Thread 106123743

FAQ:
>How do I activate Windows?
github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
HWID2 generates and registers a permanent legitimate license on MS's activation servers
Usage: paste into Powershell, run.
irm https://get.activated.win | iex
>and Office?
Same method, use Ohook
You can also use Office.com if your needs are very minimal
or try OnlyOffice/LibreOffice and set it to save in MSOffice file formats

>What version should I install?
W10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021
>Binary identical to Enterprise except no MS Store or apps
>Preinstalled with: Edge & Win32 system apps
>10 years support on "IoT LTSC", 5 for "LTSC"
>Manual version upgrades
IoT LTSC 2022: https://pastebin.com/rHcgvYS7

W11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2024
>Same as W10 version except:
>UI written in React Native aka JavaScript including: Start, Taskbar and Explorer that lags even on i9s
>Use only if you fell for the 12th+ gen Intel meme and need the new CPU scheduler
>Wait for IoT LTSC 2027 if you can

Installing apps on LTSC
>use WinGet or install MS Store in CMD with: wsreset -i

W10/W11 Home/Pro/Education/Enterprise/Enterprise IoT
>Preinstalled with: Edge, Win32 system apps, MS Store, OneDrive, Weather, Movies, Music, Candy Crush, etc
>Auto-reinstalls apps on feature updates
>1.5-3 years support
>Forced version upgrades

>ISOs:
Windows IoT LTSC https://pastebin.com/ywkasnhM
Windows https://pastebin.com/nUMgAr0b
Office https://pastebin.com/G8w5qu6z

>Should I debloat / build my own ISO?
If you need to ask, then no.
If you know what you're doing:
https://pastebin.com/S5VKBirt

>Portable programs & reinstall-proofing
https://pastebin.com/Zh7WSbJ2

>Useful programs (new installs, essentials, utilities, adobe, etc)
https://pastebin.com/hN8nnwns

>I miss Windows##
OpenShell/RetroBar/WinClassic/StartIsBack

>LTSC Install Guides
https://rentry.org/windowsinstallguide
https://rentry.org/concisewin10
https://rentry.org/ltsc
https://rentry.org/fwtarchive

Previously on /fwt/: >>106074033

Moved to Linux Mint, never looked back.

why are techvegans like this? @106123765

>>106123743 (OP)
So is there a way to set up group policy on 11 Home? I have read that there is but when I try to do so with the scripts, it just spits out errors.

>>106123058
As the others have said, the easiest way to install ffmpeg is through a package manager like winget or scoop

>>106123765
>>Wait for IoT LTSC 2027 if you can
Ehh!? For a few months now I'm trying to wrap my head around this in part for my dad that wants German language and Adobe CC. Finally I'm installing stuff and am struggling, found yesterday Enterprise LTSC 21H2 can not be activated or switched to other editions when its the trial iso. I went this route as it's explained in the guide for languages other than english and there is no warning of trial versions. Thought we'd rather have an official iso. I'll know whether Adobe CC in recent versions runs again on LTSC 21H2 IoT or if compatibility mode will do the trick or if I'm stuck again.

What is the note IoT LTSC 2027 about? It's becoming more and more sexy to give up on that route and install conventional W11 trying then to buckle in the bloat by means of firewalls, http proxies, OOSU10 and the like. Are there some guides that document the connections that W11 attempts against Microsoft? We could go for a not activated trial forever..

>>106123847
Yes just use MAS to switch it to Pro

>>106124192
>What is the note IoT LTSC 2027 about?
The tard who put it in OP doesn't like W11.

I'm currently on an old W10 Enterprise LTSC build that can't handle DirectX 12. Is it as easy as downloading the files under the 'Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 21H2' and going from there to upgrade or am I gonna have to do some sort of clean wipe. I would really rather prefer not to do that if possible.

>>106124680
LTSC to (IoT) LTSC upgrade path is fully supported (as per UpgradeMatrix.xml), so knock yourself out.

>>106124826
I seem to have hit a snag, it's asking me for a Product key (my Windows 10 2019 LTSC build 1809 is activated via HWID). Have I gone wrong somewhere or do I need to gen a key somehow and if so, how?

>>106124885
Never mind, figured it out. The key was in the documentation.

>>106124192
>What is the note IoT LTSC 2027 about?
because w11 unredeemable is trash
everyone knows this
not even ltsc 2024 can make w11 usable, same way w8 was never usable
w12 is the only hope

>>106123847
What the other Anon said
Just upgrade to Pro or even Enterprise, there's literally no reason not to since it's free with MAS

>>106124958
And yet you tards can never comprehend that 2027 LTSC will still be W11...

>>106125031
Not him, but later version are usually not as bad, and there's no point in using LTSC 2024 since 2021 still runs almost all software without any problem
Basically, the general advice for now is to stay on IoT LTSC 2021 until you encounter problems

>>106123743 (OP)
Anons I fell for the meme and reinstalled Windows 7 to use it for the first time in years. There is no dark mode here, this is miserable and I have to use a UX theme patcher. uBlockOrigin doesn't even work on the last supported Firefox version. and I downloaded my ethernet drivers from a sketchy website because SDI didn't work. Don't fall for the meme and switch to windows 10 LTSC if you want to keep your sanity.

>>106125250
>SDI
Anon, SDI is literal malware
I hope you meant SDIO which is the actual good software

>>106125264
Fuck

>>106125269
kek, you fucked up

I'm trying to install LTSC and I don't even think Javascript works correctly, the fucking buttons don't even respond. I had to install Rufus' version 3.22 because the other ones can't be executed. Internet Explorer is 5x slower for zero reason. I lost like 5 gigabytes from the command prompts in that executable. Whatever you guys do choose 10 LTSC this is fucking terrible

I like, nay, LOVE Windows!

>>106125072
>Basically, the general advice for now is to stay on IoT LTSC 2021 until you encounter problems
Of course that is literally the point of LTSC but recommending it for a new install is very different. Unless your autism makes it impossible for you to accept any change, there is no reason to not install 2024 LTSC, especially if you intend to use it as-is until at least 2027.

>>106125327
What did you even install anon..?

>>106125616
>there is no reason to not install 2024 LTSC
The reason is so you don't have to use W11

>>106125616
There's also no reason to install 2024 LTSC over 2021 LTSC, unless you have a CPU which benefits from the new scheduler.

How do I debloat MS Edge?

>>106123743 (OP)
I am surprised Office 365 is lighter on RAM and less buggy than 2013
I shouldn't have drunk the koolaid for so many years.

