Windows 11 Guide
- Shaun Tay
You've successfully transitioned to Windows 11 — the latest and most modern version of Windows!
This page is here to help you get comfortable with the new look and features. Windows 11 is designed to be faster, more secure, and easier to use.
Start Button:
The start button has been moved to the center of the screen instead of the bottom left side.
To change that:
🧭 How to Move the Start Menu to the Left
Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar.
Select Taskbar settings.
Scroll down and click on Taskbar behaviors.
Under Taskbar alignment, choose Left from the dropdown menu.
Missing Software:
You can have a look at the myaccess page to see if the requested software is present.
https://myaccess.microsoft.com/@sumailsyr.onmicrosoft.com#/access-packages
Available - List the available software.
Active - These are the software that will be downloaded to your new PC. This is the tab to check for software that are assigned to you. Anything that is not in Active, please go to Available tab to request for it.
Expired - for software with licenses or time duration it will be shown here (rarely used).
After you requested for your software, please open the software called Company Portal.
Once open, goto settings
Then click Sync. This will force the PC to get the new software.
Printers:
If you don’t see your assigned printer, let us know and we will assign it to you.
Please give us your department and we will assign it accordingly. (newhelp@syr.edu)
Bookmarks:
Before migration we should have ensured that your bookmarks are synced or saved to your OneDrive.
Let us know if you do not see it once you have signed in.
For Chrome - here is the guide to turn on sync (Remember for Google to use netid@g.syr.edu )
I would suggest to use the edge browser in future, as everything will be synced once you sign in.
Closing the Lid Settings:
If you connect the PC to a monitor and close the lid, the default action is that the PC goes to sleep. We need to change the settings to allow it to work while the screen is closed. Here is how you do it.
Step 1: Open Control Panel Press Windows key + S, type 'Control Panel', and click it from the search results.
Step 2: Go to Power Options In Control Panel, click 'System and Security', then click 'Power Options'.
Step 3: Choose What Closing the Lid Does On the left sidebar, click 'Choose what closing the lid does'.
Step 4: Change Lid Close Settings Set both 'On battery' and 'Plugged in' to 'Do nothing' under 'When I close the lid'.
Step 5: Save Changes Click 'Save changes' at the bottom to apply the new settings.