Posts by ISeeTWizard

  • Microsoft Windows Info Post

    First of all you need to know that this here is just an additional info page about Windows. You can find more info on the dedicated pages on the main site within the corresponding timeline area.

    Since there are many versions of Windows, I thought I would install the different versions within a virtual system and show them to you.

    The important thing is that if you want to copy it → remains legal
    I have a license for every version of Windows shown except for versions 1 and 2, although I have to check to what extent these are still licensed. In the worst case, I only install them (test version) to show you and then delete them again.

    The video will show up in the timeline within the specific version to not have everything in double and triple 🙂

    Here the most important links used:

    WinWorldPC

    VMWare - XP Support

    Tech Latest - Windows XP ISO Download

    VMWare Workstation

    Archive.org

    Windows 10 Downloader

    Windows 11 Downloader

    Windows 8 ISO Downloader

    Windows ISO Downloader - Best tool to download latest Windows and Office ISO files


    Click here for the Windows timeline on the main site - still under construction just like Windows itself 🙂

  • RDP client doesn't use stored credentials

    Sometimes the password for a remote desktop connection isn't saved. This is due too a local policy.

    To change this you can do the following:

    If that doen't work you may have to go to your credential manager and under Windows Credentials you have on top your saved Windows Credentials. Here you delete the entry of your machine and recreate on the same page but under generic credentials. Pay attention that you need to enter just your machine name here, not TERMSRV/ in front of it as it than won't work.

  • Install unsigned drivers

    By enabling test mode

    Open an elevated command prompt

    Code
    bcdedit /set testsigning on

    But don't forget to disable it again when you have installed the drive

    Code
    bcdedit /set testsigning off

    Also SecureBoot must be DISABLED


    By disabling integrity checks

    Open an elevated command prompt

    Code
    bcdedit /set nointegritychecks off

    But don't forget to enable it again when you have installed the driver

    Code
    bcdedit /set nointegritychecks on

    Also SecureBoot must be DISABLED


    From advance boot menu

    Restart your computer by holding the shift key while clicking on restart

    In the advanced boot menu choose:

    1. Troubleshoot
    2. Advanced options
    3. Start-Up Settings (may be on a second page!!)
    4. Restart
    5. Than choose F7 to disable driver signature enforcement

    After the reboot you can install unsigned drivers. When you have installed the needed driver reboot again to enable driver signing again.

  • Windows 10/11 Fast Startup Mode

    Maybe not so good for companies!

    Windows 10 includes a feature called “Fast Startup”, which is enabled by default. The whole idea behind this feature is to make it so computers don’t take as long to boot up after being shut down (rather than going into hibernation or sleep).

    It achieves this by essentially using a cut-down implementation of Windows Hibernation. Instead of saving all user and application state to a file like traditional hibernation, it only saves the kernel and system session to the hibernation file (no user session data) – that way when it “turns on”, it loads the previous system session into RAM and off you go. Its worth noting that this process doesn’t apply to reboots – only shutdowns. Reboots follow the traditional process of completely unloading the kernel and starting from scratch on boot-up.

    Obviously, it’s a great idea for consumers – quicker boot-up and login times = happy consumers.

    When you start using it in a corporate environment though, you can start running into some issues – primarily:

    • It can cause the network adaptor to not be ready prior to the user logging in. If you’re using folder redirection (without offline files – for computers that are always network-connected), then this isn’t such a good thing. It’s also not such a great thing for application of user-based group policies that only apply during login.
    • Some Windows Updates require the computer to be shut down/rebooted for them to install correctly. In the case of Fast Startup, the system isn’t really shutting down – it’s hibernating. Since users in corporate environments quite often just “shut down” at the end of the day (hibernate with Fast Startup), these updates don’t get installed. Of course there’s ways around this (have SCCM prompt the user to reboot, for example), but they’re not always an acceptable solution for every customer.

    Obviously if the computer doesn’t support hibernation, there’s no issues.

    If you’d like to disable Fast Startup, there doesn’t seem to be a specific GPO setting – you’ll have to use Group Policy Preferences instead. The relevant registry setting is here:

    Code
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Power\HiberbootEnabled    (1 = enable, 0 = disable)

  • Remote Desktop (RDP) to AzureAD connected PC

    Sometimes you need to connect to an AzureAD connected device but with the normal login credentials AzureAD\userid this isn't possible.

