Thread 106435981

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 this into Powershell, run.
irm https://get.activated.win | iex
>and Office?
Same link, select Ohook option
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/Scoop 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/: >>106368182

my wife chino

>>106435981 (OP)
This thread needs ikadev, the rate my config fag and mpv configs I will never use

i am retarded what was that thing you do to change windows 10 editions without reinstalling?
preparing for the doomsday

>>106436438
>the rate my config fag and mpv configs I will never use
what does this even mean

is this the thread

>>106436443
you cant do it anymore bill gates is personally going to uninstall your face with just one slap on october 25nd

>>106436721
>on october 25nd
im gonna play chicken with Microsoft and see if they don't extend it again

>>106436667
do you have any windows questions to ask

>>106436794
what does your windows 10 or 11 desktop look like

do we have any progress update on the W11 ssd crashing issue?

>>106436889
its pretty much the default theme just with open shell menu and explorer patcher
this way the light theme of my gui toolkit fits well in it
do you use windows

>>106436908
That was all FUD by SSD competitors against Phision.

>>106436995
i would like to see appearance
>do you use windows
yes

>>106437230
i posted it in desktop thread before

>>106437304
post

>>106437376
why dont you try to find it
you seem to be good at it

>>106437047
somehow I find that hard to believe

>>106436443
https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

>>106435981 (OP)
that stupid image, kek
I am reminded of Kemono Jihen, and towards the end, the show does introduce one very edgy and slutty loli, yuck.

Post more Windows11-tan instead, we're not on /a/ or /c/.

>>106436443
Run MAS via the irm command in the OP via an admin powershell, then just select the "change windows edition" option. Choose Enterprise.
Then after that, run the TSforge ESU activator and you'll be good till October 2028.

>>106436889
different anon here

>>106438336
>>106438108
ty

Does that ssd killing update affect windows 10?

>>106435981 (OP)
i have like 320 gb left out of my 456 gb NVMe storage but i constantly suffer from OCD since january this year, seeking out what keeps on taking up the storage using WizTree.

i deleted my games, got free 10gb, and then those 10gb will be gone next week for no reason
i moved my movies, got free 5gb, and then it will be gone too next week despite not installing any new apps
it's making me insane honestly

i know if i'm smarter and know how to make money i can just get a bigger SATA ssd since i have one more slot left but somehow i keep wasting my time minmaxing my storage uses

i wasn't like this when i was 15-22. back then i never bothered so much and just keep on creating/making stuff anyway.

Such a bloated OS

>>106439901
>i ran one of those memescripts because im a fucking idiot
>clicked literally every box because im an idiot
>deleted all the scheduled tasks that clean up temp folders, caches, installed updates etc because im a fucking idiot
>hurrdurr winblows sux because im a fucking idiot
You're a fucking idiot.

I'm using local account with fingerprint to unlock my laptop
onedrive just now logged me out and insists on submitting my fingerprint data to ms to log back in
what the fuck

>>106441199
Anything that uses the AAD infrastructure will do this.
This is pretty well-known stuff.

>>106437230
Which QTTabBar version it is? I don't like the new version since it causing some random slowdown on File Explorer sometimes.

can i download w11 iso from microsofts official site and still use MAS afterwards? or do i have to follow the rentry guide that directs to magnet link/massgrave site

>>106441690
Yes you can, you're just downloading what amounts to the consumer ISO directly from them.
I'd recommend installing Education through it then changing it to Enterprise then activating.

Many people don't naruhodo at all.

>>106436616
He's talking about Ikatube dev. He originally posted his creation in some /g/ thread and now after couple of years the project has grown more popular.

>>106435981 (OP)
i have to admit massgrave on windows 10 is top tier. meanwhile abbodi is pretty good on windows 7.

>>106441741
You can use MAS's TSforge to activate any version of 7 offline these days.

So what's the easiest way to get ESU on 10?

>>106441762
>Run MAS
>Run TSforge's ESU activator
>Wait a minute or so as it works
>After it's successful, close MAS
And there you go. You can check it's all there and set up with slmgr.

>>106441698
okay, appreciated. but think i might give massgrave a try after all

en-us_windows_11_iot_enterprise_version_24h2_x64_dvd_3a99b72b.iso
is this the one i want to go with? the more recent enterprise version from what i can tell? idk what IoT stands for either, and would it give me other language options available later? sorry for the noob questions, im happy if i can avoid the 150-200$ prices for win11 here in my country

>>106441793
If you want LTSC then use IoT LTSC 2024.
IoT means Internet of Things IE it's the version of LTSC specifically made for shit like ATMs, but can be installed on a desktop/laptop fine.

>>106441793
>LTSC
another word i have no idea about, i just want the best win11 with my new gaming pc..

>>106441833
Long Term Service Channel.
People use it because you get way more years of support with it. IoT LTSC 2021 gets updates until 2032 for instance, though with ESU being so easily activated now you can just have 10 Enterprise or Education and stay on it until 2028 now.

What is the least cringe Office version if I only really need Excel?

>>106442063
Use the latest LTSC version of Office via the Office Deployment Tool. You can literally just install Excel if you want.

Can I upgrade my Windows 10 to Windows 11 when my PC doesn't support it? I don't want to reinstall.

>>106442302
Make a Rufus USB out of an 11 ISO and then use its setup.exe to in-place upgrade. It tweaks the setup in such a way that it'll in-place you to 11 no matter what your parts.

>>106435981 (OP)
can anyone find pic related

>>106442318
Thanks anon, I was unsure if that required a full reinstall or not.

>>106442340
Nah, 10 can upgrade to 11 very smoothly without needing to re-install.

Is it possible to get Windows XP to play modern vidya? I feel like it's the last good Windows OS that wasn't spyware, because it had the old control panel icons before Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11 embedded the control panel with spyware and changed the icons out of guilt to alert the knowers.

>>106442377
Not at all.

>>106436667
yes this is the thread.
have you installed windows 11 yet?

