Windows 10 Tweaks and Fixes (Index post #1)

This command slows down my broadband.

Code:

netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

This command does not.

Code:

netsh interface tcp set heuristics disabled

You don't need to disable the auto-tuning. That can cause issues. What you want to do is disable the heuristics capabilities.

How Windows is Killing Internet Download Speeds

 

How to stop Windows 10 from installing unwanted Store apps

Windows 10 automatically install unwanted apps from the Windows store without your consent such as games or other apps (ie. Candy Saga Crash, Mickey Mouse, etc.).

To stop this, do the following:

1) Press the Windows Key + i to launch PC Settings.

2) Go to Perosnalization > Start then uncheck "Show suggestions occasionally in Start"

3) Download the following ZIP fill which contains to registry files, one to disable and the other is to re-enable the automatic installation of Windows Store Apps: Download Windows Store App Automatic Installation

4) Double click on the file named Disable automatically installing suggested apps.reg to merge it with the registry

5) Uninstall any apps that you don't want which were automatically installed from the Windows Store

6) Reboot

 

Nice one brother, I will give that a shot on mine and see how I get on.

 

I've made this change and there is a definite improvement in speed. Not sure if that's the purpose here but I was averaging around 330mb before disabling the heuristics entry and now getting consistently above 375mb.

Thanks brother!

 

I won't get much benefits from it.

 

I always used to see new Emojis in Windows updates but I never bothered to even look or know how to find those emojis

I accidentally clicked Window Key + Period and look what I found

 

You can use this tweak to kill it, bru.

 

They call this innovation? They need to put some unique emojis instead of stealing them off WhatsApp!

 

@Papusan

I had not a clue what you meant by "I wouldn't use any Windows 10 if it wasn't LTSC". Never cared to even see what it was all about. Well, today my brother @Mr. Fox h00k3d me up with it so I formatted and installed and man! This feels like another Windows altogether! More like Windows 7 but with support for modern hardware! It is so fast and snappy it's insane! Big programs which take ages to install like Adobe Photoshop/Premiere Elements 2020 now take less time to install. Reboots are faster, nothing to tweak really other than cosmetics! No one should be using Windows 10 other than LTSC! The rest are just

 

Awesome. Welcome to the LTSC Elitist club. You were too good to let you continue to use consumer junk. That was breaking my heart, bruh.

 

Re-read my older posts and you can see what I have told you. If I haven't been on Ent 2019 LTSC, I would go with 1809 as long I could. Have tested a lot of the different versions with my benching of the old.

Welcome after bro

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...-pro-15-late-2019.830579/page-8#post-10958039

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/windows-10-1909-20h1-20h2.830339/page-13#post-11006128

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...r-firmware-update.831546/page-3#post-10982556

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...nd-announcements.826887/page-43#post-10999786

 

No kidding, I didn't even see the steaming turd one....how else would you describe win10 home/pro ???

Welcomes to da LTSC crew bruddah

 

Increase Icon Cache Size to speed up the loading of folders with thumbnails:

Sometimes you may go into a folder and notice the icon thumbnails are loading. While this process may be faster if it was on an SSD, on an HDD it could take an even longer time.

It is recommended you increase the icon cache size from the default 512KB to 4MB so more thumbnails can be stored in the Windows thumbnail cache resulting in faster loading of those thumbnail previews and the loading of the folder in itself.

1) Download the following ZIP File: Icon Cache Size

2) Extract it

3) Double click on Set icon cache size to 4MB.reg to merge it with your registry.

4) Reboot

5) If for any reason you want to go back to the Windows default settings for Icon Cache Size, simply double click on Default icon cache size.reg and then reboot.

 

@Mr. Fox @Papusan

The best tweaking tool just got better:

Winaero Tweaker v0.17

Click on the link above! Many changes!

Download

 

Thanks. Donation sent. I figured it was long overdue, seeing that I have been enjoying it for a long time.

 

Hi,
I'm new to this forum.
I am a mathematician by profession.
I've ordered a new notebook from Hidevolution which is due to be delivered in about 2 weeks.
Here are the essentials:
* EVOC High Performance Systems NH583 (NH58AC) - 15.6" FHD 120Hz
* AMD® Ryzen™ 9 3900 12 Core - 24 Thread Processor, 3.1 GHz (Max Boost Clock 4.3 GHz), 64 MB Smart Cache
* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti w/ 6GB GDDR6
* Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on CPU + GPU, and Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pads on heat sensitive surfaces
* Sabrent 4TB Rocket PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD - Up to 3,450 MB/s Read - 3,000 MB/s Write
* HIDevolution Approved Standard 32GB Dual Channel DDR4/3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
* Genuine Windows® 10 Pro, 64bit, English
This specification reflects the usage intended for the machine: Mathematical & engineering processing.
I am not a game fan, so I don't need better video adapters.
I am very impressed by the technical know-how of many of the members in this forum ( Spartan & others) and very eager to hear your advice as to how to tweak the operating system or any other remarks you have.

Thank you

 

I'd rather get Samsung/Crucial SSDs 2TB + 2TB instead of relying on single big SSD. If you have external HDD/SSD then its fine! Otherwise you will need to take a backup everytime you wanna upgrade to newer win 10 or Ubuntu 20/22 LTS.

