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Windows how-to guides
Each guide answers the question in the first two sentences, gives the steps using Windows' own tools, and then shows how RIVET does the same job with a preview first and a way back.
Startup and speed
Disable startup apps in Windows 11Stop apps opening when you sign in.
Delay startup appsKeep an app, but start it a few minutes later.
Why is my PC slow?The usual causes and how to check each one.
Cleanup
Settings and privacy
Turn off Recall and CopilotChoose which Windows AI features run.
What changed after a Windows update?Find settings and startup apps an update changed.
Undo a settings changeGet back to how it was before.
AI on your own PC
Want to know what a process or service is? See the process and service library.
Questions
Do I need RIVET to follow these guides?
No. Every guide gives the steps using Windows' own tools first. RIVET is shown afterwards as one way to do the same job with a preview and undo.
Which versions of Windows do these guides cover?
Windows 11, with notes where Windows 10 differs. RIVET itself runs on Windows 10 version 2004 or newer and Windows 11.