    For these cases you have to modify the RDP file corresponding to this article. So open mstsc.exe and save the connection details to a place where you can find and open it.

    Open the RDP file with notepad!!

    Now check the following:

    This value should be present but maybe have another value:

    Code
    authentication level:i:2

    This is the value to add:

    Code
    enablecredsspsupport:i:0

    With these values the mstsc client will connect to the machine and only at that point your credentials are asked. If you have Windows Hello for Business activated please be aware that not the pin code is asked but the normal user password.

  • Windows User Profile (corrupt/deleted)

    Sometimes Windows Profiles gets corrupt especially roaming profiles or if different users are working on the same machine someone is deleting files from another profile just for fun or what ever.

    Than it often happens that you get a temporary profile (a small popup appears on the bottom right when login in.

    Depending on what Windows version and theme it may look like this:

    Than you have some possibilities to restore normal functionality of that user profile (but all settings will always be gone).


    Moving entire profile as backup and deleting it from the advanced system settings

    When the profile of a user is corrupt you have to recreate it. Sometimes users have several GB of data and copying that as backup takes often too long and so you can simply move the users directory. But be aware that you must be in the correct settings page before doing that.

    1. First of all: Reboot the machine so that everything gets removed from the memory and log in as an administrator.
    2. Now open the Explorer and navigate to the users directory so that you can easily move or rename it. So normally it should be under c:\users.
    3. Than open Settings → System → About and click on the right on "Advanced System Settings"
      You can also enter under run (Windows Key + R) the following: systempropertiesadvanced.exe
    4. Here under Advanced look for User Profiles and click on settings.
      You should than see a list of the profiles present on the system - also the one which is corrupt.
      If not look into the second chapter to delete it from the registry.

    Now you can move the profile as backup (or rename it) and then you can click delete in the settings pane.

    After the reboot the profile should then get recreated from scrap.


    Manual deleting within the registry

    Sometimes it happens that the profile is not listed anymore within the settings or someone deleted the wrong files etc.

    Here just be sure that you restarted the machine and that the users folders no longer exists (rename it if present or move it).

    After that open your registry with regedit.exe and navigate to the following place.

    Code
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

    For some keys you should find the value "ProfileImagePath" where you can check that you have the correct users (it points to the folder of the user profile).

    If you have figured the correct key right click it and export it (as backup like always). Than delete it.
    Often the key exists a second time with the same value but .class at the end - This one you should also backup and delete.

    After that restart the computer and the profile should than be recreated.

    In some cases, maybe 1 of 100, that doesn't work and here only a reinstall of the machine can help.

  • Windows Tools (with switches)

    Tool

    Switch

    Bcdedit

    Operating on a store

    • /createstore - Creates a new empty boot configuration data store.

    • /export - Exports the contents of the system store into a file. This file can be used later to restore the state of the system store. This command is valid only for the system store.

    • /import - Restores the state of the system store by using a backup data file previously generated by using the /export option. This command deletes any existing entries in the system store before the import takes place. This command is valid only for the system store.

    • /store - This option can be used with most BCDedit commands to specify the store to be used. If this option is not specified, then BCDEdit operates on the system store. Running the bcdedit /store command by itself is equivalent to running the bcdedit /enum active command.

    • /sysstore - Sets the system store device. This only affects EFI-based systems. It does not persist across reboots, and is only used in cases where the system store device is ambiguous.

    Operating on entries in a store

    • /copy - Makes a copy of a specified boot entry in the same system store.

    • /create - Creates a new entry in the boot configuration data store. If a well-known identifier is specified, then the /application, /inherit, and /device options cannot be specified. If an identifier is not specified or not well known, an /application, /inherit, or /device option must be specified.

    • /delete - Deletes an element from a specified entry.

    • /mirror - Creates mirror of entries in the store.

    Changing entry options

    • /deletevalue - Deletes a specified element from a boot entry.

    • /set - Sets an entry option value.

    Controlling output

    • /enum - Lists entries in a store. The /enum option is the default value for BCEdit, so running the bcdedit command without options is equivalent to running the bcdedit /enum active command.

    • /v - Verbose mode. Usually, any well-known entry identifiers are represented by their friendly shorthand form. Specifying /v as a command-line option displays all identifiers in full.
      Running the bcdedit /v command by itself is equivalent to running the bcdedit /enum active /v command.

