in Color Filter settings).
Windows logo key + D	Display and hide the desktop.
Windows logo key + E	Open File Explorer.
Windows logo key + F	Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot.
Windows logo key + G	Open the Xbox Game Bar when a game is open.

Check out all Windows 11 shortcuts in one place.

4. Use One drive to access cloud storage

Save your PC photos, videos, and files to Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage to access it from anywhere or have a secure backup of up to 5GB of free storage with each account.

To access OneDrive open file explorer and click on OneDrive icon to access it and use it as want.

Get to know more about one drive.

5. Get Started app to setup pc first time

You can use the Windows 11 Get Started app to set up Windows 11 for the first time.

2. What's new in Windows 11

Here is how you can optimize your experience with a whole new Windows 11 look,

1. Copilot ( chatbot )

Microsoft Copilot is an AI chatbot that is directly integrated into the Windows 11 taskbar. You can use it for free and get work done automatically in some cases.

Here are things you can do with Windows 11 copilot,

1. 1. change settings in Windows 11 by entering the prompt
2. 2. launch applications
3. 3. search images 
4. 4. search the web and chat like a human.

To access Copilot in Windows 11,

1. open personalization settings and click on the taskbar

2. turn on the copilot toggle.

1. Rearranged Taskbar

In Windows 11 the first visual change is the taskbar, the taskbar is now center-aligned by default with the start menu and search.

You can personalize your taskbar view and arrangement in taskbar settings. here are a list of personalization in the taskbar,

1. how to hide or display taskbar items

You can hide or display some taskbar items as your preference including task view, widget, and chat items.

you can set four different appearances of search icons search icon only, search icon with label, and more.

simply turn on or off toggle to hide or display it in taskbar personalization settings.

2. how to hide or display the system tray icon

Keep your system tray clean and focused, In System tray icons, you can determine when the Pen menu, Touch keyboard, or Virtual touchpad icons are displayed. In Other system tray icons, you can turn icons that are mostly installed alongside other apps on or off.

3. how to change taskbar alignment

Typically, the taskbar icons are centered, but you can also align them to the side of the taskbar.

1. Press and hold (or right-click) any empty space on the taskbar, then select Taskbar settings > Taskbar behaviors.

2. Scroll to Taskbar alignment and select Left.

4. how to rearrange the taskbar button

Whenever you want to change the order of app buttons on the taskbar, just drag a button from its current position to a different one.

5. how to use the taskbar to show the desktop

Use the show desktop feature to take a quick look at what’s on your desktop behind all the open windows.

Press and hold (or right-click) any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings, select Taskbar behaviors, then choose Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop.

6. how to automatically hide the taskbar

You can hide the taskbar both in desktop mode and tablet mode. Press and hold (or right-click) any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings, select Taskbar behaviors, and select Automatically hide the taskbar.

7. how to change the color of the taskbar

Select Start  > Settings  > Personalization.

Select Colors and scroll to Accent color.

Turn on the Show accent color on the Start and taskbar. This will change the color of your taskbar to the color of your overall theme.

8. how to display seconds in the clock of the taskbar

You can show seconds alongside hours and minutes in your system tray clock on the taskbar. Press and hold (or right-click) any empty space on the taskbar, then select Taskbar settings > Taskbar behaviors, and then check Show seconds in the system tray clock.

To use these settings in Windows 11 simply right-click or double-click on the trackpad while being cursor at the home desktop and click on personalization and then open the taskbar option.

9. how to turn on dark mode

Make your screen easier on the eyes with dark mode. Select Start  > Settings  > Personalization  > Colors. Then, next to Choose your mode, choose from dark, light, or custom modes.

10. how to use Tab feature in files

Just like a browser, you can open multiple tabs on File Explorer and quickly move files between tabs. Select Windows logo key  + E to open File Explorer. 

11. Notepad

Jot down ideas in Notepad—you can now use it within dark mode or even switch your fonts. 

3. Windows 11 tips and tricks

1. Talk instead of type

2. how to quickly change settings

Add or remove quick settings

Select, or press and hold, the battery, network, or volume icon to open the quick settings panel.

Select the Edit quick settings icon.

Select the Add button to add a quick setting or press the pin icon on the quick setting you want to remove..

Note: To rearrange the icons, you can press and hold (or select) any quick settings, then drag them.

Select Done.

