Ver. 2.6
Win10+7+XP+Linuxes installation procedure for myself, to remember how to handle the new notebooks and WinXP/7/8/10 multiple boots therein. I learned it the hard way, by installing, imaging, uninstalling, wiping etc. much too many times...
Warnings:
- Use the backup or system restore point at most key stages.
- Check if WinKey+M (+D) key combinations still work. (They may disappear in the so-called Tablet mode though).
- Check if e.g. Edge can be started from the default (administrative) account (one of the updates below disables these).
- Install Wolf on another partition:
- Obtain the embedded Windows 7/8/10 keys, note it down.
- Stop the Telemetry services
- Disable the Apps in Privacy tab
- Disable sending the crash report (download and run the Regedit fix or read this for details)
- Install MS Windows 10.
- Disable most of M|s snooping via the initial customization option.
- Run MMC:
- Add Disk Management,
- Device Driver etc. components
- Save as Console1
- Create desktop shortcut to Console1
- Turn on system protection on C partition (allocate7%)
- Create the 1st Restore Point
- Use it liberally at later stages
- Rename all the partitions
- Use the elevated CMD prompt to Label the C: system partition)
- assign sensible drive letters to all: C, D to H for the internal partitions,
- Assign J: etc – for external ones
- Install and run Macrium Reflect
- Rename the Reflect desktop icons to Macrium Reflect for easier finding
- Backup 1 perform of the OS drive (C:) and the system bootup UEFI partitions only (double check if these were backed up and not e.g. D:)
- Create Task with Monthly Full and Weekly Differential backups to the same external drive
- Update the missing or old drivers in Device Management:
- Use the downloaded updated drivers save to external \Installs folder
- Update the Intel display and Realtek sound drivers, using an old Win 8.1 etc. installation on another partition
- File Explorer:
- All hidden files shown
- Colors for encrypted folders
- No boxes to select items etc.
- Remove Live Tiles from Start Menu one by one to declutter the screen.
- Backup 2 differential do
- Rename System PC Name to Above-HP-Win10
- Autoruns disable startups of shit: wow64 cpu, mail etc.
- Screensavers copy or install to local disks, configure all.
- Select flower theme, test it
- Personalization, Start: disable suggestions, Start full screen disable
- Backup 3 do
- Install Classic Shell
- Replace Start Button.
- Change the Skin: Windows 8 etc.
Warning: It seems to disable the WinKey combinations, Win+D, Win+M etc!Check here! - Connect to Internet.
- Connect and log in to OneDrive personal account.
- Create its sync to c:/online/onedrive.
- Disable “fetch any file from PC”.
- Install Firefox.
- Log in to your Firefox account to synchronize Add-ons, credentials, etc.
- no send information,
- no upgrade service,
- no Task Bar,
- no Desktop.
- Disable sending anything to Mozilla.
- Recheck the synced Add-ons.
- Restart.
- Disable Advanced, Updates services.
- Always ask where to save downloaded files.
- Change Advanced Settings, Updates not to local network, Give updates to other MS products, Developers, Defender sending samples, etc.
- Privacy, Background apps disable Get Office, Store, Xbox etc. Never ask for feedback. Basic data sent.
- Do not share and sync info with dev that do not pair: OFF. Apps cannot control radios (BT) themselves. Apps cannot read SMSes. Apps cannot access call history, contacts, account info.
- (Win+D stopped working by now!)
- Disable Fast Start.
- Update Windows manually
- Add windows features: Telnet Client, TFTP Client, TIFF Ifilter, ...
- Uninstall Movies, etc from Apps and Features
- Download Offline Maps
- Add languages and language packs
- Chinese, Polish, French, Spanish... (warning: it gets stuck at Getting Windows ready, Don't turn off your computer!)
- Possibly: Add Family Account
- Update drivers via the DriverIdentifier tool
- Disable Synaptics "features": reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SynTP\Parameters\Debug /v DumpKernel /d 00000000 /t REG_DWORD /f
- Install these survival tools:
- KePass2 (disable the Ctrl+Alt+A global shortcut combination in Options! Messes up with Ą)
- MyPhoneExplorer (sync Android local account with PC DBs)
- Google Picasa (great Google abandonware for the photo editing dummies that we are)
- Skype (disable the pesky ads)
- Tencoder video converter (one of the bests)
- Scan2PDF: simple so quick multiple pages to PDF scanner
- Oracle VirtualBox
- DroidManager for yer phone
- Net 3.5 via these complicated tricks using the Administrative (elevated) CMD prompt:
dism /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealthdism /online /add-package /packagepath:E:\sources\sxs\microsoft-windows-netfx3-ondemand-package.cab- Notes:
- E is the Source Windows drive.
- Other commands DO NOT work).
- Install other OSes on the other partitions
- Windows 7
- Android,
- Tails (you need two USB sticks for that!), etc.
