Windows 10 Tweaks and Fixes (Index post #1)

Before downloading W10 update, there will be lots of space and after w10 is downloaded there'll be no place because they put new versions over and over again confusing whether to download delta package or full ISO.
I cleaned up 20GB from my sis' s auto update machine after successful update just once. Now there'll be more.

 

Good Lord, 20GB worth of update filth is a lot of worthless bloat to have lingering after only a single auto-update session. You know, it's bad enough that they are so half-a$$ed at everything they do. One would think they might at least have the common decency to flush the toilet when they are finished pooping. Perhaps when one holds the opinion that their own poop doesn't stink it is harder for those folks to to remember trivial stuff like wiping and flushing.

 

I know this doesn't belong here, but I can report that Windows 8.1 > with WSUS offline updates > offlne .net 3.5 install, ninite install of everything I need, and turn off updates of any kind at the beginning install phase has turned out to be pure heaven for my 7820hk and gtx 1070. Everything is very snappy, temps even seem a little better, fps increased in games. Win 10 is a huge pile of crap, I can agree on that. I just run my Malwarebytes life time license for my virus protection, seems to handle it all just fine honestly. I don't foresee ever going back to Win 10 unless I decide to get into virtual reality, but I highly doubt that tech ever impresses me, the Rift/Vive failed to impress me at all.

edit: I forgot to mention that Windows Firewall Win 10 WinAero batch file also works in Win 8.1 to block telemetry. I use that as well, seemed to register just fine on Win 8.1 when I ran it as admin. got all the ok's, and boom done.

 

How to fix the brightness going back to 50% issue upon reboot in Windows 10 Redstone 5:

So Windows 10 Redstone 5 at the time of writing this with their RTM build 17763.1 has a very annoying bug where every time you reboot, the screen brightness goes back to 50% so you'd have to manually adjust it back to a 100% or whatever screen brightness level you had before.

Here's how to fix this:

1) Download NSudo then extract it (make sure to right click on the ZIP file you just downloaded, go to Properties, then hit Unblock from the bottom right as it may be blocked since it was downloaded from the internet, if you don't do this before extracting the files, then all the files within that ZIP would have a BLOCKED status which may lead to the program not working properly.)

2) Go to the x64 folder from the NSUdo files that you extracted, then right click on NSudo.exe and choose Run as Admin

3) From the top, change the user to System then check the box which says Enable All Privileges

4) Click the Browse Button then type regedit.exe in the search box located at the top right of the screen and wait while Windows finds regedit.exe

5) Now hit Run in NSudo to have it launch the registry editor with the Systems user privileges



6) Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DisplayEnhancementService\State\

There you will find your screen model or maybe even more than one screen model as it was in my case so the next step should be applied to all the screen models that you find under that key (State)

7) Double click on the following keys, change the Base to Decimal first, then type 100 for both of them:

• ScreenBrightnessPercent
• SliderBrightnessPercent

Now set your screen back to whatever brightness level you want and try to reboot, the brightness level that you set should now stick.

 

@Ultra Male

Thank you. I had this 50% screen brightness issue after each Windows 10 1809 re-start and this works.

 

How to disable the Windows 10 privacy invasion/unwanted tasks

1) Copy/paste the following text in a blank Notepad Text file:

Code:

schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\AppID\SmartScreenSpecific" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\AitAgent" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTask" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\Proxy" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\CloudExperienceHost\CreateObjectTask" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\ExploitGuard\ExploitGuard MDM policy Refresh" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Feedback\Siuf\DmClient" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Feedback\Siuf\DmClientOnScenarioDownload" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\File History (maintenance mode)" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Location\Notifications" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Location\WindowsActionDialog" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Maps\MapsUpdateTask" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Maps\MapsToastTask" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Power Efficiency Diagnostics\AnalyzeSystem" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyMonitor" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyRefreshTask" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting" /disable

2) Save the file as Disable Task Scheduler Privacy Related tasks-W10.bat (not with the usual *TXT extension for Notepad)

3) Right click on the file you just created and choose Run as Administrator

Or simply download the ready-made batch file: Disable Task Scheduler Privacy Related tasks-W10.bat

 

Nice one but nothing better than Destroy Windows 10 Spying [ https://github.com/Nummer/Destroy-Windows-10-Spying/releases].. it have more than this list that you mentioned and also it covers everything and still works wonderfully on Windows 10 RS5 without any problems (If you know what you are doing)

Thank you

 

Work for older Windows 10 versions but not with Windows 10 RS5. Changes, bruh...

