Windows 10 Tweaks and Fixes (Index post #1)

It`s always the way.

I was expecting to have to do a clean install myself, I had been trying to fix the Store problem off and on for over a week.

For any that don't know, My new Mini PC uses the new 2 part Intel Graphics, The driver and the control panel are separate, You download the driver from Intel and then download the new "Intel Graphics Command Center" from the Microsoft store.

John.

 

You need to use DDU to wipe out everything and choose either UWD or Win32 driver. Both cannot exist in the drvstore of windows.

 

Forgive me if i'm wrong, if people don't sign in Microsoft, with no email, on the microsoft store, can people download apps ? (Maybe my trouble comes with this, got a local account, no email on the store apply....)

Another thing, i've seen yesterday, on MSI support, a intel graphics control panel update date 7 March 19, and when i download it, i found different files in the zip, 1 files .appx and 1 files .provxml but there's no instruction....
I remember in december, when i update my audio driver from the MSI support, got nahimic in the realtek audio files from msi support, and after, on the store, got an update for nahimic, but before that, didn't have Nahimic on the pc...

 

I signed out of my Microsoft account, And i could still download "Intel Graphics Command Center" and it works fine, It`s not a good as the previous "Intel Graphic Control Center" so don't update unless you need a fix for a game ect.

I have not bothered with the unofficial " Command Center" zip download .

I am using Win10 x64 v1809 and driver "dch_igcc_win64_26.20.100.6861.exe"

John

 

Thank You. I got the 25.20.100.6373 Driver for the Intel Graphic from October 2018 with the Old Intel control Panel and will keep it for now but today WU propose me to udate the graphic driver to the same one LoooooL.

I had try https://www.avoiderrors.com/re-install-windows-store-windows-10/ but didn't worked too maybe because i had never add an email to Microsoft account, even on the Store, keep a local account.

BUT after this, i suggest you to restricted , avoid, script via powershell on your computer for security :
Type this in a powershell open as an Admin and answer "yes for all" :

Set - ExecutionPolicy -Scope " CurrentUser" -ExecutionPolicy "Restricted"

 

I get the error below and i used my User Name "Mine_1"

 

in the "current user", don't change it, don't name it, keep it like this :

Set - ExecutionPolicy -Scope " CurrentUser" -ExecutionPolicy "Restricted"

Edit : there were a space in my 1st comment between "Set -Exectuion" Sorry for this. Copy paste this now, i already test it and it works , don't put your user name in "currentuser" :

Set- ExecutionPolicy -Scope " CurrentUser" -ExecutionPolicy "Restricted"

To check if it worked, type this command :
Get-ExecutionPolicy
normally it shows you "restricted"

 

Thanks works great now, Show up as Restricted.

John.

 

How to Disable the Blurred Login Screen in Windows 10:

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- Disable the Blurred Login Screen with the Registry:

1) Open the registry editor and navigate to:

Code:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

2) Right-click on the right side and click New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name this new DWORD DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon

3) Double-click on the newly created DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon and change the Value Data to 1



4) Reboot your computer or log off and log back in.
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- Disable the Blurred Login Screen using the Group Policy Editor:

1) Open Group Policy Editor by typing gpedit.msc in the Run Dialogue Box

2) Navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon. If you don't have this setting, that means you're not on the latest Windows 10 Build 1903.

3) Double-click on Show clear logon background setting and set it as Enabled.

4) Reboot your computer or log off and log back in.
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Source: MajorGeeks

 

hey I like the blurred login screen, why you hatin bro

 

Then uncheck the reg entry or skip the tweak. Not all tweaks are applicable to all users.

 

I know, haha

I still use Win 8.1 90% of the time, I just like having fun with the fire bird. There are so many tweaks now it just gives me upset stomach when I do a clean install of WIndows 10, so I just gave up. Now I just do Win 8.1 clean install, never check for updates, run WSUS offline updates, offline .net 3.5 installer, one click firewall, winaero firewall telemetry block, spybot anti beacon, and boom away I go gaming.

 

It was so simple when Windows 10 first came out, you install it, do a few tweaks and you're set. Now, we have to do 300 things before the darn thing can be even usable.

 

Where do you get Windows 10 drivers for HID Evolution laptops @Ultra Male

My RTX 2060 laptop should ship this week from there.

 

Not the correct thread for this type questions

But scroll down to the bottom of main webpage. Or email them if there is something you can't find.