>>106123743 (OP)
cute girls I hope they get along

is it a bad idead to use a 10 year old realtek audio driver?

>>106125329
thanks for the pape anon. this one is my fav.

>upgrade to Windows Server 2022 because of constant TLS finicky bullshit
>mostly works now, but OpenSSL using software exposing TLSv1.3 listeners fail for protocol mismatch
Can Microsoft just fucking die? I don't think I ever dealt with an OS with such a fucked up TLS stack before.

I don't even know if it's a .NET Framework, schannel, .NET 8 LTS or some other shit software in this shitshow OS.

>>106127554
Oh I forgot, or autism bullshit policy settings fuckig with cipher suite order and them not being TLSv1.3 kosher or something.

>update to win11.
>every time I boot I get this (not actual screen).
>giving me a choice between Win10 or 11.
>Win10 gets nothing since it's wiped.
>Win11 boots normally after 5 seconds.
Is there a way to unfuck this?

>>106127634
bcdedit from an elevated command prompt

>>106127655
Explain, please. New to this.

>>106127684
You can always use /? to get the parameters if you don't know the application, ex
bcdedit /?
Then go from there

Windows 10 has Windows 7's backup and restore, which included full image backups. Did Windows 11 take that out or am I just not looking hard enough?

>>106127720
I get Win10 in the boot loader. Can I use bcedit to delete that win10 and just keep the 11?

>>106127825
Yes

>>106127720
Forget it, just went to msconfig and deleted the win10 there. It fixed and boots directly to 11.
Thanks for the help, and sorry for the retardation.

>>106125616
>LTSC 2021 UI: XML
>LTSC 2024 UI: Javascript
it's that shrimple
cope 11jeet

I'm still on W10 but should I upgrade to W11 just for the HDR? Or is W11 as a whole that terrible?

I heard it comes with a lot of bloat but has no one made a script to uninstall/disable all that shit?

i Dont care anymore i wanna play games and so im upgrading to w11

>>106128543
Enterprise edition comes with nearly fuck all of bloat. If you really need to upgrade.
You can also side-grade to w10 ltsc.

Rufus, Windows 11 LTSC ISO. What I'm supposed to tick here?

>>106129914
Everything, it doesn't really matter though.

>>106129914
careful with the partition selection screen, don't wipe your shit away.

>>106129987
I just didn't/don't know if Rufus might somehow be fucking things up in a subtle way by trying to be helpful. Sorry, I'm a noob.

>>106130152
top two worked fine for me, account option also work.

>>106123743 (OP)
I want to lick their feet

Is there any file explorer that would let me sort folder by size?

downloaded office 365 from mas and activated with Ohook. on trying to access scripting features in excel, a message box informs me i need a work or school account. any way around this?

>>106123743 (OP)
nakaԁashi vampire gabu

>>106130674
There's a Windhawk tweak for that
https://windhawk.net/mods/explorer-details-better-file-sizes

I've installed win 11 enterprise ltsc and every time I open a game I get this shit. I can't find any way to disable the popup. Any ideas?

>>106131159
reg fix: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GameDVR]

"AllowgameDVR"=dword:00000000

>>106130071
>don't wipe your shit away
isn't that the whole point? i've made backups and everything.

>>106131183
Thank you

about this guide:
https://rentry.org/ltsc
at the end, after tweaking task scheduler, there used to be a part about going to registry and revoking write privileges for windows update (and everyone else) but now it's replaced by SCM
is that the mysterious process that was reverting changes and both guides basically do the same thing? the registry bit didn't specify what was undoing things
i feel like blocking registry for Windows update is more foolproof

>>106125658
>DirectStorage
>better HDR
>better window management
>better app isolation
>actually present win32 isolation
What was it that I'm supposed to hate again?

>>106131517
JS UI

>>106131424
I meant, don't wipe the shit you want to keep.

>>106131466
I don't remember how I did it, but at some point I managed to break the windows installer service, couldn't install anything. That kept updates from going live until I had to actual install shit and had to nuke the os.

I'm having trouble switching from zen to brave where I can't find any option to import anything from zen into brave, yet I can import from Firefox and get some of my items. But the issue with Firefox is that its stuck syncing and none of my history is getting synced from zen.

>>106132255
i will not watch ads

>>106131517
>better window management
PowerToys on Windows10 is still years better than anything Win11 offers.

>>106132255
Chrome is dog shit when it comes to ad blocking on mobile

>>106123743 (OP)
>rufus win11 on usb
>purple screen for an hour
>install window is loading
>click next
>loading for an hour

why is windows 11 like this

>>106131517
>What was it that I'm supposed to hate again?

windows 11 on our werk tablets is surprisingly quick ngl. the context menu still takes multiple frames to appear but other than that, p good.

>>106132757
What's supposed to happen in that webm? Mine loads in a second.

any advantage/disadvantage of removing the system/MSR partitions during installation?

Is this update still supposed to be in preview? It's already August and its still pestering me about it.

>>106133220
The actual August update is coming on the 12th.

>>106132787
Its fast if you have a good NVE, I have it on a N100 server and feels fast as fuck

i can't install this piece of shit operating system cause it takes hours for something to happen on usb. fuck this I am just installing linux

>>106134075
Sounds like the USB you're using is fucked anon.

>>106134091
it did like 4 of them it always the same
One hour from for something to appear

>>106134098
that does not sound normal

>>106134098
Something is obviously wrong with the USBs you're using, the USB slots you're using, the program you're using to make the USB or the motherboard itself.
What you're going through isn't normal.

I love Windows!

>>106134091
>>106134075
>I've got this same problem.
>>106134133
I bought some Lexar USBs. Did I fuck up?
Motherboard is "B650 GAMING X AX "

>>106134404
Oh another thing.
I used Fedora Media writer to get the Windows 11 ISO on a USB. would WoeUSB-NG be a better choice to go from Linux to Windows 11?

I'm doing this for software that didn't work well even with Bottles installed on Linux and to see if I get the same repetitive restarts to login that I do with every other Linux system to see if it is a hardware problem or a Linux problem.

>>106134404
I've always used Sandisk USBs and they've just werked every time

>>106134417
You can write Windows ISOs to USBs using shit like Fedora Media Writer because the difference between Windows and Linux ISOs. You'd need to use WoeUSB-ng or Ventoy if you wanted to make a working Windows USB on Linux.

