Windows 10 Tweaks & Fixes

I have two monitors with a slide show. Each monitor has a different wallpaper.

 

You're correct. Each monitor can have its own wallpaper if you use the slideshow option.

Having a 1920x1200 monitor and a 2560x1440 one, I'd prefer specifying which wallpaper goes where.


EDIT: I found the solution to access the old wallpaper configuration screen, in the cmd prompt, type in "control /name Microsoft.Personalization /page pageWallpaper"

 

In Windows 8.1 i used this reg and works fine, it will show the icon too , but i haven't tested it on Windows 10. You can try it on a VMware if you want ...

Code:

; Add "Device Manager" to this PC right click

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
  00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,\
  65,00,76,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,34,00,00,\
  00
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:4000003c
"Icon"=hex(2):64,00,65,00,76,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,\
  00,34,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,\
  63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,\
  00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,\
  74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,65,00,76,00,6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,\
  00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

EDIT : hmm ... doesn't seems to work. Even in a bat file and run admin. "access denied to registry" error, maybe the value have changed in W10. Here is the bat version for more visibility :

Code:

Reg.exe add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "none" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr" /ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "@%%SystemRoot%%\system32\devmgr.dll,-4" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr" /v "SuppressionPolicy" /t REG_DWORD /d "1073741884" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr" /v "Icon" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "devmgr.dll,4" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr\command" /ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%%SystemRoot%%\system32\mmc.exe /s %%SystemRoot%%\system32\devmgmt.msc" /f

 

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Set Icon Spacing:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"IconSpacing"="-1325"
"IconVerticalSpacing"="-1125"

I think this is a better value! If set "IconSpacing"="-1125" the vertical space is too small.

 

Customize the Windows 10 Log-On and Log-Off Screen

how Customize the Windows 10 Log-On and Log-Off Screen in Build 10240? i like a black color!

 

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You can also right-click on the start button to bring up the same list. Takes one hand instead of two.

 

Win+X uses 2 hands? Ohrly? lol

 

It takes two hands to handle a whopper!

 

Code:

I use the same but I had to change the permissions using SetACL (Using an elevated command prompt) before importing.




Code:
SetACL.exe -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" -ot reg -actn setowner -ownr n:Administrators
SetACL.exe -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" -ot reg -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full"
SetACL.exe -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell" -ot reg -actn setowner -ownr n:Administrators
SetACL.exe -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell" -ot reg -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full"
i.imgur.com/lPV0O3c.png

 

wonder if you guys manage to change the search engine to work with microsoft edge?

 

yes, visit google and then try to change the settings. OR just make a bookmark in your favorites of google, and then you can choose google as a second option. Edge and its weird way of keeping you with bing. Google is the only other search that I've got working.

 

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Disable Windows Defender only for current user:

Code:

setacl.exe -on "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender"  -ot reg -actn setowner -ownr n:Administrators
setacl.exe -on "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" -ot reg -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full"
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

 

i just wish to have a way to auto set the 1st start up page and search engine to google...
kinda fail now....

 

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how can I be excluded from scanning by the regedit file located in c : \ windows \ file.exe

 

It would be nice if the OP started a list of confirmed tweaks on the first page rather than having to read through all the idle chat.

 

looks like win10 blocking file assoc setting...