General
Windows 11: What's different
Earlier this fall, we announced the upcoming systems upgrade to Windows 11 – the latest operating system from Microsoft. This upgrade will enhance our system performance, security, and overall user experience. The Nexus-wide upgrade started on ...
Update Windows Computer OS & Software
Update Windows Computer OS & Software Below are general updates that can be run without IT intervention. These updates will download and install in the background with minimal interference to your workday. You may be prompted to restart your computer ...
Sign out of Windows
Press Ctrl + Alt + Del keys at the same time Sign out Alternative methods Windows 11 Click the Windows Start button Click your name in the pop-up window Click Sign out If don't see Sign out click the top-right three-dots: Window 10 Click the Windows ...
Set Up Multiple Displays in Windows
Identify a display To see which number corresponds to a display, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Rearrange your displays (Or Right-Click an empty area on your desktop and select Display Settings.) Then select Identify. A number appears ...
Use Voice Dictation in Windows
Use Voice Dictation in Windows How to Start Dictating To start dictating from anywhere in Windows, select a text field and then press Windows Key +H on your keyboard. You’ll see a bar with “Listening” appear. How to Dictate Text and Enter Punctuation ...
Start an Intune Sync in Windows
Click the bottom-left Windows/Start button Settings Accounts on left-side Access work or school Click 'nexus-yfs.org' then click 'Info' Scroll down & click Sync button You may get some additional prompts such as those asking for your email, login ...
Update Drivers and BIOS in Windows
Update Drivers and BIOS in Windows (nexus-yfs.org) Click the Windows Start button, then in the top right click All Apps. select the Dell folder and then Dell Command Update Click the blue Check button. It will scan for available updates. If there are ...
Restart a Windows PC
If you are having an issue with Windows, a program, or other computer function, please try restarting the computer using these steps: Click / Windows Start bottom-left button Click Power symbol Click Restart or This gives the PC a fresh start. Many ...
Resolve Windows Photo Viewer Error
Problem: Windows Photo viewer is giving this error: "Windows Photo Viewer can't display this picture because there might not be enough memory available on your computer. Close some programs that you aren't using or free some hard disk space (if it's ...
Screenshots How To
This guide is specific to Windows PC’s Windows 11 Hit the Print Screen (PrtScrn) key, the screen should darken & your mouse cursor/pointer changes to a + symbol Another keyboard shortcut: Windows logo key + Shift + S. If the Print Screen (PrtScrn) ...
Solve PC Sound-Audio-Microphone Issues
No Sound Click speaker in bottom-right system tray, increase volume by dragging needle & you should hear a ding: or No audible ding? Check physical speaker volume nob: Dell round ones have a dial on the top (usually left), right/clockwise will ...
Error when logging in: "The Group Policy Client service failed the sign-in."
When I try to login, I get this error message: "The Group Policy Client service failed the sign-in. The universal unique identifier type (UUID) type is not supported." How do I login? This error message may occur if your computer has been recently ...