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ItBurns posted:This would be relevant if the apps ever actually installed so they could be uninstalled and if it didn't revert to that state every time I reboot, chap. Are you talking about this setting, that should have said "ads" rather than "suggestions"? 
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I bought a new SSD for my desktop. I don’t wanna do a clone, I wanna do a clean install for reasons (this Windows install was my first in a while and I probably played with too many “tweaks” and “optimizations” all of which are detrimental, probably, or at best do nothing). Will Windows complain if I unplugged the old SSD (just to make it fool proof so I don’t accidentally format it or something), plugged in the new SSD and installed Windows on it, and then connected the old SSD to an under SATA cable? In my head I imagine booting it onto the new install, and then manually copying over important files from the old SSD, and then formatting the old SSD to use as extra storage. I’m just not sure if Windows will complain about licenses or the fact that I’ll have two Windows installs on the same key on two different hard drives. Or hell, if the new SSD/Windows install would be able to read stuff from the other SSD? e: I like enabling show hidden files but there’s some files that I just don’t want to see ever. On Windows I don’t ever want to see “desktop.ini” or “NTUSERDATA.whatever” because I’m not even sure what those are but they are everywhere. I’m assuming they are the Windows version of macOS “.DS_Store” files. Anyway is there a way to blacklist hidden files that match some kind of regex or simple wildcard expressions? Boris Galerkin fucked around with this message at 11:27 on Dec 30, 2017 |
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Dec 30, 2017 11:24
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Windows won't complain about another install using the same license being on a different disk in the same machine. At most you might have a bit of trouble making sure it's the new install that boots and not the old one. File Explorer actually works with two levels of hidden-ness. There are the files and folders with the Hidden attribute, those are "level 1", and then there are those with the System attribute, those are "level 2". The files you mention are all marked as System. Go enable the "Hide protected operating system files" setting again in Folder Options, for once I agree with the (Recommended) label it has. It's not difficult to toggle off again if you do need to work with one of those files.
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Ghostlight posted:Grindcore is complaining about Microsoft-bundled apps that are baked into the core Windows image and have to be removed with Powershell. That's right. I deployed 10 on a home office machine, and it seems bizarre that apps like Xbox can't be removed without powershell. It's simply that the all apps menu is cluttered with garbage. GRINDCORE MEGGIDO fucked around with this message at 12:12 on Dec 30, 2017 |
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Dec 30, 2017 12:09
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Don’t all of those apps come back whenever Windows updates?
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Dec 30, 2017 13:15
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They have after every big update for me, but I'm still holding out hope. What's the deal with Windows LTSB? GRINDCORE MEGGIDO fucked around with this message at 13:39 on Dec 30, 2017 |
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Dec 30, 2017 13:34
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nielsm posted:Are you talking about this setting, that should have said "ads" rather than "suggestions"?  no
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GRINDCORE MEGGIDO posted:They have after every big update for me, but I'm still holding out hope.
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Ah, thanks. I've been reading about it and it's a shame it's subscription only, or I'd try it out.
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I picked up one of the 'Mixed Reality' headsets recently (unwanted Christmas gift, more fool them). Is there a thread for VR outside the one in Games? That one's unsurprisingly just videogame opinions and Rift/Vive debate. Not reviewing it here or anything but at the price I got it this thing is amazing, tracking is flawless and it works great on my ancient computer. Sure is nice only using one cable to set it all up!
