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Windows 11 FAQs

Windows 11 FAQs

Click the tabs to get answers to some of the most common queries for Windows 11.

To perform updates on a Windows 11 device:

1. Head to settings (search for settings in the start menu, or press WINDOWS KEY + I on your keyboard).

2. Once on the settings menu, locate the Windows Update option on the left-hand menu (it will be at the bottom).

3. You will then see a blue button on the Windows Update page "Check for updates". Press this button to check for outstanding updates.

4. If an update is available, click the blue button again to install it. You may be prompted to update your device, or it may do it for you. If your device does restart, head back to the Windows Update section after you've logged back in to check that all the updates are complete and your device is up to date.

Accessibility options can be accessed by pressing WINDOWS KEY + U on your keyboard. This will bring up the integrated accessibility tools provided by Microsoft.

Click here to head to the Knowledge Base article: Mapping your work PC/laptop to a share network drive.

 

To move your taskbar back to the left side of the screen:

1. Right click on the taskbar and select "Taskbar setting".

2. In the taskbar settings menu, select the "Taskbar behaviours" tab.

3. On "Taskbar alignment", select Centre and change it to Left.