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'''NOTE: Remember to open the Terminal or Powershell with extended Administrator privilages.'''
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== '''HOWTO: DISABLE:''' ==
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=== Notepad Tabs ===
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* Open Notepad
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* Click on the cog symbol in the top right-hand corner to open settings
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* Click the arrow to the right of 'When Notepad starts'
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* Select 'Start new session and discard unsaved changes'
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* Close settings
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=== 'Learn About This Picture' Icon On Desktop ===
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* Right-click on the Desktop and select Personalize
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* The Desktop background will be set to 'Windows Spotlight'?
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* Set background to Picture or Slideshow, and set your preferred background wallpaper or folder for a slideshow.
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=== Copilot In Notepad ===
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* Open Notepad
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* Click on the cog symbol in the top right-hand corner to open settings
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* Under 'AI Features' disable Copilot
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=== Language Switcher icon or Language Bar from Taskbar ===
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* Open Settings app
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* Access the Time & language category
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* Click on the Typing Settings page
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* Access the Advanced keyboard settings
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* Tick the box for 'Use the desktop language bar option'
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* Click 'Language bar options'
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* Tick the radio box under 'Language Bar'
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=== Task View Button ===
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Settings > Personalisation > Taskbar > Taskbar items
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=== Windows File Compression ===
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'''Terminal:'''
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<code>fsutil behavior set disablecompression 1</code>
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To complete, the system will need to be rebooted.
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== ''' HOWTO: ENABLE: ''' ==
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=== Legacy Context Menu ===
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'''Terminal:'''
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<code>reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve</code><br>
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'''Powershell:'''
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<code>New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" -Name 'InprocServer32' -Force</code>
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== '''INFO:''' ==
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=== BitLocker Recovery Key ===
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https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/find-your-bitlocker-recovery-key-6b71ad27-0b89-ea08-f143-056f5ab347d6
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=== Compatibility Checker - Microsoft ===
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[https://aka.ms/GetPCHealthCheckApp PC Health Check App]
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=== Group Policy Editor (GPEDIT.MSC) For Home Edition ===
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'''Terminal:'''
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<code>FOR %F IN ("%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~*.mum") DO ( DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F" )</code><br>
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<code>FOR %F IN ("%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~*.mum") DO ( DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F" )</code>
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=== Use The Print Screen Button To Open Screen Snipping Tool ===
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2023-04-19 - This behaviour is soon to become the default action in a future update, presumably Microsoft will allow users to revert back to the old action...
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* Settings
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* Accessibility
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* Interaction (section)
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* Keyboard
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* Toggle on 'Use the Print screen button to open screen snipping'
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=== NRO Bypass '''OLD''' - Setup Without Internet Connection ===
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At the "Let’s connect you to a network" screen, press Shift + F10 on your keyboard.
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This will open a DOS command window.  Click to make sure you have selected this window.
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At the command prompt, type:
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<code>OOBE\BYPASSNRO</code>
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The above are capital Ohs, not zeros) and press the Enter key to bypass the required Internet connection.
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The system will restart automatically, and the out-of-box experience (OOBE) will start again.
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Select the region or country then click the “Yes” button.
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Select the keyboard layout or input method and then click the “Yes” button.
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Click the “Skip” button if you do not need to configure a second layout.
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Click on “I don’t have internet”.
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Thanks to (https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/windows-11-install-without-internet/ Adam's Desk)
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=== NRO Bypass '''NEW''' 25H2 > - Setup Without Internet Connection ===
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At the "Let’s connect you to a network" screen, press Shift + F10 on your keyboard.
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This will open a DOS command window, click it to ensure it is selected.
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At the command prompt, type:
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<code> start ms-cxh:localonly</code>
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Press enter to continue
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In the new screen, add a username & (if required) a password
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This currently works on Home & Professional
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Thanks to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK75SWX4F2s Chris Titus Tech].
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=== NRO Bypass - Registry Method ===
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At the "Let’s connect you to a network" screen, press Shift + F10 on your keyboard.
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This will open a DOS command window, click it to ensure it is selected.
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At the command prompt, type:
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<code> reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
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shutdown /r /t 0 </code>
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Thanks to [https://ideasawakened.com/post/microsoft-windows-11-local-account-oobe-bypassnro-fails Ideas Awakened].
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=== RSAT Installation ===
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https://windowsreport.com/install-rsat-windows-11/
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=== ISO Download ===
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[https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows11/ Microsoft Windows 11 ISO - Current release]
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=== tiny11 ===
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98Lite (if you understand this reference, you probably also need to take paracetamol for your joint pains) meets Windows 11.
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Download from [https://archive.org/details/tiny-11_202302 here].
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[https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tiny11-lean-windows-11 Tom's Hardware review]
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=== User Password, Change Via Commandline ===
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https://pureinfotech.com/change-password-command-prompt-windows-11/
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=== Voice Access ===
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* https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/voice-access-command-list-dac0f091-87ce-454d-8d57-bef38d3d8563
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* https://pureinfotech.com/enable-voice-access-windows-11-22h2/
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* https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/use-voice-access-to-control-your-pc-author-text-with-your-voice-4dcd23ee-f1b9-4fd1-bacc-862ab611f55d
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=== Vanilla Installation ===
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Use the 'World' location option to avoid installing all the useless guff that comes with Windows.
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After the install is complete remember to update all location affected items to your region of choice.
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== '''Registry Tweaks''' ==
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=== Change File Explorer To Act, Look And Feel Like It Does In Windows 10 ===