 

thank you, I don't see why not correct thread, it states windows 10 fixes, and drivers are fixes, technically speaking they fix the OS to work proper.

edit: if it was a random laptop I would say you are correct, but it states in his signature he is HID lover and supporter.

 

how did you spot this?? Man I wish I knew how your brain operates you are a l3g3nd

 

I'm an older guy you know You learn with the years.

 

Didn't you get my link for Custom Win 10 ISOs with almost all tweaks and fixes incorporates and I kept whatever necessary and didn't want to break many things on a broken OS. I've added abbodi's netfx35 package that installed netfx at Post setup stage so ISO size is reduced by 300-400MBs. I'm uploading v1809 which was serviced using RS5 Dism unlike Old version with v1903's Dism which has some issues when /resetbase and injecting updates. Fresh install consumes 9GB. I have already used /resetbase but if you want to reduce it further after installation you can reduce the size by another 100MB-400MB.

 

I did not get this link, why not put it in your signature? I might give that a shot. Size isn't a huge issue for me, only security staying strong and bloat/telemetry going bye bye

 

HI all

The Spybot Anti-Beacon is good to have on windows 10? Or does the same OOSU10 does ?

Thanks

 

Only use O&O ShutUp10. Spybot's Anti-Beacon might break some stuff. The former is safe.

 

Somewaht old article but read it https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/14/comparison-of-windows-10-privacy-tools/

I use O&O ShutUp10 and WPD

 

I use None of them. Haha... Most of them are disabled via regtweaks and using Nsudo with TI privileges for services.msc
cortana chatter box during Oobe was also disabled via regtweak. Now, setting up Windows is much easier.

 

Redmond Retards pump out new junk here and there so new ip rules has to be added.

 

Hmmm... But blocking IPs? Is it safe?

 

What is more unsafe/dangerous than let others collect what you have in your computer? You mean it's not yours anymore?


The opposite of safe...

 

I use MS office to sync my docs and other things. Win 10 is rarely used in favor of Linux just for benching and gaming anyway!

 

I'm regularly getting a clipsys.sys BSOD while applying some of these fixes, especially after applying the Shutup10 and WPD tweaks. Anyone knows what causes it and how to fix it? I've tried two different clean installs and BSOD only happens after the tweaks.

Sent from a Galaxy S9+

 

First of, it's ClipSp.sys not clipsys.sys

The tweaks are perfectly fine everyon'e been using them since ages. That error is due to a driver issue most probably related to a USB device. (perhaps one of your peripherals)

Latest Alienware Area-51m Drivers

 

Ya, I thought it was a driver issue as well. I read somewhere that default logitech windows driver interferes with synaptics touchpad driver in Area 51m so I installed logitech drivers (was using the default Windows driver) and haven't seen the BSOD since 2 hours, let's see how it turns out. Will report here. Actually, now my G303 lightspeed mouse feels much more snappier and less jittery in games.

P.S. I was not blaming your tweaks in any way, they are gems and are very useful. Just need an expert opinion and validation for my own peace of mind after 2 clean installations back to back.



Sent from a Galaxy S9+

 

Update. It wasn't the logitech drivers. I'm now getting BSOD with different errors everytime I log into windows. Now I'm clean installing for the third time today. What a day!

Sent from a Galaxy S9+

 

Any screenies for your bsod using blue screen view from nirsoft. 4-6 entries is needed to what caused the bsod.

 

Winaero Tweaker v0.15 Released (June 24, 2019)

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Spoiler: Changelog

Fixes for Windows 10 version 1903

• The ability to change the startup sound is fixed now.
• The ability to disable Windows Defender in 1903+ is also fixed now.

Improvements and fixes for other Windows versions

• When you disable/remove the Quick Access icon from the navigation pane of File Explorer, it should not break the drag-and-drop action for the left pane.
• The "Keep Thumbnail Cache" feature now works for 32-bit apps running on a 64-bit Windows version.
  
• The 'Elevated Shortcut' feature should not suffer from being opened on high-DPI screens and render its contents correctly.

New Features

• Added a new Compact OS context menu.
• Added the Unblock context menu that allows quickly unblocking files downloaded from the Internet, individually or all files in a folder.
  
• The ability to disable the blur effect on the Sign-in screen of Windows 10 version 1903 and above.
  
• The ability to get rid of the "File ownership" EFS context menu.