 

Right you are, Vasudev.
I'm using an external Samsung T5 SSD.

 

Winaero Tweaker 0.17.1

Changelog

 

From the link...

Disable Windows Update
A number of users have reported that the newer algorithm fails to disable updates in Home editions of Windows 10. In version 0.17.1, I am using the legacy method for Home editions, and the newer one for Pro editions, so everything should work now as expected.

Yeah, Home Edition Horror Edition is a disguting part of M$ portefolio of OS.

 

How to uninstall and Remove Cortana in Windows 10 version 2004
Not every user finds Cortana useful. Many users are looking for a way to remove it, but Microsoft still didn't provide an option to uninstall Cortana in Windows 10. Thankully, it is an easy task which can be done with help of PowerShell.

How to disable Microsoft Edge Ads in Start Menu in Windows 10 Version 2004
Users how recently upgraded their Windows 10 versions to May 2020 Update, version 2004, report that the OS shows Microsoft Edge ads every time you are searching for an other browser, e.g. for Firefox or Chrome.

 

Interesting. After using this to remove the Digi-Slut for all user accounts on my Windoes X 2004 crash dummy OS I see some extra crap now in search that was never there before. A bunch of feces I don't care about, now spamming me with links to click with the Digi-Slut removed. Check out the crap down at the search icon now. More excrement from the Redmond Asshat Brigade. This does not restore classic windows search because there is no information they can steal using classic search. Weather, Top News, Today in History, Top Apps, Micro$lut Reward Balance... just a bunch of stupid filth that is irrelevant when I want to search for files my computer. Bastards.

 

You mean you will never see a clean black background anymore? Must be a tweak someplaces that remove that junk.

 

Only the elitists using LTSC enjoy UI cleanliness like that. The peasants using Home, Pro and Enterprise (non-LTSC) see the worthless filth that smart people don't care about.

 

Or just stay on 1809 Pro as long you can. Afterwards continue use it as is. And 1903/09 is a no go.

 

This is on the crash dummy OS, so it gives me the opportunity to validate my hatred and contempt for the Redmond Retards. The OS that I use when I am really using my computer instead of subjecting myself to digital cooties in the name of junk science is LTSC.

 

From Woody. New has to be better

As usual, Windows 8.1 remains the most stable version of Windows – unless you’re running Windows 7 and paying for Extended Security Updates.
https://www.askwoody.com/2020/ms-defcon-4-get-the-may-2020-patches-installed-now/

I talked more about those who still use the dreaded versions of Win 10.

 

Haha.. I think I'm the only peasant who use Home edition with Pro and Enterprise PS1 scripts and near zero Bloatware aside from system UWP apps. I'm still on 1809 Home and Pro editions and skipped the April and May 2020 security patches fearing data loss.

 

I never see what you're talking about be it LTSC or Consumer Edition because Open-Shell/Everything:

 

Yes, I have Everything on my turdbook for searching. But, the crash test dummy OS with all of the consumer retail filth that I use for testing didn't deliver any glimmer of hope I was looking for in terms of righting the wrongs. It's still crap.

I don't use Everything on LTSC simply because I don't have any need for it. The classic Windows Search in LTSC is more than fine for me and I like it better because it's not something added to fix an underlying issue. There is no underlying issue to fix. But, LTSC has none of the rubbish like shown in that screenshot after removing Cortana.

The depth and magnitude of the effort on the part of the Digital Mafia to produce trash is stupefying. It's difficult to comprehend how many calories they burn on worthless rubbish.

 

How to block the new Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 devices

Microsoft started the rollout of the new Microsoft Edge web browser that is based on Chromium via Windows Update this week. It is pushed to Windows 10 devices using Windows Update, but only if the new Edge is not installed already on the device.

Administrators may block the deployment of the Chromium-based Edge browser by adding a value to the Registry. If set correctly, Windows Update will not download and install the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser on the system.

 

While it is inferior to Chrome it is nonetheless an improvement over the extra-crappy original Edge. I don't know how it would make good sense to block replacement of any inferior product.

Total removal of any version would be ideal.

 

Could be handy if Microsoft try to push Edge in Win Enterprise LTSC. I won't support any kind of M$ features I don't want. If I want Edge I search it up by myself and install it. Not being forced into Microsoft's new ad and telemetry toy.

And I can't see a valid point put in another Edge product. Won't be used.

 

Why is cortana UWP tracking your search and caching it? Seems odd to me.

 

I felt it was close to Chromium and of course better than Chrome. Why I switched from normal deprecated Edge to Chromium Edge since MS Edge was impossible to kill at startup and newer chrome engine based Edge can be tamed very easily than deeply baked in Edge.
I dunno I always felt Chrome was getting heavier after v77. I switched to Chromium for web development and my daily driver is firefox.

 

It's very easy to disable the original Edge from running at startup, 2 Group policy rules and 1 tweak in Winaero!

