MicrosoftHow to Stop Windows 11 from Automatically Turning on “Airplane Mode” When You Detach Your Keyboard
If you own a Windows 2-in-1 device like a Microsoft Surface Pro or a Lenovo...
MicrosoftHow to Stop Windows 11 from Automatically Turning on “Night Light” During Fullscreen Games
Windows 11 includes a feature called “Night light,” which is Microsoft’s native blue-light filter. Similar...
ExcelHow to Stop Excel from Automatically Opening the Clipboard Task Pane
Microsoft Excel features a powerful “Office Clipboard” that can hold up to 24 different copied...
MicrosoftHow to Stop Windows 11 from Automatically Opening the Snipping Tool When You Press Print Screen
For decades, pressing the “Print Screen” (PrtScn) key on a Windows keyboard did one specific...
MicrosoftHow to Stop PowerPoint from Automatically Changing the Language Based on Your Keyboard Layout
If you are bilingual and frequently switch between different language keyboard layouts in Windows (for...
MicrosoftHow to Stop PowerPoint from Automatically Ending a Slideshow When You Reach the Last Slide
In Microsoft PowerPoint, when you navigate past the very last slide of your presentation, the...
MicrosoftHow to Stop Windows 11 from Automatically Showing Suggested Contacts When Sharing Files
In Windows 11, whenever you right-click a file in File Explorer and select the “Share”...
MicrosoftHow to Stop Windows 11 from Automatically Hiding Inactive Icons in the System Tray (Taskbar)
The Windows 11 Taskbar is designed to be sleek and minimalist. To achieve this look,...
MicrosoftHow to Stop Google Docs from Automatically Formatting Numbered Lists
Google Docs features a highly aggressive AutoFormat tool. If you type the number 1. followed...
TeamsHow to Stop Microsoft Teams from Automatically Saving Downloaded Files to the Downloads Folder
By default, Microsoft Teams is configured to be as frictionless as possible. When a colleague...
ExcelHow to Stop Excel from Automatically Showing the Mini Toolbar on Selection
Whenever you highlight a cell or select a string of text inside Microsoft Excel, a...
MicrosoftHow to Stop Windows 11 from Automatically Playing the Startup Sound
Windows 11 brought back a classic feature that had been missing by default in Windows...
MicrosoftHow to Stop Windows 11 from Automatically Enabling “Sticky Keys” When You Press Shift 5 Times
If you are playing a PC game that requires rapidly tapping the “Shift” key (such...
MicrosoftHow to Stop Google Docs from Automatically Splitting Tables Across Pages
When you insert a large table into a Google Docs document, you will likely encounter...
WordHow to Stop Microsoft Word from Automatically Capitalizing the First Letter of a Table Cell
Microsoft Word is heavily biased towards writing standard prose paragraphs. Because of this, it assumes...
EdgeHow to Stop Microsoft Edge from Automatically Preloading Web Pages (Speed Up Edge)
In an effort to make web browsing feel instantaneous, Microsoft Edge utilizes a feature called...
ExcelHow to Stop Excel from Automatically Replacing “(c)” with the Copyright Symbol
Microsoft Excel is equipped with a robust AutoCorrect engine designed to fix common typos on...