>>106442377
this is getting ridiculous at this point

>>106442377
fucking kek
No, you're screwed, but you can at least play vintage games and emulate SNES, N64, etc.

How do I remove the proprietary parts of my UEFI and NT kernel? I worry they might bypass my 3rd party firewall and the CIA will encrypt my PC and delete all my local files when my country/city/continent/political party is not considered an ally by them? Does LTSC fix this?

>>106442616
Answer your phone when it rings.

>>106442063
I dunno. office 2010 is still working perfectly for me
The lack of security updates can be scary though.

>>106441654
qttabbar-v1.5.0.0b2.msi

>>106442888
>qttabbar-v1.5.0.0b2.msi
Is the disadvantage of that version that it doesn't support dark mode?

>>106443218
check

>>106442377
> I feel like it's the last good Windows OS that wasn't spyware
no thats windows 2000

I can't get either Better Cleartype Tuner or Mactype to change text rendering in Windows 11

Is there any sort of OS level setting or other software that might be interfering with them? Or having both installed possibly interfering with each other?

Do I need to worry about the Windows update SSD problem if I'm on W11 IoT LTSC?

How THE FUCK do I stop Windows 10 from updating itself whenever the FUCK it wants??

The MOTHER FUCKER restarted itself because it felt like it AND FUCKED MY SHIT. FUCK

>Update LTSC
>If I uninstall edge it causes a bug where every time I go through the settings app the CPU keeps spiking up until it goes to 100% and freezes
Gem. I hate microsoft so much, holy shit

>>106447047
>because it felt like it
Dumbass, windows notifies you like 100 times and even allows you to set day and time for the restart. Also use enterprise level to be able to adjust settings for windows updates

If I only have one account on my Win10 machine and it's an admin, is it alright to make a new admin account, then downgrade my current account as a standard user?
Will doing it this way cause problems?

>>106447032
>>106447047
Microsoft forces updates if you don't disable the Windows Update service or use Group Policy to put it off.

>>106447549
No, some folks even recommend it and there are guides on how to go about it. Anons here are all too lazy to bother, myself included.

>>106447599
Alright, thanks. I know how to do it, I just didn't know if I'll encounter problems down the line.

>>106442394
windows server 2022

do all of you use 4chan-xt?

>>106448279
No. I don't use bloatware.

>>106448279
I do, it's pretty convenient. Love how it automatically converts webp, avif, etc to png when posting

>>106448279
I was using 4chanx for years till I learned 4chanxt was more updated. Can't imagine using desktop 4chan without it.

What's a good manga reader?

>>106449679
I just use SumatraPDF

>>106449679
I use komga for self-hosted stuff. I used to use YACReader and MComix before. I remember liking them since it works as a manager too. Can tag your manga and I believe you can group them up too. Supports thumbnails also.

>>106449770
Last I heard YACReader is the best one you can use currently if you also want shit like a manager.

>>106449679
You have experience with mpv?

>>106442616
>How do I remove the proprietary parts of the NT kernel?
Delete system32.

has anyone updated from windows 10 ltsc to 11? from what i've seen you have to do a clean install which is a nightmare if you don't want to lose all your shit or back everything up into a separate drive

>>106451496
It's actually quite easy. All you need to do is get an IoT LTSC 2024 ISO and mount it, then run the setup.exe to in-place upgrade.

>>106435981 (OP)
ok, so what's the archiver everyone's using that can extract tar.gz, tar.xz, etc. in a single step? after over a decade of 7-Zip's bullshit I grew tired of it. if tar -xf can do it, why is it so hard for 7-Zip to have that basic feature as well?

>>106452226
7zip is still the one everyone uses, anon.
If you don't like it try PeaZip or something.

>>106452234
Stop lying. WinRAR since 1998.

>>106452246
You're an outlier

>>106438356
>AI slop wallpaper
I puked

Is there a way to automatically download and install updates but wait to restart until a given day only if a restart is necessary? I know you can automatically download and schedule install and schedule restarts but is there a way to condition the restart

>>106453708
There is a policy you can enable to make it that updates can never auto-restart your PC when you're logged in. You can also set a policy to make it that it'll only download updates, but then ask you to manually install them.

>>106453729
The computers are always on and logged in, I see you can set automatic maintenance at a certain time everyday but I don’t want the computers to restart that often (security system) and it doesn’t sound like it’s graceful.

How do I make windows feel gemmy? it always feels like coal despite being able to run all my vidyas. idgi

>>106453793
what does that mean?

>>106453917
gem is like upvote or based, coal is like downvote or cringe. i wanna turn on my windows and just feel its gemmy like when i was a kid and using xp or 7, it just doesnt feel magical and it doesnt even feel technologically great, like all animations feel clunky and so do core apps like file explorer and task manager. w10 is slightly better in terms of technological feel but its ugly as sin and pure coal in terms of aesthetics and sovl. issa coal and ts pmo

>>106453784
Again, there's a policy that makes it so it never ever restarts automatically
I've set it so it still downloads and installs updates automatically, but when it needs to restart, it just puts an icon in the tray reminding me I have to restart manually to finish installing the updates

>>106453917
Sharty speak
Sharty users are basically basedjak obsessed teenagers

>>106453784
see >>106447459

A tip I found for those on MS Edge that don't have the horizontal screen estate for vertical tabs: Ctrl+Shift+A opens up a search tab that lists all your tabs along with its page title. Game changer for those with many tabs open!

>>106441736
i know but what does
>the rate my config fag and mpv configs I will never use
mean?

Can I get a simple explanation as to how I can create shortcuts on my desktop for windows 11? I just want to make a shortcut for 7zip and the only way which appears to work is if an app is listed in the miles long list of files and folders I can choose from. I tried to just enter in the filename, or what might be the filename, and neither of the things I chose worked. I looked in the task manager while I had 7zip running and typed in the filename 7zFM.exe, and the computer said nothing was found.