 

Winaero Tweaker 0.15.1

Spoiler: Changelog

0.15.1 - This version comes with a fix for the Compact OS context menu option (it wasn't get deleted when you untick the option), and includes the reliability changes for the Change Startup Sound feature.

 

I have recently reinstalled Windows 10 on some of my computers and I would like to share with you the tweaks I applied.

OS version: Windows 10 LTSC Version 1809 - Redstone 5 [Feb 2019] (build 17763.316).
Tweaks used:
1. O&O ShutUp10. This is the configuration I used: https://we.tl/t-XAEFU6OFaW
2. Dism++. Configuration used: https://we.tl/t-IQ5CbW9H5x
3. WDP. Applied all the policy rules and disabled almost all services https://wpd.app/
4. WindowsBloatDisabler. This is a very basic tool I created with AutoIt scripting language for disabling windows components (services, drivers, tasks and optional features). The interface is very basic because the GUI capabilities on AutoIt are very limited. Anyway it allows you to customize the list of windows components to display and control if you want to disable them or leave then enabled. You can even delete the default list I created and when starting the app it will analyze the whole system and let you decide which components you want to include in the list. I created a default components list including all the complementary components I don't use, apart from the ones already included in the previously mentioned tools and also included the NVIDIA telemetry.
Take a look at the documentation and leave me any comments or improvements you would like to include. It's somehow the same concept of autoruns but it lets you customize the components you want to view and control, including also buck actions and the capability of saving and restoring profiles. Hope you find it useful.
Source code and documentation: https://bitbucket.org/xatanux/wbd/src
Compiled binary: https://bitbucket.org/xatanux/wbd/downloads/

@Ultra Male @Mr. Fox

 

I found out that Windows 10 downloads and stores some digital signatures and a security risk markup for some executables and uses that information to block the execution of them based on what Microsoft considers secure or not. No matter if you disabled SmartScreen filter completely, windows keeps doing that and it's very annoying.
I discovered that while trying to install Anvir Task Manager, which setup file has no publisher and is blocked by Windows. You can check it by downloading Anvir Task Manager Pro, installing it and then trying to run the setup file again. It will be blocked.

To remove that block you will have to open the following folder:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache
And remove its contents or just the problematic signature file (find it by date).

 

That actually needed because older certificates will allow drop by malware execution and such.... You need newer SHA2 certificates to allow updates/install of older apps. Or use Compatibility mode to run them.

 

I didn't try using compatibility mode, but I tried with a clean stock windows installation an also in another installation with smartscreen, windows defender and other bloat disabled. It makes no sense that windows blocks those installer files even when smartscreen and defender are disabled. The only way I found to unblock them is by completely disabling UAC (not recommended) or removing the certificate file from the folder I mentioned before.
Next time I will try using compatibility mode

 

Haha... Compatibility mode can enforce or bypass newer cert checks for few times and then blocked because W7 and upwards enforce ShA2 hash as safe and rest below that are insecure.

 

Thank you. That must be the cause. There should be an easy way on Windows for disabling this enforcement.

 

Even Linux, Android etc.. have classified SHA1 cert as unsafe. DoD NIST have classified the same.

 

How to Remove User Account Picture From Sign-in Screen in Windows 10

By default, Windows 10 assigns a barebones user avatar for every user account with a grey background and the user represented by white curves. You can get rid of that picture and have only your user name on the sign-in screen in Windows 10.

 

(Edit : works )

Edit : I had to add a "user.png" (448x448) or couldn't works on my PC. So i used a online app, to resize the one downloaded, cause Microsoft paint resize, remove the transparency...

 

Added to the Index

 

How to disable remote install for apps on Windows 10

 

This is fool-proof. Cures all Windoze OSX atrocities: https://linuxmint.com/

 

How to Add Device Idle Policy to Power Options in Windows 10

In Windows 10 you can add the "Device idle policy" option to the Power Options applet of the classic Control Panel. It determines whether conservation idle timeouts or performance idle timeouts are used for devices that are integrated with Windows kernel power manager device idle detection. It is a hidden option that is not visible by default.

 

If you're using my custom Win7/10 images those are already integrated. Haha.... I think MSFT should un-hide it.

 

When I run WUP and check disable service and Protect Service Settings, I notice in OOShutup10 that Automatic Windows Update disabled 2 of 2 turns red, with an Admin Privilege icon next to it? Any ideas why?