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{|- class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding=6
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|Key
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions
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|-
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|Add Key
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|Blocked
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|-
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|Add String value
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|{e2bf9676-5f8f-435c-97eb-11607a5bedf7}
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|}
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=== Disable Snap Layout ===
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{|- class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding=6
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|Key
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|HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
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|-
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|Add Dword32
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|EnableSnapAssistFlyout
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|-
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|Values - Disable
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|0
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|-
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|Values - Enable
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|1
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|}
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=== Disable Lockscreen ===
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{|- class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding=6
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|Key
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization
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|-
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|Add Dword32
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|NoLockScreen
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|-
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|Values - Disable
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|0
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|-
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|Values - Enable
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|1
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|}
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=== Speed up shutdown ===
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{|- class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding=6
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|Key
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
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|-
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|Change value of
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|WaitToKillServiceTimeout
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|-
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|Values - In milliseconds
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|2000
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|}
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'''NOTE:''' Default value is 5000, the 2000 value shown above is just as an example.
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=== Activate Verbose Mode ===
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{|- class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding=6
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|Key
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
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|-
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|Add Dword32:
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|verbosestatus
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|-
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|Values - Disable
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|0
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|-
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|Values - Enable
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|1
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|}
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=== Add program to context menu ===
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Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
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Add key: Program you want to add (Notepad)
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Add Key: command
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under (default) add path to command "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
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to get command path, right click on exe and select "Copy as path"
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=== Disable Dynamic Search Box ===
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{|- class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding=6
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|Key
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|HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings
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|-
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|Add Dword32
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|IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled
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|-
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|Values - Disable
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|0
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|-
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|Values - Enable
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|1
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|}
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=== Remove Bing from Start ===
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
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Add key: Explorer
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Add Dword32: DisableSearchBoxSuggestions
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Set value to 1
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=== Bypass TPM and CPU checks for Windows Update ===
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{|- class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding=6
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|Key
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup
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|-
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|Add Dword32
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|AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU
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|-
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|Values - Disable
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|0
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|-
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|Values - Enable
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|1
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|}
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=== Change Taskbar size ===
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
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Add Dword32: TaskbarSi
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0 = smallest
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1 = default
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2 = large
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===  Move the taskbar ===
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3
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Double click on settings
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change 03 value under FE to 01
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00 Left side
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01 Top
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02 Right side
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03 Bottom
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Right, Left broken. Only Top, bottom (to work fully, move start menu to left) works
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== '''HOWTO: FIX''' ==
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=== Address and Search Bars Missing In File Manager ===
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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi2n7L2_ObE
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*Users running StartAllBack should disable it to see if that fixes the issue, if it does check the version installed and upgrade if possible.
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*Run System File Checker
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=== The Service Cannot Accept Control Messages At This Time ===
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* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29761505/the-service-cannot-accept-control-messages-at-this-time
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=== Voice Access (Speech Recognition) ===
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==== Error 1002 ====
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* Reboot
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==== No Access To Microphone ====
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* Settings > App > Microphone access > Turn off access to all apps > Reboot system > Turn access to microphone back on.
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* Settings > Accessibility > Check settings
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== Change Network DNS Servers ==
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# Settings
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# Network and Internet
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# WiFi
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# Hardware (wifi) Properties
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# IPv4 DNS Servers
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# Edit (manual)
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# Change IPv4 servers to '''8.8.8.8''' and '''1.1.1.1'''
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# Click OK
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[https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/windows-11-specifications#table1 Windows 11 specs, features and computer requirements] as of 2021-10-14
 
