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--- windows_tips_tricks_and_notes [2024/12/25 11:24] – mike
+++ windows_tips_tricks_and_notes [2025/02/25 09:58] (current) – mike
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 ====== Windows Tips, Tricks and Notes ======
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+~~NOTOC~~
 ===== Windows 10 annoyances and how to overcome them =====
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 **No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations** -> Enabled\\
-=== Require username to be specified at logon (disable user listing)
+=== Require username to be specified at logon (disable user listing) ===
 Open the Local Policy app (secpol)\\
 Navigate to **Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Interactive Logon: Don’t display last signed-in** and set to Enabled.
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 Open a command window in Administrator mode and enter the following command:
   netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow
+=== Disable "helpful" reminders to login to a Microsoft Account (insert puke emoji here) ===
+Open the Group Policy Editor\\
+Navigate to **User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Account Notifications**\\
+Set **Turn off account notifications in Start** to **Enabled**
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 More details on this are available [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/internet-explorer-edge-open-connect-corporate-public-network|here]].
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-===== Ways to personalize Windows 10 without activating it =====
+===== Personalizing a non-activated Windows 10 system =====
 === Disable Taskbar Button Grouping with Group Policy ===
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 Wallpaper modification will take effect on the next login.
+=== Removing the wallpaper ===
+In case you want to remove this wallpaper, navigate to the following path:
+  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
+And right-click on **Policies > Delete**. Then, confirm the change by clicking the Delete button again.
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+===== Helpful Commands and Procedures =====
+==== Creating/extracting files with 7-Zip ====
+=== Create or add to an archive: ===
+z a -p <zipfile name> <file(s) to add>
+=== Create an archive, recursing the directory specified: ===
+z a -rp <zipfile name> <file(s) to add>
+=== Extract the archive: ===
+z x <zipfile name>
+==== Resurrecting a USB Stick ====
+Connect your flash drive to the computer at first, and make sure it can be detected.
+. Click “start” and type “command prompt”.
+. Then, right click “command prompt” and select “run as administrator”.
+. After that, type “diskpart” and press “Enter”. Then execute the below commands in turn:
+    list disk
+    select disk n
+    clean
+    create partition primary
+    format fs=fat32 quick: If you want to format to NTFS, type “format fs=ntfs quick”.
+{{:cmd.jpg?600|}}
+==== Bulk Installation of Programs ====
+Visit www.ninite.com
+==== Checking a file's hash ====
+  certutil -hashfile c:\Users\YourUserName\Desktop\wire.exe SHA256