>>106134404
>>106134417
i can boot up a live cd for linux no problemo the problem is rufus window one that takes ages. i got to work once on the disk selection screen but it basically didn't do shit

>>106134448
>I've always used Sandisk USBs and they've just werked every time
I'm gonna try a Lexar USB again for this one more time to see if this works, if not then I'll get a Sandisk USB.

I take it you need to jack the USB into the motherboard and not the usual USB jacks?

>>106134473
Front panel slots usually work fine for me, but if they don't work at first then yes just use the mobo I/O.

>>106134600
Thank you. I'm in the process of getting WoeUSB-ng on my system.
Just waiting for an iso to download.

>>106134634
>>106134600
no drivers get detected when I jack the USB in.
Did some googling and apparently my USB is corrupted.
Probably because I used them constantly to distro hop.

Or that woeusb-ng constantly got stuck on grub legacy drivers and I just went "screw it I'll cancel and look it says installation successful! Let's try this anyways."

I'll try a windows media writer on one of the other PCs that isn't Linux based.

can I remove the bloat if I just get home edition? also what's the fastest way to disable telemetry?

>>106135468
Why bother using Home when you can just use Enterprise.

>>106131466
>install LTSC that gets nothing but bug and security fixes
>still want to completely disable WU

>>106132305
>windows get grouped in alt-tab
PT honestly sucks ass

>>106134469
>the problem is rufus window one that takes ages
If they show in explorer then this might just be an identification issue. You can try pressing Ctrl-Alt-f in Rufus to show all drives.

>>106133974
saaar im talking about a tablet. anyway on my home computer with a kingston fury nvme drive its far worse.

>>106131921
Perhaps try replying with something that users actually care about. I'll give some examples that could constitute an argument if provided with proof
>explorer is using a gorrilion more MB of RAM
>explorer is using measurably more power
>explorer is exhibiting higher latency

>>106135468
well I did it and already fucking regret it, holy shit.

>>106136049
good. now go back to enterprise like a good boy

>>106136271
nah I ran winutil tweaks and I'm getting ooshutup now

is win10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021 good for gaming? I heard IoT LTSC may have compatibility issues with some anti cheats

>>106136834
No? It doesn't have problems with anti-cheats at all.

>>106136970
good to hear, thanks

>>106136996
Keep in mind anon that all LTSC is is 10/11 Enterprise 21H2/24H2 with no included third/first party UWPs except shit like the settings menu and the extended security update life.

I just bought a cheap laptop (Ryzen 7530U with 16 GB ram) with Windows 11 pro. Should I downgrade to Windows 10?

>https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links
Do the other language editions here not contain IoT Enterprise LTSC?

>>106137394
If you want IoT in other languages you need to install the base LTSC using your language then convert it to IoT when it's installed.

>>106137388
No, you should upgrade to Windows 10

>>106132757
>pic
I remember when win10 had the exact same issue in the first year

speaking of language, even after changing all language settings and installing every language packs, some stuff remains in English 4ex: some elements in start menu or some configuration options. how can i force W10 to recheck everything?

>>106137388
>Ryzen 7530U
Appears to be supported according to Microsoft's supported AMD processors table (and AMD's own CPU info page). Doesn't look like a multi-CCD design, especially as it's a Ryzen APU.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-10-22h2-supported-amd-processors
If you desire, then go ahead - just make sure your OEM offers Windows 10 drivers for best results. Otherwise check the IHV's support page for drivers designed for 10.
>sometimes drivers marked for Windows 11 may also work with 10, either as-is or with a simple INF mod changing the minimum supported Windows version. this is not a general rule
>(note that modifying the INF will invalidate the signature, so you will have to temporarily disable Driver Signature Enforcement, just during the installation)
>and as a last resort, check Microsoft Update Catalog to find missing drivers for a specific device (use the 4-part hardware ID as the search query); Also try Snappy Driver Installer Origin

How do I get my folders to show first when I order my files by last modified?

>>106138447
Shift-click on the "Name" sorting column. Make sure you're already on last-modfied sorting when you do that.
As a sanity check - repeatedly click on the date modified sorting column - hopefully it should stick as folders will always be shown first regardless whether it's reverse-chronological or not.
>by the way, that's how you actually do sorting by multiple criteria. shift-clicking defines the following ordering as secondary, tertiary and so forth. regular clicking makes it primary

You may wish to make this permanent by going to Folder Options (accessible from Ribbon's View tab -> Options), then click on View tab (once again) and press "Apply to all folders".

has microsoft ever banned any account for linking it to a MAS activated license? should I just use a local account?

>>106139193
Nope. The activation is so legit looking that even MAS HWID activations attached to MS account logins work fine.
But yes you should always be using a local account. MS accounts basically only exist to make you a product.

>>106123743 (OP)
I am building a new PC will the MAS work without making any problem with my PC?

>>106139929
Yes, no issues.

>>106126534
of course not, though Winhoes Updoot will likely update it to whatever newer iteration should be compatible, and if that causes you problems, you can rollback the driver and and configure Winhoes to avoid updating that driver

>>106139219
ignoring the free email, free browser Office (should that somehow become useful to anyone who isn't you), free cloud storage, and Copilot (less limitations with a Microsoft account), and depending on where you work, you'll use an MS account for Sharepoint/Teams if you don't use Google's stuff anyway - oh wait, I'm going too far, given you're a NEET

>>106134075
I use a Patriot Memory Speed Rage or something USB, works in a timely manner for me with the machines I've serviced. Its label is covered up now with a piece of tape and "W11 Inst" I wrote for my convenience.

>>106134404
Lexars are great, in my experience, but it depends on what model. S50 and S100 are great stuff.

You literally don't need LTSC anymore.
You can remove all the bloat as of the latest update.
Also, still recommending 10 is retarded.

>>106138667
Thanks man

I have kinda weird problem. I was reinstalling Windows 10 on a fresh drive, standard procedure. Updated bios and motherboard, installed directx and vcredist and installed gpu drives and made system updates too. The problem is when I launch a game that should work perfectly fine is lagging a lot... I don't know what can be the cause of this...

>>106142079
Not for older hardware. Not that anything from 2013-2017 is too old for 11.

>>106143024
check Task Manager when the bame is running and you are likely to see a culprit, and also check Event Viewer for error messages

On Windows 11, are there any good solutions to:
>1.) Delay in context menu opening up on right-clicks
>2.) "[folder name] - File Explorer" appended to all the taskbar icons instead of just using the folder's name

>>106143086
>1.) Delay in context menu opening up on right-clicks
There's a Win10 fix for this, no idea if it affects 11 when applied.
Disable Start Menu web search in Settings if you haven't. Disable animations and visual effects in Performance settings in System Properties.