[https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/windows-11-specifications#table1 Windows 11 specs, features and computer requirements] as of 2021-10-14
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[https://www.ghacks.net/2021/10/19/ventoy-1-0-55-bypass-windows-11-requirements-check-during-installation/ Ventoy 1.0.55: bypass Windows 11 requirements check during installation]
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== Start Menu ==
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https://www.minitool.com/news/move-windows-11-start-menu.html
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=== Remove Recommended ===
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Open Settings - Select "Personalization" (left-hand column) - Click on "Start" (right-hand column) - Turn off "Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer"
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== Sync Center ==
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https://www.ubackup.com/windows-11/enable-offline-files-windows-11.html
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== Change System Release Rollback To Sixty Days ==
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=== Method One ===
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'''Terminal:'''<br>
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<code>DISM.exe /Online /Get-OSUninstallWindow</code>
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After pressing enter, the returned data should show a line that reads:
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Uninstall Windows : 10
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To change to sixty days:
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'''Terminal:'''<br>
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<code>DISM /Online /Set-OSUninstallWindow /Value:60</code>
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Now, after pressing enter, the returned data should show a line that reads:
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Uninstall Windows : 60
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=== Method Two ===
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Open regedit.exe
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Navigate to:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
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In the right-hand pane, look for "UninstallWindow" if it is not there, create New / DWORD (32-bit) Value and call it
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UninstallWindow
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Change value to 60 on decimal
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Thanks to [https://www.youtube.com/c/Britec09 Britec Computers]
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=== General Tweaks ===
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# https://www.minitool.com/backup-tips/windows-11-tweaks.html
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# https://windowsreport.com/best-windows-11-tweaks/
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# https://geekflare.com/windows-11-tweaks-for-better-performance/
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# https://www.techradar.com/news/20-tips-and-tricks-for-windows-11
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# https://geekflare.com/windows-11-tweaks-for-better-performance/
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# https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-make-windows-11-look-like-windows-7
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# https://www.thewindowsclub.com/make-windows-10-look-like-windows-7
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# https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
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# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GQn6DjtNWY
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# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ebqgGY8c6M
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=== Features ===
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https://uk.pcmag.com/migrated-3765-windows-10/136545/the-best-windows-11-tips-and-tricks
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== Third Party Apps ==
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[https://www.startallback.com/ StartAllBack] make Windows 11 look like Windows 10, or Windows 7.
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Excellent for who for people who do not want to try and cope with change, be it because they have had a stroke (as had the customer I found StartAllBack for) or for those who are just bloody minded.
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== De-bloating Tools ==
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=== Chris Titus ===
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* https://christitus.com/windows-tool/
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From an elevated (run as Administrator) PowerShell prompt:
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<code> Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted </code>
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<code> iwr -useb <nowiki>https://christitus.com/win</nowiki> | iex </code>
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After downloading, the programme will open automatically.
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Remember to re-restrict the Execution Policy:
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<code> Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted </code>
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=== Winhance ===
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* https://github.com/memstechtips/Winhance
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From an elevated (run as Administrator) PowerShell prompt:
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<code> Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted </code>
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<code> irm "<nowiki>https://github.com/memstechtips/Winhance/raw/main/Winhance.ps1</nowiki>" | iex </code>
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After downloading, the programme will open automatically.
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Remember to re-restrict the Execution Policy:
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<code> Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted </code>

