Windows 10 - Tips and Tweaks

dont know if this is any use. but you can go from a 32 bit win 7/8 to a 64 bit 10 but only after you install and activate the upgrade which licenses your machine.

then if you can get hold of a 64 bit ISO media you can boot from it and install that over the top and remove the old windows using disk cleaner. just skip any part where it asks for a key and it will activate once all installed, but only if your machine has activated before on the 32 bit version.

 

Change "Open File Explorer to:" to whatever you want and uncheck the settings below.

 

To uninstall, goto start > all programs > Start Apps > Right click an app :> uninstall

 

Just switch this option

 

Edited above.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Windows 10 Tweaks HERE

And post #13 has some info for disabling Automatic Updates.

 

Disabling driver updates for Windows 10 Home users:

Right click on start button then select system

Click on Advanced system settings

then Hardware tab

then Device Installation Settings and change to No etc.

 

Doesn't work, it's a legacy setting from previous windows versions, has no effect on 10

 

So like XP version of disabling automatic updates, in the similar way, it doesn't work.....Hmmm.... How to do it in 10 Home properly?

 

Nice one OP! Where do you find time for all those post/threads here on G3D... Don't tell me gf has left you

Once again thanks a lot for all these useful tips for W10!

Mods, give this thread a sticky!

 

Just using the MS tool in the main post unfortunately

haha, nah, she's always out and about during the day, so I get to play

And when she comes home, I get to play

 

Yea, not ideal is it.

 

Watch out man, don't neglect your "duties" about her because of 150 post/day on G3D, otherwise you're it's gonna be a "hand job" if she left you

 

Nope, pretty pathetic really

haha

 

Use Windows PowerShell as admin

Custom

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers

Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.Office.OneNote_17.4229.10061.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxApp_7.7.21024.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.ZuneVideo_3.6.11821.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.ZuneMusic_3.6.11821.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.BingFinance_4.3.193.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsCamera_5.42.3006.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_10.1507.7010.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.6020.42011.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_10.1507.17010.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.People_1.10241.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsMaps_4.1506.50715.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsCamera_5.42.3006.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.Office.OneNote_17.4229.10061.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsPhone_10.1506.20010.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.SkypeApp_3.2.1.0_x86__kzf8qxf38zg5c
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_3.1.6103.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_17.4218.23751.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.Getstarted_2.1.9.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.BingSports_4.3.193.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.BingNews_4.3.193.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.Appconnector_1.3.3.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.3DBuilder_10.1.9.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

Remove all

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage

 

Messing with those setting does nothing.

 

found this little guide how to do a clean install like said under "Activating a clean install" on first page. BUT without messing with usb. Fiew easy steps inside windows itself.

Spoiler

 

Thanks for the tips

 

Nice man, really you are the God of W10 Tech! xD

 

I used that to enable colored title bars and to remove shortcut arrows. Both worked like a charm.