Thread 106620021

FAQ:
>How do I activate Windows?
HWID2 generates and registers a permanent legitimate license on MS's activation servers
github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
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/: >>106569030

Tried the hacky Win10 Home -> LTSC install as said on the MAS site. Despite the memes, it worked just fine. 7 more years of security, here I come.

>>106620261
Hopefully your apps stay compatible for the next 7 years

>>106620261
Despite what memes? It's just how you do it.

>>106620021 (OP)
ai slop

>>106620733
minus the slop

Sophie-chan a cute

>>106621252
A CUTE!

What a faggy thread.
No wonder all the knowbies left, and it's just "hurrdurr how do i do thing fully documented in the paste" questions now.

>>106621670
it's always been /sqt/-tier questions here. And the amount of Windows knowbies will always be lower than with Linux because almost no one learns Windows as a hobby.

I also blame OP because he never asks for feedback, barely updates the OP, the pastas are outdated as shit, he's so petty that he doesn't link the threads he doesn't make, and always uses shitty anime pics

Can I install Enterprise on top of my Win10Pro without changing anything else or reformat drives, change My Documents locations etc?

>>106621734
I blame AIs like >>106616755.
They can't think, only regurgitate what they saw on Reddit. So testing, providing evidence - hell, even effortposting - is pointless if all it's going to do is vomit another six month-old URL from a clickbait site at you.

>>106621759
Enterprise or IoT Enterprise LTSC? Those are different things (IoT LTSC is the one that stays frozen on features and gets security updates for 10 years)
In both cases, yes, but the method is different.

If you just want to switch to regular Enterprise, simply use the "Change Windows Edition" tool in MAS:
https://massgrave.dev/

If you want to switch to IoT LTSC 2021 to get Windows 10 security updates until 2032, follow the guide in pic related:
https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

>>106621776
>92% of the world is gay
Go OD on copium elsewhere, NEET.

>>106621759
>>106621796
Oh and of course after you're done, just use MAS to activate your Windows with HWID

>>106621796
>>106621809
>Upgrade Windows 10 Home, Pro, etc editions to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 while keeping files and apps
Thank you. I should do this.

For those of you who use Windows 11 with a Microsoft account, do you also have problems linking your device with the account? Mine just refuses to appear in linked devices

>>106621845
Nope, no issue here. I (and my whole family) use MSAs for remote administration and monitoring.

>>106621854
It used to work fine. I recently did a clean install and my PC just disappeared from my linked devices. All services still work but it just irks me that it doesn't show up

>>106621734
>And the amount of Windows knowbies will always be lower than with Linux because almost no one learns Windows as a hobby.
There's also no point. Half the posts are from tards who can't manage to read the first line of OP and basically no one here is interested in discussion outside of some AI/WU fearmongering

>>106621996
Deep Windows discussion requires deep Windows knowledge.
This becomes a problem when you have a retarded trannyjanny OP. Mention anything outside of his sphere of knowledge (which is A LOT), and he throws toddler tantrums and gets you banned, which drives the smart anons away.
The pedo images/references he's always posting/samefagging drives the anons who aren't pedos away.
Thus you are left with what /fwt/ is today. You couldn't wreck this thread more if you tried - and I suspect this is by design.

>>106620021 (OP)
I fell for the Windows 11 LTSC IoT meme, I had nothing but problems.

>hdr problems
>performance problems compared to W10
>FUCKING VIDEO PLAYER PROBLEMS, AUDIO DESYNC, STUTTERING AAAAAAAAH

>>106622182
>installing the very first LTSC of a Windows release
At least you've learned something
This is why I'm waiting for at least LTSC 2027 before switching to W11

Thanks /fwt/ for saving my ass when i built my pc 2 years ago and installed the LTSC version of Windows

Back when i installed it, everytime i opened a game on Steam i got PIC RELATED, but i didn't mind just clicking away for the message to disappear. That being said, i'm starrting to get pissed off at it. How do i make this popup message disappear for good?

>>106622312
>open the Start menu
>type in "game bar"
>click on "game bar settings"
>turn game bar off

>>106622293
>At least you've learned something
Fuck man, now I need to install the enterprise version AGAIN, and debloat and all that shit.. zzzzzzz

Can OP add it to the OP post? DONT TRY 11 LTSC IOT yet for gaming

are we on repeat?

>>106622403
I fuckin love you, anon. Didn't think it'd be that easy. Thank you

are we on repeat?

should I go to 11? or try linux
t. have new gpu and feel the ick when I see defender

>>106622537
You can easily defang Defender via disabling cloud protection and auto sample submission in its options.

>>106622537
Linux. Windows 10's EOL is the end.

>>106622537
11. Get a legit loicense tho.

