Ah, what I was saying there and it seems that it wasn't clear... It's that using windows we have to be aware that we are exposed. And we have to accept that the personal data that we make available in the system may leak. So, we should already be calm with such exposure. If anyone wants to ensure more privacy. Linux. And other details like vpn, tor, etc. And even then, it's never total privacy.
Even on systems with no modifications and very little in the way of software load, updates sometimes just seem to glitch out and then you are stuck. Best advice I can give you is that a few times a year instead of installing updates the conventional way, I build a completely up to date image and do an upgrade install. On top of getting you up to date, any lingering OS problems are corrected. You get to keep all of your apps and data so its a win/win ...... aside from the time it takes to make the image.
Nope, doesn't work. I have to manually uninstall integrated VC++, which of course requires pointing to installer location that, by default (in integrated VC++), is expected to be in non-existent directory. I point them to directory with MSI files extracted from abbodi's VC++ package. Once that is done, I re-install the same exact VC++ MSI files (from the same directory) and MSI Afterburner starts working. I think the registry is somehow messed up. Integrated VC++ needs to be fully uninstalled before it can be re-installed and be functional. Simply repairing VC++ by installing abbodi's VC++ on top of integrated VC++ doesn't work. It should be reproducable: - Apply latest updates to any version of Windows 11 - Rebase - Remove everything MSMG Toolkit can remove without custom lists - Integrate DirectX 9, VC++, DotNET 6, DotNet 7, and Classic Calculator - Install Windows 11 - Install and launch MSI Afterburner Once this issue is fixed, it may be a good idea to include "Hide" option that hides installed VC++ package from Programs list. "Hide" option exists in abbodi's VC++ package in "ARP.cmd", which I can only use if I extract abbodi's VC++ package.
Hi MSMG Team, Recently I re-download MSMG toolkit and edit Windows 11 22H2 22621.963, and I discover a few things one of them is that if someone use PowerToys by Microsoft need Windows TIFF IFilter (OCR) due the Text Extractor feature. But, one of the things that gets my attention is that after edit the ISO, convert to ESD, the feature Smart App Control is turned off and for new installation of Windows 11 should be in Evaluation Mode. I download the Image from UUPDump with the updates integrated. The lists of components that I remove, features that I disable is attached. And the tweaks Applied: Disable Automatic Download and Install of 3rd Party Apps [C] Disable Automatic Download and Install of Microsoft Teams App [E] Disable Cortana App [F] Disable Microsoft Reserved Storage Space for Windows Updates [P] Enable Windows Photo Viewer [Q] Force .NET Programs to Use Newest .NET Framework [R] Hide Taskbar Chat Icon [T] Hide Taskbar Meet Now Icon [V] Hide Taskbar Search Bar [W] Hide Taskbar Task View Icon [X] Hide Taskbar Widgets Icon Anyone knowns why the feature immediately turned off after windows installation?
@MSMG Can I recognize these two tweaks? Thanks in advance [D] Disable Automatic Windows Upgrade [K] Disable Windows Update os windows 11
I used this option, but I had some problems, I thought it was better for apps to run under their dependencies. Maybe you don't have any problems. These incompatibility issues happened to me about 2 years ago. Disables the offer to update for the next versions of Windows. Ex: 19044 to 19045; 19045 to 22000; 19045 to 22621; 22000 to 22621, etc. I'm not saying that exactly these options occur. These are just examples for you to understand. These offers are completely adverse, I don't know what the MS criteria are for offering. But on OEM machines this is quite frequent.
Thanks for your reply, I will let the apps run in their dependencies now too, thanks for the feedback. for the @MSMG team, What do you guys think to create a some page on Google Docs, Notion and add some informations about which features, in Windows 10, 11 works if you remove some feature or disable it. for example, if you remove Windows TIFF IFilter (OCR) what is the negative effects, from the time I wrote this post, Text Extractor from PowerToys require OCR feature. I know that is a really big list, but if users could help with feedback, I think we could present a safe preset for all kind users and they will know what to remove without remove something that could be unsafe to remove.