So what do I do? I don't remember prior windows operating systems being this outrageously horrendous, I remember shit being so simple as just right clicking on a thing and setting a desktop shortcut or dragging a thing to the desktop but nope, it's all "taskbar". I don't think I'm missing something, I think it must just be downright gay. It should not be this complicated and irritating, and also obfuscated. Nothing is clear and simple about this crap.

>>106457163
???

>>106457163
Nevermind, was easy to find with a video, but still so gay it's not even funny. The way you do it is not apparent and it's like it was actively designed to be senseless and fucking stupid.

>>106457209
Yeah I was just a bit confused. I just recall there being ways of doing it on windows 10 that were a bit easier. Windows 11 just feels gay to me but I guess I don't understand it.

>>106457260
It's literally the same OS with a different skin anon. 80% of shit is pretty much the same.

If you wanna make the OS look like win10, install this
https://www.startallback.com

You'll get a win10.5 experience if you're not adapting well.

>>106457517
Thanks. I'm a bit of a pleb to be honest. Forgive me lol.

>>106457600
Don't worry about it man
Startallback has a 100 day trial, if you really like it you can buy a lifetime license for 5 bucks. There are other programs that do the same thing for free (like explorerpatcher), but honestly they require a bit of tinkering and if you consider yourself a pleb, that one is more intuitive I guess.

>>106439901
You need to build your own ISO then
https://pastebin.com/S5VKBirt

I swear to god Microsoft intentionally makes bluetooth drivers break to force Windows updates. This has happened too many times to be a co-incidence. I'll just be sitting there when suddenly my headphones cut out. I check quick settings, bluetooth ha disappeared. Check settings proper, can't connect to anything. Go to device manager, Bluetooth is hidden. Restart the computer, even reset the drivers by pulling the power cable - nothing. Still gone. Then I remember Microsoft's fuckery and check Windows update and what do you know, there's an update waiting to install. And then when I install the fucking thing, suddenly my bluetooth is back.

For fuck's sake, I just reinstalled Winhoes recently and now I have to do it yet again! This time, the component store used by Winhoes Update is corrupted. I can't install Hyper-V. Dism can't fix it, not even with the help of install.wim from my installer USB. Fucking dammit, c'mon! Less than a month later, wtf?!
Shittiest luck this year, or it is to make up for last two years going unusually smooth..

hows 25H2?

>>106459782
From anons that tried out the beta they said that it feels snappier then 24H2.

>let MS have all of your shit on their cloud
>1k MS good goy points
>30 dollarydoos
What's the best option here to get extended security updates?

>>106460372
Well the best option is to use the ESU activator via MAS's TSforge module to get the till late 2028 updates, but you haven't put that in your list for whatever reason.

>>106460910
I don't trust activators

>>106461290
Welp, can't help you then. MAS is very trusted in the Windows hobbyist/piracy community to let you know.

>>106459476
MS frequently fucks up something. I'd refrain from updating at all and only do it once or twice a year. Normies are hysterical about updates that doesn't mean you should be like that.

The Memory Core Isolation security feature is no longer enabled by default? oh boy
I'm getting some machines ready to sell and I am noticing this.

>>106461333
yeah, I'm going to have to look into how to keep Windows Update disabled until I want it, it is a stubborn little service

>>106461866
Where does it say that? That feature is literally the reason why 11 has "required" hardware.

i had a dream where i upgraded to 11 for some reason and then coped that it was good

>>106461980
>i had a dream where i upgraded to 11 for some reason and then coped that it was good
That is literally me.

>>106435981 (OP)
I stiiiill haven't received my fucking ESU enrolment. I farmed Bing cuck points for NOTHING.

>>106462026
>Not just using MAS to get ESU
lol
lmao even

>>106462026
>I stiiiill haven't received my fucking ESU enrolment. I farmed Bing cuck points for NOTHING.
Bro got 'rolled.

>>106461866
>The Memory Core Isolation security feature is no longer enabled by default? oh boy
Should be expected if you're using IoT Enterprise. LTSC or not, doesn't matter
No chance for the main editions, to be fair

>>106462314
Yeah that's what I was thinking. IoT LTSC 2024 doesn't have the requirements, while all other 11 editions do.

What's a good music player (Preferably FOSS) for windows? Just use VLC?

>>106462820
I've used foobar2k as my music player for ages now, though I guess that's not FOSS, just freeware.

>>106462026
I don't do this myself, but I've read some forum posts that MS alters how things work from time to time and can even withold the points. Some people have gotten notifications that their points have been cancelled because for whatever reason the system thought it was a bot and so on.

>>106462820
Windows Media Player from LTSC 2021 just werks.

>>106455437
>don't have the horizontal screen estate for vertical tabs
Expand on hover?

>>106459820
>they said
And yet they 24H2 changelog was full of performance improvements and 25H2 is a nothingburger new start menu and AI rubbish

>>106462820
>Just use VLC?
There is no "just use". Maybe "suffer through"

>>106462863
It's literally an installable feature on win11

Should I be trying to debloat my Win11 install? I've heard most of the features (for example recall) will be toggled back on after an update?

>>106442373
If I upgrade to 11 with rufus, will it still keep all my app installations/settings? Or will I lose programs that I don't backup?

>>106463034
If you're using Enterprise nothing gets re-enabled during updates.

Where's the rentry guide for upgrading to Win11? I remember it being on the list just a few months ago

>>106463053
Sadly not :(

>>106462314
not him but this are Core isolation Settings by default. It looks like this isn't possible. There is no "Core isolation" itself like on W10.
(It's Enterprise (not LTSC) installed on VMware)

If you upgrade to Win 11 with windows update, does it force you to login with a microsoft account? Or can you still use do the bypassNRO?

How does it feel getting your ssd fucked wintards?

>>106463108
literal fake news by some random linux site trying to stir shit up, who do you know in person that had their ssd broken? microsoft and all ssd manufacturers denied it as fake too. funny how unsatisfied linuxtards are with their hobbyist knockoff os that they constantly have to reasure themselves it was the right thing to pick by looking at windows hoping to find bugs. pathetic lmao

Which file manager do you recommend anons?