>>106142079
Edge is bloat if you don't use it so until they let you uninstall it outside of the EU then we'll be blessed again

>>106143514
>until they let you uninstall it outside of the EU then we'll be blessed again
You tolerate it because you can't be assed to delete the EdgeCore folder in Program Files.
YOUR problem.

>>106143543
fucking mental

>>106134075
i had to just unplug drives to get win11 to work
now I have installed it, but now it just boot loops if i don't disconnect drives .

>pic Battlefield 6
LTSC 1809 chads...
Apparently newer versions still work with new games...

>>106142079
>feminine passive aggression
ywnbaw

>>106123743 (OP)
>install win10 ioc ltsc
>also change old hard drive for new one (seagate barracuda)
>whole programs start to freeze
>get ultradma crc errors
>get not responding on every program + internet connection errors even if i'm still online.
wtf do i do bros am i bricked?

Is there any point in trying to downgrade newer laptops to windows 10 from windows 11? Or is the hardware most likely going to lack driver support for windows 10

>>106145382
It's gonna be a hassle no matter what.
You'd most likely need to use SDIO to get drivers that'll actually work for the laptop but also work on 10.

>>106124958
>w12 is the only hope
you know it's only going to get worse. stop gaslighting yourself

>>106123743 (OP)
is there a workaround for firefox to turn off % to _ when downloading files? or is it really not configurable due to the risk?

Is there any place where I could buy a gaming laptop with windows 10 on it still? It’s fine if it’s an older model, but I can’t seem to find anything anywhere.

>>106146628
You'd only be able to get one used these days. All the big box stores only sell 11 laptops.

>>106146628
>>106146658
That shouldn't be a problem if you see OP's post. You can install LTSC windows 10 and MAS activate it on any machine you buy.

>>106148775
It think it's just more so that if the laptop is any kind of modern then any of its drivers will be 11 only on official channels, though you might have luck if you use SDIO.

retard here, some shills said that using win 10 LTSC preventing me from playing games like valorant and apex.
is this true?

>>106149226
Dunno where this "LTSC 2021 doesn't work with anti-cheat" is coming from. I never had issues with it.

>>106149252
idk anon, i just heard things
so if im just using it normally i wont find any issues whatsoever right?
i really want so set it then forget it for a decade or so
im currently burning it on my flashdrive as im typing this

>>106149275
LTSC is the epitome of set and forget.

>>106149292
great, im gonna install it and give you an update in an hour or so.
thanks anon

After upgrading my TV to a newer "smart" one (yeah, the old one was old enough that that wasn't yet an ubiquitous thing) I'm encountering issues when trying to switch my display to it when it's not yet completely ready (still turning on, input device not switched over, etc) where it will give up and switch back to the other monitor, but annoyingly it won't let me try the TV again unless I explicitly tell it to switch back to the monitor, then try switching to the TV again.

Anyway this is fucking with my scripts since I want to be able to just click an icon and have it turn the TV on via HDMI-CEC, switch display to it, and switch the input device to the PC (if necessary), but sometimes it fucks up and goes back to the monitor instead because the TV didn't boot up fast enough. Short of increasing the wait time a bunch to be absolutely sure everything is ready in time is there a way I can just configure it not to even try to detect if the display device is ready and just switch the output regardless? My old TV used to work this way but I think it's trying to be more "helpful" now that it's receiving more info back which is causing me problems.

>>106130338
describe the stench

How do I encrypt a folder or set of subfolders with a password on Windows
i must prevent someone from opening folders while I am logged in without a password to unlock them

if it wasnt the file explorer w10 would be perfect

>>106151402
You could just encrypt the folder group using Picocrypt or 7zip.

is there an image viewer that supports 2 page viewing for reading loose file comics?

I am looking for a solution for W10 or Server that replaces all its metro shit (control panel, for example) with proper explorer based windows (like W7 control panel).
Is ther something of that kind?

>>106151678
honeyview?

I had brought up recelling CMOS batteries before. Easy-peasy task with electrical tape and a CR2032 button battery, just be careful not to let the negative and positive short together. A convenient solution in certain circumstances, otherwise, it is easiest to buy a normal replacement. Now I understand how leads are normally welded on without solder: ultrasonic welding. I had no idea such thing existed.

>>106146628
used older machine indeed on the used market, and the OS matters not so long as you are prepared to install Win10 and any needed manufacturer drivers are available for Win10

>>106151678
Honeyview

>>106153624
Aren't the batteries just a common coin cell type? It should be easy enough to just replace it

What's the earliest version of Office that has PowerQuery support? I want to run that inside a small VM.

>>106154220
>Aren't the batteries just a common coin cell type?
CR2032, used in a lot of things including N64 cartridges.

Windows 10
>click the speaker icon in the taskbar
>volume mixer appears, allowing quick adjustments of volume of current audio-emitting programs
Windows 11
>click speaker icon in taskbar
>a volume and monitor menu appear? That also has settings for accessibility and nearby sharing and energy saving?
>to get to the volume mixer you either need to click through settings > system > sound > volume mixer or press WIN+R and type sndvol.exe to get the old volume mixer
Am I missing something here?

>>106154541
click there
scroll down

>>106154762
>>106154541
or if you're a REAL CERTIFIED GAMER
press win g lmao

>>106143514
if you're too lazy to uninstall it manually, you can just turn on EU mode and uninstall it from the start menu then reboot back into non-EU mode (or just stay in EU mode unless you want some r-worded recommendation feature it disables)

>>106149252
it comes from ltsc 2024 being able to be run on devices that don't have tpm/secure boot and anti cheats actively enforcing that shit under w11

>>106151402
tell him not to do it

>>106151402
Bitlocker

>>106151678
Just put them in a zip and rename it .cbz

>>106151402
do you want the actual Windows Certified Enterprise method that you will lose the keys for or the monke brain method (7zip)

I have an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. How fucked am I without the new scheduler in Windows 11?

>>106149292
done it, it works fine so far, but when i launch games this thing pops up
>>106131159
Ive tried the solution there but the allow gamedvr reg doesn't exist so i make one, but the pop up still there, any suggestions?

Also this "relaunch to update" thing always failed to relaunch and updating the driver always ended up with fail

>>106156865
>photograph of a monitor instead of simply taking a screencap
>using geforce experience instead of just installing the drivers

One of the recent updates installed 365 copilot with no choice

I disabled it on startup and disabled it as a background app

But the process keeps popping up on the task manager seemingly at random times. I'm not sure what it's doing but I don't like it.

