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

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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

 

Enterprise won't do the trick

It's a certain SKU that blocks the updates

 

What do you mean?

 

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.

 

setupprep.exe

 

Is this possible instead:

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

 

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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

 

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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"

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

No-one knows for sure what influence mainboard has. But most likely you're right . I had in past and makes sense to define machine mainly as mainboard+CPU, with other components having minor influence .

At least MS stated HDD and GPU can be changed.

 

I believe the chipset serial is the primary components that leads to the generation of the HWID.

 

Don't forget NICs MAC .

 

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?

 

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