Latest revision as of 13:45, 17 April 2025

NOTE: Remember to open the Terminal or Powershell with extended Administrator privilages.

HOWTO: DISABLE:

Notepad Tabs

  • Open Notepad
  • Click on the cog symbol in the top right-hand corner to open settings
  • Click the arrow to the right of 'When Notepad starts'
  • Select 'Start new session and discard unsaved changes'
  • Close settings

'Learn About This Picture' Icon On Desktop

  • Right-click on the Desktop and select Personalize
  • The Desktop background will be set to 'Windows Spotlight'?
  • Set background to Picture or Slideshow, and set your preferred background wallpaper or folder for a slideshow.

Copilot In Notepad

  • Open Notepad
  • Click on the cog symbol in the top right-hand corner to open settings
  • Under 'AI Features' disable Copilot

Language Switcher icon or Language Bar from Taskbar

  • Open Settings app
  • Access the Time & language category
  • Click on the Typing Settings page
  • Access the Advanced keyboard settings
  • Tick the box for 'Use the desktop language bar option'
  • Click 'Language bar options'
  • Tick the radio box under 'Language Bar'

Task View Button

Settings > Personalisation > Taskbar > Taskbar items

Windows File Compression

Terminal: fsutil behavior set disablecompression 1

To complete, the system will need to be rebooted.

HOWTO: ENABLE:

Legacy Context Menu

Terminal: reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
Powershell: New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" -Name 'InprocServer32' -Force

INFO:

BitLocker Recovery Key

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/find-your-bitlocker-recovery-key-6b71ad27-0b89-ea08-f143-056f5ab347d6

Compatibility Checker - Microsoft

PC Health Check App

Group Policy Editor (GPEDIT.MSC) For Home Edition

Terminal:

FOR %F IN ("%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~*.mum") DO ( DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F" )
FOR %F IN ("%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~*.mum") DO ( DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F" )

Use The Print Screen Button To Open Screen Snipping Tool

2023-04-19 - This behaviour is soon to become the default action in a future update, presumably Microsoft will allow users to revert back to the old action...

  • Settings
  • Accessibility
  • Interaction (section)
  • Keyboard
  • Toggle on 'Use the Print screen button to open screen snipping'

NRO Bypass OLD - Setup Without Internet Connection

At the "Let’s connect you to a network" screen, press Shift + F10 on your keyboard.

This will open a DOS command window. Click to make sure you have selected this window.

At the command prompt, type:

OOBE\BYPASSNRO

The above are capital Ohs, not zeros) and press the Enter key to bypass the required Internet connection.

The system will restart automatically, and the out-of-box experience (OOBE) will start again.

Select the region or country then click the “Yes” button. Select the keyboard layout or input method and then click the “Yes” button. Click the “Skip” button if you do not need to configure a second layout. Click on “I don’t have internet”.

Thanks to (https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/windows-11-install-without-internet/ Adam's Desk)

NRO Bypass NEW 25H2 > - Setup Without Internet Connection

At the "Let’s connect you to a network" screen, press Shift + F10 on your keyboard.

This will open a DOS command window, click it to ensure it is selected.

At the command prompt, type:

start ms-cxh:localonly

Press enter to continue

In the new screen, add a username & (if required) a password

This currently works on Home & Professional

Thanks to Chris Titus Tech.

NRO Bypass - Registry Method

At the "Let’s connect you to a network" screen, press Shift + F10 on your keyboard.

This will open a DOS command window, click it to ensure it is selected.

At the command prompt, type:

reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f shutdown /r /t 0

Thanks to Ideas Awakened.

RSAT Installation

https://windowsreport.com/install-rsat-windows-11/

ISO Download

Microsoft Windows 11 ISO - Current release

tiny11

98Lite (if you understand this reference, you probably also need to take paracetamol for your joint pains) meets Windows 11.

Download from here.

Tom's Hardware review

User Password, Change Via Commandline

https://pureinfotech.com/change-password-command-prompt-windows-11/

Voice Access

Vanilla Installation

Use the 'World' location option to avoid installing all the useless guff that comes with Windows.

After the install is complete remember to update all location affected items to your region of choice.

Registry Tweaks

Change File Explorer To Act, Look And Feel Like It Does In Windows 10

Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions
Add Key Blocked
Add String value {e2bf9676-5f8f-435c-97eb-11607a5bedf7}

Disable Snap Layout

Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
Add Dword32 EnableSnapAssistFlyout
Values - Disable 0
Values - Enable 1

Disable Lockscreen

Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization
Add Dword32 NoLockScreen
Values - Disable 0
Values - Enable 1

Speed up shutdown

Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
Change value of WaitToKillServiceTimeout
Values - In milliseconds 2000

NOTE: Default value is 5000, the 2000 value shown above is just as an example.