>>106622546
>You can easily defang Defender via disabling cloud protection and auto sample submission in its options.
and thats enough for it not to spy on me?
>>106622548
>Linux. Windows 10's EOL is the end.
i tried mint someeeeee time ago, discord sucked, and I couldnt show what game I was playing, its the only thing holding me back
>>106622556
>11. Get a legit loicense tho.
why a license? i have never bought one

Just installed Win 11 and already ran into problems. How does the new Notepad fail at such a simple task as displaying basic accented letters?

>>106622574
Yes, that's enough. Turning those options off does that.
Also anon is just not telling you that you can easily continue using 10 via 10 Enterprise with ESU licenses activated or using IoT LTSC 2021.
And also that anon is fucking with you too. You can easily activate using the script in the OP.

>>106622574
>i can't use Linux because dickcord won't auto detect what game I have open
>but I'm worried about defender, not the telemetry or other systems but the built-in antivirus software spying on me
Firewall?

>>106622714
?

2032 here we come.

What will the normies do next month? I don't see any articles or discussions online or in the news.

>>106622634
WOMM. The only thing it doesn't have is emoji. It even has some rate mathematical symbols.
You didn't change the font, did you?

>>106622182
see >>106618841

>>106622787
They're either just letting the in-place 11 upgrade through 10's Windows Update go through or just buying a new OEM PC I'm guessing.

>>106622732
I am pointing out the absurdity of someone (anon) being worried about defender of all things spying on them but also insisting on having another program, that is known to record and analyse audio chats, monitor the currently running processes.

>>106622797
I changed it to Calibri which worked fine on my Win 7 machine. But on Win 11 it has this problem with any font.

>>106620883
not sure if anyone cares but everything related to windows was irrecoverably fucked
I ended up using diskpart shrink to free up space from the existing primary partition, made a new part from that and then used normal install (cmd install failed for some reason) to plop down a new w11 on it then labeled the old partition so it shows up as a drive with everything not-windows seemingly fully intact
now to get a backup drive and fix this mess for good (and create a proper backup after)

>>106623827
This is a good lesson to just choose "update and restart" every single time.

>>106621031
die nigger

how long do you think will it take for important software like web browsers to drop support for windows 10?

>>106625004
Probably around the time the ESU updates stop for 10 Enterprise, but probably further beyond. Like how long it took them to stop supporting 7.

I love Autumn and witches bros.

>>106620021 (OP)
is win11 that bad as people are saying? Like it reminds me of Vista and i really had issues with Vista. My current Win10 install is on it's death bed (SSD health is below 20%) but i don't want to bother uninstalling win11 if it's shit ass. It's a i5 8400 system with a 1070ti. I'm not worried about my system going unsupported and such but i also don't feel like getting into Linux due to slow download speed.

>>106622574
Get CachyOS, in the newer versions Discord now recognizes the games you play. (yes i know it's a Windows thread let me live in peace)

>>106622182
>>106622409
Well fuck I was just about to install LTSC because Pro was giving me fucking issues. Should I just install Enterprise and debloat if LTSC is a headache? I have no idea what to even do anymore.

>>106626601
>Well fuck I was just about to install LTSC because Pro was giving me fucking issues. Should I just install Enterprise and debloat if LTSC is a headache? I have no idea what to even do anymore.
See this image which should be added to the OP

My friend wanted to update to Windows 11 but his TPM setting prevented the TPM 2.0 check to be accepted, so I set it to firmware. I didn't exactly know what this did, as it mentioned saving security data to his GPU or something. He does not have any encrypted drives and has left everything in his BIOS as is prior to this. Other than telemetry is there any risks to having set to fTPM?

>>106626653
What is this - you needed to ask some online llm slop generator? How embarrassing.

>>106626703
>What is this - you needed to ask some online llm slop generator? How embarrassing.
retard
https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links#what-is-ltsc-and-is-it-the-right-choice-for-you

>>106626653
So this applies to Win11 as well? I was talking about Win11 IoT LTSC 2024

>>106622634
don't tell me it's
>Lengyel, magyar – két jó barát

>>106626903
>So this applies to Win11 as well? I was talking about Win11 IoT LTSC 2024
Yeah, same thing, 11 LTSC is a worse case actually, as its worse in every single aspect than 10 LTSC

>>106626793
Why do you need to link this website?

>>106626703
>you needed to ask some online llm slop generator?
Holy retard
This is from the people behind MAS (people who know about Windows more than anyone in this thread)

I love Windows!

Is there any reason not just run the command to enable 3 years of ESU?