>>106462820
Foobar is THE best on both Windows AND Linux.

Quick question:

I installed Win11 on Virtualbox, and made a bat file to auto-mount a bunch of partitions on start-up. If I install Win 10 LTSC instead, will that same bat file work or will I have to make a new one?

>>106463227
The file would work fine. LTSC isn't different to standard GAC 10 besides a different license, way less pre-install UWPs (like only admin ones) and it has a longer EoL by default.

>>106463254
I'll work.

Help me please. For some reason, "Use lock screen background on the sign-in screen" does not work. I just want to change it from that bland blue shit to my own picture. When the computer first turns on, it doesn't show what I've chosen.

Using w11 pro, manually activated HWID. Updates work fine so there shouldn't be an issue with that. I haven't logged into a MS account though.

I took the >>>/g/fwt pill
any questions, or advice?

>>106463254
Sweet, glad to hear. I only ask as I'm a retard and got an LLM to help me set it up before; can't even remember which one I used Will be a pain trying to find the conversation again. Cheers.

>>106463732
LLMs will always get antsy about being asked about LTSC because it's not a real consumer edition

>>106463335
iirc you need to copy the image to boot partition or similar place accessible before user login.

is HDR considerably better in W11? enough to upgrade from W10? i've been on the edge about upgrading, even more now with the reports about it killing SSDs, and i'm looking for reasons to do it.
I'm on a AMD cpu

I'd ask the Home Media thread but they're fucking dead right now, so I'll ask here.

I have two YottaMaster externa 5-bay drives. They keep falling asleep and I've tried to change their sleep setting using the provided official software.

Doesn't work. Keeps giving me this shit.

While funny as shit also is starting to annoy me. Anyone have any idea?

>>106465073
it's not super great but naturally it will get improvements along the way, so definitely necessary if you want to use HDR a lot

How bad can it really be?

[spoiler]We have a spare computer at work and I want to play Warframe at work during free time.

>>106465922
>using the official media creator
Use Rufus, it has options to easily avoid having to use an online account, etc

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc
Should I just avoid windows for the next couple of weeks? I thought this was supposed to be an overblown issue/fearmongering? How can MS/Phison not reproduce the problem? So they're just not gonna fix it?

>>106466675
just stick with 10

What THE FUCK is happening at Redmond?

>>106466675
I'm glad I don't have any drives with an affected controller.

>>106462820
This: >>106463149
but I also like Audacious on Linux (There's a Windows version too). And it has a cleaner default look than foobar. Only downside is I can't figure out how to make a one song repeat in a playlist of other songs, I have to create a separate playlist and put that one song there to have it repeat. You'd think that would be a default feature or something.

>>106462820
I use Foobar2k with the Georgia-ReBORN theme.

Ok bros, that's it. It's probably nothing, but I'm getting too spooked, especially since I can't afford to replace any drives right now. See you in a couple weeks. Hopefully this stuff will be fixed by then.
Well, actually I'll just post from Mint if I need to. I'm gonna miss Halo Infinite and Battlefront 2 and all my rpg maker games (Which are installed on the Windows drive), but I'll tough it out. Most rpg maker games can run fine on linux anyway, so I'll just move some saves over, and I also have Halo MCC and War Thunder installed on the linux drive so I can hold out for a bit.

11 LTSC or 11 Pro debloated using ctt util's Microwin?

>>106467499
11 Enterprise

>>106435981 (OP)
I love Windows!

>>106463415
How this bar look? can it be placed at the top?

Is it safe to update Windows 11 now? I really don't want my SSD to shit and die.

>>106469250
You still have some time. MS said they're working on a solution, whatever that means.

>>106469250
It was fake news that spooked us all.
But Windows may give your drive rapid on/off cycles once in a while because Microdick decided to set main drives to shut off after 1min of being idle in Power Options in Control Panel. Used to be 20min. So the new default setting will wear out your SSD a pinch faster, as far as I know, but we can change the setting back ourselves. That's about the worst of SSD troubles with Winhoes 11.

>>106469314
I forgot to add, this change was made a while ago, sometime this year, if I recall correctly. Just another stupid, needless change.

>>106468066
Me too!

>>106462026
Complain to customer service or whoever.

>>106469250
I paused updates in the meantime, it's not like you miss on anything

>>106465018
I don't know how to do that. But I figured out a different solution, since I noticed what may have caused the issue ("Some settings are managed by your organisation" in the settings menu), here it is if anyone else ever searches for this problem:

Group policy editor > Computer > Administrative > Control Panel > Personalization > Force a specific default lock screen and logon image

>>106469250
>>106469301
>>106469440
>butt hurt freetards are still pulling shit out of their asses!
It was obviously fake news because people like you want other people to install Shitnux (Linux).

Only the most intelligent and the most prestigious PC users actually use Windows 11.

>>106469501
>anime poster

Opinion disregarded.

>>106469592
4chan is an anime website, buster! :3

DEAL WITH IT! c:

>>106469501
Cope

On Windows 11 Enterprise. Going to reformat and go back to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 21H2.

is jpegview dead?
is there a better image viewer?

>>106469611
It's perfectly acceptable if people use Windows 10, though!

>>106469631
Honeyview!

If it's not broken, then it doesn't need any updates!

>>106469631
https://github.com/sdneon/jpegview/releases

>>106469250
I'd wait until at least the next W11 LTSC

>>106469675
From sylikc's JPEGView to sdneon's JPEGView.

>>106469611
>Use Gnome
>don't need desktop
Isn't this a contradiction?

>>106469698
GNOME doesn't have a desktop: no icons, files or folders. It's just a wallpaper.

Thanks so much /g/entlemen. Windows activated and usable for the next 3 years.

>>106469611
Best combo.

What does all this shit mean?

