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Show all tray icons: | |
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- https://superuser.com/questions/1680130/windows-11-taskbar-corner-overflow-show-all-tray-icons | |
- cmd as admin: | |
C:\> explorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} | |
- If the checkbox "Always show all icons" is greyed out, perform regedit: | |
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] | |
Set EnableAutoTray to 1 | |
Bring back explorer's classic right-click context menu: | |
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- https://pureinfotech.com/bring-back-classic-context-menu-windows-11/ | |
- regedit > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID | |
Create folder "{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" | |
Create subfolder "InprocServer32" | |
Create new "(Default)" key with empty/blank value | |
Use Outlook without email account: | |
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C:\> outlook.exe /PIM NoEmail | |
Control Panel > Mail > Show Profiles > NoEmail | |
High CPU OfficeClickToRun.exe: | |
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- https://monkeymanifesto.com/microsoft-click-to-run-high-cpu-usage-5546/ | |
- services.msc > microsoft office click-to-run service > disable | |
Disable the rubbish alt-tab task switcher on Edge browser tabs: | |
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- https://www.howtogeek.com/696775/how-to-stop-alttab-from-showing-edge-browser-tabs/ | |
- Start menu > Setting > System > Multitasking | |
Timeline > Alt + Tab > Open windows only | |
Disable the rubbish "SkyDrive Pro" from windows explorer right click context menu: | |
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- https://www.howtogeek.com/136176/how-to-remove-skydrive-pro-from-your-right-click-context-menu/ | |
- regedit > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shell | |
Delete the key named SPFS.ContextMenu | |
Disable the rubbish "Share with Skype" from windows explorer right click context menu: | |
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- https://www.technipages.com/disable-share-with-skype-from-context-menu | |
- cmd as admin: | |
C:\> REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked" /v {776DBC8D-7347-478C-8D71-791E12EF49D8} /d Skype | |
- Go to task manager, and then kill and restart explorer.exe | |
Disable the rubbish apps that will auto-start during Windows startup: | |
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- https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/disable-yourphone-exe-in-windows-10/ | |
- Start menu > Setting > System > Privacy > Background apps: | |
Disable all (we don't need them to be auto-started in the background everytime Windows starts, we only need to launch app on demand only) | |
- Powershell as admin: | |
PS C:\> Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage | |
Disable the rubbish telemetry "CompatTelRunner.exe" that will hog the CPUs everyday: | |
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- https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/what-is-compattelrunner-exe/ | |
- Task scheduler > Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Application Experience > Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser > disable | |
- regedit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection\Default and set value to 0 | |
Disable malicious mssense.exe from hogging the CPU and disk IO activities: | |
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- https://woshub.com/disable-windows-defender-antivirus/ | |
- Boot windows into safe mode: | |
C:\> msconfig | |
- regedit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sense and set Start value to 0x4 | |
Bypass CPU and TPM check during upgrade from win10 to win11: | |
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- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-11/how-to-fix-this-pc-doesn-t-meet-the-minimum-requirements-for/m-p/4047590 | |
- regedit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup and set AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU value to 1 | |
Bypass rubbish network enforcement during win11 setup: | |
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- https://www.smartprix.com/bytes/how-to-bypass-the-internet-requirement-during-windows-11-setup/ | |
- shift-F10: C:\> oobe\BypassNRO | |
Disable rubbish grouping in the windows explorer: | |