Old Classic Sticky Notes for Windows 10 version 1809
Starting in Windows 10 build 17763, version 1809 "October 2018 Update", the classic Sticky Notes app has stopped working.

 

Can you please update this for Redstone 5? The Redstone 2 link is not working anymore.

 

Download Old Calculator for Windows 10 from Windows 7 or Windows 8

 

Am I right in assume this will also increase performance by doing all these things? Windows 10 does seem to randomly micro stutter for no appearant reason, and all this background software recording may just be it.

 

Are you using optimus based GPU switching? If so, change power management mode in nvcpl from Optimal to Adaptive. That will get rid off Nv optimus crap.

 

Correct

 

Winaero Tweaker 0.12.1

Here are the changes in Winaero Tweaker 0.12.1

• The case sensitivity context menu is now available for Windows 1803+. Thanks to Walkman.
• The "Disable wide context menu" is now hidden for Windows 10 1809. Microsoft has removed this feature, so it doesn't work in October 2018 Update. Thanks to Jason.
• The "Disable Edge prelaunching" feature now works correctly for both 1803 and 1809 versions of Windows 10. Thanks to TairikuOkami.
• The "Disable Windows Update" feature now disables two extra services, Windows Update Medic Service and Update Orchestrator Service. Thanks to OMC.

 

First now? http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...stallation-guide.781178/page-64#post-10785713

 

I know Tairiku he is younger version of Mr. fox. He hates W10 and ses WPD,OOSP 10,Spybot etc.. to kill of telemetry and other BS.

There's system event broker and system runtime guard broker to disable to WU. I just checked for updates accidentally & it tried to install drivers by force, I switched to flight mode and disabled WU.

 

This is an "Office Tweak and Fix" but I don't see a thread for that. Anyway, another tip to fix broken Micro$lop filth. (Not exclusive to Windows 10, but same concept of them ramming their crap up all of our butts whether we like it or not.)

Tired of being directed to Bing within office? Here you go. Save as a .reg file and merge.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\General]
"Xlstart"="XLSTART"
"Themes"="Themes"
"Templates"="Templates"
"Stationery"="Stationery"
"Startup"="STARTUP"
"Signatures"="Signatures"
"RecentFiles"="Recent"
"Queries"="Queries"
"Proof"="Proof"
"MyPictures"="My Pictures"
"MyDocuments"="My Documents"
"Favorites"="Favorites"
"Desktop"="Desktop"
"ApplicationData"="Application Data"
"AddIns"="AddIns"
"Actors"="Actors"
"FirstRun"=dword:00000000
"ShownFirstRunOptin"=dword:00000001
"FirstRunTime"=dword:01746502
"SearchProviderName"="Google"
"SearchProviderURI"="http://www.google.com/search?q="

Example right-click search changed from Bing to Google:

 

But when I right click on a word, I don't get any search, what gives? I have the latest version of Micro$h4ft Office

 

Try selecting the entire word first, then right click. If that still doesn't work, maybe they screwed up something else with Office.

I have 2016 MSO (16.0.9126.2282) on my work laptop and the right-click on a word does not work, but I though maybe it was something they have locked down (lots of things are) so maybe they reduced functionality in Office 2016 and 2019 and eliminated that useful feature. I prefer Office 2013 and that is what I use on my own computers. I downgraded from 2016 on purpose.

 

I would like to share this here as Win 10 got issues related to caching files to RAM and NEVER gets cleared or released when your RAM is near to full & gets stuck there until you reboot. Related to this problem will cause Micro-stuttering

Even if it is close to full using of RAM it will start using paging file mechanism & you will get more lagging & stuttering. LOL
This issue called [Standby Memory Cache Bug] and it is been there since Win 10 CU 1703+ and alot of people having issues with it (Not me ) even on Win 10 1809!