    Controlling the boot manager

    • /bootsequence - Specifies a one-time display order to be used for the next boot. This command is similar to the /displayorder option, except that it is used only the next time the computer starts. Afterwards, the computer reverts to the original display order.

    • /default - Allows you to specify which operating system will start when the time-out expires.

    • /displayorder - Specifies the display order that the boot manager uses when displaying boot options to a user.

    • /timeout - Specifies the time to wait, in seconds, before the boot manager selects the default entry.

    • /toolsdisplayorder - Specifies the display order for the boot manager to use when displaying the Tools menu.

    Emergency Management Services options

    • /bootems - Enables or disables Emergency Management Services (EMS) for the specified entry.

    • /ems - Enables or disables EMS for the specified operating system boot entry.

    • /emssettings - Sets the global EMS settings for the computer. /emssettings does not enable or disable EMS for any particular boot entry.

    Debugging

    • /bootdebug - Enables or disables the boot debugger for a specified boot entry. Although this command works for any boot entry, it is effective only for boot applications.

    • /dbgsettings - Specifies or displays the global debugger settings for the system. This command does not enable or disable the kernel debugger; use the /debug option for that purpose. To set an individual global debugger setting, use the bcdedit /setdbgsettings type value command.

    • /debug - Enables or disables the kernel debugger for a specified boot entry.

    • /hypervisorsettings - Sets the hypervisor parameters.


    Remote event logging

    • /eventsettings - Sets the global remote event logging parameters.

    • /event - Enables or disables remote event logging for an operating system entry.

    Compact


    Diskpart


    DISM


    ICACLS


    ICD


    Ipconfig


    Powercfg


    Sysprep

    • /pnp - Forces a mini-setup wizard to start at reboot so that all Plug and Play devices can be recognized

    • /generalize - This allows Sysprep to remove all system-specific data from the Sysprep image. If you're running the GUI version of Sysprep, this is a check-box option

    WinAppDeployCmd


  • Windows Shortcuts

    Description

    Shortcut / Command

    Category

    Action Center

    WIN + A

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Add a Device wizard

    %windir%System32DevicePairingWizard.exe

    Control Panel

    Add a Printer wizard

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL AddPrinter

    Control Panel

    Add Hardware wizard

    %windir%System32hdwwiz.exe

    Control Panel

    Additional Clocks

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    Administrative Tools

    control /name Microsoft.AdministrativeTools

    Control Panel

    Administrative Tools

    control admintools

    Control Panel

    AutoPlay

    control /name Microsoft.AutoPlay

    Control Panel

    Backup and Restore (Windows 7)

    control /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestoreCenter

    Control Panel

    BitLocker Drive Encryption

    control /name Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption

    Control Panel

    Clipboard History

    WIN + V

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Close active virtual desktop

    WIN + CTRL + F4

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Color and Appearance

    explorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.PersonalizationpageColorization

    Control Panel

    Color Management

    control /name Microsoft.ColorManagement

    Control Panel

    Computer Management

    compmgmt.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Credential Manager

    control /name Microsoft.CredentialManager

    Control Panel

    Date and Time (Additional Clocks)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    Date and Time (Date and Time)

    control /name Microsoft.DateAndTime

    Control Panel

    Date and Time (Date and Time)

    control timedate.cpl

    Control Panel

    Date and Time (Date and Time)

    control date/time

    Control Panel

    Date and Time (Date and Time)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,0

    Control Panel

    Default Programs

    control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms

    Control Panel

    Desktop Background

    explorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.PersonalizationpageWallpaper

    Control Panel

    Desktop Icon Settings

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,0

    Control Panel

    Device Manager

    devmgmt.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Device Manager

    control /name Microsoft.DeviceManager

    Control Panel

    Device Manager

    control hdwwiz.cpl

    Control Panel

    Device Manager

    devmgmt.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Devices and Printers

    control /name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters

    Control Panel

    Devices and Printers

    control printers

    Control Panel

    Dictation Toolbar

    WIN + H

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Disk Manager

    diskmgmt.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Ease of Access Center

    control /name Microsoft.EaseOfAccessCenter

    Control Panel

    Ease of Access Center

    control access.cpl

    Control Panel

    Empty Console

    MMC.exe

    MMC / MSC

    Establish a connection to a remote PowerShell session (Computer)
    Needs to be entered within an elevated PowerShell Command Line

    etsn

    PowerShell

    Event Viewer

    eventvwr.msc

    MMC / MSC

    exit PowerShell session
    needs to be run in an elevated PowerShell Command Line

    exsn

    PowerShell

    Explorer

    WIN + E

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Feedback Hub

    WIN + F

    Keyboard (Windows)

