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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Windows Settings</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_Settings_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Windows_Settings_icon.svg/64px-Windows_Settings_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Windows_Settings_icon.svg/96px-Windows_Settings_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Windows_Settings_icon.svg/128px-Windows_Settings_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="723" data-file-height="678" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_11_Settings.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Windows_11_Settings.png/300px-Windows_11_Settings.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Windows_11_Settings.png 1.5x" data-file-width="403" data-file-height="248" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Screenshot of <a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a>'s Settings app.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Included with</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> and later<br /><a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2012" title="Windows Server 2012">Windows Server 2012</a> and later</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Control_panel_(software)" title="Control panel (software)">Control panel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/launch-settings-app">learn<wbr />.microsoft<wbr />.com<wbr />/en-us<wbr />/windows<wbr />/uwp<wbr />/launch-resume<wbr />/launch-settings-app</a></span> <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21043347?uselang=en#P856" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Windows Settings</b> (formerly <b>PC settings</b>), or simply <b>Settings</b> app, is a component of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>. It allows users to adjust their user preferences, configure their operating system, and manage their connected devices. Microsoft introduced Settings with <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2012" title="Windows Server 2012">Windows Server 2012</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, and initially intended it to replace the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Control_Panel" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Control Panel">Windows Control Panel</a>, something that has not happened after a decade. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Settings_(Windows)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Settings app initially exposed a very small portion of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Control_Panel" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Control Panel">Windows Control Panel</a> (Powershell)'s functionality. Over time, however, it has become the sole user interface and control point for functions such as <a href="/wiki/Windows_Update" title="Windows Update">Windows Update</a> (removed from Control Panel) and Windows Hello Control Panel Edition (never added to Control Panel). The app categorizes its settings by function, just as the Control Panel did since <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a>. Unlike the Control Panel, however, it does not offer a unified mode in which the bulk of all available settings assail the app window in a contextually haphazard fashion.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Windows Settings app is a <a href="/wiki/Universal_Windows_Platform_apps" title="Universal Windows Platform apps">UWP app</a>, installed in the <code>C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel</code> path. The Windows components in charge of servicing UWP apps also work with this app, but refer to it as <code>Windows.ImmersiveControlPanel</code>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historial_Facts">Historial Facts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Settings_(Windows)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Historial Facts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first versions of Windows to make the Settings app available were <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2012" title="Windows Server 2012">Windows Server 2012</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, which Microsoft <a href="/wiki/Released_to_manufacturing" class="mw-redirect" title="Released to manufacturing">released to manufacturing</a> on 1 August 2012. Before that, Windows users had to use <a href="/wiki/Windows_Control_Panel" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Control Panel">Control Panel</a> to configure their operating system. Microsoft has alleged that Settings would eventually replace <a href="/wiki/Control_Panel_(Windows)" title="Control Panel (Windows)">Control Panel</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-cp_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but as of July 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Settings_(Windows)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, it has not happened. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_generation_of_settings_app_on_windows">First generation of settings app on windows</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Settings_(Windows)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: First generation of settings app on windows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_8_PC_Settings.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/90/Windows_8_PC_Settings.png/220px-Windows_8_PC_Settings.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/90/Windows_8_PC_Settings.png/330px-Windows_8_PC_Settings.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/Windows_8_PC_Settings.png 2x" data-file-width="416" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption>Screenshot of Windows 8's Settings app.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_8.1_PC_Settings.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/Windows_8.1_PC_Settings.png/220px-Windows_8.1_PC_Settings.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/Windows_8.1_PC_Settings.png/330px-Windows_8.1_PC_Settings.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Windows_8.1_PC_Settings.png 2x" data-file-width="416" data-file-height="241" /></a><figcaption>Screenshot of Windows 8.1's Settings app.</figcaption></figure> <p>The first generation of the app, called "PC Settings" was included with Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, <a href="/wiki/Windows_8.1" title="Windows 8.1">Windows 8.1</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2012_R2" title="Windows Server 2012 R2">Windows Server 2012 R2</a>. </p><p>On Windows 8, the PC Settings app was designed as a simplified area optimized for use on touchscreen devices. It exposes a small portion of Control Panel functionality on a two-paned full-screen interface. Adding accounts and changing user pictures could only be done from this app.<sup id="cite_ref-pcw-addingmanaging8_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcw-addingmanaging8-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Windows_8.1" title="Windows 8.1">Windows 8.1</a> improved upon this component to include more options that were previously exclusive to Control Panel,<sup id="cite_ref-ars-wblue_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-wblue-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as providing more organization and a redesign. It also added a small "Control Panel" link at the bottom of the left pane to allow users to open the Control Panel and access further options. </p><p>The categories listed are: </p> <ul><li>PC and devices</li> <li>Account</li> <li>OneDriving</li> <li>Search app</li> <li>Privacy Policy</li> <li>Networks</li> <li>Times and languages</li> <li>Easing of Access</li> <li>Update And Bitlocker</li> <li>Reset Windows License Windows (shows up only if Windows is Activated)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_generation_of_windows_settings_app">Second generation of windows settings app</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Settings_(Windows)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Second generation of windows settings app"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_10_2nd_Gen,_1st_revision_settings.