Did they make it so that the codecs you install through the MSstore don't show up in the programs and files list to uninstall?
I have several that show as installed in the store but only picrel shows up in the installed programs list

>codecs
>install through the MSstore
what the fuck

>>106627487
>>106627539
There is Ikaros codecs

>>106625614
an 512gb ssd is $30
clone it and done

Just checked and I didn't have the JPEG XL one installed. It does show up. Is there any way to like register the store programs or something?
>>106627585
Isn't that just thumbnails
>>106627539
Yeah there's a few

My friend just managed to wipe windows for his computer, so I'm gonna re-install it today. I use 10 iot ltsc, but I need something isiot proof for them and I don't think that's it. Is windows 11 pro my best bet? I don't think the guy is going to use winget + command line for installing things only on the microsoft store.

>>106628401
he also uses xbox + gamepass so he's gonna be signed in anyway

>>106627267
Not really. It's literally just run and forget.

>>106627267
>Is there any reason not just run the command to enable 3 years of ESU?
The only reason not to is if you want to have more than 3 years by switching to IoT LTSC 2021

>>106628752
>>106628792
Alright, I'll just do that then, seems simpler than reinstalling windows ltsc. It's not for me as I've already moved to Linux, just needed a hassle free way to ensure security updates for someone else's old laptop.

>>106620021 (OP)
Got a weird one.
>few days ago I updated win 10
>afterwards my password no longer works (local account)
>tried restarting a few times, still didn't work, had to leave
>back today, decided to use win 10 install media usb key to access cmd prompt and activate the default admin account
>whenever I try to use the usb key I get an error message in polish telling me the tool is only for lenovo devices
>have reformatted the usb and tried downloading and using the windows media creation tool on two seperate devices
>same weird polish error message
wtf? any ideas?

>>106629210
>windows media creation tool
Download your ISO from Massgrave:
https://massgrave.dev/windows_10_links
And create your USB installer with Rufus:
https://rufus.ie/en/

Tiny11, ReviOS, or LTSC 2024 with WinUtil?

>>106629701
I wouldn't use a custom ISO as I can't be 100% sure of what's been done to it
I personally always download ISOs from Massgrave and check the SHA256 to be sure

>>106629701
I don't bother using custom ISOs anymore I just live debloat when I get into my normal installs.

I just wanna download Windows Media Viewer
I don't care if it's old
get the fuck out of my way Bill Gates
no I will not use Photos
and stop calling programs "apps" like a faggot

>>106629922
If you're on 10 you can re-enable it via doing some registry tweaking.

>>106629922
>being this butt hurt!
Aww! :(

Swallow a chill pill, sweetie! :)

>>106629922
WinAeroTweaker can turn it back on for you.

>>106628419
11 Enterprise, uninstall some default bloat and that's it

>>106630227
cool, will try that

>>106630030
thank you, fren

>>106629987
I am very chill now, healslut

>>106629386
christ, it gets sussyer and sussyer. i honestly cannot believe you people do this.

>>106630516
Explain what's "sussy"

>>106630557
sussy is slang for suspicious. it comes from rhe hit game amogus. its usually meant in a humorous fashion but in this context the word was used as a litmus test.

>>106630578
Yes, but what is suspicious in this case?

>>106630581
that was (one of) the litmus test(s). i shant respond again.

>>106630589
I hereby accuse you of merely shitposting, with no substance to back up your claims.

Anyone else noticed the rise of people shitting on Windows ever since that pewdiepie video?

Even though!

Linux is still not even close to 10% usage worldwide in desktops, not even on Steam?

>>106631204
You'd have to try really fucking hard to find anyone that's a true modern Windows fanboy. Like I can imagine being one back before the 8 days but not now.

>>106631386
Fanboy? Maybe not
But anyone who's sane knows it's still the least bad operating system

>>106627902
They are AppxProvisionedPackages, not regular store apps so the regular way of managing them is through DISM.
List them with Dism /Online /Get-AppxProvisionedPackage or the new PowerShell scriptlets. IIRC these can also be managed through winget (i.e. winget list) because they are updated through the store, not all PAPs can be though.

>>106631539
People use it because it's there on their OEMs and runs their programs which is all they want/need.

>>106629701
tiny11builder but its only really a good idea if you care enough to consider what packages, features and capabilities you want (or just copy LTSC).

Also winutil won't do anything except disable automatic start of some services.