>>>106462457
>Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 + Offline Install + EEA Region + Local Account + HWID MAS Activation + Simplewall + Group Policy Tweaks + Task Scheduler Tweaks from fwt

Can someone do a walkthrough for privacy maxxing a fresh windows 10 install?

>>106469806
Crazy how far we've come from janky KMS activators. MAS is like magic.

>>106469810
Yeah, for sure. I was not aware of the Mas activation tool until today. KMS's false positives was annoying as hell to avoid.

If there is a similar tool for adobe stuff, please let me know.

>>106469808
>Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
A version of Enterprise 10 frozen on 21H2 that has updates until 2032
>Offline Install
Installing without internet connected, obviously
>EEA Region
Setting your region to a European one that has restrictions on what can be installed by MS themselves to your PC
>Local Account
A user account that's local to your PC and has nothing to do with MS accounts
>HWID MAS Activation
Activating your PC through MAS's HWID module, which is permanent
>Simplewall
Simple firewall GUI
>Group Policy Tweaks
Recommended policies to enable that stop telemetry and such. I like using ShutUp10 instead.
>Task Scheduler Tweaks
Same as above. Easier with ShutUp10

And personally the EAA Region thing is a bit much IMO, unless you already live in one of those regions anyway.

>>106469631
>is jpegview dead?
No.
https://github.com/sylikc/jpegview/issues/362

>>106469822
>tool for adobe stuff
GenP
It will probably trip AV detection however.
https://wiki.dbzer0.com/genp-guides/guide/

>>106469822
Adobe has GenP and m0nkrus's releases (which are pre-GenP'd modules.)
GenP lets you activate Creative Cloud modules fairly easily while m0nkrus releases are just scooped out modules made to run by themselves (make sure to firewall the .exe though.)

>>106449684
I use SumatraPDF on my vertical monitor.
>>106448279
Yes and OneeChan.

>>106469611
Old good, new bad

>>106469975
Actually, not having Recall good, having Recall bad.

>>106469617
good luck anon!

>>106469991
I don't have Recall, I uninstalled it.
I don't think anybody here has Recall enabled don't you need a special Copilot+ PC for that?

>>106469890
I'll take a look. Thanks!

>>106468066
i had thoroughly forgotten that labyrinth game

>>106470056
Chris Titus discovered that it's listed as a Windows feature in DISM and can come enabled in non-compatible PCs

However, he sensationalized that fact because he didn't actually prove that it works or does anything at all

so, tl;dr, need windows 10 on my older 2017 PC for web browsing
>install Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 21H2
>activate with irm https://get.activated.win | iex
>update to 22H2 with https://pastebin.com/rHcgvYS7

Anything else? Is that all there is?

>>106470268
Before activating/connecting to the internet, run ShutUp10's recommended settings on it. Then connect and do all that.

>>106470276
>suggesting non-open source debloating methods

What has happened to /g/....

>>106470292
It just werks still. Open source ones are a bit janky.

>>106470300
I will jank your open source if you know what I mean :)

>>106470300
I will jank your open source if you know what I mean :)

So does /fwt/ use a standard local account for their daily driver instead of an admin one?

>>106470268
It's that shrimple.

>>106470448
No I use an admin one. Don't see a reason to use a user one unless someone else used my PC which they don't.

How do I use chris titus util tools without paying?

Or should I just pay? its $10

>>106470614
What? He doesn't charge for it at all.
https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil

>>106463415
are you not afraid of your loli files in your windows pc? thats like...streaming them to microsoft kek

>>106470621
Does that mean that microsoft servers are full of .pdf files as well?

>>106470621
If you use an MS account like a retard maybe

>>106470276
>>106470292
>>suggesting non-open source debloating methods
is there open source alternatives to W11?
Though that is always not a guarantee, I remember a chinese guy doing some weird shit on linux for months and nobody noticed until too late

>>106470630
>>106470639
>If you use an MS account like a retard maybe
whaaat? that dont matter

>>106470448
No, why would I? I still have to give everything permission to run as admin with UAC.

>>106470621
>>106470685
Yeah sure, Microsoft has an infinitely large database containing every file that was ever present on any device while running Windows.
They record everything every single Windows device does 24/7. And somehow upload all that data completely hidden from network traffic.
I would still disable automatic sample submission though.

>>106470621
Even if that was true, why should he be afraid? Loli is legal in most of the world.

>>106470774
Fucking a dog is legal in Germany; doesn't mean that it is alright to do it.

>>106470852
No, zoophilia has been illegal in Germany since 2013. Imagine bringing animal abuse into this. You're arguing about the moral implications of drawings that usually depict fictional characters.
It's not that serious, get a grip schizo.

>>106452226
>after over a decade of 7-Zip's bullshit
I'm curious, anon, what kind of bullshit? I've been using 7-zip for a decade and half. It's one of those programs that just works for me.

>>106471069
Anon says right there, in how it doesn't one-step extract tar.gz/tar.xz files. Otherwise 7zip is still king.

>>106471083
...it didn't even register as "bullshit" for me, honestly. That's just a minuscule setback imho.

>>106471095
Well that's because Windows users basically never deal with those kinds of archives. It's more of a Linux thing.

>>106452246
WinRAR is practically nagware.

Only 25+ year old men still use WinRAR in 2025.
They the type of person to say "Win7 was the best" and refuse to acknowledge that Win10 was the superior modern successor.

>>106435981 (OP)
Is there a /home partition equalivent in Windows? I want a seperate folder on my C drive that will persist when I format and reinstall Windows.

Is that possible?

>>106471272
Sorry dude, your users will always be under C:\Users\ and Microsoft has no reason to change it since they want you to upgrade to the next version of Windows through Windows Update; giving you the power to set up subvolumes like that would just encourage more people to switch to Win 10 IoT and disengage from Copilot and Recall and all this other crap.

>>106471272
You can partition the drive itself, if that's enough.

>>106471310
Partitioning the drive won't make a bit of difference because Windows only allows your Users folder to be on your C:\ drive. The reason it's so easy for people to switch to another Linux distro is that they CAN put their /home folder on another partition, and only nuke the partition the OS itself is stored on.