@MSMG Would you be so kind to give the "Disable Automatic Download and Install of 3rd Party Apps" .reg file content? It seems like "SilentInstalledAppsEnabled"=dword:00000000 is not enough in Win11.
I understand what happens after the tweak. And I would like to know the code for creating my * .reg file... os windows 11
Probably so: Spoiler Reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager" /v "OemPreInstalledAppsEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f Reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager" /v "PreInstalledAppsEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f Reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager" /v "SilentInstalledAppsEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start" /v "ConfigureStartPins" /t REG_SZ /d "{\"pinnedList\": [{}]}" /f Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start" /v "ConfigureStartPins_ProviderSet" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
It is in Toolkit.cmd. You need to revert to .reg sintaxe. Search for: if "%Tweak%" equ "DisableWindowsUpgrade" ( if "%Tweak%" equ "DisableWindowsUpdate" ( To revert you will need to look at: [hashtable]$equivalents = @{ in \bin\ConvertReg.ps1 file. You can just open the regedit path and export the already tweaked entries. Then check if there are something missing.
I do not quite understand what lines are needed for windows 11... Here on the first image you need only 3 parameters, did I correctly select? In the second image, are all the items needed?
No, it is not enough. You need to replace your start.bin. You can do It manually in all your mount points. You can simply create your template (adding, removing and arranging the order of the pinned shortcuts) directly in your Start Menu. [IMCK] When your customization is ready, copy the "start.bin" file from: "%LocalAppdata%\PackagesMicrosoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState". to C:\IMCK\Bin\StartMenuLayoutBIN\ where have to be the Start Menu Layouts. Code: Copy /Y "%LocalAppdata%\PackagesMicrosoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\start.bin" "C:\IMCK\Bin\StartMenuLayoutBIN\start.bin" "CustomStartMenuLayout.bin" will be used by the IMCK function. Read the "C:\IMCK\Bin\StartMenuLayoutBIN\ReadMe.txt" Code: Copy /Y "C:\IMCK\Bin\StartMenuLayoutBIN\start.bin" "C:\IMCK\Bin\StartMenuLayoutBIN\CustomStartMenuLayout.bin" Create this folder. Code: md "C:\IMCK\MNT\1\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState" Copying your Customized "start.bin" file. Code: Copy /Y "C:\IMCK\Bin\StartMenuLayoutBIN\start.bin" "C:\Toolkit\Mount\Number\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\start.bin" [Toolkit] When your customization is ready, copy the "start.bin" file from: "%LocalAppdata%\PackagesMicrosoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState". to C:\Toolkit\Bin\XMLs\ where have to be the Start Menu Layouts. Code: Copy /Y "%LocalAppdata%\PackagesMicrosoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\start.bin" "C:\Toolkit\Bin\XMLs\start.bin" Create this folder. Code: md "C:\Toolkit\Mount\1\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState" Copying your Customized "start.bin" file. Code: Copy /Y "C:\Toolkit\Bin\XMLs\start.bin" "C:\Toolkit\Mount\Number\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\start.bin" Remember to replace: "C:\IMCK" or "C:\Toolkit" for your Drive/Folder Path. So as the ".\MNT\1" for the ".\MNT\Number" or ".\Mount\1" for the ".\Mount\Number" of your Mount Points. Note: If you don't connect to the internet that bunch of shortcuts won't stick. Those eventually disappear. They are just advertisement shortcuts, apps are not installed. As soon as you click, they are downloaded through the Store. EDIT: Updated the ReadMe.txt
No. neq means not equal. So the 1st two params are for w7, w8 and w81. For w10 and w11 only the 3rd param. Yes. I think you will dont need the zh locale params. Note: you can attach your image directly here. It will offer you the display as a thumb or full size for spoiler use.