>>106631632
>PAPs
I meant APPs AppxProvPack

>>106631642
>runs their programs
That's the most important part. Literally the only thing people care about is the software library
I don't give a shit about how much Loonix lets me customize my system and how it uses half as much memory as Windows. I want all of my software to run without using shit like Wine or having to troubleshoot

>>106631204
I started hating on it ever since they tried to push ai into my desktop and wanting to pick up resources for an app i don't want to use. I don't need recall and all the other bullshit. I just want to play videogames nothing more

>>106631386
fanboy days are long gone, everyone has turned against big companies and their enshitification, or the trannies and their gate-keeping

>>106631719
except iNiggers

>>106620021 (OP)
I have downloaded the "Everything" App that some of you recommended but I don't quite understand how to use it.
My problem is the following, I have a big folder that is basically filled with other folders (each one has image collections and other files), the problem is that opening them with the Windows Explorer is kinda like a pain because it doesn't cache the folder and has to run over again to sort by date, so I downloaded this app.
The problem is that I can't really use it like I use Windows Explorer, as in I can't "navigate" through folders, I just wanted something to cache the date to have fast sorting, but every time I click on a folder it opens it up on the Windows Explorer and it's kinda like the same, what can I do?
To be clear I want to access this massive folder (and be able to navigate its subfolders) fast, without having to wait until Windows Explorer reads every file each single time

>>106631821
Everything is a search replacement, not a File Explorer replacement.
To make it better you download something like EverythingToolbar to more integrate it with the system overall, plus you can disable the search indexer service as well.

>win10 updated
>taskbar autohide now laggy as fuck
>use 20~40% cpu when unhiding and 30~50% cpu when hiding back
wtf happened???

>>106631890
So it isn't for my use case then?
Who uses Everything or what's the use ase? People with a lot of folders but with few files in them? Because for my case I hoard pictures and put them in subfolders but it's not like I will know the exact picture name

>>106631976
For people that don't want to use Windows Search or have the search indexer service active, mainly.

>>106631770
we'll see if Apple survives the jeet menace, lately its only been bad decisions

>>106632043
There will always be people that buy iPhones, iPads and Macbooks so I'd say that Apple will survive just fine.

I have a big problem with windows and it loading my downloads folder for the past month.
It simply refuses to let me view all my files there and neither won't it let me move them elsewhere as it simply crashes on me.
How the fuck do I fix this problem jeetsoft has been causing me?
Don't even fucking dare suggest I do "sfc /scannow" or "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth" because I have done this multiple times already and it does nothing to help me despite it being the only thing I've found online.
I NEED the files there as it's for a legal issue and jeetsoft has utterly prevented me from accessing them.
This happens even when I removed 90% of my downloads folder and moved it to my desktop. Now both folders refuse to load, crashing on me instantly no matter what view setting I use. Initially the downloads folder was 12gb, now it's 645mb and yet it still refuses to load AT ALL.
When I am using other applications to access my download folder so I could send files that way, it shows up and loads without a problem.
Now file explorer won't even show me directories to other files.
How the FUCK do I fix this issue?

>>106632665
>Now file explorer won't even show me directories to other files.

>>106632665
>When I am using other applications to access my download folder so I could send files that way, it shows up and loads without a problem.

>>106632683
>>106632672
>>106632665
fucking hell this is my last fucking option and retarded nigger gay reddit is sure to not help but get pissy cause I talked bad about their favorite OS.

>>106632688
can you see your shit through cmd -
"dir Downloads"
if you want gui download explorer plus plus from github. it is faster than the msaids explorer

>>106632904
yes, yes I can

>>106632904
>if you want gui download explorer plus plus from github. it is faster than the msaids explorer
would that really solve this entire problem?

>>106632904
if say, explorer++ solves this entire issue, may I ask why did this even become an issue when before it worked very well with some load time in certain cases?

>>106632665
Try moving your important files somewhere else. Maybe there's too many files and explorer is chocking on it.

Or try a different file manager like pcmanfm
Or try the command line and do dir on it to see if that also breaks.

>>106633151
Also, explorer freezes for me from time to time, try opening the task manager right click on explorer and click restart.

>>106633151
>Try moving your important files somewhere else. Maybe there's too many files and explorer is chocking on it.
I did this and it "chokes" even with only 300files on it and 645mb of data, same with the other folder where most of the download folder went.
>Or try the command line and do dir on it to see if that also breaks.
It doesn't break.
Did you even read what was above?
>>106633171
Mine just goes doesn't respond then it closes itself making my screen flash for one second then I am back to it being dysfunctional or not being able to access any of my files at all

>>106631821
>To be clear I want to access this massive folder (and be able to navigate its subfolders) fast, without having to wait until Windows Explorer reads every file each single time
Try the alternatives like Explorer++ and Directory Opus but don't be surprised if they're all slow on huge folders
>doesn't cache the folder
Doesn't work between restarts of the application, unless you think it should show wrong information until it fully loads again.

>>106631204
Not among actual Windows users. Freetards will always rush in for anything that feeds their confirmation bias - that's where the noise is really coming from.
As an aside, Linux desktop usage is still at 1%, same as it's always been - the other 5% is AI and bots in training. When the next AI winter arrives, Statcounter drop back to 1% again, and we'll all have a good laugh.

