List of "Things to Do" Immediately After a Windows 10 Installation

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by November_Zulu, Jul 22, 2015.

  1. maya77

    maya77 MDL Member

    Aug 30, 2009
    211
    127
    10
    #41 maya77, Jul 22, 2015
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
  2. labvxe

    labvxe MDL Expert

    Mar 24, 2015
    1,375
    163
    60
    OEM AIO en-us x64
    PM requests
     
  3. Shadic

    Shadic MDL Novice

    Jul 15, 2011
    7
    2
    0
    The thing that everyone should do is install Windows 10 Enterprise because that's the only one that lets you turn off telemetry completely (unless there's a way to hack it on the Pro edition)

    As far as I know, setting telemetry to 0 in other versions is the same as setting it to 1
     
  4. labvxe

    labvxe MDL Expert

    Mar 24, 2015
    1,375
    163
    60
    Enterprise won't do the trick

    It's a certain SKU that blocks the updates
     
  5. VidarPT

    VidarPT MDL Novice

    Jul 22, 2015
    9
    0
    0
    What do you mean?
     
  6. omgbbqit

    omgbbqit MDL Member

    Aug 14, 2012
    143
    30
    10
    #46 omgbbqit, Jul 22, 2015
    Last edited: Jul 22, 2015
    People concerned about privacy then immediately installing Chrome. Ah, irony. Putting up a curtain and cutting a huge hole in it. Closing the door, but leaving it unlocked and all the windows wide open.

    Either take control completely, or there's no point at all.
     
  7. Garbellano

    Garbellano MDL Addicted

    Aug 13, 2012
    947
    248
    30
    setupprep.exe
     
  8. biatche

    biatche MDL Addicted

    Nov 14, 2009
    569
    143
    30
    Is this possible instead:

    1. Install win7
    2. daz
    3. upgrade win10
    4. save ?key? slic?
    5. wipe disk, install win10 fresh
     
  9. Nucleus

    Nucleus MDL Guru

    Aug 4, 2009
    2,868
    2,950
    90
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  10. MrMagic

    MrMagic MDL Guru

    Feb 13, 2012
    6,015
    4,148
    210
    1. Upgrade from 8.1 > 10
    2. Clean install 10
    3. Set up 10 to as close as I had 8.1
    4. Realise this is still very far from RTM stable
    5. Wish I'd kept 8.1
    6. Decide to stick with it until the 29th
    7. Cross fingers
    8. Prepare 8.1 install media just in case
     
  11. The_Spider

    The_Spider MDL Member

    Aug 23, 2009
    100
    2,556
    10
    #52 The_Spider, Jul 22, 2015
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    You seem to be a powershell guru, if it was bash, I would be right there with you. I saw a powershell script you made that removed a few Windows 10 apps and loved it, I was wondering if you could combine it with the OneDrive removal script floating around. (it is a simple batch file.)

    One Drive Removal
    Code:
    @echo off
    cls
    
    set x86="%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe"
    set x64="%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe"
    
    echo Closing OneDrive process.
    echo.
    taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe > NUL 2>&1
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL 2>&1
    
    echo Uninstalling OneDrive.
    echo.
    if exist %x64% (
    %x64% /uninstall
    ) else (
    %x86% /uninstall
    )
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL 2>&1
    
    echo Removing OneDrive leftovers.
    echo.
    rd "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
    rd "C:\OneDriveTemp" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
    rd "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
    rd "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1 
    
    echo Removeing OneDrive from the Explorer Side Panel.
    echo.
    REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f > NUL 2>&1
    REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f > NUL 2>&1
    
    pause
    
    Remove Windows 10 Apps
    Code:
    <#
    Use 'set-executionpolicy remotesigned' prior to running this script.
    #>
    
    If (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator"))
    
    {   
    $arguments = "& '" + $myinvocation.mycommand.definition + "'"
    Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList $arguments
    Break
    }
     
     
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.3DBuilder                     | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.Getstarted                    | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub            | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection  | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.SkypeApp                      | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.WindowsMaps                   | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.BingWeather                   | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.Office.OneNote                | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.XboxApp                       | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.ZuneMusic                     | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.ZuneVideo                     | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.BingSports                    | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.BingNews                      | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.WindowsPhone                  | remove-appxpackage
    get-appxpackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.BingFinance | remove-appxpackage
    write-host "completed"
    
     
  12. Rock Hunter

    Rock Hunter MDL Senior Member

    Dec 6, 2011
    423
    113
    10
    I have created a checklist for when I reinstall Windows so that I don't forget something. After doing a basic install, I put a link to my checklist on my desktop so it is always handy. Once I have installed all my programs and utilities and made all of the customized changes, then I get delete the checklist shortcut.
     
  13. EFA11

    EFA11 Avatar Guru

    Oct 7, 2010
    8,719
    6,741
    270
    after the upgrade is completed and activated. MS has a HWID(Hardware ID) from your system. The ID is made up from pieces of all or most of your hardware, mainly the motherboard. When you do your clean install and it attempts to activate, it will phone home to the MS activation servers and when the HWID matches the previous activation your system will activate again.

    If you change your motherboard, or too many pieces of hardware you will lose your HWID and activation. If you change just the motherboard, activation is gone as well since that is the biggest portion of the HWID afaik.
     
  14. goulian

    goulian MDL Novice

    Apr 9, 2012
    14
    0
    0
    My HP Laptop would freeze on startup and I found this fix: "What's the difference between starting and re-starting - it's "Fast Start"! I went to Control Panel, System, Power Options, Choose What the Power buttons do, Change setting that are currently unavailable. Turn off Fast Start."

    I first upgraded win 7 to 10 from the ESD created ISO. On every startup the freezing occurred. Decided to wipe the partition and clean install win 10 to see if that would fix the freezing, nope, then I found the Fast Start solution.

    The only drivers I cannot find is the JMB38X Host Controller and one Unknown device.
     
  15. s1ave77

    s1ave77 Has left at his own request

    Aug 15, 2012
    16,104
    24,378
    340
    No-one knows for sure what influence mainboard has. But most likely you're right :D. I had in past and makes sense to define machine mainly as mainboard+CPU, with other components having minor influence :g:.

    At least MS stated HDD and GPU can be changed.
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  16. The_Spider

    The_Spider MDL Member

    Aug 23, 2009
    100
    2,556
    10
    I believe the chipset serial is the primary components that leads to the generation of the HWID.
     
  17. s1ave77

    s1ave77 Has left at his own request

    Aug 15, 2012
    16,104
    24,378
    340
    #58 s1ave77, Jul 22, 2015
    Last edited: Jul 22, 2015
    Don't forget NICs MAC :cool2:.
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  18. biatche

    biatche MDL Addicted

    Nov 14, 2009
    569
    143
    30
    Ive never installed win8 and up, so unlike previous versions (win7 and before), its no longer necessary to enter a key in win10 during setup? i plan to install via autounattend.xml and a key was needed then. how will it work in win10?
     
  19. Mr.X

    Mr.X MDL Guru

    Jul 14, 2013
    8,575
    15,645
    270
    #60 Mr.X, Jul 22, 2015
    Last edited: Jul 22, 2015