Thursday, June 30, 2016

Windows 10+, dual boot installation on HP notebook procedure


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.
  • 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
  • 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. 
Back up all this beauty with Macrium Reflex! Three times. Send one of the disks abroad ;), and the other one in a hidden underground vault. 

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