Daily reminder that the "hurrdurr M$ is forcing their online accounts!!!!!1!!!11!1one!!eleven!!" was bullshit, and you all fell for yet another nothingburger.

>>106633684
Anon we use Rufus to install Windows we don't even worry about BypassNRO.

>>106633756
>he doesn't know

>>106633816
The registry key will always be there anon it ain't the gotcha you think it is.

potplayer guy
can potplayer do hardware decoding with d3d11va?

>>106629210
>>106629386
Didn't work. Still get weird error message in slav.

uh oh

Can I just upgrade my win10 pro via massgrave i don't want to reinstall to ltsc

>>106634576
Yes you can upgrade the Pro install to Enterprise and install and activate the ESU licenses for three more years of updates. Just re-activate your install after it restarts.

>>106633647
the thing is the folder entirely refuse to be loaded into

>>106633647
>Explorer++
it seems to have worked however it is not a perfect solution.
Firstly, the order of files is fucked up no matter what I do it seems to be random even with grouping them up based on file creation.
Another issue is that it resets itself every time I do something different, which I don't like.
Are there solutions to this?

>>106634601
with tsforge?

so i activate first win 10 enterprise with tsforge then go for esu?

>>106635060
Yes. Change your Pro to Enterprise and let it restart. Then re-activate with HWID, then use TSforge to activate the ESU licenses.

>>106635072
thanks
any reason to do it with hwid for windows activation specifically rather than using tsforge for that too?

>>106635173
It's permanent, though TSforge is too but can be removed in more ways like with feature updates unlike HWID which is truly sticky. Honestly up to you.
TSforge use to be fully offline but a "bug" broke it, so it uses an online variant of its function now.

>>106635204
good to know

I am going to install win 11 enterprise for muh gayming.
What is the current way to properly debloat windows and disable automatic updates aswell as telemetry?
Registry changes?
Group policies?
One of those tools like shutup10?
Is there anything like sledgehammer back then for win 10?
Will updates reset all my settings again?
How do you do dual booting in the current year?
Just hide the unused partition by removing the letter?
True hiding like BootUS does?
Something else?

>>106631204
In the tech bubble people have always shitted on Windows, the PewDiePie video just brought a few more normies to the bubble.

What I have noticed tho, is that Linux users show an insane hivemind behavior now. They spam everywhere they can comments like "Windows is the best ad for Linux!" "gee I think I will leave Windows now!" "Linux is so better now! there's no reason to not use it", Seriously it's like they just copypaste the same comments

Even going to YT videos that have zero to do with Linux these npcs go to comment the same stuff over and over again.

I'm all for criticizing MS because that's historically what led them to make good Windows versions, but Linux users are ridiculously radicalized that they just spit back whatever the linux youtubers says without thinking

>>106636647
WinUtil if you want an all-in-one hub for doing it, just keep in mind you can do irreversible changes with that thing

system telemetry and updates can be done from Group Policy

>>106636647
OOSU and gpedit policies. That's all what you need

>>106636647
install gentoo

Is there a deadline to install this Enterprise version? Do I have to do it before October?

Fancontrol bros?!

>>106636981
no, you can always install it

>>106636647
there's not a single game out there that requires windows 11

>>106636647
>>106637308
in fact it makes some older games unplayable, heard people having problems running mods for fallout 4 on win 11 for example

>>106633647
>>106634789
I ended up downloading a File Explorer alternative called "One Commander" and it seems to be the closest thing I will ever get to what I want, I recommend you that

>>106631204
We used to play games with a friend who had Linux as daily drive and the guy would always have some sort of problem with the fucking thing not working, it was insane. Linux is a cult

>>106637375
shit literally the same thing I did 4 hours ago

>>106620021 (OP)
Trying to install IoT LTSC, but I can't get it to show up as a boot drive in bios. Its showing up as a basic data partition in Disk Management.
I have another drive with windows already installed on it, could that be messing with the installation?

>>106634167
Then it's your BIOS being gay. Try googling to see if you can find anything

>>106634533
Welp, time to settle on what you want to do now. It's IoT LTSC or Win11, make your choice.

>>106637324
>the windows 11 shill deleted his message out of shame
lol

>>106637199
It's because FanControl needs kernel access to do what it does. False positive.

>>106620021 (OP)
Hello friends, is there a way i can setup file explorer to automatically unzip files when i double click on them, like in macOS and loonix?

>>106629386
There's no reason to prefer the MG images over the official MS ones.
>>106634167
You need to completely wipe the disk and install windows again. Use the install media and during the setup open cmd and use disk part to erase the disk, don't create any partitions, let the installer do its thing. If its a laptop, make sure that the ISO is setup to ask you which version you want to install or else it's going to default to the version tied to your mobo (like home). If none of this works you have to check your mobo

>>106640237
>There's no reason to prefer the MG images over the official MS ones.
Yes there is, did you even look at the image? Also the Massgrave ISOs are from MS, it's just that MS's public links are shit and distribute old ISOs

do you know any good image viewer that can also play videos like the windows photos app?

