How Do You Change New Instance Behavior in Windows Terminal?
Choose whether Windows Terminal opens a new window or attaches to an existing one, verify the saved behavior, and restore the original preference safely.
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Apps
Choose whether Windows Terminal opens a new window or attaches to an existing one, verify the saved behavior, and restore the original preference safely.
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Apps
Change the Windows Terminal default profile, verify which new tabs it affects, understand overrides, and restore the original choice safely.
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Turn the Windows Terminal multi-tab close warning on or off, understand its limits, verify the saved preference, and restore the original setting safely.
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Turn Windows Terminal tab-row acrylic on or off, save and verify the preference in a new instance, and restore the original setting safely.
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Enable or disable Windows Terminal's app-wide Always on top preference, save the change, verify it, and restore the original state safely.
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Personalization
Show or hide the Windows 11 Widgets taskbar button through Taskbar items, verify the result, and restore the original state safely.
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Move the Windows 11 Start button and taskbar app icons between Center and Left through Taskbar behaviors, then verify and restore the original alignment.
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Apps
Check the installed WinGet client and App Installer package versions in Windows 11 with --version, --info, and a targeted PowerShell query.
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Privacy and Security
Check whether Windows 11 supports Device Encryption in Settings and System Information, and distinguish availability from the current On or Off state.
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Bluetooth and Devices
Find the WDDM version for every graphics adapter in Windows 11 with DxDiag and distinguish Driver Model from DirectX and feature levels.
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Network and Internet
Check the Wi-Fi radio types a Windows 11 adapter supports and compare them with the protocol used by the current wireless connection.
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System
Check whether Windows 11 uses the x64 or Arm64 architecture with Settings, System Information, or focused PowerShell runtime properties.
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Privacy and Security
Check whether Secure Boot is on, off, or unsupported in Windows 11 using System Information and Windows Security without changing firmware.
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System
Check the installed BIOS or UEFI firmware version, release date, and mode in Windows 11 with System Information or a focused PowerShell query.
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Network and Internet
Check the current Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter link speed in Windows 11 with Settings, the Status dialog, or a focused PowerShell query.
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System
Find the motherboard manufacturer, product, and version in Windows 11 with System Information or a privacy-focused PowerShell query.
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System
Export a privacy-conscious scheduled-task inventory in Windows 11 with schtasks or PowerShell, then verify the CSV without changing any task.
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Bluetooth and Devices
Find every GPU in Windows 11, then check model, driver, memory, WDDM, and Direct3D feature-level details with built-in tools.
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System
Turn File Explorer item check boxes on or off in Windows 11, select disposable items safely, and verify the original state after rollback.
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Apps
Turn Word Wrap on or off in Windows 11 Notepad, compare the real visual result, verify the default, and restore the starting state safely.
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System
Open the Applications, current-user Startup, and all-users Startup folders with three documented Windows 11 shell commands and verify each scope safely.
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Apps
Find the installed version of a Windows 11 app in Settings, WinGet, PowerShell, or file Properties, and understand why package and file versions differ.
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Privacy and Security
Check a file's digital signature in Properties or PowerShell, interpret every status, and distinguish embedded Authenticode from Windows catalog signatures.
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Windows Update
Find the installed Windows Feature Experience Pack version in Settings or with a current-user PowerShell query, without confusing it with the OS build or Web Experience Pack.
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Apps
Check the installed Windows Terminal version in About or with a current-user PowerShell package query, and distinguish Stable, Preview, shells, and Windows builds.
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Windows Security
Find the installed Microsoft Defender Security intelligence version in Windows Security or PowerShell, and interpret its timestamps and status correctly.
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Privacy and Security
View the antivirus, firewall, and web-protection providers registered with Windows Security in Windows 11 and interpret each card safely.
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Windows Security
Check the Windows 11 Device Health Report and correctly interpret storage, battery, apps, Windows Time, green checks, and warnings.
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System
View the selected display's current resolution, signal mode, refresh details, bit depth, color format, and color space in Windows 11.
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System
Find your Windows 11 computer model in Settings or use a read-only PowerShell query for the manufacturer, model, family, and optional SKU.
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