    File Explorer Options (General tab)

    control /name Microsoft.FolderOptions

    Control Panel

    File Explorer Options (General tab)

    control folders

    Control Panel

    File Explorer Options (General tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 0

    Control Panel

    File Explorer Options (Search tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 2

    Control Panel

    File Explorer Options (View tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 7

    Control Panel

    File History

    control /name Microsoft.FileHistory

    Control Panel

    Fonts

    control /name Microsoft.Fonts

    Control Panel

    Fonts

    control fonts

    Control Panel

    Game Capturing

    WIN + G

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Game Controllers

    control /name Microsoft.GameControllers

    Control Panel

    Game Controllers

    control joy.cpl

    Control Panel

    Get Programs

    control /name Microsoft.GetPrograms

    Control Panel

    Get Programs

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    Group Policy Editor

    gpedit.msc

    MMC / MSC

    HomeGroup

    control /name Microsoft.HomeGroup

    Control Panel

    Hyper-V Manager

    virtmgmt.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Indexing Options

    control /name Microsoft.IndexingOptions

    Control Panel

    Indexing Options

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL srchadmin.dll

    Control Panel

    Infrared

    control /name Microsoft.Infrared

    Control Panel

    Infrared

    control irprops.cpl

    Control Panel

    Infrared

    control /name Microsoft.InfraredOptions

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (Advanced tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,6

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (Connections tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,4

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (Content tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,3

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (General tab)

    control /name Microsoft.InternetOptions

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (General tab)

    control inetcpl.cpl

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (General tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,0

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (Privacy tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,2

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (Programs tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,5

    Control Panel

    Internet Properties (Security tab)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    iSCSI Initiator

    control /name Microsoft.iSCSIInitiator

    Control Panel

    Keyboard

    control /name Microsoft.Keyboard

    Control Panel

    Keyboard

    control keyboard

    Control Panel

    Language

    control /name Microsoft.Language

    Control Panel

    Lock Session

    WIN + L

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Mouse Properties (Buttons tab 0)

    control /name Microsoft.Mouse

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Buttons tab 0)

    control main.cpl

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Buttons tab 0)

    control mouse

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Buttons tab 0)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,0

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Hardware tab 4)

    control main.cpl,,4

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Hardware tab 4)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,4

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Pointer Options tab 2)

    control main.cpl,,2

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Pointer Options tab 2)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,2

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Pointers tab 1)

    control main.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Pointers tab 1)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Wheel tab 3)

    control main.cpl,,3

    Control Panel

    Mouse Properties (Wheel tab 3)

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,3

    Control Panel

    Network and Sharing Center

    control /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter

    Control Panel

    Network Connections

    control ncpa.cpl

    Control Panel

    Network Connections

    control netconnections

    Control Panel

    Network Setup Wizard

    control netsetup.cpl

    Control Panel

    New virtual desktop

    WIN + CTRL + D

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Notification Area Icons

    explorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

    Control Panel

    ODBC Data Source Administrator

    control odbccp32.cpl

    Control Panel

    Offline Files

    control /name Microsoft.OfflineFiles

    Control Panel

    Performance Monitor

    perfmon.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Performance Options (Data Execution Prevention)

    %windir%system32SystemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention.exe

    Control Panel

    Performance Options (Visual Effects)

    %windir%system32SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

    Control Panel

    Personalization

    explorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}

    Control Panel

    Phone and Modem

    control /name Microsoft.PhoneAndModem

    Control Panel

    Phone and Modem

    control telephon.cpl

    Control Panel

    Power Options

    control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions

    Control Panel

    Power Options

    control powercfg.cpl

    Control Panel

    Power Options - Advanced settings

    control powercfg.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    Power Options - Create a Power Plan

    control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pageCreateNewPlan

    Control Panel

    Power Options - Edit Plan Settings

    control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pagePlanSettings

    Control Panel

    Power Options - System Settings

    control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pageGlobalSettings

    Control Panel

    Presentation Settings

    %windir%system32PresentationSettings.exe

    Control Panel

    Print Management

    printmanagement.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Programs and Features

    control /name Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeatures

    Control Panel

    Programs and Features

    control appwiz.cpl

    Control Panel

    Purges the DNS Resolver cache

    ipconfig /flushdns

    Command Prompt

    Quick Link Menu

    WIN + X

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Recovery

    control /name Microsoft.Recovery

    Control Panel

    Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names

    ipconfig /registerdns

    Command Prompt

    Region (Administrative tab)

    control /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions /page /p:"Administrative"