Anyway... Credits to @wagnard for providing the fix to those issues
I will put this link here.. just in case or maybe add it on the Main OP since it is something world wide problem
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1256

I hope I saved someones precious time or day

 

added to the index and repped j00

 

That program sounds similar to Mem reduct, but optimized for win10.

 

It work on Windows 7 as well. I just tested it.

 

Its similar to RAMMap which simply aggressive dumps all caches and reduce RAM usage by hefty amount. I almost cleared 3.5GB.

 

I was hoping it would give me a small bump in benchmark scores, but it did not have a measurable effect on that. But, it might have if I were experiencing the issues it was intended to mitigate.

 

Have extra applications running in the background to monitor <IF you need to clear ram> isn't something I want running on my machine.

 

Thanks for the useful tips ! Windows 10 updates annoys me for a while!

 

[FIX] You can’t connect Windows 10 to your local network file share because it’s "not secure" (LOL)

 

Hey Guys. I dont know if anyone else have noticed this but Windows 10 power settings are always changing to the default and when I change power options etc they dont save and I have to keep changing them. Any ideas I'f this is a bug?

 

You mean its switching to Balanced mode?

 

No. I keep it on balanced but the settings inside the plan keep changing and not saving when I change settings such as Screen time off and screen brightness etc in that plan. It's strange...

 

Did you update windows 10?

 

No. Still on 1803

 

v1803.376?
I'm on build 345

 

Hi am I supposed to save the 2nd one in notepad How do I do that? Thanks

 

Open Notepad

copy/paste the code

now hit File > Save As

you will see the default name is *.txt

Delete that and name it anything you want like D isable Meltdown-Spectre Patch.reg

the .reg is what makes this a registry file that you can then double click on to have it merged into your registry.

Be sure to enable viewing of File Extensions so you see the .txt or .reg or whatever file extensions you have from

Control Panel > File Explorer Options > View > then uncheck the box next to: Hide extensions for known file types

 

Thank you!

 

Will this increase a noticeable amount of battery life? Any instability issues?

 

Which is the most up to date app to prevent windows 10 tracking and stop downloads.

Thanks

John.

 

How to Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10 + adding the new Ultimate Performance Power Plan

In the latest Windows 10 Builds, if you are installing it on a laptop or tablet device, you might have noticed that you only have the "Balanced" power plan and no longer have the "High performance" or "Power saver" power plan.

In the following guide, I will show you how to restore those plans in addition to adding the new Ultimate Performance power plan which is a feature of the Windows 10 Pro for Workstation but can be enabled on any edition provided it's Windows Redstone 4 or later.

1) Right click on your start menu then choose Windows Power Shell (Admin)

2) Copy/paste the following commands depending on which power plan you want to add then hit Enter

(Ultimate Performance - [works on Windows 10 Redstone 4 and later only])

Code:

powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61

(High Performance)

Code:

powercfg -duplicatescheme 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c

(Balanced)

Code:

powercfg -duplicatescheme 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e

(Power saver)

Code:

powercfg -duplicatescheme a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a

 

thank you senpai! ^^ MEOW!

ULTIMATE SHALL BE MINE!

 

Sorry, I spoil the expectations http://forum.notebookreview.com/search/21262317/?q=Ultimate+scam&o=relevance&c[user][0]=612304

@Ultra Male I mean this above is already posted. And why not use Mobility Center to switch correct profile once you have installed the Win 10 trash? No need for adding the useless Ultra Power Plan Scam for any computers. Worthless. The Scam even reduce the Cpu performance if you switch over to battery.

 

I was only being silly anyway. Trying to bring some joy into Ultra's life. The poor sap stares at a screen all day long!

 

I actually use my laptop without the battery installed to save weight, it is already so big, I just find it easier to take on my international travels being a little more light, I mean let's face it, I didn't buy a gtx 1070 laptop to use with the battery anyway. Which is why I really wish one of these companies would build my a laptop, same form factor, but with extra cooling in place of the battery. Would be fantastic for me anyway.