3. Use Live Caption

Live captions can provide automatic transcription of audio to text on the screen. To turn on live captions, do one of the following:

Turn on the Live captions toggle in the quick settings Accessibility flyout. (To open quick settings, select the battery, network, or volume icon on the taskbar.)

Press the Windows logo key  + Ctrl + L.

Select Start > All apps > Accessibility > Live captions.

Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Captions and turn on the Live captions toggle. 

4. make the text bigger

If you find that the text and elements on your PC are too small or hard to read, try changing the size of the text and elements on your device.

Select the Start button, then Settings  > Accessibility > Text size. Use the slider next to Text size to make just the text on your screen larger.

To scale up everything on your screen select the Start button, then Settings  > System > Display, and change the Scale drop-down menu under Scale & Layout to a larger percentage. 

5. customize your caption

With live captions, you can personalize how captions are displayed. To choose where captions are displayed on your desktop:

1. Select the Settings button in the live captions window.

2. Select Position.

3. Choose either Top, Bottom, or Floating on screen.

6. make cursor and mouse easier to see

Make your mouse more visible by changing the color and size of the mouse pointer. Select the Start button, then select Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer & touch, and choose the options that work best for you.

7. Use Multiple desktops

Multiple desktops are great for keeping unrelated, ongoing projects organized—or for quickly switching desktops before a meeting.

On the taskbar, select the Task View icon, then select New Desktop.

Open the apps you want to use on that desktop.

To switch to another desktop, select Task View again.

you can also choose different backgrounds for each desktop if you're using a picture. If you're using a solid color or a slideshow, all your backgrounds will be the same.  

To change a background if you're using a picture: 

Right-click on the desktop you want to change.

Select Choose a background.

Select the list in the Personalize your background section, then select Picture.

Select a picture.

8. Snap Window

1. snap layout

2. snap group

Once you select a layout and Snap every space with selected windows, this automatically becomes a Snap group. 

This feature can be useful when you are working on a specific task using many apps. If you are interrupted and open a new app, you can easily come back to the Snap group by hovering over one of the group's open apps to find the Snap group again.

3. snap with the mouse

There are several ways to use your mouse to Snap in Windows:

Hover over an app's Minimize or Maximize button

Hover over the Minimize or Maximize button in the app you'd like to Snap. The Snap layout box will display automatically.

 Select the Snap layout you'd like to use from the layout box. 

Use Snap Assist to fill the layout with other apps you'd like to Snap together.

9. Use MS Paint AI

To use Image Creator, open Microsoft Paint and select the Image Creator icon on the toolbar to see the side panel. In the text box, enter a description of the image you want to create. 

For example, you can type "a blue cat with a red hat" or "a landscape with mountains and a lake". Be as descriptive as possible to generate results matching your expectations.  

After you enter the text, choose a style in which you want to create your image and then select the Create button. 

Image Creator will generate three different variants of the image you requested, you can click on any of the variants to apply that image to Paint Canvas and start creating.

Important: To use Image Creator, you need to sign in with your Microsoft account. Image Creator uses a cloud-based service that requires authentication and authorization. Signing in with your Microsoft account also allows you to access your credits, which are needed to generate images with DALL-E. 

10. Edit Photo using AI

1. edit

With the Photos app, you can easily crop, rotate, adjust the look and feel, add a filter, and write or draw on your photo to communicate and provide context.

In the search box on the taskbar, type Photos. From the list, select Photos. Then select the photo you’d like to change.

Select Edit image ( Ctrl + E ) Shows an icon with a mountain drawing, and a pencil angled across one corner. at the top of your screen.

Select either Crop, Adjustment, Filter, Markup, Retouch, or Background to start editing.

Use these features to tweak the light, color, look, and feel of your photo.

2. generative erase

Important: This feature uses AI to infill the removed area and may not be perfect or what you expect. The process is done locally on your device. This means that your data never leaves your device.

Select Edit image from the top of your screen.

Select Generative Erase and then, drag the Brush tool over the area that you'd like to correct. 

You can adjust the size of the tool to match the size of the area to be corrected.

You can select if Auto Apply for Generative Erase is Off or On.

When Auto Apply is On, the area selected with your brush tool is erased directly after you finish selecting the area.

When Auto Apply is Off, you have more brush tool options:

Add mask allows you to select an area or multiple areas for Generative Erase. Once you've finished selecting the area to be erased, select Erase. 