>>106640195
>double click = 2 clicks
>right click > unzip = 2 clicks
you are already operating at peak efficiency you dont need anymore

>>106620021 (OP)
grape computer

>>106640626
>right click
>"extract files..."
>pop-up window
>uncheck open folder after unzipping
that's not 2 clicks, meanwhile on macOS and loonix
>double click
>files are extracted in the same folder the zip is located

What are your unpopular Windows opinions?

>>106637905
try using ventoy

>>106640774
Windows is still better than Linux (it's an unpopular opinion on /g/)

>>106640774
Vista was pretty cool. I liked it.

>>106640774
8.1 is better than 7, it was a substantial improvement in features, quality of life stuff, and overall stability that sadly got forgotten in time due to the bad reputation of the Start Screen. That, and the clunkyness of UWP apps are really the only not so good things about 8.1.

And still, the Start Screen was very customizable and you could give it a nice look

>>106640955
I actually got I had to use the same boot option as before and then just which install to start. But now I have to figure out how to move the metadeta partitions to the new drive.

I asked this a few threads ago and never really got this answered

Is there a way to NOT have windows automatically snap if I move them near a screen edge, BUT to still have snapping enabled and to enter a snap mode with a specific keybind or right click menu option or something?

>>106641546
*choose which install

>>106641565
Not sure if it's what you're looking for, but have you checked out powertoy's fancyzone?

>>106642094
I just came across it a few minutes ago and will be giving it a try

Another question for anons here, is there a way to use the dynamic light feature W11 has to make a compatible mouse/device's lights get dimmer at specific times of day/when Window's Night Light kicks in?

>Need Office for work
>Install it from massgrave
>One bajillion Microsoft bloatware starts popping up in my task manager
>Local Artificial Intelligence (AI) Host for the Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
>Office Click-to-Run running all the time
>Microsoft Installer installing god knows what

FUCKKKK
I'm going to stick to LibreOffice

>>106642427
That's how C2R Office packs are, anon. You could always just uninstall it, run aboddi's Office Scrubber script and install the components you want again via the Office Deployment Tool via Office 2024 LTSC or 365 Apps for Enterprise.

>>106642427
why didnt the company provide you with a work laptop?

>go to the wikipedia entry for Audacity
>not a single thing about the controversy of the project being bought out and being filled with analytics and spyware
Wikipedia is just globohomo's newspaper at this point. Fucking amazing. Which version of Audacity are you supposed to be downloading nowadays to avoid that shit? When you search there's like 3 different audacity websites now.

>>106642446
Use Tenacity for a clean fork of Audacity
https://tenacityaudio.org/
Also the main Audacity site is
https://www.audacityteam.org/

>>106642446
what happened to that anon fork sneedacity? did it die in the ass like every other time anons thought they would 'fix' a program?

>>106642446
Audacity is open source these days anon. Get it from its git page.
https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases

>>106642427
>One bajillion Microsoft bloatware starts popping up in my task manager
>Local Artificial Intelligence (AI) Host for the Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
>Office Click-to-Run running all the time
Which installer did you use? This never happened to me

>>106637199
It uses an outdated driver that's been known for decades now as a security risk, doesn't mean the software itself is harmful, you will be fine using it as long as nothing else misuses the driver in a bad way.

>>106642437
Anon, you do realise that ODT installs the same C2R managed office install as the readily available installers, right?

>>106642437
>>106642910
Damn, isn't there a way to install Office without it sending all my data to Microsoft in the background and have it run only when I want?

>>106642439
I have one, but I also want to work from my personal computer.

>>106642692
https://gravesoft.dev/office_c2r_links
I installed O365AppsBasicRetail

>>106643006
The last release with their old licencing was 2016

>>106643006
Use Office 2010, it's the last version before Office started using Click-2-Run.
Also there's plenty of ways to disable Office's telemetry, like with ShutUp10 or certain other Office scripts.

>>106643006
>I installed O365AppsBasicRetail
Yeah, Office 365 is always going to have the absolute latest shit from MS including AI garbage

Suddenly all the large video file icons changed their preview image
Now they show the frame of the first second, before it was midway point

>>106643006
There's flags within Office C2R suite settings that disable a vast majority on the deep-in telemetry style shit that Office has, while ShutUp10 can clear out the rest. They should be under File > Account

I've got a couple Win10 systems that can't into Win11, both mine and friends/family. A couple questions going forward:

I like how they are currently configured/tweaked/installed software/etc. Also, they are all legit, activated licenses registered to microsoft accounts. If I massgrave into ENT editions to get muh Three Moar Years, what will I potentially lose? Will settings get changed, features deleted, license registrations revoked, other Bad Shit ..? What should I prepare for &/or look out for after converting to ENT? What happens if I refresh a system and ask it to bare metal reinstall? Would it be better to save & migrate current settings instead of a complete nuke?

