https://www.thewindows12.com/categories/tips/ Recent content in Tips on theWindows12 Hugo en-us Tue, 19 May 2026 21:33:20 +0000 https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/a-demo-on-how-to-use-studio-effects-on-windows-11/ Tue, 19 May 2026 21:33:20 +0000 https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/a-demo-on-how-to-use-studio-effects-on-windows-11/ What is Studio Effects on Windows 11? How to use it? Here is a video demo which helps you understand the feature. https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/how-to-end-task-in-taskbar-by-right-click-on-windows-11/ Tue, 19 May 2026 05:50:15 +0000 https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/how-to-end-task-in-taskbar-by-right-click-on-windows-11/ End task in taskbar by right click is a useful but hidden feature in Windows 11, which is disabled by default. 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In this post we demonstrate in 2 brands(Dell and HP), with 2 methods(keyboard shortcut and BIOS). https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/free-upgrade-from-single-language-to-windows-home/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:28:44 +0000 https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/free-upgrade-from-single-language-to-windows-home/ Windows 11/10 Home Single Language only supports 1 display language. This post shows how to free upgrade from Single Language to regular Home edition. https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/how-to-read-install-and-uninstall-a-product-key-on-windows/ Sun, 14 Apr 2024 11:00:20 +0000 https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/how-to-read-install-and-uninstall-a-product-key-on-windows/ You can read current Windows product key, also you can uninstall it and install another one, using simple commands. I'll show you all in this post. https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/how-to-configure-proxy-on-windows-11-10-and-7/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:44:32 +0000 https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/how-to-configure-proxy-on-windows-11-10-and-7/ Don't know how to config proxies on Windows? In this post I'll show you benefits using a proxy, and demonstrate separately on Windows 11, 10 and 7. https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/look-here-easily-enable-sensitive-content-on-telegram/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:16:37 +0000 https://www.thewindows12.com/blog/look-here-easily-enable-sensitive-content-on-telegram/ Do you wonder how to enable sensitive content on telegram? Are you troubled by Telegram restriction? You can easily solve this problem by following this guide.