 

Tried that! Since it was Home edition and not a Pro edition. I did use gpedit.msc to disable MS Edge in my w10 Pro.
What I did was pure experiement, installed Pro version and use License troubleshooter tool to switch back to Home with gpedit rules intact and enforced! This trick stopped working on 1903 and above. That's why I'm still using 1809.

 

Disable Web Search in Taskbar in Windows 10 Version 2004

 

Apologies in advance for stupid questions by someone very late to W10.

*using Shutup ATM.

Does disabling automatic updates interfere with manual updates?

Since I have to use DCH drivers, is there anything that will interfere with the microsoft store DLing the nvidia control panel automatically? [Yes, I figured out manual install is still the same all by myself]

Is there anything to know about updating the ryzen 9's integrated graphics when needed? [I've not had to deal with dual graphics before, the GT72 had manual switching ...aka: never switching.]

On 1909 currently, is there a more follow-able guide with the 4-5+yo stuff not included and new changes included? [Yeah, I'll search, but since the question came to mind ...better to include now than edit it in later.]

 

New code has been added to the Disable Smart Screen Tweak to totally disable the process from running in the background.

Code:

reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" /v "SmartScreenEnabled" /t REG_SZ /d "Off" /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\PhishingFilter" /v "EnabledV9" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppHost" /v "EnableWebContentEvaluation" /t "REG_DWORD" /d "0" /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System" /v "EnableSmartScreen" /t "REG_DWORD" /d "0" /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SmartScreen" /v "ConfigureAppInstallControl" /t REG_SZ /d "Anywhere" /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SmartScreen" /v "ConfigureAppInstallControlEnabled" /t "REG_DWORD" /d "0" /f
takeown /s %computername% /u %username% /f "%WinDir%\System32\smartscreen.exe"
icacls "%WinDir%\System32\smartscreen.exe" /grant:r %username%:F
taskkill /im smartscreen.exe /f
del "%WinDir%\System32\smartscreen.exe" /s /f /q

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Disabling Automatic Update will prevent the Windows Store from working/updating your apps or anything. I don't recommend this. I've never had a single issue with Automatic updates. What I do though is I disable Driver updates through Windows Updates.

 

You was just lucky. Born under a lucky star?


One of many different cases... Some Win10 PCs are apparently being upgraded to version 2004 without consent

 

Yeah. I'm not that lucky!
1909 was a disaster on my AW BGA, no audio and sometimes doesn't boot after a Clean install but in-place upgrade to 1909 from 1809 boots just fine. I'm stuck at infamous black screen before POST or just stuck at AW UEFI screen.

 

There was trick to download gpedit for Win10 home edition called add_gpedit_msc_by_jwils. Did it stop working?

 

I use that till v1803 and gpedit tweaks stopped working for MS Edge but that's the reason I switched to Chromium Edge which can be tamed to an extent.

 

this link is broke in post (1) of this thread.

Code:

1) Download the Photo Viewer Restore Reg Entry then double click on it to merge it with your registry

Its the link for download right above Spartans signature in post (1).

 

Fixed, thanks for reporting.

 

Spartan could we get a bulk download of the tweaks? (At least the registry edit tweaks)

 

H3r3 j00 g0 = Spartan Tweaks

Before unzipping the ZIP file, right click on it, choose Properties, then check at the bottom, if it says this file came from the internet and might be blocked, click the Unblock button then hit Apply, then Ok. If you don't do this and extract it while it's blocked, then every single file will have a BLOCKED status. To Prevent this automatic blocking of downloaded files in Windows, be sure to check this guide: "Are you sure you want to run this file?" [Yes or No]

 

OK, time to fix more Windows 10 aesthetic atrocities. Tired of that icky-looking trash with a light-colored inactive title bar? Yeah, I thought so. Me too... disgusting.

Grab this... Mr. Fox W10 Themes (Zipped Tweaks)

Unblock the downloaded file before extracting.
Follow the instructions in the zip file.
Enjoy!

Spoiler: Instructions

Instructions for taking control of your ugly Windows 10 pastel puke bomb color theme.

1. Copy "System Transparency" shortcut to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
2. Copy "transparency" folder to C:\
3. Merge Black-Inactive-Tweak.reg (this will make your active and inactive window title bars black)
4. Copy the content of "Documents" folder to you own Documents folder
5. Copy the content of "Themes" folder to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes (You may need to take ownership of your Themes folder before copying the content to it.)
6. While in the Themes folder double-click the windows.theme file
7. Apply any of the included Theme Packs you wish. (You copied them to your Documents folder in step 4.)
8. Select a different wallpaper if you wish and save that as a new theme of your own with the new wallpaper
9. Launch the "System Transparency" shortcut you added to your StartUp folder

If you want your active and inactive window title bar color to match, but be a color other than black:

• Apply the accent color you prefer for the active title bar color
• Run regedit and go to: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\DWM
• Find AccentColorInactive (create a new DWORD if you do not have it)
• Copy the Hexadecimal value of AccentColor and paste it into AccentColorInactive

Spoiler: Sample Screenshots

@Spartan @Papusan

 

PERFECT! Oh, wait. Some people actually like the Windows Store app crap.

Spoiler: Cancer-Free

LTSC 2019 FTW!