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8e/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_1st_revision_settings.png/220px-Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_1st_revision_settings.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8e/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_1st_revision_settings.png/330px-Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_1st_revision_settings.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_1st_revision_settings.png 2x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="238" /></a><figcaption>Screenshot of Windows 10's Settings app, in <a href="/wiki/Windows_10_1507" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 10 1507">RTM</a>–<a href="/wiki/Windows_10_version_1511" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 10 version 1511">v1511</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_10_2nd_Gen,_2nd_revision_settings.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_2nd_revision_settings.png/220px-Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_2nd_revision_settings.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_2nd_revision_settings.png/330px-Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_2nd_revision_settings.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_2nd_revision_settings.png 2x" data-file-width="363" data-file-height="276" /></a><figcaption>Screenshot of Windows 10's Settings app, in <a href="/wiki/Windows_10,_version_1607" title="Windows 10, version 1607">v1607</a>–<a href="/wiki/Windows_10,_version_1709" title="Windows 10, version 1709">1709</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_10_2nd_Gen,_3rd_revision_settings.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_3rd_revision_settings.png/220px-Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_3rd_revision_settings.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_3rd_revision_settings.png/330px-Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_3rd_revision_settings.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Windows_10_2nd_Gen%2C_3rd_revision_settings.png 2x" data-file-width="372" data-file-height="269" /></a><figcaption>Screenshot of Windows 10's Settings app, in <a href="/wiki/Windows_10,_version_1803" title="Windows 10, version 1803">v1803</a>–<a href="/wiki/Windows_10_22H2" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 10 22H2">22H2</a>. The same design is also used in <a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 10 Education">Education</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Pro_for_Workstations" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 10 Pro for Workstations">Pro for Workstations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Enterprise" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 10 Enterprise">Enterprise</a> editions, albeit the top recommendations bar is removed and replaced with the "Windows Settings" text instead, just like the 2nd redesign.</figcaption></figure> <p>The second generation of the app, called "Settings" has been included with all releases of <a href="/wiki/Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">Windows 10 Mobile edition</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-verge-universal_preview_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-universal_preview-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ars-febleak_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-febleak-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2016" title="Windows Server 2016">Windows Server 2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2019" title="Windows Server 2019">2019</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2022" title="Windows Server 2022">2022</a>. It includes more options that were previously exclusive to the desktop Control Panel.<sup id="cite_ref-paper-settings_menu_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paper-settings_menu-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cnet-settings_menu_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnet-settings_menu-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Windows_Update" title="Windows Update">Windows Update</a>, which belonged to the Control Panel prior to Windows 10, now exclusively belong to Settings. The latest version contains the following categories: </p> <ul><li>System</li> <li>Devices</li> <li>Phone (introduced in v1709)</li> <li>Network & Internet</li> <li>Personalization</li> <li>Apps (introduced in v1703)</li> <li>Accounts</li> <li>Time & Language</li> <li>Gaming (introduced in v1607)</li> <li>Ease of Access</li> <li>Search</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortana_(virtual_assistant)" title="Cortana (virtual assistant)">Cortana</a> (introduced in v1703; removed in version v2004)</li> <li>Privacy</li> <li>Update & Security</li> <li>Mixed Reality (introduced in v1703; appears only if a device meeting minimum HoloLens requirements is connected to the PC)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>While most of these categories offer what their name says, the "Update & Security" category contains an amalgam of loosely related items, including: Update, delivery optimization, backup, troubleshooting, recovery, activation, finding lost devices, the developer mode, and the Windows Insider program. Unlike what its name says, it cannot alter any security-related feature of the operating system. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2022" title="Windows Server 2022">Windows Server 2022</a> updates some of the visual elements of the app, but not as extensively as <a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a>'s version and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2025" title="Windows Server 2025">Windows Server 2025</a>'s version. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_generation">Third generation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Settings_(Windows)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Third generation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On <a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2025" title="Windows Server 2025">Windows Server 2025</a>, the app has undergone a significant visual redesign, with a new layout, greater translucency, and refreshed icons, following the <a href="/wiki/Fluent_Design_System" title="Fluent Design System">Fluent Design System</a>. A persistent navigation sidebar has also been added, linking to various groupings of settings within the app<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Windows 11 Settings app contains the following categories: </p> <ul><li>Home (added in Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2)</li> <li>System</li> <li>Bluetooth & devices</li> <li>Network & internet</li> <li>Personalization</li> <li>Apps</li> <li>Accounts</li> <li>Time & language</li> <li>Gaming</li> <li>Accessibility</li> <li>Privacy & security</li> <li>Windows Update</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Settings_(Windows)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKishore2016" class="citation web cs1">Kishore, Aseem (January 19, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230404153005/https://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/enable-god-mode-control-panel-windows/">"How to Enable the God Mode Control Panel in Windows"</a>. <i>Online Tech Tips.com</i>. 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