How do you disable this? Will uninstalling it work?

>>106123743 (OP)
I just switch everything I own to Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021.
Why does the 10 UI look so much better than 11?

>>106157312
check task scheduler
you should be able to just uninstall it thoughever

>>106157076
>geforce experience
Sir that is the Nvidia app

Should i be building a new intel rig in current year or should i wait for panther/nova lake? im still running an i7 10700k + 2080ti.
looking at the ultra 7 256k + 5070ti or a 508.

>>106157497
It's what it was called before and I refuse to use the word a*p

>>106154541
It's trash and a huge downgrade for no reason.
You can use external app but then you'll need to drag down the icon to the taskbar and then you have two different audio icons...
They never learn anything. Audio is audio and if I want to project something I would rather press some other goddamn icon with its own specific functions instead of this retardation.

>>106157596
What is the use case for your system? Do you spend lot of time in Houdini doing fluid simulations or something else?

>>106156770
Its probably fine but not optimal.
You could always use process pinning to try mitigate suboptimal performance but chances are you'll always have suboptimal power consumption.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000091284/processors.html

>>106157413
Years of fixes and you're used to it.

>>106154541
>win11
>scroll on taskbar to adjust volume
No other windows shell experience can compare.

>>106157970
1440p gaming mainly + blender side hobby stuff

>>106157962
works fine on my machine

>>106154367
Just found out, it's Office 2016, though is only after 2021 that it got all cool features people wanted. Now what i wanna know is if there's a PowerBI that works with Office 2021.

If you use Powershell 7 don't forget to set the environment variable POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OUPUT to true, yes or 1!

>>106156814
A usual problem. Have a guide:
>Open up an admin powershel and run Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
>Open up regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR and create the DWORD AppCaptureEnabled and leave it set to 0
>Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore and add the DWORD GameDVR_Enabled left set to 0
Now you should never see that pop up again.

>>106157413
>Why does the 10 UI look so much better than 11?
Windows 10's UI is a poorly made KDE plasma rip-off. There are so many inconsistencies in it.

Is microsoft intentionally slowing down window10 computers with windows updates? I have been noticing lately a clear slowdown, and when I check in task manager it is always windows update and its subprocesses hogging up more than quarter of resources without seemingly actually doing anything.

Considering win10 is going EOL, I gave win11 a honest try
After using it for 2 weeks, I am pretty much accepted that my next desktop OS will be GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux

>>106129914
I only tick 1, 2, and 6 for the ISOs I use for myself and family. 5 is better handled by WPD/O&O.

>>106160247
We both know that won't last

>>106149642
So after some looking around I saw some recommendations to use an EDID emulator like https://www.amazon.com/Woieyeks-Virtual-Emulator-Headless-Supports/dp/B0CKKLTWMN to trick the PC into thinking the display is always on. I don't actually need 3 but couldn't find any option to buy a single one for cheaper, but anyway will this thing have any side effects like making my PC detect the resolution/refresh rate of the device incorrectly, or cause any degradation of visual quality or increase in input lag? Kind of annoying to have to buy something to get around what I feel like SHOULD be a settings/registry fix but at $6.99 it's not a big deal assuming it won't have unwanted side effects.

>update to windows 11
>I have now lost the ability to move my taskbar dynamically
>I can not put the taskbar on the side of my screen
>I can not have my primary taskbar on my secondary screen
>can't have quickbar on secondary taskbars
>meaning that if I am running a fullscreen borderless app, now need to mimize it to be able to access my quickbar or basic features like volume
>it is 2025 and I now need to minimize things again

Thank you microsoft, VERY cool. Very not at all disruptive to my workflow and 35 years of built up autism.

>>106160789
all those devices do is provide a "display present" signal and respond to EDID commands with a built in EDID that probably just has every common resolution/refresh rate set in it
simply put, it acts like a monitor just without actually having a display. so no, there's no difference in terms of latency and i can't think of any possible side-effects of using one.
EDID is a specification that enabled computers to query a monitor's capabilities. it's how your computer knows what resolutions and refresh rates your monitor supports. they weren't always a thing, in the early '90s and prior you had to configure this yourself, sometimes even your monitor would come with a disc with such settings to install in windows manually.

>>106160996
>>106160789
-- also, you can sometimes achieve the same thing in software, but this is often made more of a pain than it should be because it's not really a consumer function. it's up to the display driver whether it makes this easy or not. there's no technical reason why a gpu can't output a picture even without a monitor attached. this was actually easy to do back in the VGA days because you could literally just shove a few resistors into the VGA port to trick a gpu into believing a display is connected

>>106160996
>>106161002
Oh yeah, I misunderstood and thought my HDMI to the TV went in one end and it would passthrough or fake an EDID depending on whether it was on but that sounds simpler.

So... If I have one of these in HDMI slot 2, my TV in HDMI slot 1, and my PC monitor in displayport slot, TV is off, PC is set to display on slot 1, but slot 1 is off, slot 2 is on... it won't fallback to displayport slot 1 even though the slot I'm trying to display on still isn't on?

>>106123743 (OP)
https://reunion7.com/index.html
thoughts on ts?

How to install non-DCH Nvidia Control panel in 2025? I am trying NVCLEANINSTALL with Legacy Control Panel and keeping NVIDIA Container. I have disabled Microsoft Store, automatic driver updates and after NVCleanInstall downloaded drivers - plugged off internet on machine. It installed everything but NVIDIA Control Panel that popped up is running out of fucking \WindowsApps location. I fucking hate it.

Trying to use 566.36 Studio driver.

what the hell windblows?
Do I sideload form some pajeet site?

>>106161982
also win11 makes HDR display screenshots look like THAT? what the double friggin hell

despite my dad having Norton and Defender installed, he somehow managed to fuck his shit up. Some sort of malware got installed that completely removed Windows Defender, disabled Norton with zero possibility of enablement, turned off all networking abilities and completely removed or disabled any settings in the GUI or command line to re-enable networking, and removed the ability to change anything in services.msc or the command line even with admin privileges. everything i tried came up with some sort of error about a module not found, or that i didn't have privileges (as an admin), and almost never provided a numbered error code to look up on the internet. it also made all files unreadable, like you couldn't open a text file or images or fucking anything. i already wiped it for him with a bootable debian disk and reinstalled a fresh Windows 11 but out of curiosity what the fuck kind of malware is that? i thought it might be ransomware but there was no message about who to pay or whatever, seemed like there was no real endgame for the malware developer. it was really fascinating and bizarre, i havent used windows in like 15 years and havent had a run-in with viruses in 20 years.