 

Your laptop will be much safer w/o battery installed on an airplane.
BTW, how much weight did you reduce?

 

I'm sure he would have been a lot happier man if he still owned a Clevo LGA Monster Book.

Gamingbooks from many brands need the battery connected nowadays.

The tragedy Turboo boost/Hybrid Power Design is a well known old familar topics @Falkentyne

 

Nice to know, but I have not experienced this issue with my Clevo P670HS-G and no battery and ultimate power plan (which I have been using for many months now). Seeing how slow silicon is progressing and making meaningful gains, there is a strong chance I won't even upgrade this laptop for years to come sadly. Monopoly stagnation. I'm surprised some businessman in China hasn't been like, hmm, I think I can destroy Nvidia and AMD, let's have some fun with the billions I inherited from my father. But I guess billionaires are busy with yachts and women these days, what a shame, men used to love conquering, now we are all weak couch dwellers. I envy our ancestors!

 

How to add "Install CAB" Context Menu in Windows 10

Sometimes Microsoft releases Windows update to their update catalog site which you can download but are not yet available to grab via Windows Update.

If you happen to come across such an update which you want to install or simply you may be doing a clean install of Windows and have those CAB files so you update it to the latest version before you proceed with installing any of you drivers/software, then this little tweak will allow you to get an "Install CAB" option when you right click on a CAB file.

Download "Add Install CAB Context Menu"

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CABFolder\Shell\RunAs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CABFolder\Shell\RunAs]
@="Install"
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CABFolder\Shell\RunAs\Command]
@="cmd /k dism /online /add-package /packagepath:\"%1\""

if you want to remove the "Install CAB" context menu for any reason, then you can simply double click on this reg file to have it removed:

Download" Remove Install CAB from Context Menu"

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CABFolder\Shell\RunAs]

NOTE: If you do not see the "Install" command when you right click on a CAB file, chances are you have some other app that takes over that extension's association such as WinRAR as by default, WinRAR takes over that file extension association. To resolve this, simply uninstall WinRAR then reboot, now confirm that you have the "Install" command when you right click on a CAB file. You can then re-install WinRAR but when the setup ends and you see a list of the file extensions it handles, uncheck the "CAB" extension so WinRAR does not associate itself with that extension.



After installing/re-install WinRAR, uncheck the CAB file extension association:

 

Hmm... speaking of tweaks and fixes... it looks like they might be fixing one of the things that is broken in Windows 10. Maybe Micro$lop is actually going to do their first thing right since Windoze OS X was vomited onto the public in July of 2015. I'll take a wait and see approach and remain skeptical, but maybe they are finally getting a clue that we hate their worthless UWP feces. Edge absolutely sucks as is, but I am an avid Chrome fan. Maybe it will suck less and at least be tolerable. I've signed up to be part of the test group.

Microsoft confirms plan to rebuild Edge browser using Chromium on Windows 10
Edge UWP is no more, as Microsoft commits to rebuilding it from the ground up as a desktop app, this time powered by Chromium.

Microsoft is not just slipping the Blink rendering engine of Chromium into the existing app on Windows 10; it is building the entire browser again using Chromium. It's doing this for two reasons, the first of which is that it allows the company to bring the app to older versions of Windows such as Windows 7, Windows 8, and even Mac. Second, it will enable the app to be updated independently from the OS, which is something Insiders have been calling for since Edge's inception in 2015.

Now they need to do exactly the same thing with UWP game filth and stop tying potentially awesome games (like Gears of War 4) to the sucky UWP / XBOX trash bucket.

 

I can't imagine in my wildest fantasy that the Redmond Retards is able to do it correct this time either. They screw up everything they touch.

But not all is happy...

You may be happy about Microsoft's adoption of Chromium, but Mozilla thinks it is bad for competition

After the rumors, confirmation came from Microsoft that it plans to move its Edge browser from the EdgeHTML engine to Chromium. Reaction from users has been largely positive, but it's not the same story across the technology industry as a whole.

While Google is understandably happy about the change, the CEO of Mozilla, Chris Beard, says it is bad for competition and will help to make Google even more powerful...