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- https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/completely-disable-file-grouping-always-everywhere/ac31a227-f585-4b0a-ab2e-a557828eaec5 | |
- https://www.sordum.org/9416/powerrun-v1-7-run-with-highest-privileges > https://www.bytesin.com/software/PowerRun > PowerRun_x64.exe | |
- regedit with powerrun: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{885a186e-a440-4ada-812b-db871b942259}\TopViews\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} and change the GroupBy value data from "System.DateModified" to "" | |
- regedit with normal run: Delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags | |
- regedit with normal run: Delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU | |
- reboot | |
Disable the rubbish onedrive from showing in the recent files: | |
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- Options > Save > Save to Computer by default | |
- Accounts > Manage Settings > uncheck "Turn on optional connected experiences" | |
Remove the rubbish onedrive from windows explorer context menu: | |
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- https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/127208-add-remove-move-onedrive-context-menu-windows-10-a.html | |
- regedit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked and add "{CB3D0F55-BC2C-4C1A-85ED-23ED75B5106B}"="" | |
Prevent laptop from waking up from sleep when the lid is opened: | |
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- Control Panel > Power Options > Change Plan Settings > Change advanced power settings | |
Sleep > Allow wake timers > set all to disable | |
- C:\> powercfg -lastwake | |
C:\> powercfg -requests | |
C:\> powercfg -sleepstudy | |
C:\> powercfg -systemsleepdiagnostics | |
C:\> powercfg -systempowerreport | |
C:\> powercfg -waketimers | |
C:\> powercfg -devicequery wake_armed | |
(and then disable them on device manager > properties > power management > uncheck "Allow this device to wake the computer") | |
- Check Device Manager > System devices > ACPI Lid > Events > View All Events | |
https://www.howtogeek.com/122954/how-to-prevent-your-computer-from-waking-up-accidentally/ | |
C:\> powercfg -requests | |
PERFBOOST: | |
[DRIVER] Legacy Kernel Caller | |
Power Manager | |
C:\> powercfg -requestsoverride DRIVER "Legacy Kernel Caller" SYSTEM | |
SYSTEM: | |
[DRIVER] Realtek High Definition Audio(SST) (INTELAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3874&REV_1000\5&5eba6de&0&0001) | |
An audio stream is currently in use. | |
C:\> powercfg -requestsoverride DRIVER "Realtek High Definition Audio(SST) (INTELAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3874&REV_1000\5&5eba6de&0&0001)" SYSTEM | |
- Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Security and Maintenance > make sure "Allow scheduled maintenance to wake up" is uncheck | |
Prevent laptop from sleeping for remote desktop: | |
- https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-keeps-going-into-sleep-after-1-minute/787e8cea-32ce-4ea0-a281-13c32a75352d | |
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0 (change attributes from 1 to 2 and then go to power options > advanced power settings > sleep > lengthen system unattended sleep timeout) | |
- powercfg.exe /hibernate off | |
- powercfg.exe /a | |
Delete the rubbish recovery partition temporarily on Windows 2022 server in order to resize drive C: | |
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- https://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/comments/xvig5q/windows_server_2022_recovery_partition_how_did/ | |
C:\> diskpart | |
DISKPART> list disk | |
DISKPART> select disk 0 | |
DISKPART> list partition | |
DISKPART> select partition 3 | |
DISKPART> delete partition override | |
- Extend the partition and then recreate back the rubbish recovery partition using DVD mount on d: drive: | |
C:\> mkdir c:\temp | |
mkdir c:\stupidbackup | |
dism /mount-wim /wimfile:"d:\sources\install.wim" /index:1 /mountdir:"c:\temp" /readonly | |
copy C:\temp\windows\system32\Recovery\winre.wim C:\windows\system32\Recovery\ | |
copy C:\temp\windows\system32\Recovery\winre.wim C:\stupidbackup\ | |
DISM /unmount-Wim /MountDir:"c:\temp" /discard | |
C:\> diskpart | |
DISKPART> list disk | |
DISKPART> select disk 0 | |
DISKPART> create partition primary | |
DISKPART> format quick fs=ntfs label="winRE" | |
DISKPART> format quick fs=ntfs | |
DISKPART> set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac | |
DISKPART> exit | |
C:\> reagentc /enable | |
- Reboot and test: | |
C:\> reagentc /boottore | |
C:\> shutdown /r /o /t 00 | |