>>106158516
worked, thanks

>>106158299
Bump.

>>106161161
>random ISO hackjob
>modified system files
>windows security turned off only because the files would get replaced with genuine ones
nah
>>106161911
Try getting the latest non-DCH package (I believe Nvidia stopped releasing them after R470 or R495 driver branch), extract NvCplSetupInt.exe from the package and launch it.
Not sure if you have to modify setup.cfg inside the executable first (you will have to unpack the installer to do the changes), so that it won't complain about you directly running the installer.

I guess you wish to uninstall the AppX control panel package first. Do it preferably from Powershell elevated prompt like this:
Get-AppxPackage -Name NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers
Get-AppxPackage -Name NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel -AllUsers | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online

so i decided to update AMD drivers to latest version a few minutes ago, then i restart the pc and i open brave browser and its completely white, it works because i can click stuff and youtube can be heard, rolled back drivers and the same problem remains. edge works fine though. and in safe mode brave works normally, so i used this command "C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe" --disable-gpu to disable hw acceleration and it works normally, how can i fix this? having it work with accel activated with no white screen i mean.

>>106165291
ok i think its fixed, i went to change the ANGLE graphics backend and it was set to D3D9, i changed it to default and seems to be working for now, will reinstall the new drivers to confirm

>>106165187
I gave up, NVCleaninstall installed DCH Control Panel, but at least it runs as admin. Holy shit the level of intrusiveness of modern software companies went up to 11 since the last time I reinstalled windows on new hardware.

I need to update my mom's pc, should I go for W10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021 as well or maybe look into getting her on W11?
The hardware is on the older side and it is not gonna be natively supported by W11 I imagine, so I would need those bypasses if they still even work.

>>106167028
LTSC sounds like a better option, since it's gonna be less intrusive and annoying with updates, just be sure to install basic stuff like an image viewer and video players

I use linux as my base system but I wanted to set up a very minimal windows 10 dualboot (the only thing I need it for is to play one game with kernel-level anticheat). there is a shitton of guides about dualbooting linux with windows as your base system but I cant see anything about getting a windows dualboot with linux base. are there any sensible guides for that?

>>106167508
Come on nigga, it took like 5 seconds

https://itsfoss.com/install-windows-after-ubuntu-dual-boot/

I installed 10 LTSC IoT and have had no issues so far, except that whenever I open Terraria, it prompts me to open the MS Store to download Game Bar.
This is a small inconvenience, but I was wondering if there's a way to disable it without installing Game Bar

>>106124958
I won't tolerate this slander, Windows 8 is fucking amazing and every retard out there pisses on it without even knowing what it does. Just like pineapple on pizza. Herd mentality. Windows 8 is the only version that is more performant than it's predecessor (win7) and that can run on shittier hardware. It has incredible customization options and no telemetry by default. It didn't have the gay tablet gestures that 8.1 added, and it had all sorts of quality of life improvements over win7, like... Everything working well; the task manager always responds, and it actually shuts down processes instead of asking politely.
8.1 is shit. 8.0 is golden, a misunderstood gem that was unfairly shit on because of it's start menu, which can be fixed just by installing startisback. My secondary puter (shit specs from 2006) runs Win8.0, it's simply win7 but bettar.

>>106167814
this, 8 had the same system requirements than 7 and much more optimizations, I remember vividly that even tho I didn't like the Start Screen and the configuration menu, I was more comfortable using 8 than 7

>>106167814
This. Windows 8.x fucking rocked.
>window titles finally back where they should be (centred) after newshell sullied it decades ago
>fast as a rat out of a drainpipe
>run fine in as little as 1gb ram
>power management that finally, actually worked
>startup sequence finally fixed so you can throw your boot drive into ANY machine and have a reasonable expectation that it will work
>related: WINDOWS TO FUCKING GO IS GOD
>where all the massive api improvements and extensions that we have today came from (a win11 program written right now has a decent chance of running on 8.x)
But no, the seething morass of fucking retards had to bleat "hurrdurr start screen" - of which there were half-a-dozen sub-2MB downloads to fix.
Fuck you very much, baby ducks. Fuck all of you up the ass with razor wire. YOU subhuman shitstains are why we can't have nice things.

>>106168254
Yeah, people are retarded, even /g/ reflects that. It sucks.
How fast is Winhoes 8?
I tested Winhoes 7 Pro for a while on an old E6330 I picked up with spare change. With an SSd installed, 7 starts up a few second quicker than Winhoes 10 running on my Ryzen7 machine.
I got bored of 7 eventually and swapped it out for Ubuntu to try out Linux. Most of my software needs Windows 10, but on 7 I could do some image editing and posting on the 4chinz and stuff. Homegroup thing in 7 & 8 is cool, but that's about it. I was on a Vista machine too long before jumping into the modern age with Win10 in 2021.

>>106124958
>because w11 unredeemable is trash
[citation needed]

is there a way to change the name of this to remove the 3? had a retard moment with plugging in multiple of them and even reinstalling the driver so it's the 3rd one now. it's the name of the actual controller so i can't change it in the sounds menu. would maybe deleting the other devices from device manager and reinstalling this one do it?

>>106168254
>But no, the seething morass of fucking retards had to bleat "hurrdurr start screen" - of which there were half-a-dozen sub-2MB downloads to fix.
>Fuck you very much, baby ducks. Fuck all of you up the ass with razor wire. YOU subhuman shitstains are why we can't have nice things.
Calm your ass down, Sinofsky. You should've not drunk the "tablets replacing the desktop" kool-aid first.

Is there anyone who uses 11 LTSC with some 7 theme hacks? How is it?

Where can I download windows 10 GAC? I don't want LTSC on this mini PC i'm installing it to.

Wonder if Windows 12 will feel like an improvement, UI wise

>>106169108
No need for any "hacks" if you use programs like StartAllBack

>>106169459
How about stuff from the winclassic forum (and like free stuff)? Pic related is from that and I wonder how stable are these.

>>106170109
Avoid the headache and use StartAllBack

>>106169308
It's called "look in the OP."

>>106170337
Not Aero enough. Like the edge icons and the borders

Maybe this isn't the right thread, but I can't find a better alternative.
How the FUCK do I change the setting on MPC-HC to force Japanese Audio so that I'm not assaulted by god awful modern dubs when I'm forced to use a file with multiple audios?

