
Mauro Huculak
Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor at WindowsCentral.com for over a decade, with more than 22 years of combined experience in IT and technical writing. He holds professional certifications from Microsoft (MCSA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+, Network+), and has been recognized as a long-time Microsoft MVP. Outside of tech, Mauro enjoys cycling, hiking, and discovering great food.
Latest articles by Mauro Huculak

How to create an Outlook 'Out of Office' calendar entry
By Mauro Huculak last updated
Calendar In Outlook for Windows 11 and 10, you can create "Out of Office" calendar events to let other people know you’ll be taking some days off work, and here’s how.

7 ways your Microsoft account integrates with Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 Check out the seven ways your online account integrates with the operating system.

How to enable 'Wake on LAN' on Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak last updated
On Windows 11, you can use your computer's Wake on LAN feature to send a magic packet over the network to turn on the device remotely, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

How to check your PC's full specifications on Windows 10
By Mauro Huculak last updated
Specs Checking the tech specs can be handy when replacing a hardware component or troubleshooting a problem, and this guide will show you how to complete this process on Windows 10.

7 lesser known OneDrive features you need to know about
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows If you're on Windows 11, check out and learn how to configure these lesser-known features from OneDrive that can help you boost productivity, organization, privacy, and file recovery.

9 things Microsoft needs to fix on Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 Windows 11 is great, but it's still missing some key features, including support for local account setup during installation and more control over updates.

Rufus and Ventoy are the best alternatives to Media Creation Tool
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 Skip the Media Creation Tool. Here's why Rufus and Ventoy are the best alternatives to create a Windows 11 bootable USB and how they can bypass system requirements (on unsupported hardware).

The 6 best new features from July's Windows 11 Insider builds
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 Here's a breakdown of Windows 11 builds 27898, 26200.5702, and others with QMR, Adaptive Energy Saver, passkey third-party providers, and other improvements.

4 Europe-only Windows 11 features that should be global
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 Windows 11 features, such as uninstalling Edge, are currently only available in Europe, but they should be available globally.

How to customize mouse settings on Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak last updated
Make it yours Here are virtually every mouse customization settings you can configure on Windows 11.

Windows 11 adds an AI agent to help you manage settings
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 The Windows 11 Settings app is gaining a new AI agent that uses the Mu model to assist you in finding and applying system settings using natural language, and here's what you need to know.

Change which sites appear first in Google Search with these steps
By Mauro Huculak published
How-to You can now tell Google the websites you would like to see more of in "Top Stories" in search results, and I'll show you the steps to configure it on any browser.

These are my 5 favorite tweaks to make Windows 11 better for PC gaming
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 To improve your gaming experience on Windows 11, you can make system changes and configure different features, but these are the top five recommended tweaks.

7 new Windows 11 features in the July 2025 Security Update
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 In the Windows 11 Patch Tuesday Update for July 2025, Microsoft is rolling out new features like smaller Taskbar icons, Windows Share compression, and more.

3 major features coming to Windows Recall for Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 Windows Recall is gaining some interesting new features designed to enhance privacy and usability on Windows 11.

I used these 21 tips to improve my PC gaming performance
By Mauro Huculak published
How-to On Windows 11, you can configure a slew of settings and features to improve gaming performance. In this guide, I'll show you 21 ways to optimize your PC.

How to set up new laptop running Windows 11 in 2025
By Mauro Huculak last updated
Setup Grabbed a new laptop PC? Here's how to set it up.

Top 10 features in the Windows 11 Insider Program in June 2025
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 Microsoft introduced several improvements in June for devices enrolled in the Windows 11 Insider Program, including a redesigned Start menu. Here are the best.

Simple tweaks to bring the "Windows 10 look" to Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
How-to Do you miss Windows 10? So do I. Here's how to make Windows 11 look and feel just like it with built-in options and free third-party tools.

Copilot Vision feels creepy, yet somewhat useful
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 I let Copilot Vision look at my screen, and it was both surprisingly useful and deeply flawed. Here’s my take on how it works, what it gets right, and where it still falls short on Windows 11.

6 ways you should tweak the Registry on Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
Windows 11 Discover six useful Registry tweaks every Windows 11 power user should know, from disabling Bing search and automatic updates to restoring classic menus and enabling automatic Registry backups.

Secrets you probably didn't know about PowerToys for Windows 11
By Mauro Huculak published
How-to PowerToys offers various useful features that you may not be aware of, including backups, plugins, and troubleshooting tools.

Microsoft's new Start menu for Windows 11 rolls out for testing
By Mauro Huculak published
How-to Microsoft is now allowing Windows 11 users to try a redesigned Start menu. Here are the details and how to enable it manually using the ViveTool.
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