    Control Panel

    Region (Formats tab)

    control /name Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage

    Control Panel

    Region (Formats tab)

    control /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions /page /p:"Formats"

    Control Panel

    Region (Formats tab)

    control intl.cpl

    Control Panel

    Region (Formats tab)

    control international

    Control Panel

    Region (Location tab)

    control /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions /page /p:"Location"

    Control Panel

    RemoteApp and Desktop Connections

    control /name Microsoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections

    Control Panel

    Run / Execute a program

    WIN + R

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Scanners and Cameras

    control /name Microsoft.ScannersAndCameras

    Control Panel

    Scanners and Cameras

    control sticpl.cpl

    Control Panel

    SCCM Configuration Manager

    control smscfgrc

    Control Panel

    Screen Saver Settings

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    Screenshot

    WIN + PrtScr

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Search

    WIN + S

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Security and Maintenance

    control /name Microsoft.ActionCenter

    Control Panel

    Security and Maintenance

    control wscui.cpl

    Control Panel

    Services Manager

    services.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Set Associations

    control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms /page pageFileAssoc

    Control Panel

    Set Default Programs

    control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms /page pageDefaultProgram

    Control Panel

    Set Program Access and Computer Defaults

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,3

    Control Panel

    Sound (Communications tab)

    %windir%System32rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,3

    Control Panel

    Sound (Playback tab)

    control /name Microsoft.Sound

    Control Panel

    Sound (Playback tab)

    control mmsys.cpl

    Control Panel

    Sound (Playback tab)

    %windir%System32rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,0

    Control Panel

    Sound (Recording tab)

    %windir%System32rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,1

    Control Panel

    Sound (Sounds tab)

    %windir%System32rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,2

    Control Panel

    Speech Recognition

    control /name Microsoft.SpeechRecognition

    Control Panel

    Storage Spaces

    control /name Microsoft.StorageSpaces

    Control Panel

    Switch between virtual desktops

    WIN + CTRL + Arrow Left or Right

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Sync Center

    control /name Microsoft.SyncCenter

    Control Panel

    System

    control /name Microsoft.System

    Control Panel

    System

    control sysdm.cpl

    Control Panel

    System Icons

    explorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} SystemIcons,,0

    Control Panel

    System Properties (Advanced)

    %windir%System32SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe

    Control Panel

    System Properties (Computer Name)

    %windir%System32SystemPropertiesComputerName.exe

    Control Panel

    System Properties (Hardware)

    %windir%System32SystemPropertiesHardware.exe

    Control Panel

    System Properties (Remote)

    %windir%System32SystemPropertiesRemote.exe

    Control Panel

    System Properties (System Protection)

    %windir%System32SystemPropertiesProtection.exe

    Control Panel

    Tablet PC Settings

    control /name Microsoft.TabletPCSettings

    Control Panel

    Task Sheduler

    taskschd.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Task View

    WIN + TAB

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Text to Speech

    control /name Microsoft.TextToSpeech

    Control Panel

    TPM Manager

    tpm.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Troubleshooting

    explorer shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}

    Control Panel

    User Accounts

    control /name Microsoft.UserAccounts

    Control Panel

    User Accounts

    control userpasswords

    Control Panel

    User Accounts (netplwiz)

    netplwiz

    Control Panel

    User Accounts (netplwiz)

    control userpasswords2

    Control Panel

    Windows 10 Settings

    WIN + I

    Keyboard (Windows)

    Windows Defender Firewall

    control /name Microsoft.WindowsFirewall

    Control Panel

    Windows Defender Firewall

    control firewall.cpl

    Control Panel

    Windows Defender Firewall Allowed apps

    explorer shell:::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} -Microsoft.WindowsFirewallpageConfigureApps

    Control Panel

    Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security

    %WinDir%System32WF.msc

    MMC / MSC

    Windows Features

    %windir%System32OptionalFeatures.exe

    Control Panel

    Windows Features

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,2

    Control Panel

    Windows Mobility Center

    control /name Microsoft.MobilityCenter

    Control Panel

    Work Folders

    %windir%System32WorkFolders.exe

    Control Panel

  • Additional settings for power buttons

    The registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\4f971e89-eebd-4455-a8de-9e59040e7347\833a6b62-dfa4-46d1-82f8-e09e34d029d6 refers to a specific setting within Windows' power management system. This particular path controls the "Minimum power saving" setting within the "Processor power management" category for the "Active" power plan.