>>106170757
Go and have a difficult time then

>>106170781
Shouldn't there just be a default track preference setting in the options

>>106170781
Check settings.
IIRC there's a language preference in the MPC-HC settings and another one or two in the LAV filters settings (assuming you're using LAV filters).

good usb R/W disk drive?

>>106171143
Always go for WD externals

>>106158299
Come on someone should know

>>106171143
Like USB CD readers? Pioneer or LG ones are usually pretty good.

How do i know if i already have switched to LTSC IoT? I used ine of the activation methods by Masagrave but i can't renember which one.

>>106171368
Run "winver" in the run dialog or check "about system" in the settings.

>>106171312
PowerBI apparently works fine with Office 2021

>>106171368
You can use winver like the other Anon said, or you can also check the activation settings like pic related, which will also tell you if you're activated

>>106171359
yes, thank you

>>106171534
Checking Amazon the brand ORIGBELIE seems pretty popular when it comes to USB CD/DVD read/writers. Quite cheap too.

I usually leave task manager open on a second monitor and recently I noticed that it shows itself using up to 10% cpu usage in processes when usually it only uses ~2%. In the details tab, it only uses 2%, so I guess it has a mind of its own and wants to feel important. This is an incredibly minor thing that doesn't matter, but it still annoys me.

>>106172254
Despite what you may think, Details view is actually far easier for Task Manager to process.
Processes must
>enumerate windows
>extract window icons
>get window titles
>establish window relationships (top level, parent, child, hidden etc.)
>put all this in an owner drawn list
Details must
>call NtGetProcessInformation
>dump it unmodified into a system drawn listbox

>>106172702
That makes sense. The reason I noticed the higher usage is because I recently switched to firefox and have been keeping an eye on its performance. I noticed task manager cpu usage goes higher when firefox is playing something full screen, so I suppose the way firefox handles full screen video is harder for it to process than how chromium does it.

>>106167814
>>106167900
>>106168254
I still have dev VMs running Windows 8.1, for all these reasons and more.

>>106168535
Source: he's poor or a duck.
It's hard to tell - he samefags like Kamala can still win. His multiple personalities have admitted to being poor, a duck, stupid, brown, a gaymur, etc. at one point or another.

>>106123743 (OP)
Is there a way to reduce the size of ms office top bar? The window controls are HUGE and the ribbon is already taking enough space.

>>106173565
I'm sorry, the what?

>>106173599
How to cope with picrel?

>>106173622
Oh. For future reference, that's called the "title bar" or (very occasionally) "caption bar".
I'm going to assume you're a 1366x768 man. As the Office products have owner-drawn their title bars since Office 95, I don't think there's much you can do. I'm pretty sure they don't listen to SM_CYCAPTION at all.

>>106157413
because 11 is literal macshit

>>106170109
Most of the time these are custom visual styles (from deviantArt and such) to replicate Aero from earlier Windows releases.
>using a uxtheme patcher is a must - otherwise you are limited to official MS-signed visual styles (which practically means the built-in default one only)
>SecureUXTheme, the "UXTheme hook" Windhawk tweak, and UltraUXThemePatcher comes to my mind when it comes to actively developed projects
Paired with DWMBlurGlass/OpenGlass, Windhawk tweaks like Aerexplorer, and StartIsBack/StartAllBack for proper start menu and taskbar, you should gain a 7-like UI.

Forget about trannymodding system files with replacing their resources like icons and graphics, though. Not worth the hassle, especially as the system's Resource Protection will restore genuine files from the Component Store.

I just bit the bullet and "upgraded" to 11

This might actually be worse than 8

>>106174225
>he fell for the "he fell for the W10 LTSC" meme

>>106171143
I read those thin drives all over the place these days tend to overheat and suicide.
The bulky ones are the ones to go for.

>>106174313
After debloating and doing all that shit it's bearable.

Now I just need to fix the god awful icons for files and shit.

>11
>recall

>>106176362
I mean you can easily turn it off with DISM because it's part of the Windows Features set.

>>106176362
>>106176737
Isn't recall literally only only on ARM laptops thougheverbeit?

>>106176774
The laptop needs a NPU chip in it to have it even work.

Can you recommend me alternatives to SDIO? Every time I use it for a new install, it fucks up many many things and is just a hassle to use.

>>106176362
???

i had to turn on (((secureboot))) to play the battlefieldberg beta. does this affect anything I care about? any difference to software piracy?

>>106123743 (OP)
Is there a way to automate windows VM installation and program/settings setup? At post-install is also fine. e.g. run MAS, install firefox, install Office, etc.?

>>106179497
No...

>>106180142
thanks buddy. just wanted to make sure this setting didn't automatically forward pictures of my penis to melinda gates

>>106176362
i wouldn't even be against all those new features from Macrohard if they all weren't ON by default the moment you try to install/update anything OS related
>here's a new security update. oh, looks like you accidentally disabled telemetry and other spy...i mean, security tasks. lemme quickly re-enable ALL OF THEM for you! no need to thank me

My mobo with Win 10N broke, gonna replace the mobo.
Guess I will need a clean new install.
On the N version I blocked all updates and whatever telemetry.

For the LTSC version, do you need to do anything or it's good as to go?
Just get Iso on a bootable usb drive and have that activation script ready as well?

So Windows Defender just found threats on my system. VulnerableDriver:WinNT/Winring0.G. I've been looking into it and it seems the Winring0 driver is used for system monitoring software. The only thing I've been using that has this is OpenRGB.

Is it normal for antivirus to flag this? Should I be safe leaving it or should I quarantine/remove it?

>>106181117
Defender will sometimes report false positives
TL;DR it depends on if you trust the file

>>106177673
Don't use SDIO to blindly install/update every driver proposed, as not every driver is guaranteed to be 100% appropriate.
Last time I ran it, it recommended me to update Intel chipset device drivers, which doesn't really make much sense given what these drivers actually do.
>well, "drivers" - these "chipset drivers" are basically .INF files with no own .sys driver to load - basically a null driver to get rid of that yellow bang from the device manager, and name the device accordingly
>or in edge cases: making it use Windows' own (e.g. pci.sys), which would make sense e.g. when using older Windows on not era-appropriate hardware
>anyway, you'd be bloating the driver store at worst on this one
Hell, I'd use SDIO only as a last resort, when all reasonable methods fail (OEM and IHV driver pages, Windows Update or Microsoft Update Catalog.)

