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Category: Windows 🠪 Adjustments
Configure Windows Updates using Group Policy Editor | November 28, 2023 |
Disable auto-reboot for Windows Updates:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Component > Windows Update
Set "No auto-restart with automatic installations of scheduled updates" to Enabled.
Keywords: gpedit, gpedit.msc, Second Tuesday, Monthly, Reboot, Restart, Shutdown |
Category: Windows 🠪 Adjustments
Force Numlock to be on after restart | November 25, 2023 |
Edit the following Registry value:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard
If the value is "2147483648" then change it to "2147483650"
If the value is "0" then change it to "2"
You may also need to do this on a per user basis, in this Registry location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
If the value is "0" then change it to "2"
Keywords: Keyboard, Caps Lock, Number Lock, LED, Numbers |
Category: Windows 🠪 Adjustments
Recommended tweaks | December 2, 2023 |
Disable fast startup, which makes a Shutdown the same as a Restart.
Disable Hibernation
Method 1:
powercfg -h off
Method 2:
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Power" /v "HiberbootEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
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Category: Windows 🠪 Adjustments
Renumber Windows 10/11 Monitor Numbers | November 27, 2023 |
1: Unplug all monitors EXCEPT the one you want to be #1.
2: Delete ( or rename ) the following two keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Connectivity
3: Reboot.
4: Plug in Monitor #2. Wait for it to be detected. Plug in Monitor #3. Repeat.
Keywords: Change the Screen numbers for Windows Multiple Monitors
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Category: Windows 🠪 Adjustments
Switch from IDE/RAID to AHCI | March 2, 2024 |
If you switch before doing this, you will likely get a BSOD INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.
Before switch, run this as admin:
bcdedit /set safeboot minimal
If you are switching to NVME, also run this:
sc.exe config stornvme start= boot
Change setting in BIOS
After windows boots up, run this as admin:
bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot
Another method:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\storahci\StartOverride
Change the 0 DWORD value from 3 to 0.
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Category: Windows 🠪 Adjustments
Windows 10/11 Debloat | December 1, 2023 |
Run this from an admin Powershell window:
Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage
Keywords: Remove Junk, ccleaner, xbox |
Category: Windows 🠪 Adjustments
Windows pauses every 2 seconds for 1/2 second | November 22, 2023 |
Try removing the video driver, or going back to a generic video driver. If this fixes it, replace the video driver with a different driver.
Keywords: Mouse Cursor, Freeze, Pause, slow, Keyboard, type, hangup, hang-up, unresponsive, glitch |
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