>>106471272
Safest option is to just partition the drive for a separate partition (you can even do this during the install) and this way that partition will never be touched as long as you keep installing or reinstalling in your main C: drive

>>106471310
Partitioning the drive won't make a bit of difference because Windows only allows your Users folder to be on your C:\ drive. The reason it's so easy for people to switch between Linux distros is that they CAN put their /home folder on another partition, and only nuke the partition the OS itself is stored on.

>>106471256
If 25 is "old" to you, you should probably stay in tiktok. Underage faggots like you have ruined /g/ anyway.

>>106471272
you can install windows to a volume without formatting it. what i do for people who want windows reinstalled (i don't use windows myself anymore) is i'll boot a linux livecd, and go through the "C:" and delete everything except user data, then move that into a folder that won't conflict with anything (like C:\Backup), and install windows to the same volume, simply selecting it and hitting next without clicking on "format". then once it's installed, i move the stuff in that folder back to their proper locations

>>106471272
>>106472010
oh and as for an answer to your question specifically, yes, actually, it is possible to mount a separate volume as your C:\Users folder. windows/ntfs supports mounting volumes to a folder, so C:\Users can be a different volume much like how /home sometimes is in linux. however this won't work the same way it does in linux. even in linux re-using a /home requires some consideration, in windows you'll need to use something like USMT to re-use a user profile on another installation of windows. USMT isn't a consumer tool, but there are third party tools that might be easier to use.

I normally use Win10 but now got new laptop at new job and it have Win11. I heard you could change Start Menu to Win10 one via properties tab before but I don't see this option anymore, probably got removed in newest version. Registry edit likewise don't do anything. Is there nothing I can do anymore? Win11 Start Menu is complete failure. Yes, I heard about OpenShell and similar stuff but all of such projects attempt to bring Win7/XP Start Menu and I genuinely liked Win10 one and got used to it.

Thanks for help.

>>106472067
You can put the Start icon on the left of the taskbar if anything, and programs like StartAllBack can help you with making it feel more like 10 again. That or something like WinAeroTweaker.

>>106472046
>it is possible to mount a separate volume as your C:\Users folder
Doesn't mean your registry let alone applications will honour this.

>>106470448
I started doing it. It's just a good standard practice. Setting it up so I need to have a password and click yes to UAC just seems safer since I might accidentally click yes to it. I confess that I don't usually read what the UAC is prompting me for but ever since I switched I do pay attention now.

>>106469665
i actually used honeyview for a long time
shame they are not going to update it anymore
and their new image viewer looks bloated as fuck and its paid

I'm kind of a pleb Anons. Apparently I have the knowledge of an 8 year old as far as computers go. Really all I know about are file directories, how to play games, how to browse the internet, and really, really basic stuff, but I was told I shouldn't know so little in a thread where, inan attempt to download a ROM file, I downloaded a pretty obvious trojan (not without knowing it was a risk, I knew it probably was one). I got rid of it, I THINK. Every time I would x it out, it would reopen but this time with somthing else, and when it would try to advertise features and shit for me, and it was at that moment I knew for certain it had nothing to do with the ROM I was trying to get. I force quite the program in task manager, deleted it, and I think cuts it off. I don't think it did anything. I used malware bytes and it didn't detect anything, and the same trojan virus I got on another PC from a torrent didn't end up on here, so I GUESS it's fine.

Here's the problem, I don't know how any of this works. All of these things I understand through what's alleged about them. I have no way of say, discerning what a good anti-virus is or some such thing. I don't even really know the point of selling my data or something like that, I just know they can screw up a PC and slow them down massively. I don't even know when I do have something wrong going on on my PC or not. I have 150 different things most of which I don't understand running in task manager. None of it seems outwardly clear and obvious to me. I don't know shit about CLI, and really overal, I don't have a continuity of understanding of these computers. I feel like if I used prior windows operating system I'd understand things better. Windows 11 feels like a lot of flash and pointless stuff slapped onto the back of soemthing that was once outwardly practical.

Sorry for yapping but I need help, but I'm just kinda lost and this OS doesn't help me. Most of what I know is habbit, then trial and error.

>>106473467
Honestly? Google is your friend. If you open Task Manager and see something running and you don't know what it is, google it. Windows has been around for decades now and it's been properly documented everywhere.
If you google 'totally-not-a-virus.exe' and the first result says it's a virus then it's 99% a virus. But if you get something like 'yeah, that program needs to run so other programs can run properly' then it's fine.
Getting into the habit of using a search engine is the first thing you should do.

Now as at how to avoid viruses, my best advise is to properly know what file extensions are. What is an exe? What is an mp3? What is a pdf? What is a mov? What is a wav? I'm not telling you to know every single file extensions there are since there are hundreds of them. What you should know is how to Google them.

The one thing you should know is an exe and it's the easiest way to spread viruses for the uninformed. exe means executable, it means it's going to execute some kind of code or script. Most of the time it's harmless but sometimes it can execute an installer to install a virus on your PC. So always be wary of exe. Always make sure the place you get them is legit and if you're not sure then just don't run it in the first place. Downloading something off the internet doesn't give your a virus immediately but running the thing you downloaded is. So if you catch yourself downloading an exe file, just don't run it unless you're sure it's safe.

Lastly educate yourself on what types of file extensions you're expected to download. For example you downloaded a ROM file. Well, what kind of ROM was it for? 3DS? DS? PS2? They have different file extensions and they're always never an exe file. So let's say you wanted to download a DS ROM, well they're mostly nds extensions, so if you downloaded a ROM with a .exe then that's your first sign to be suspicious of that file. If that happens to me I usually delete the file and never use that site again.

>>106468373
startallback, I am considering purchasing a license but I'm just using the latest cracked version
>>106470621
Microsoft will know I'm of good taste.
>>106470852
I'm baffled, why are you comparing that to a fictional drawing that literally doesn't resemble real world abuse

>>106473835
From what I've learned, StartXBack is a pretty easy to use unlocker for StartAllBack.

