Windows 11

ISO Download

Win11_22H2_EnglishInternational_x64v1.iso

Official Download from Microsoft

HOWTO: DISABLE:

Windows File Compression

NOTE: This must be done as an administrator, so either log in to 'Administrator' or in the start menu right click on 'CMD' and select 'Run as administrator'.

fsutil behavior set disablecompression 1

To complete, the system will need to be rebooted.

INFO:

Group Policy Editor (GPEDIT.MSC) For Home Edition

Open a command prompt as Administrator and enter the following two commands:

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

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

Registry Tweaks

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions

Add Key= Blocked

Add String value= {e2bf9676-5f8f-435c-97eb-11607a5bedf7}

Disable Snap Layout

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

Add Dword32: EnableSnapAssistFlyout

Values

0 = Disable

1 = Enable

Disable Lockscreen

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization

If the Personalization key is not present it will need to be added, create a new Dword32 and name it:

NoLockScreen

set value to 1

Speed up shutdown

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

Change value of WaitToKillServiceTimeout

values in miliseconds (Default: 5000)

Activate Verbose Mode

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Add Dword32: verbosestatus

Change value to 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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings

Add Dword32: IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled

Values:

0 = Disables

1 = Enabled

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup

Add Dword32: AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU

Change value from 0 to 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

Restore Old Style Context Menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID\

Add key: {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}

Add key: InprocServer32

open, then close (Default) in "InprocServer32" with no value

restart explorer

Thanks to Cyber CPU

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

Open a terminal as administrator, type the following to confirm current settings:

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 in the terminal type:

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 https://www.startallback.com/] 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.