/Win10-tweaks

Some Windows 10 tweaks to apply to be peace of mind

Primary LanguagePowerShell

Disable Windows Web Search in Start Menu

  • Easy method with this file

  • Open regedit / Registry Editor

  • Create a new key at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows named Explorer

  • Create a new DWORD (32-bit) named DisableSearchBoxSuggestions

  • Set it to 1 in hexadecimal

  • Reboot

Enable GodMode / direct access to settings

  • Create a new folder on the desktop and rename it like this: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Disable visual effects for performance

  • Windows + R: 'sysdm.cpl'

  • Advanced -> Performance: Settings -> 'Adjust for best perfomance'

Enable maximum performance profile

  • powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61

Execute unknown scripts

  • In a Powershell: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

  • In a Powershell: wsl --install -d Debian

  • shutdown /r