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--- decrapping_windows_10 [2016/10/19 19:13] – [disable telemetry] tkbletsc
+++ decrapping_windows_10 [2022/12/04 13:31] – [3D Bronze cursor theme] tkbletsc
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 Holy crap. Mother of god. This thing is an absolute dumpster fire. Let's go.
+===== Privacy/control of OS =====
+Install [[https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10|O&O Shutup10]] and enable the default options. Also, turn on "Allow deferred upgrades".
+===== Get rid of adware trash start menu =====
+Install Classic Shell, likely through [[https://ninite.com/|Ninite]].
+===== Title bars =====
+  * Press Win + I to open System settings
+  * Personalization > Colors.
+  * "Show color on Start, Taskbar, action center and title bar" -> on
 ===== Explorer =====
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   * View tab -> File name extensions = ON
   * View tab -> Options
-    * view tab
+    * General tab
-      * navigation pane (these were formerly in the general tab)
+      * Open File Explorer to: This PC
-        * show all folders -> on
+      * Show recently used files in Quick access = off
-        * expand to current folder -> on
+      * Show frequently used folders in Quick access = off
-      * display the full path in the title bar -> on
+    * View tab
+      * Navigation pane (these were formerly in the general tab)
+        * Show all folders -> on
+        * Expand to current folder -> on
+      * Display the full path in the title bar -> on
-===== delete instead of recycle =====
+===== Delete instead of recycle =====
 right click recycle bin | properties
   * don't move files to the recycle bin -> enable (maybe)
   * Display delete confirmation dialog -> YES (jesus christ how is that not default?)
-===== disable telemetry =====
+===== System properties =====
-based on [[http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-telemetry-and-data-collection-in-windows-10/|this]].
-  * start -> settings -> privacy -> feedback and diagnostics
-    * stare with shocked amazement as the lowest setting is "basic", and "off" is not an option; you literally dont have that choice in the interface
-    * set it to "basic", and proceed with the rest of the steps to really turn it off
-  * regedit:
-    * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection
-    * make dword "AllowTelemetry" = 0
-  * in services, set the following to "disabled" and stop:
-    * Diagnostics Tracking Service (early win10)
-    * Connected User Experiences and Telemetry (later win10)
-    * dmwappushsvc
-===== system properties =====
 win+pause/break to get to system properties
   * "advanced system settings" on the left to get to the REAL system properties
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       * startup and recovery | settings | automatically restart -> off
+===== Show keyboard shortcut underlines =====
+  - Start, type "ease", select 'Ease of Access Center'.
+  - Click 'Make the keyboard easier to use'.
+  - Tick ‘Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys’
+  - While you're here, you can turn off sticky keys shortcut, etc.
+===== Proper calculator =====
+Win10 calculator sucks. I made a whole website to expedite getting old calculator: https://calcexe.com
+===== "This PC" folder customization =====
+There's a bunch of nonsense folders forced on you in your home directory. These can be managed with [[https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836|WinAero Tweaker]].
+[[http://dsss.be/f/dat/This%20PC%20Folders%20-%20Dropbox%20and%20GDrive.ini|This INI file for it]] will remove dumb folders and add Dropbox and Google Drive to the "This PC" view in explorer.
+OLD: [[http://www.thewindowsclub.com/remove-3d-objects-folder-winows-10|Info on manually removing just the '3D Objects' folder]].
-===== enable auto login =====
+===== Enable auto login =====
+If you want...
   - Click Start, click Run, and type "control userpasswords2". This is a shortcut instead of having to click on Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts.
   - Uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer" check box.
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 (from http://8help.osu.edu/2063.html)
-===== show keyboard shortcut underlines =====
-  - Start, type "ease", select 'Ease of Access Center'.
-  - Click 'Make the keyboard easier to use'.
-  - Tick ‘Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys’
-  - While you're here, you can turn off sticky keys shortcut, etc.
 ===== 3D Bronze cursor theme =====
+**NOTE: Modern Windows 10/11 actually has decent cursor settings, so you can just make a big gold cursor yourself with the built-in mouse settings. Here's this old approach in case you still want it:**
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 If you are a crazy person and want the 3D bronze cursors from Windows XP:
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   - Save a new profile "3D Bronze"
   - For each cursor in the ZIP, change the corresponding entry to it
+----
+===== OLD =====
+==== disable telemetry ====
+//Superseded by O&O Shutup described above//
+based on [[http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-telemetry-and-data-collection-in-windows-10/|this]].
+  * start -> settings -> privacy -> feedback and diagnostics
+    * stare with shocked amazement as the lowest setting is "basic", and "off" is not an option; you literally dont have that choice in the interface
+    * set it to "basic", and proceed with the rest of the steps to really turn it off
+  * regedit:
+    * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection
+    * make dword "AllowTelemetry" = 0
+  * in services, set the following to "disabled" and stop:
+    * Diagnostics Tracking Service (early win10)
+    * Connected User Experiences and Telemetry (later win10)
+    * dmwappushsvc