How To Enable Hidden Features In Windows 11- Step By Step Guide #2023

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ViVeTool is a free command-line application for Windows 11 that allows anyone to activate, remove, and search for new hidden features and applications. You must use Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell to add or enable hidden features after installing the utility. If you don’t want to use the command-line program, ViVeTool now has a graphical program named ‘ViVeTool GUI’ that allows you to activate or deactivate hidden Windows capabilities. In this article, we will learn how to enable hidden features in Windows 11.

Using the ViVeTool GUI (Graphical Version), enable or disable hidden features:

  • If you don’t already have the ViVeTool GUI utility installed on the system, go to the official website of GitHub and get the most recent ViVeTool GUI version.
  • Unzip the file and run the app if you have a portable version. Double-click the setup file to run the utility if you downloaded it.
  • Hit the ‘More details’ option if your PC is safeguarded by Windows. You are seeing this notification because you are intending to install a third-party program.
  • Tap the ‘Run anyhow’ box after that and click ‘Yes’ when the UAC dialogue box opens.
  • Now, to install and execute the program, follow the on-screen recommendations.
  • Each month, Microsoft publishes new builds, each with its own set of hidden features. As a result, you must pick the build that you have downloaded and installed.
  • Open the Settings tool (Windows+I) and go to the ‘System’ tab on the left to see what build you’re running. Then you need to browse at the bottom and click ‘About’.
  • Browse to the Windows Specifications section on the About settings tab, and record the build number under ‘OS build’.
  • Return to the ViveTool GUI and choose the Windows build number from the top left-hand menu.
  • Once you’ve chosen a builder, the utility will search for all accessible features on your Windows 11 Computer, which you may activate or deactivate.
  • ViVeTool will divide the hidden features into the following groups when the analysis is finished:
  • Features that are: Always disabled, Always enabled, Disable by Default, Enable by Default, and Modifiable

Furthermore

You may explore each category to see the features that are available in that section. You won’t be able to access the contents of the capabilities, but you will be enabled to see the Feature name, ID, and Status. By using the search box, you may locate a certain feature by its name or ID.

  • Pick the function you wish to enable or remove from the menu bar above, then click the ‘Perform Action’ drop-down.
  • Tap ‘Activate Feature’ to use the specified feature or ‘Deactivate Feature’ to stop it from the drop-down menu.
  • If you already recognize the feature number or ID, just hit or click the ‘Manually Change a Feature (F12)’ button.
  • Next, in the text area, type the Feature ID and select ‘Enable Feature’ or ‘Disable Feature’ from the drop-down menu.
  • Hit the ‘About & Settings’ button in the upper right corner to fetch the latest build’s available features every time you run the app.
  • Navigate to the ‘Settings’ tab in the About & Settings dialogue box and enable the ‘Automatically install the latest Build’ option.
  • Hidden Features generally give you a sneak peek at forthcoming features before they are made public.

To activate/deactivate hidden features, utilize the ViveTool command-line tool

  • Follow these procedures if you wish to employ the old ViveTool utility through Command Prompt or PowerShell:
  • You’ll need to have a separate configuration to utilize ViVeTool commands. The ViveTool command-line utility is available for download from GitHub’s official website.
  • After downloading, to unpack the files, right-click the ‘ViveTool-vx.x.x.zip’ file and pick the ‘Extract All’ option from the context menu.
  • Next, using the ‘Browse’ option, select the desired area for the tool to be extracted, and then select ‘Extract.’
  • You’ll need to have the exact Feature Identifier to add or remove a feature.  You can check out a set of features for each build at the official website of GitHub.
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the OS version you have on your machine. At the bottom of the webpage, you’ll find the latest recent build.
  • The list of possible features and their IDs will appear on the following page. Now write down the ID for the feature you’d like to start and stop.
  • Then, using administrative privileges, run Command Prompt or PowerShell. To do so, hit the Windows key, type ‘cmd‘ or ‘PowerShell’ into the top-right search box, and then select ‘Run as administrator from the right-hand pane.
  • To go to the unzipped ViveTool folder, use the elevated Command Prompt or PowerShell and run the following command:

cd C:\Users\rajst\Documents\New folder\ViVeTool-v0.2

Where you need to change C:\Users\rajst\Documents\New folder\ViVeTool-v0.2.1 with location to your extracted folder.

  • Your next job is to execute the following command to activate the feature:

ivetool addconfig <feature_ID> 2

Substitute <feature ID> with the ID of the feature you wish to activate or deactivate in the above script.

  • Reboot your computer after performing the code mentioned above which will activate the Feature on your PC.

What are some of the best-hidden features you should know about?

Focus settings

To activate Focus assistance, go to the Start menu and type Focus to access the app’s interface. You may control how long a focus time lasts and whether or not particular applications receive alerts. Create a business-based emphasis, for example, and only allow alerts from your work Gmail and Slack accounts. In contrast, if you set up a focus when you want to relax, you may deactivate work-related applications.

Snap layouts

This isn’t strictly a secret feature because it was revealed prior to the release of Windows 11. Yet, we’ve included it because it’s commonly overlooked by people who might benefit from it.

Snap Layouts allows you to rapidly and simply rearrange applications and windows on your desktop. Hover your mouse over the maximize icon in the top right corner of an app or window to activate it. This will display six distinct grid layouts, each with its own set of window settings.  Simply pick a design you prefer, then start picking windows and applications to organize in a specified order.

Conclusion

So, these are the procedures making use of which you can enable or disable the hidden features in Windows 11.