Also, I've seen mention that legit user licenses are eligible for one year of free security updates. Any idea how to get this? It seems to be a myth, or microsoft has buried it under bullshit.

I intend to IoT LTSC install from scratch on systems that I can, but some systems that is not a good solution for several reasons. If I bare metal an IoT LTSC, will those systems still be eligible to register/activate for personal microsoft accounts? Especially if those accounts are currently tethered to other Win10 editions? Does microsoft track or care about this shit? Would I need to go into the accounts and remove previously registered devices?

>>106643505
Changing the edition shouldn't do anything to the MS account, and re-activating with HWID while the MS accounts are connected will just associate said MS accounts with Enterprise, meaning that if you log into another Enterprise system it'll instantly activate. Then you can just use TSforge to get the ESU licenses which'll also be associated with the MS accounts.

>>106643592
That covers several options I'm looking at,

In general, it seems ms doesn't give a shit or flag this sort of activity, which I expected given so many people have done it & I'm not seeing any major complaints. I would like to ENT all systems that I'm not going to IoT LTSC, so that simplifies a number of systems I need to harden for the Octoberpocalypse.

I'll probably log into a couple of my accounts and release existing devices first just to see what happens & if that makes any differences. But, when I start fucking with other peoples' systems, I don't want to use them as experimental test beds. Rather work it out on my systems first. This saves me some time I need right now for other projects.

Thank you for friendly help.

Do I need ctt's windows tool if I already got iot ltsc ?

I was using linux for half a year but dualbooting to windows to play rpg maker games is too much of a bother
How much more does win11 actually spies on you compared with win10?

>>106643896
Same shit. There's tools you can use to automatically set the registry keys that disable it which needs a enterprise edition for it to actually listen (which is easily gotten.)
You can also just use a firewall and default deny everything.

Does anyone know why I get this error when trying to install HEVC Video Extensions from the Microsoft Store using winget?

winget install -e --id 9nmzlz57r3t7

I was able to install photos, movies, and webp just fine this way. HEVC Video Extensions is the only one giving me this error once I press y and it reads "Starting package install..."

Failed to install or upgrade Microsoft Store package. Error code: 0x803f8001

>It's almost October
Shit

Has Win 11 fixed these yet?
>retarded file explorer context menu
>can't use never combine taskbar buttons
>no setting for start menu to always show all programs

>>106644170
You can stay on 10 for another three years if you either change your edition to Enterprise and activate the ESU licenses or install IoT LTSC 2021, either by clean wipe or using a registry hack while running its setup.exe while the ISO is mounted and get updates until 2032.

What's good free performance/fps monitor other than msi afterburner+rivatuner?

>>106644347
[spoiler]windows gay bar[/spoiler]

Any of you fags have experience with Surface tablets? I like the idea of them, but Microsoft products I've dealt with in the past have all been of absolute shit quality and I don't like how every goddamn thing has Copilot advertised on it now.

What's the mpv of screen recorders?

I want to download Microsoft Photos and Movies And TV and all the other goodies for an offline install, do I also need to download all of the other Microsoft.UI.Xaml.xxxx and Microsoft.VCLLibs.xxx files too for my x64 install or should I just be downloading the neutral file?

And is there a way to just download all of these files at once just in case I want to do an arm64 install in the future instead of clicking one by one? It's a lot of files.

>>106645059
Just use OBS

>>106645083
Install winget via asheroto's winget-install script firstly to as well as install winget install a bunch of its dependencies which help with installing other UWP programs too.

>>106644170
no but there's more ai slop

>>106645108
1) How do I use winget to download only what my machine currently needs into a folder for myself for offline use and, 2) how do i download the entire app store repo in case i want to do an arm64 install later in the future on another machine with the offline files?

How do I force Win10 to use GPU1 for games while outputting picture to display through GPU2?

It works in win11, but not in win10.
I can't see or select my main GPU in win10 even for specific apps, much less set it as default in general.

ChatGPT is being dumbfuck about it and insists this isn't possible at all outside of Optimus on laptops.

>>106625614
There are some minor differences between 10 and 11 which are blown out of proportion. I was skeptical, but had to use w11 at work and discovered that it is ok. After using w11, w10 feels dated (aesthetically, anyway). May as well make the jump so you don't have to ever worry about extended security updates or questionable ISOs with a hacked w10 enterprise version.

>>106645577
What's the point of having a big and small gpu in the same machine? Saving power?