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Not sure if this helps anyone, but I took the official MS Group Policy spreadsheet (for Windows 10 & Server 2016) and sorted it by modifications I make to a fresh installation. Granted, these are personal preferences I make on a non-domain installation, but the majority of the settings deal with turning off things you likely don't want turned on in the first place. Anyone is free to download it to an XLSX, open it, clear the filters and see all of the other settings (including their locations within the registry.) Keep in mind, this is for Windows 10 Professional (or greater) because you have to use the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) which isn't in Windows 10 Home. However, many of these settings will still work if you edit the corresponding registry entries within Windows 10 Home. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TMnfAW-kMXkiwnNRAGydgFYuSNW3C9JjyAGdgJG5k7U/edit?usp=sharing (left-click on "Administrative Templates" along the bottom to see the changes) I also have a PowerShell script that modifies unrelated registry entries. Mostly UI changes such as changing Computer to launch to "My PC" instead of "Quick Access", disabling the lock screen, etc. I do it for the sake of automation so I don't have to go pointing and clicking through various UI menus. I typically do the Group Policy changes, then a program like O&O ShutUp 10 (with the default recommended settings), then the PowerShell script on a fresh installation. PUBLIC TOILET fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Jan 1, 2018 |
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Jan 1, 2018 17:42
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Thats pretty cool. Thanks for that. Does that O&O program have any proof its hacks work? redeyes fucked around with this message at 18:37 on Jan 1, 2018 |
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Jan 1, 2018 18:35
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uvar posted:I picked up one of the 'Mixed Reality' headsets recently (unwanted Christmas gift, more fool them). Is there a thread for VR outside the one in Games? That one's unsurprisingly just videogame opinions and Rift/Vive debate. Well, what else is there? The resolution isn't high enough yet for them being a decent desktop monitor replacement, as much as I'd love it to be, and won't be for a year or two more when 2nd gen headsets start releasing.
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Any tips and tricks to reformatting a Win 10 PC on a SSD drive? I haven't reformatted a Windows computer since 7. Dunno if anything has changed. Does Windows remember my mobo and I don't have to re-input my serial?
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Housh posted:Any tips and tricks to reformatting a Win 10 PC on a SSD drive? I haven't reformatted a Windows computer since 7. Dunno if anything has changed. Does Windows remember my mobo and I don't have to re-input my serial? Usually you can just use the reset feature to return your install to defaults. There's no real need to reformat unless you think your system got hit with a rootkit or something. You can even tell it to keep your files if you want, or wipe the whole thing entirely. It's in settings -> Recovery -> Reset this PC.
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Rexxed posted:Usually you can just use the reset feature to return your install to defaults. There's no real need to reformat unless you think your system got hit with a rootkit or something. You can even tell it to keep your files if you want, or wipe the whole thing entirely. It's in settings -> Recovery -> Reset this PC.
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Housh posted:The only reason I am reformatting is because I cloned an OS drive to a bigger drive but its got a whole bunch of broken shortcuts and stuff from programs installed on the other drive. I figure the registry is super gross by now. What would you recommend?
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Housh posted:The only reason I am reformatting is because I cloned an OS drive to a bigger drive but its got a whole bunch of broken shortcuts and stuff from programs installed on the other drive. I figure the registry is super gross by now. What would you recommend? This sounds rather like either you had only a partial clone, or that you need to change the volume letter on a separate data drive back to where the shortcuts go. Did you have 2 separate drives in that computer before, and now have those two and a third new drive that you moved windows to? You might want to double check that everything copied over.
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fishmech posted:This sounds rather like either you had only a partial clone, or that you need to change the volume letter on a separate data drive back to where the shortcuts go. Did you have 2 separate drives in that computer before, and now have those two and a third new drive that you moved windows to?
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Housh posted:I had a small drive as my OS drive and a larger drive with my games and applications. I ended up cloning the small OS drive and taking it out of the computer then using the larger games/apps drive as the new OS drive. I should have uninstalled all the games and apps before hand but didn't so I have all these shortcuts to nowhere. Ew. You should be able to manually adjust your shortcuts to just be C:\whatever This software allows you to mass change a bunch of shortcuts to a different drive letter: http://jacquelin.potier.free.fr/ShortcutsSearchAndReplace/
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Jan 1, 2018 20:42
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fishmech posted:You should be able to manually adjust your shortcuts to just be C:\whatever
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Yes. I never reinstalled the games and don't plan to with most of them. Is there a program that cleans this up or should I just reset? Can I reset without it touching adobe cc and office?
