Category: Windows 10
My Windows 10 Desktop Settings
I hate the default Windows settings, I normally run the following to customise the profile to my liking (I don’t like programs grouped and like to see seconds on the clock, I like to show all folders in Explorer, launch Explorer to This PC not Quick Access) ;https://ss64.com/nt/syntax-reghacks.html Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name LaunchTo -Value 1…
Arcsoft Totalmedia Extreme causing issues upgrading to Windows 10 Version 1909
I recently had fun with being unable to upgrade to version 1909 for Window 10 failing with a BSOD and an error which pointed to a memory issue. After using Nirsoft’s BSOD ViewNirsoft’s BSOD View it pointed to ArcSec.sys. I uninstalled Arcsoft Totalmedia Extreme. however the uninstaller left the drivers installed. I then used SysInternals…
Force launch IE with a Shortcut
I needed to force Windows 10 to open a web browser in IE for some internal applications as they still use ActiveX add-ins. Rather simply instead of using a URL shortcut, use a standard shortcut calling IE and passing the URL as a parameter. Here I call the 32bit version of IE (As I don’t…
Disable Powerpoint 2016 extended display mode
Credit: https://web.archive.org/web/20240809174312/https://tips.timscomputer.com/disable-powerpoint-2013-extended-display-mode-via-registry/ Disable the extended display mode upon login, same as the link just modified the version from 15 to 16 Run the following as a batch file upon login @echo off reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\PowerPoint\Options /v UseMonMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
With a faulty drive stop Windows from mounting
Credit: A Video from Linus Tech Tips reminded me of a way to stop Windows 7/10 from automounting drives If you have an issue with a hard drive (That is spinning up, doesn’t sound like its head is craching/clicking and a SMART tool like CrystalDiskInfo Standard edition shows its healthy) that simply appears to hang…
Display the old USB Device Removal Tab
Credit: Waseemulla S on Microsoft Answers I had a USB device that I could not unload, I prefer the old dialog box anyway and found it is still possible to show this box in Windows 10. The forum post above has the answer, however according to someone was a very poor answer. For me the…
Getting a Kodak i160 to work on a KEC 1582t card in Windows 7
We had an issue where a Kodak i160 scanner would appear when a Windows 7 machine booted but then disappear after the Kodak i160 scanner went to sleep. The Kodak scanner was using a Kofax Virtual Rescan driver, after some checking it turned out the machine was using a standard fire wire driver for the…
Windows 10 Remove Unwanted Bloat from Windows 10
A number of the default “apps” that Microsoft provide tend to get on my nerves, as I have Skype and Office already installed I was annoyed to see the “Get Skype” and “Get Office” were listed. I tweak the below on all new machines as some members of my family do have a Windows Phone…
Simple backup and restore scripts
Back when my workplace migrated from Windows XP to Windows 7, I became lazy and automated backing up and restoring a users profiles important files in a batch script. Here I backup to the drive H, this drive is pretty much our standard user drive. If the user does not have a H drive some…