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1. Turn off, disable, or uninstall OneDrive - Microsoft Support
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-off-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-f32a17ce-3336-40fe-9c38-6efb09f944b0
Description: WEBTurn off, disable, or uninstall OneDrive. If you just don't want to use OneDrive, the easiest solution is to unlink it - see the steps below. Tips: If you want to stop OneDrive for a while, or not use all of it, here are some other solutions:
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2. Turn off Defender antivirus protection in Windows Security
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-off-defender-antivirus-protection-in-windows-security-99e6004f-c54c-8509-773c-a4d776b77960
Description: WEBSelect the Windows Security app from the search results, go to Virus & threat protection, and under Virus & threat protection settings select Manage settings. Switch Real-time protection to Off. Note that scheduled scans will continue to run. However, files that are downloaded or installed will not be scanned until the next scheduled scan. Notes:
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3. Block pop-ups in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/block-pop-ups-in-microsoft-edge-1d8ba4f8-f385-9a0b-e944-aa47339b6bb5
Description: WEBDisable your extensions: Check if an extension is interfering. Select Settings and more > Extensions > Manage extension , then turn each extension off. If pop-ups are now being blocked, turn on extensions one at a time to determine which one is causing the issue.
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4. Enable and disable your touchscreen in Windows
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enable-and-disable-your-touchscreen-in-windows-b774e29d-be94-990f-c20f-e02892e572fc
Description: WEBWindows 10. In the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, then select Device Manager. Select the arrow next to Human Interface Devices and then select HID-compliant touch screen. (There may be more than one listed.) Select the Action tab at the top of the window. Select Disable device or Enable device, and then confirm.
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5. Switching out of S mode in Windows - Microsoft Support
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/switching-out-of-s-mode-in-windows-4f56d9be-99ec-6983-119f-031bfb28a307
Description: WEBWindows 11 Windows 10. Windows 11 in S mode is designed for security and performance, exclusively running apps from the Microsoft Store. If you want to install an app that isn't available in the Microsoft Store, you'll need to switch out of S mode. Windows 11 in S mode is only available in the Windows 11 Home edition.
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6. Turn off OneDrive in Windows - Microsoft Support
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-off-onedrive-in-windows-afe5d123-523d-f280-283b-5b2a5c1aa788
Description: WEBTurn off OneDrive in Windows. If you don't want to use OneDrive, the easiest solution is to unlink it. Follow the steps in Turn off, disable, or uninstall OneDrive, for how to unlink, hide, and uninstall OneDrive from your PC.
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7. Shut down, sleep, or hibernate your PC - Microsoft Support
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/shut-down-sleep-or-hibernate-your-pc-2941d165-7d0a-a5e8-c5ad-8c972e8e6eff
Description: WEBThere are many ways to shut down your PC—you can turn the PC off completely, you can make it sleep, or you can hibernate the PC. Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 7. Turn your PC off completely. To shut down, select Start …
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8. How to adjust power and sleep settings in Windows
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-adjust-power-and-sleep-settings-in-windows-26f623b5-4fcc-4194-863d-b824e5ea7679
Description: WEBTo adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 11, select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen and sleep. Screen: Select how long you want your device to wait before turning the screen off when you're not using your device. Sleep: Select how long you want your device to wait before going to sleep when you're not using it.
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9. Content adaptive brightness control in Windows - Microsoft Support
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/content-adaptive-brightness-control-in-windows-292d1f7f-9e02-4b37-a9c8-dab3e1727e78
Description: WEBSelect Settings > System > Display . In Display settings, select Brightness , then set the Change brightness based on content drop-down as needed: Off: Adaptive brightness control will be turned off and screen brightness and contrast will not be adjusted. This can result in shorter battery life.
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10. Add, turn off, or remove extensions in Microsoft Edge
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/add-turn-off-or-remove-extensions-in-microsoft-edge-9c0ec68c-2fbc-2f2c-9ff0-bdc76f46b026
Description: WEBTo remove any extension, choose one of the following methods: In Microsoft Edge, select and hold (or, right-click) the icon of the extension you want to remove (to the right of your browser address bar). Select Remove from Microsoft Edge > Remove. To the right of your browser address bar, select Extensions and select More actions next to the ...
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11. Stop Microsoft Edge from starting automatically
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/stop-microsoft-edge-from-starting-automatically-c341c879-799a-dccd-d6be-bc51ecdd5804
Description: WEBMicrosoft Edge. If you don't want Microsoft Edge to start when you sign in to Windows, you can change this in Windows Settings. 1. Go to Start > Settings . 2. Select Accounts > Sign-in options. 3. Turn off Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them when I sign in .