>>106473779
This Windows nigga is 100% right.

>>106473467
Windows Defender is has been really good for a long time, and still tops MITRE scores. Malwarebytes is also fine, generally...

I'm not quite sure what the question is in here though. A lot of anything hands-on is just trial and error. The only you'll assure yourself it's gone is with a re-install.

>>106473779
Thanks. What about a sketchy website? What of sites that are real but try to give you viruses? For example, there's a 4chan archive site one which, if you click anywhere (say the search bar within the archive), a tab will open up, and the click won't do the action you intend for it to (activating the search bar to let you type in it), then you get one of those indian trojan sites. Is there a way to safely navigate such a site? Is that just a matter of having some kind of anti-virus or firewall? Is it easy to understand how any of that works? One thing that bothers me is my understanding of computers really is just seeing them as "magic boxes", I don't think of them as such, but as far as I'm concerned, they may as well be. The many processes that go on therein I don't understand, nor do I have even a summarized understanding or... a systematic understanding I guess. Like if you think of how these things work as a tree, the trunk is the fundamental base of it all, and then the ends of the branches would be all of the things going on on the surface. My understanding is all the way at the ends of the branches. Maybe that sounds gay but it works. I don't know at which point I'll stop feeling I'm wandering a maze, and will feel I can understand it better and properly.
>>106473946
I guess, but like I said, I don't have a systematic understanding of it. I also don't want to mess up my computer somehow by accident, if that's possible. I'm not a technician.

>>106474104
Forgive my typos.

>>106474104
It's pretty hard for browsers to fully infect your PC. Best practice is to use a condom or some sort. Ad block and a plugin to stop scripts from running like uMatrix. Set everything to max, but doing so means ALL websites will break and just display text. If a website wants to run a video, well uMatrix is blocking that script from running. After that disable uMatrix on sites you feel safe on using, like YouTube for example, or your banking institution's website etc.
Then if you encounter a site that you can't use but don't fully trust slowly start enabling some scripts on uMatrix. If something suspicious starts happening then block that script again. It's trial and error.
Just learn those two plugins and then you'll be good.

And since you're asking about viruses and how computers work in the base level I would recommend you on going to school about it. Computers are complicated and not everyone has the time to fully research what each program or line in a piece of code does by themselves.

So yeah, get into the habit of using a search engine, use ad blockers and script blockers for browsing and go to school if you want to learn what COM+ Event System service is or whatever and why it's running on your PC. You're asking for someone to explain how computers work and no one has the time to do that.

does the massgrave ESU script work for windows 10 home, or do I need professional?

Is this any legit?

>>106474236
Thanks. What kind of school would I go to to learn about that? I know that's maybe a bit of a dumb question, but it's the kind of question that opens the possibility of pointers I might not otherwise get so that's why I ask. I wouldn't want to do something needlessly expensive for example, if I can obtain the same knowledge for less, but maybe that's particular to the individual and their circumstances.

>>106474483
it should work for Home was well, but in any case you can change editions with MAS anyways

>>106474618
Looks legit, seems like the only thing it does is enable diagnostic data (a requirement for ESU), and tell Windows Update to re-evaluate that you check all the boxes

Now that you're here, you could also check MAS, since that tool can get you the ESU updates without doing all that extra shit

>>106474764
NTA but if you want to know more about basic security practices then you don't really need a school. Youtube is full of great resources for understanding basic stuff.

I would recommend channels like PC Security Channel which creates relatively short and comprehensible videos about basic security practices and what to look for when searching for anomalies.

Thio Joe is also a good one, since he talks about all things Windows including security related stuff and also in a simplified way

I believe those two are good for what you're looking for, pick anything that interests you.

You could also resort to small courses like Udemy but it really depends on the topic you want and the quality of the creator

>>106475230
Thank you.

>>106475107
>you could also check MAS
How to do that? Apparently my previous pic just moves updates deadline to the next year.

>>106475322
You can check the website, it has everything well documented

https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

Been daily driving loonix for more than 10 years and it's been around 2 months since I switched over to Win11 Pro
Gotta say that things are way smoother than I thought would be

>>106475933
Gaming performance on nvidia cards is just hands down better most of the time on Windows. You can improve performance on linux with newer kernels and drivers, but there's still a noticeable difference. On older games it doesn't matter but on newer games you can see and feel it. It's also nice to be able to use Photoshop too.

>>106475933
Why the switch? I'm the opposite, I plan on switching to Linux from Win10.

>>106471272
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1964-move-users-folder-location-windows-10-a.html

>>106476999
Nobody cares, you butt hurt cretin! You belong in the Linux General Threads along with the rest of the trash!

Only Windows master race members are allowed to post in these threads!

>>106477319
ok XD but what does Lady Gaga have to do with that?

>>106477427
It's just a reaction picture!

>>106477319
Nice knee jerk reaction. Who even said I was butthurt? I just don't want to use Win11 and I don't want to install/use Win10 IoT LTSC.

>>106477551
it's just a guy who thinks he's an anime character or something, just ignore him

>>106477551
>I just don't want to use Win11 and I don't want to install/use Win10 IoT LTSC.
Yes, and nobody cares! Nobody will miss you when you stop shitposting in these threads! :^)

>>106477782
You're such a nimrod! :c

You must be thinking of someone else! c:

I've spent so many hours messing with group policy settings and registry keys, and all for nothing. This horrific demon OS still downloads and installs bloatware under the pretense of installing drivers (that I didn't want downloaded automatically anyway), reinstalls apps I uninstalled for a fucking reason, changes to a different version, and does all this other bullshit without my knowledge or consent.

I'm sick to death of microdick deciding what to do to my computer instead of me. Is W10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021 the one where you actually get to decide what the fuck gets put on or taken off it?

