| Note, all this may not be allowed if this is your managed work device. Here is some of my stuff I do. In general: Turn Windows updates ON!! DO NOT use any "debloater" scripts!! You can use a local account if you login with no@outlook.com and any password or something.
https://www.ghacks.net/2023/03/11/how-to-set-up-windows-11-w... In the Windows Settings just dick around a bit and play around with what you like. There is a Dev section, I turn on everything for EXCEPT RDP incoming connections. Win11 - This video shows how to restore a lot of stuff from Win10 they removed. And good stuff to disable in settings as you please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL-RTGQ3iQk "Godmode" folder shows you a lot of hidden settings
https://www.howtogeek.com/402458/enable-god-mode-in-windows-... Verbose login - Shows more detail on login and logoff
https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/132125-enable-verbos... Remove Aero Shake
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/disable-aero-shake... Mmc.exe - old but good Sounds - Windows startup sound turn on Device manager - Turn off network card sleep Set DNS to Cloudflare for Families or ControlD for filtering O&O Shutup to turn off a lot of spyware shit
https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 Applications: Microsoft Sysinternals Suite - Process Explorer is a way better task manager and psexec to run things as SYSTEM. Firefox + ublock origin. Can set as defualt browser now when Firefox asks. Notepad++ and Notepad2 ShareX - screenshots Eartrumpet - Volume management ModernFlyouts - Volume, Caps lock notification etc. Just way nicer than default. Twinkle Tary - Adjust monitor brithness with app TranclucentTB - Windows 10, adjust taskbar. Microsoft Powertoys - A tonne of extra programs and settings, program launcher, caffeine to prevent sleep etc. Mouse without borders - control several PCs with one keyboard and mouse. Works best over wiered network. Microsoft made. Free. Quicklook - Preview files with Spacebar like MacOS. CoreTemp - Temp and load monitor, also get hwmonitor and hwinfo 7zip - Zip,RAR etc Everything - Searches well, everything, way better on a Windows machine. Also go to Ninite.com and install stuff from there. No need for antivirus besides Defender unless you already have a paid one you like/company installed. A lot from here https://www.neowin.net/news/top-11-apps-every-windows-11-use... Yes, the power of Windows!! |