    To elaborate, this registry entry allows users to configure the minimum performance state of the processor when the system is actively in use. Modifying this setting can impact the system's responsiveness and power consumption.

    Code
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\4f971e89-eebd-4455-a8de-9e59040e7347\833a6b62-dfa4-46d1-82f8-e09e34d029d6]
"Attributes"=dword:00000000

  • Additional Screen Power Settings

    Under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99, you can find settings related to the "Console lock display off timeout" feature in Windows. Specifically, this key contains settings that control how long the screen remains on after the console (lock screen) is active before automatically turning off.

  • Show RunAs Different User in Start

    In some Windows 11 Installations the "RunAs" option is missing within the start menu - with this little registry tweak here you can activate this again.
    Don't forget to reboot after adding/changing this.

    Code
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"ShowRunAsDifferentUserInStart"=dword:00000001

  • Additional Processor Power Settings

    The registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00 in Windows is related to Processor power management settings. Specifically, it contains settings that control various aspects of processor performance and power consumption, such as Processor performance boost mode, minimum and maximum processor states, and processor performance decrease threshold.

  • Activate RDP over Remote Registry

    Sometimes you are admin and have access to a remote machine by Windows Explorer etc but you need RDP to be enabled.

    For that you need to connect with regedit.exe remotly to the other machine (maybe the Remote Registry is not running and you need to run it manually) and change a value within the registry:

    Code
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server] "fDenyTSConnections"=dword:00000000

    With that key you Enable Remote Desktop connections (by default is has 1 as value and you need to set it to 0)

    Code
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp] "UserAuthentication"=dword:00000001

    With that key you Enable Network Level Authentication (normally it is already set to 1)

  • Enable Num Lock on Startup

    You simply need to set the InitialKeyboardIndicators value to 2

    Code
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
"InitialKeyboardIndicators"="2"

    Here are all possible values:

    • 0 — turns off Scroll Lock, Num Lock, Caps Lock (default)
    • 1 — turn on Caps Lock
    • 2 — turn on Num Lock
    • 3 — turn on both Num Lock and Caps Lock
    • 4 — turn on Scroll Lock
    • 5 — turn on both Scroll Lock and Caps Lock
    • 6 — turn on both Scroll Lock and Num Lock
    • 7 — turn on all three

  • PowerManagement - DisplayLockScreen

    The following activates the Powermanagement settings for the display lock screen.
    By default this setting is hidden and so need to get activate with a small registry change 🙂

  • Windows 11 Recall & Copilot

    As already mentioned under the PowerShell Forum no one wants this shit and you can disable it also by registry keys:

    Code
    Disable Recall:
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI" /v "DisableAIDataAnalysis" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Disable Copilot:
reg add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot /v TurnOffWindowsCopilot /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Enforce the policies:
gpupdate /force

  • Disable Bing search in the start menu

    Since the Bing search is in the start menu I always have issue searching and finding what I'm looking for as he always also searches the web.

    So here is a little registry tweak to simply disable this search function.

    Code
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000

    Pay attention that you can have for the current user under HKEY_LOCAL_USER or system wide under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

  • Uptime

    A small PowerShell script to check the uptime of a computer over the network.

    PowerShell
    $ComputerName = "MACHINENAME"

$userSystem = Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem -ComputerName $ComputerName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 

if ($userSystem.LastBootUpTime) { 
$sysuptime= (Get-Date) - $userSystem.ConvertToDateTime($userSystem.LastBootUpTime) Write-Output ("Last boot: " + $userSystem.ConvertToDateTime($userSystem.LastBootUpTime) ) Write-Output ("Uptime : " + $sysuptime.Days + " Days " + $sysuptime.Hours + " Hours " + $sysuptime.Minutes + " Minutes" ) 
}
else { 
Write-Warning "Unable to connect to $computername" 
}