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Description Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft. It was first released for Windows 10 and Xbox One in 2015, then for Android and iOS in 2017, and for macOS in 2019. Edge includes integration with Cortana and has extensions hosted on the Microsoft Store. more… Download https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge | MSI | mirror Read More …
A blank search appears in the Search results (not great): If you are experiencing blank results in both the Start Menu and in File Explorer, run this to resolve it: Notes Registry [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search] “CortanaConsent”=dword:00000000 “BingSearchEnabled”=dword:00000000 tags: Search problem, Windows search is blank, MrNetTek
Save as policy.reg Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications] “DisableEnhancedNotifications”=dword:00000001 Notes Group Policy Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Security > Notifications Modify: Hide non-critical notifications Disable All Notifications from Windows Security Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications] “DisableNotifications”=dword:00000001 tags: Disable non-critical Read More …
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Windows.SystemToast.SecurityAndMaintenance] “Enabled”=dword:00000000 Notes Group Policy Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Windows Firewall with Advanced Security > Windows Firewall with Advanced Security: Windows Firewall Properties Configure the notifications for each profile using Settings > Customize > Firewall settings > Display a notification Manually Read More …
This is how you change from UTC to Eastern Standard Time in WVD, using only the registry. Verify you have time servers Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DateTime\Servers] “1”=”time.windows.com” “2”=”time.nist.gov” Disable virtual time provider Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\VMICTimeProvider] “Enabled”=dword:00000000 “InputProvider”=dword:00000000 Enable the NTPClient provider HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient “Enabled”=dword:00000001 “InputProvider”=dword:00000001 Apply Eastern Read More …
Suppress UAC on selected applications. Steps Registry 1 – Save as Suppress.reg: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\forcerunasinvoker] @=”Run without UAC” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\forcerunasinvoker\command] @=”cmd /min /C \”set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start \”\” \”%1\”\”” 2 – Apply Suppress.reg. 3 – Right click on your application. Or Batch file cmd /min /C “set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER Read More …
Disable First Run reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main” /v PreventFirstRunPage /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /reg:64 /f reg add “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main” /v PreventFirstRunPage /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /reg:64 /f ________________ reg load “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\DEFAULT” C:\Users\Default\ntuser.dat reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main” /v PreventFirstRunPage /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f reg unload HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\DEFAULT ________________ Disable Edge Shortcut reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\NewOS\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer” /v DisableEdgeDesktopShortcutCreation /t REG_DWORD /d Read More …