>>106478026
Unfortunately no. IoT LTSC just means it's going to get supported for a lot longer, it has barely anything to do with updates or whatnot.
It doesn't auto download updates for you but when you do a manual update, if it sees that you're missing a bunch of missing driver dependencies then it will automatically download it without you knowing. It doesn't download anything extra but still, you don't know what shit you just downloaded.

>>106478126
Does that only happen if I do it through windows update? Can I avoid that bullshit by manually downloading and installing those standalone updates from microdick's website?

>>106478026
>>106478126
>>106478156
just turn it off lmao

>>106478308
I did turn it off. That's the exact policy setting I changed in gpedit and it happened anyway. Drives me up the fucking wall.

I bet they'll add a lot of great AI features in windows 12.

>>106476988
>Gaming performance on nvidia cards is just hands down better most of the time on Windows
Yes, and I blame nvidia for this
>>106476999
>why the switch?
Well, for instance I have a gaming laptop (I know) with nvidia and it sucks big time on Linux although it has improved a bit with Wayland but is still a pain. Contrary to Windows where it just works (Not Linux's fault tho).
Now, my work laptop has Win11 which I can't change, and, I like to have my personal laptop alongside my work laptop, I use synergy/input-leap/barrier for input sharing and it just doesn't work as well between Linux-Windows compared to Windows-Windows (clipboard doesn't work under Wayland, language switching is problematic, and more)

Also there are a couple of extras that made me switch like:
>WSL
>bundled SSH/SFTP utils
>winget
Keep in mind that even though I'm daily driving Windows but my servers still operate under Linux and I develop software that runs under Linux

>>106478156
It happens when you use Windows Update.
If you use the standalone installer then it might or might not download other stuff, depends if the installer is configured that way.
You can't really avoid it on Windows.

has anyone noticed anything weird with right click menus on windows 10?
they feel like they have mouse acceleration for me

What's the consensus on the ssd problem? I'm planning to install W11 on my new machine but I'm reluctant to do it right now. I don't mind waiting a few more weeks if necessary

>>106469835
Hey thanks, anon. I also heard there are a few telemetry things you can turn off in virus settings, like cloud. Is this right?

>>106479109
Go ahead and install, but stay offline during the setup, and don't update after all is done and you should be fine.

>>106478356
I think that is unlikely. Microsoft doesn't fully know what to do with Copilot as it is, from what I can tell. Copilot ads I've been seeing on some sites and youtube pitch Copilot as simply an image generator. That would only entertain most normies for a very brief while, it is not something they are typically interested in much. They need to go for "Copilot-powered Alexa v2.0" if they hope to appeal to more normies. It is honestly a niche tool. Outside of image gen, writing/research assistant,, and programming assistant, it is very much "solution looking for a problem."
And don't post frogs like the shitposters.

>>106479278
Yes, turn off cloud protection and auto sample submission in the Defender settings.

>>106478308
>>106478343
So what is to be done about this? Is it another policy that stops this then?

>>106471132
>"nagware"
fucking kek

Winrar in 2025?
Anons, please switch to PeaZip already. It does rar, zip, 7zip, Linux stuff like tar and gz, and more. No, I'm not some zoomer, I use cracked Winrar as well for many years since v4 or so. Peazip is straight up freeware, to boot.

>>106470292
shutup10 is old news, newfriend, and popular because it just works

>>106479415
ShutUp10 was like the very first telemetry etc. disabler for 10 that actually worked well. It's all the other telemetry etc. disabler GUIs' senpai pretty much.

>>106478343
Try disabling Windows Update service in services.msc, trying that as well and crossing my fingers. Microshit noticed that people are resisting teh updoots and they have been fighting back. Same with disabling Defender Antivirus. System won't let you fully disable it. I even nuked it before in a previous install so there would be no files to make up Defender at all. Microshit fixed it, can't take ownership of Defender's folder in ProgramData anymore. Fuck them and fuck their bloatware. I hate that worthless app that never detects anything and just hogs CPU all day and slows down my machine. I don't need it, either, it is ultimately normies' problem.

Through trial and error, I think I've found the shit you have to change to keep this demonic piece of shit OS (I mean 10, I'm not even touching 11) from installing drivers without permission.
Advanced System Settings has a Hardware tab and set Device Installation Settings to No
Filter through the Administrative Templates folders in Group Policy Editor:
Configure Automatic Updates - disabled
Do Not Include Drivers with Windows Update - enabled
Specify Search Order for Device Driver Source Locations - enabled (do not search windows update)
Turn Off Windows Update Device Driver Searching - enabled

I reinstalled winblows (again) without internet, made all those changes, connected the ethernet cable half an hour ago, and no drivers or the fucking garbage cancer "utilities" that get installed with them have shown up.

>>106478356
definitely, but hopefully only the ones that work out, I personally think stuff like AI search is actually useful, they're definitely going to get rid of a lot of AI features mostly because people won't use them and it'll be costly to maintain them, pretty much what happened to Cortana

>>106479109
Still a mystery, it's proven that it exists but only under specific conditions that shouldn't affect everyone.

MS can't find shit but hopefully they'll keep digging.

The safe route for you would be maybe installing but not updating, or just wait. If you're not gonna do heavy write/read operations like installing games, then maybe you don't have to worry about anything

>>106479630
I noticed that if you rollback drivers once or twice, Windows is less likely to install drivers that it shouldn't. Or I got lucky.
Enabling "Do not include drivers with Windows updates" is the general recommendation.
I no longer have the spare, old machine I had this issue with.

Need Clarification: is IoT LTSC excempt from the Windows 10 Apocalypse in the 25th?

Is changing the Version number from 21H2 to 22H2 bad for IoT LTSC?

>>106480025
No and no

>>106480039
so you still need the ESUs?

>>106480025
yes
no
>>106480039
fuck off retard

>>106480075
rude but correct

what is the best pdf reader?
mainly for reading books

>>106480476
I've used SumatraPDF for the longest time.

>>106480476
This is still the best option for pdfs and comic book formats >>106480485

>>106480180
>>106480180
>>106480180