Activate Verbose Mode

Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Add Dword32: verbosestatus
Values - Disable 0
Values - Enable 1

Add program to context menu

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell

Add key: Program you want to add (Notepad)

Add Key: command

under (default) add path to command "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"

to get command path, right click on exe and select "Copy as path"

Disable Dynamic Search Box

Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings
Add Dword32 IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled
Values - Disable 0
Values - Enable 1

Remove Bing from Start

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

Add key: Explorer

Add Dword32: DisableSearchBoxSuggestions

Set value to 1

Bypass TPM and CPU checks for Windows Update

Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup
Add Dword32 AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU
Values - Disable 0
Values - Enable 1

Change Taskbar size

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Add Dword32: TaskbarSi

0 = smallest

1 = default

2 = large

Move the taskbar

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects3

Double click on settings

change 03 value under FE to 01

00 Left side

01 Top

02 Right side

03 Bottom

Right, Left broken. Only Top, bottom (to work fully, move start menu to left) works

HOWTO: FIX

Address and Search Bars Missing In File Manager

  • Users running StartAllBack should disable it to see if that fixes the issue, if it does check the version installed and upgrade if possible.
  • Run System File Checker

The Service Cannot Accept Control Messages At This Time

Voice Access (Speech Recognition)

Error 1002

  • Reboot

No Access To Microphone

  • Settings > App > Microphone access > Turn off access to all apps > Reboot system > Turn access to microphone back on.
  • Settings > Accessibility > Check settings

Change Network DNS Servers

  1. Settings
  2. Network and Internet
  3. WiFi
  4. Hardware (wifi) Properties
  5. IPv4 DNS Servers
  6. Edit (manual)
  7. Change IPv4 servers to 8.8.8.8 and 1.1.1.1
  8. Click OK

Windows 11 specs, features and computer requirements as of 2021-10-14

Ventoy 1.0.55: bypass Windows 11 requirements check during installation

Start Menu

https://www.minitool.com/news/move-windows-11-start-menu.html

Remove Recommended

Open Settings - Select "Personalization" (left-hand column) - Click on "Start" (right-hand column) - Turn off "Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer"

Sync Center

https://www.ubackup.com/windows-11/enable-offline-files-windows-11.html

Change System Release Rollback To Sixty Days

Method One

Terminal:
DISM.exe /Online /Get-OSUninstallWindow

After pressing enter, the returned data should show a line that reads: 

Uninstall Windows : 10

To change to sixty days:

Terminal:
DISM /Online /Set-OSUninstallWindow /Value:60

Now, after pressing enter, the returned data should show a line that reads: 

Uninstall Windows : 60

Method Two

Open regedit.exe

Navigate to: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup

In the right-hand pane, look for "UninstallWindow" if it is not there, create New / DWORD (32-bit) Value and call it 

UninstallWindow

Change value to 60 on decimal

Thanks to Britec Computers

General Tweaks

  1. https://www.minitool.com/backup-tips/windows-11-tweaks.html
  2. https://windowsreport.com/best-windows-11-tweaks/
  3. https://geekflare.com/windows-11-tweaks-for-better-performance/
  4. https://www.techradar.com/news/20-tips-and-tricks-for-windows-11
  5. https://geekflare.com/windows-11-tweaks-for-better-performance/
  6. https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-make-windows-11-look-like-windows-7
  7. https://www.thewindowsclub.com/make-windows-10-look-like-windows-7
  8. https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GQn6DjtNWY
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ebqgGY8c6M

Features

https://uk.pcmag.com/migrated-3765-windows-10/136545/the-best-windows-11-tips-and-tricks

Third Party Apps

StartAllBack make Windows 11 look like Windows 10, or Windows 7.

Excellent for who for people who do not want to try and cope with change, be it because they have had a stroke (as had the customer I found StartAllBack for) or for those who are just bloody minded.

De-bloating Tools

Chris Titus

From an elevated (run as Administrator) PowerShell prompt:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

iwr -useb https://christitus.com/win | iex

After downloading, the programme will open automatically.

Remember to re-restrict the Execution Policy:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted

Winhance

From an elevated (run as Administrator) PowerShell prompt:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

irm "https://github.com/memstechtips/Winhance/raw/main/Winhance.ps1" | iex

After downloading, the programme will open automatically.

Remember to re-restrict the Execution Policy:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted

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