Remove mask allows you to deselect an area or multiple areas from the mask you created. Select Erase to complete the erase of the selected areas.  

Select Clear if you'd like to deselect all of the areas that are currently selected.

13. access clipboard history

To turn your clipboard on for the first time, select the Windows logo key + V, and then select Turn on.

18. keep files protected with a backup

Windows Backup is ready to help with your backup needs. Your free Microsoft account comes with 5 GB of Microsoft storage (and more storage is available for purchase if you need it), and backing up your folders syncs the folders you specify to your OneDrive account, 

making them instantly accessible on all computers that you use with this Microsoft account. 

First, launch Windows Backup: select Start, type Windows Backup, and select Windows Backup from the results.

Then select Folders to drop it down, and select which of your user folders you want to back up to OneDrive.

You can back up your Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Videos, and Music folders. Simply toggle the switch for each folder On or Off. 

19. stay safe with online browsing

You can use the brand new Microsoft Edge browser's advanced security features to stay safe online while using the Edge browser.

To use it,

1. Open Edge browser in Windows 11

2. click the dot menu located in the top right corner of the edge browser.

3. click on settings

in settings click on the privacy and security tab and, turn on the strict mode in the edge browser.

20. take screenshot

If it’s on your screen, you can capture it with Snipping Tool. Just click, and drag to frame your shot, and voila.

Capture a single moment or motion.

Crop shots or capture the whole screen.

Shortcut for fast access (Windows logo key  + Shift + S).

4. How to Get assistance for Windows 11 issues

1. use the Get Help app

2. explore Microsoft public forum

There is a huge Microsoft community where real people discuss problems and potential solutions for their respective Microsoft products and services-related problems.

to use Windows Community,

1. open answers.microsoft.com in any browser

2. select your product and service type 

3. sort by Windows version and category to see relevant forums where you can find solutions for your issues.

3. use Microsoft official X handle

4. Run troubleshooting

to get your issues diagnosed and fixed by the windows 11 troubleshooting tool follow instructions,

Select Start  > Settings  > System  > Troubleshoot  > Other troubleshooters. Next, under Most Frequent, select Windows Update > Run.

When the troubleshooter is finished running, it's a good idea to restart your device.

Next, check for new updates. Select Start  > Settings  > Windows Update  > Check for updates and then install any available updates.

Here I took the example of a windows update, you can select the component you want besides the Windows update.

FAQ

1. how do I take screenshot on Windows 11

Press Windows + shift + S to open the snipping tool and take a screenshot or press the PrtScr key located in the function key row.

2. how do I screen record on Windows 11

Click on the “Start Recording” button or press Windows Key + Alt + R to start recording. Press Windows Key + Alt + R again to stop the recording.

3. how do I move taskbar in Windows 11

Right-click on the taskbar and open taskbar settings then click on the behavior option and select taskbar alignment left or center.

4. how do I hide the taskbar in windows 11

Press and hold (or right-click) any empty space on the taskbar, select Taskbar settings, select Taskbar behaviors, and select Automatically hide the taskbar.

5. how do I change username in Windows 11

1. Click on the Start button and select the Settings icon (gear icon) from the left-hand side menu.

2. In the Settings menu, select "Accounts."

3. From the "Accounts" menu, select "Your info" from the left-hand side menu.

4. Click on the "Manage my Microsoft Account" link. This will open your Microsoft account page in your web browser.

5. Sign in to your Microsoft account if prompted.

6. Click on the "More actions" button (three dots) located at the top right corner of the page.

7. Select "Edit Profile" from the drop-down menu.

8. On the "Edit profile" page, click on the "Edit name" button.

9. Enter your desired new username in the "First name" and "Last name" fields.

10. Click the "Save" button to confirm your new username.

Wait for a few minutes, and the new username will automatically sync with your Windows 11 device.

7. how do I adjust power sleep setting in Windows 11

To adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 11, select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen and Sleep.

8. how do I turn Bluetooth on Windows 11

Select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices, and then turn on Bluetooth.

10. how do I use the snip feature in Windows 11

1. Select the Start button, enter the snipping tool, and then select Snipping Tool from the results.

2. Press Windows logo key + Shift + S for a static image snip.

3. Press Print Screen (PrtSc) for a static image snip.

4. Press Windows logo key + Shift + R for a video snip.

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