Is there a way to batch script and install like 5-10 Microsoft app store file id's like 9wzdncrfjbh4, 9wzdncrfj3p2, etc, etc, instead of having to do one by one and press Y for the license, and Y again for the install? I just want to paste a row of id's and save the file and have it auto download and install.

>>106645793
lossless scaling. idk the proper reason, i just heard lossless scaling works very well, if there is a second gpu in pc.

>>106645876
Naruhodo, I think.

>>106643006
Read through this one: https://gravesoft.dev/office_c2r_custom (choose only word, ppt, and excel)
Then download O&O shutup10 and run recommended settings

>>106645923
>>106645876
there is indeed such reason https://youtu.be/WBu7f9uNPwE
but my eyes just don't agree with modern GPU it seems
I've spent a month investigating various solutions and forcing picture through old GPU is my current best idea

.webm files no longer showing thumbnails on a fresh windows 10 iot install? How to fix guys? It still works on my other iot win 10 comp, extension set to Movies and TV. Not sure how I got it to get it to recognize the thumbnails of 4chan webms.

after many years using debian and distro-hoping, I'm feeling very refreshed with the Windows 10 IoT LTSC experience. it's been so good that I even formatted my old gaming PC with it. very clean and minimal, performance is quite good most of the time.
my laptop rocks an old AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and sometimes browsing with LibreWolf or even Edge can lag the CPU a bit, so I'm still trying to tweak it to more performance, less bloat, less visual effects... wish there was a script or registry file available that fully removes all desktop and window effects.

other than that, it does what it needs to be done. very compatible with old and reliable stuff. i just wonder where the industry is going to be at the end of the security update window after 2032. W11 sounds terrible so far.

thanks gates!

>>106641002
>Windows is still better than Linux
In some cases, like font rendering, Yes. But in most aspects loonix will mog modern Winblows.

>>106640774
>What are your unpopular Windows opinions?
I hate pointy Window corners on Windows 10. It's an outdated design.

>>106646391
W11 runs better than W10. W10 being better is a myth perpetuated by the fact W11 looks worse unless customized first.

>>106646510
>W11 runs better than W10.
This doesn't match my personal experience with Windows. Windows 11 has some optimizations that Windows 10 lacks. however, it also has more bloat, which makes the effects of the optimizations less prominent.

>>106646510
>W11 runs better than W10.
not my experience
I tried W11. I even had to go the manual way of installing it because of my older CPU.
but the experience was very bad and the performance quite lacking
I had it on my desktop but decided to go back to the minimal and clean W10 experience with the IoT since most games I play anyway are from 2010 and before.

W10 just werks and I can be productive with it.

>>106621796
ty that was painless

>>106643020
Where can I find the office scripts?

If I download office from masgrave, do i still need those other scripts from gravesoft?

>>106620021 (OP)
hey i have installed win10 iot ltsc updated it completely and followed both rentry guides, everything works, its just on computer startup, desktop icon labels don't have drop shadow, but if i go to performance and appearance and disable smooth edges for screenfonts + drop shadow on desktop icon labels and re enable they come back but on startup they go away again.
any help would be appreciated.

not sure if that matters but i have also installed classic shell.

why is there a white opaque box behind thumbnails when you drag files in cunny 11 and also why is the thumbnail missing half of the time?

>>106644392
Spoilers don't work in /g/, you silly boy! :3

I have Vmware workstation 17.0.0, is there anyway to get Windows Server 2025 to install? It doesn't show up in the list because it's an older version of workstation.

"Power options" from the control panel only show balanced as an option. But in settings > system > power and battery, it shows 3 options, balanced, best power efficiency and best performance.
Are these unrelated, or is the "balanced" profile from the control panel the same one as the one in the settings? I'm on Windows 11

>>106644392
I have that disabled/uninstalled. Any other non meme answer?

>>106644347
fraps

>>106648695
You can use something like WinUtil to unlock the Ultimate power plan

>>106647478
Included on massgrave's office download links.

>download obscure JP hentai game
>play it, delete it
>still listed in programs
>click uninstall
>ERROR, WINDOWS CANNOT FIND PROGRAM
>wut
This would be enough to ask "what do" but there's a part two.

>find game ISO on external drive
>try to reinstall because maybe that would give it something to find
>ERROR: GAME ALREADY INSTALLED

>>106650001
Probably has a bunch of shit in the registry that wasn't removed. Should've used something like BCUninstaller to uninstall it.

>>106650039
>Should've used something like BCUninstaller to uninstall it.
I just deleted it because most games don't "install", but sure, for next time that may prevent this but it doesn't address the actual issue of where I'm at now.
This is on par of saying "well you should have backed up your data" to someone asking how to recover data from a hard drive failure.