Improving the **Windows 11** experience involves adjusting various settings, including power options, taskbar tweaks, and extended clipboard features. While **Windows 11** is functional out of the box, customizing certain settings can significantly enhance the user experience. Time spent adjusting menus to disable annoying behaviors, automate tedious tasks, and enable practical features is considered a worthwhile investment. Some important toggles are buried under multiple menus, while others reside in unexpected locations. The operating system frequently changes, so even users who have previously organized their PCs should review these settings if some time has passed. Setting default apps is crucial for users who have installed alternative browsers, image viewers, text editors, PDF readers, or similar applications. Users should set these as default to avoid repeatedly selecting the preferred app from the Open with menu. This can be done by opening Settings (Win + I), navigating to Apps > Default apps, selecting a program, and choosing the file types it can open. For browsers, a "Make [app] your default browser" button is available at the top. Users who prefer to choose defaults by file extension can scroll to the bottom of the app list and click "Choose defaults by file type." Enabling Clipboard History is a vital productivity tool that allows users to keep track of multiple entries instead of only the last copied item. This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled by going to Settings > System > Clipboard. If users have multiple devices, they can enable "Clipboard history across your devices" to access copied items across all devices. When users press Win + V, a window displaying recently copied items (text and images) appears, allowing them to paste as desired. The manager stores the last 25 cut or copied items, which is an improvement over the single-item limit. Users can pin frequently used items for permanent access and use the "Paste as Text" option to remove formatting for documents like Word. Disabling Windows ads and other unnecessary features involves navigating through several settings. Users should go to Settings > Personalization > Start and disable "Show recommendations for tips, shortcuts, new apps, and more." To declutter the search panel, users should move to Privacy & security > Search and disable "Show search highlights." Additionally, users should go to Personalization > Lock screen and disable "Get fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on your lock screen," change the Personalize your lock screen dropdown away from Windows Spotlight, remove any unused Widgets, and disable "Suggest widgets for your lock screen." Users should also disable all toggles in Personalization > Device usage to avoid "recommendations" for various ways to use their PC. Continuing on, users should go to Settings > Privacy & security > Recommendations & offers and disable "Personalized offers" and "Recommendations and offers in Settings" to stop receiving offers for other subscriptions. At System > Notifications, users should wait for the list to populate under "Notifications from apps and other senders," change "Sort by" to "Name," and disable "Suggested." Users should also disable both checkboxes under "Additional settings." This should address the most obnoxious behaviors of **Windows 11**. Users should also open Settings > Apps > Installed apps and look for any manufacturer-added bloatware they do not need. Some pre-installed apps can be useful, like those for updating drivers, but others that duplicate Windows functionality or are free trials for cloud tools or security suites can be removed. Enabling some smaller helpful features can improve the user experience. If users often need to force-close programs, they can go to Settings > System > Advanced and enable the "End Task" option to add a shortcut for terminating processes to the right-click menu for apps on the taskbar. Users can control when to install updates by going to Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options and clicking "Active hours," then choosing "Manually" and picking a start and end time. This prevents Windows from automatically restarting the device during this period. To reduce eye strain, users can enable the Night light function located at Settings > System > Display. This makes the display warmer to keep blue light from being too harsh in the dark. It is most convenient to enable "Schedule night light" and set it to run from sunset to sunrise; if the user's schedule is different, they can choose times manually. Adjusting the strength to the user's liking is also recommended. Users can free up disk space by allowing the PC to automatically clean itself when it runs low on space, which can be configured under Settings > System > Storage > Storage Sense. This saves time compared to manually making space. To boost performance, users can ensure they are getting the best performance from their system by going to Settings > System > Power, clicking "Power Mode," and choosing "Best performance." If this option is not available, users can search for the Control Panel on the Start menu and click "Power Options" there to adjust it. Setting a PIN is a great option for protecting the login. It prevents users from having to type their Microsoft account password to log in and is unique to the device, making it less damaging if compromised. Users can use Windows Hello (via a PIN) to unlock supported apps, such as 1Password. This can be set up at Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > PIN (Windows Hello). Users should also disable a few features. Returning to Windows Update settings (Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options) and selecting "Delivery optimization" from the lower menu, users can set "Allow downloads from other devices" to "Devices on my local network" to avoid wasting bandwidth. Another feature worth disabling is under Settings > System > Multitasking, where "Title bar window shake" can be disabled to prevent minimizing all other apps accidentally. Finally, users should follow a guide to trimming their startup apps so only necessary apps run at boot, as many apps set themselves to run at startup without much notice, leading to apps sitting in the background and wasting resources.