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Jan 1, 2018 21:26
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Goddamn, despite disabling "Suggestions" in my start bar Windows 10 keeps stuffing ads in there for lovely free games. Is there some other option to turn these things off?
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Less Fat Luke posted:Goddamn, despite disabling "Suggestions" in my start bar Windows 10 keeps stuffing ads in there for lovely free games. Is there some other option to turn these things off? I don't get that, but I disabled suggestions on the lock screen and they sneaked back in.
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Those settings get reset every time you upgrade. Because Microsoft.
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Housh posted:Yes. I never reinstalled the games and don't plan to with most of them. Is there a program that cleans this up or should I just reset? This little program will search through your Start Menu, Desktop, and any other places you choose to find all your broken shortcuts, and delete them if you want: http://www.xp-smoker.com/bad_shortcut_killer.html Don't think it's been updated in years, but it works fine.
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I wish they would let me choose a display name when my account is a Microsoft account instead of forcing me to use my real name.
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You gave your real name to microsoft? 
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I told cortana to gently caress off, and it shut down 
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uvar posted:I picked up one of the 'Mixed Reality' headsets recently (unwanted Christmas gift, more fool them). Is there a thread for VR outside the one in Games? That one's unsurprisingly just videogame opinions and Rift/Vive debate. Which one did you pick up?
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Just unboxed my new Windows machine and Windows 10 keeps freezing about 15 mins after startup. No idea what could be causing it. I have 16GB of ram, so I don't think it's a memory leak issue. It's just freezing with no indication of what's going wrong....weird.
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Sounds a bit like hardware if you've only just unboxed. Start by checking the CPU fan is actually spinning, and the heatsink is properly attached
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dud root posted:Sounds a bit like hardware if you've only just unboxed. Start by checking the CPU fan is actually spinning, and the heatsink is properly attached They both look fine. I did put new memory into the machine when i got it, so i’m doing diagnostics on my memory cards now. Edit: looks like there’s nothing wrong there Other than that, i am seeing a bunch of Google results for Windows 10 freezing. gently caress this sucks teen phone cutie fucked around with this message at 05:33 on Jan 4, 2018 |
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Grump posted:Just unboxed my new Windows machine and Windows 10 keeps freezing about 15 mins after startup. No idea what could be causing it. I have 16GB of ram, so I don't think it's a memory leak issue. It's just freezing with no indication of what's going wrong....weird. I had (and still have) the same problem right after installing the fall update. It freezes about every 7-10 days or so. Apparently it's just a thing, as you found out on Google. I updated both my bios and installed new chipset drivers, but it didn't help.
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It’s definitely not a normal thing and I honestly don’t remember a time when my windows 10 install just froze up.
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Is Windows Defender starting to suck? I'm seeing false positives lately on random poo poo from Steam. One a week ago and another one from tonight. The first time I submitted it to some online scanner and everything but Defender said it was clean. It eventually stopped bugging me about it, I guess they removed the false positive. Now it's bugging me about random files from Dota 2, so I verified the game's integrity just to make sure it was clean and it's freaking out when I redownload the files straight from Valve.
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brylcreem posted:I had (and still have) the same problem right after installing the fall update. I’m gonna try reinstalling windows and then put the original memory back inside. If that doesn’t work, i have no idea
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My 10 box has been on for just over a month. 7700K, Z270, overclock, etc
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Grump posted:Just unboxed my new Windows machine and Windows 10 keeps freezing about 15 mins after startup. No idea what could be causing it. I have 16GB of ram, so I don't think it's a memory leak issue. It's just freezing with no indication of what's going wrong....weird. brylcreem posted:Apparently it's just a thing, as you found out on Google. plenty of results on google but there were also plenty of results on google about dead alternators when my alternator went out, doesn't mean the normal state of an alternator is dead
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otoh redeyes you probably want to give up your precious uptime and take a windows update for once, seeing as the one coming out later today is gonna be the thing that prevents your CPU from being owned by the Meltdown fiasco
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