With trustable alternatives, only 3DP Net and 3DP Chip come to my mind.
>>106179643
>answer files - (auto)unattend.xml
>deploying custom files to a Windows installation - $OEM$ folder
>after-install scripts - e.g. setupcomplete.cmd or FirstLogonCommands section in the answer file
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/automate-windows-setup
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/update-windows-settings-and-scripts-create-your-own-answer-file-sxs
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/add-a-custom-script-to-windows-setup

https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/
Take usage of the silent install CLI switch when running the installers (also delve into other installer switches.)
>>106181117
.G marks generic detection - whatever hooks OpenRGB uses, at least one of them runs in kernel-mode.
Given the nature of this tool, you're pretty much fine with it. Make an exception so that Defender won't go apeshit
>or send the executable to M$ for analysis, and tell them it's actually legit software: https://aka.ms/wdsi

>>106177673
>>106181533
I've used SDIO several times on different machines and I never had any problem

>>106180836
>Just get Iso on a bootable usb drive
Yes
>have that activation script ready as well?
There is no rush to activate. Just run irm https://get.activated.win | iex sometime after the install.
>backup your files
And its pretty popular to create a restore point just after install (after WU, etc.) so there's no reason you'll ever have to reinstall.

How come firefox doesn't support HDR?
I just got an HDR display and firefox no support it~!

>>106144867
You can do an inplace upgrade to 2021.
Just use Rufus to put it on your flash drive, and run the setup.exe while booted into LTSC 1809.

>>106151402
You can use Cryptomator to create a "vault" or Veracrypt to create a "container". The former is better if you want to cloud sync.

My Win10 sytart menu search no longer finds program shortcuts in the Start Menu folder. I read somewhere that turning off some telemetry and stuff can cause this permanent issue.

Is there a fix for this or a good third party fix to make it so I can search for my program shortcuts properly again?

>>106183872
What did you use to disable telemetry?
Group Policy, or ShutUp10?

>>106183792
Firefox only has experimental HDR mode behind about:config and it doesn't work :/

>>106183906
Yup, I looked into it. Apparently they don't even give a rat's ass about it too.

>>106123743 (OP)
I can't download the ISO. Anyone has a torrent? Or a way to download big files on WiFi? At around 50% the download stop because of a "network error," and pressing resume just restarts downloading the whole file. I'm KMSing.

>>106181533
>autoattend
>SetupComplete
Very nice. Thanks, anon.

>OpenShell/RetroBar/WinClassic/StartIsBack

Which one has most features and shit im mainly looking for custom themes.

>>106183903
I know I used Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility and enabled privacy stuff and I also use Shutup10 as well on top of that.

I dont mind using some third party Windows shell if it can fix this search issue, I just want to be able to hit Start and search for my programs.

I did try EverythingToolbar, but that doesnt integrate into the start menu well.

>>106184011
Free download manager or aria2c

>>106184072
FDM looks like cancer. Have you tried aria2c? Is it good?

>>106184067
windhawk

>>106184011
jdownloader maybe
or use wget like a pro

>>106184011
Get the torrent from
>https://archive.org/download/en-us_windows_10_iot_enterprise_ltsc_2021_x64_dvd_257ad90f_202112/
and verify iso sha256
>a0334f31ea7a3e6932b9ad7206608248f0bd40698bfb8fc65f14fc5e4976c160

>>106183792
>I just got an HDR display
I hope its at least HDR1000

they said windows 10 would be the last version of windows, bros...

>>106185003
They didn't

>>106184069
Hmm...I think the Windows Indexer may be off. Look for "Indexing Options" in control panel, and see if its running.

Then make sure that "Start Menu" and "Users" are listed under "Locations"

>>106184094
NTA, but its very good.
But its command line, unless you have a GUI frontend. You can try Motrix to download anything, but its Electron...

a while ago i activated windows using irm https://get.activated.win | iex then hwid. today i got a bee in my bonnet about the esu stuff so using massgrave again I changed to windows professional and and activated via tsforge. I'm pretty sure it all worked, every seemed to say it did. got all the Client-ESU-Year1-3 then year 6 and all say The product is permanently activated however in the actual windows settings it says stuff like you need to activate windows before you can personalize your pc and under activation setting it says windows not activated, I also can't change any personalization settings like wallpaper etc.

is that normal using the massgrave tsforge thing to get esu upgrades or did it fuck up somewhere?

>>106169448
the stars are aligning, MS is getting more and more hate and they're losing credibility in the enterprise space (the one they actually care about), so if this keeps going then there's a chance that the good-bad cycle will get fulfilled again

>>106158461
>POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OUPUT
Was the misspelling on purpose here?

>>106176774
It's already ported to x86, but just on processors with NPUs and apparently some get limited support for now since support for x86 is half assed

>>106185518
Quite possibly.

>>106183872
DisableCortana (in literally every single memescript made in the last decade) also disables Windows Search. It's why /g/, Reddit, and the -2 SD community at large have so many start menu search problems.
The solution is, of course, "does it hurt when you smash your face in with a 2x4? Then don't do that."

>>106160908
Bro just go back. 11 is bad. The Windows cycle unfortunately continues.

>>106185518
Oh. No

>>106185425
>changed to windows professional
After this did you restart before activating?

>>106185425
I would reboot and try HWID again. I have always used the HWID option on over 100 machines and never had an issue. Make sure you have no pending updates and reboot the system first.

>>106160908
Get StartAllBack if you MUST use Windows 11. Else, go back to 10 like >>106185891 says

>>106185958
>>106185981
yeah it restarted to apply the updates after changing to professional.

i think i fixed it after seeing some people with similar issues i activated windows using massgrave kms38, which from my understanding is more client side only? anyway after doing that now everything is working fine and windows says its activated and checking activation status with massgrave the 4 esu years all say The product is permanently activated and the client machine one says Volume activation will expire 2038-01-19 so think its all good now?

Using tsforge (after using hwid a while ago) and then kms38 is alright...right? any way I can tell if I've fucked something up or if I'll be getting the esu updates alright? or should/can I use hwid with tsforge instead of kms38 and tsforge?

in case anyone gives a shit about OS beyond ricing and """debloating""" and wants to understand how it works beyond following wikis
here's a great blog of one of the windows developers with short articles about various windows Quirks and Features
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/

>>106186307
based Chen, the ultimate Windows wizard

>>106186408
>>106186408
>>106186408

>>106180836
>Guess I will need a clean new install.
why?

>>106123743 (OP)
What's the current consensus of AME Wizard and it's playbooks? Is there something trashy behind it or why is it almost not mentioned?