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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
<RegistrationInfo>
<Date>2020-12-31T19:52:44.3288116</Date>
<Author>DESKTOP-JIAP5UR\Administrator</Author>
<Description>Center the text in windows' title bars.</Description>
<URI>\WinCenterTitle</URI>
</RegistrationInfo>
<Triggers>
<LogonTrigger>
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valinet / unattend.xml
Created January 13, 2021 23:33
Custom Windows 10 unattend.xml for Sysprep.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<UserData>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
</UserData>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
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valinet / StartupOnce.bat
Created January 13, 2021 23:32
Windows 10 deployment script that runs once for each newly created user account.
echo Y|del %appdata%\microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinations\*
rem Start Firefox
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
rem Uninstall Photos
powershell -command "Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.Photos | Remove-AppxPackage"
rem Set region to Romania, regional format to Romania, add Romanian keyboard
powershell -command Set-Culture -CultureInfo ro-RO
powershell -command Set-WinHomeLocation -GeoId 0xc8
powershell -command "$langs = Get-WinUserLanguageList; $langs.Add(\"ro-RO\"); Set-WinUserLanguageList $langs -Force"
powershell -command "Set-TimeZone -Id \"GTB Standard Time\" -PassThru"
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valinet / deploy.ps1
Created January 13, 2021 23:30
Windows 10 audit mode deployment script
##########
# Win10 Initial Setup Script
# Author: Disassembler <disassembler@dasm.cz>
# Version: 1.4, 2016-01-16
##########
# Ask for elevated permissions if required
If (!([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]"Administrator")) {
Start-Process powershell.exe "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs
Exit
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valinet / toast1.c
Created December 21, 2020 19:22
Send a toast notification in Windows 10 using plain C
// Send toast notifications in Windows 10, using Windows Runtime,
// without any language projection, in PLAIN C
// Copyright (c) 2021 Valentin - Gabriel Radu
//
// MIT License
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this softwareand associated documentation files(the "Software"), to deal
// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and /or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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valinet / tbforeground.py
Last active December 20, 2020 22:09
Set Thunderbird as the foreground application in Windows, no matter what
# Set Thunderbird as the foreground application in Windows, no matter what
# Copyright (c) 2020 Valentin-Gabriel Radu
#
# MIT License
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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valinet / menubar.uc.js
Last active December 14, 2020 17:37
Moves the menu bar bellow the address bar in Firefox.
// ==UserScript==
// @name menubar on bottom
// @include main
// @author valinet
// ==/UserScript==
UC.menubarbottom = {
resize: function() {
var elem = document.getElementById("TabsToolbar").getElementsByClassName("toolbar-items")[0];
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>ACPI</key>
<dict>
<key>Add</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Comment</key>
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valinet / README.md
Last active February 12, 2026 13:20
Fix Task Manager blurriness on different DPI monitors in Windows 10

Fix Task Manager blurriness on different DPI monitors in Windows 10

Task Manager on Windows 10 is blurry on secondary monitors if they have a different DPI from the primary monitor. This is because Task Manager is only PROCESS_SYSTEM_DPI_AWARE, despite being a relatively new application (a new Task Manager was introduced in Windows 8). This can be confirmed by using a tool such as Resource Hacker and checking the manifest file for this:

<asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
    <dpiAware>true</dpiAware>
    <autoElevate>true</autoElevate>
</asmv3:windowsSettings>
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valinet / README.md
Last active August 2, 2026 12:12
Get dark command windows all the time in Windows

Case study: Get dark command windows all the time in Windows

TL;DR

  1. Make a copy conhost.exe from System32.
  2. Open it with a hex editor (I use HxD).
  3. In HxD, go to Search - Find - Hex-values.
  4. Search for 881d9e530a004885c07477ff15b32e08009084c0.
  5. In Windows 10 version 2004, replace ff15b32e0800 with 909090909090. If using Windows 10 version 20H2, replace ff15b32e08009084 with 9090909090909090.
  6. Save file and copy it back to System32 (take ownership of original conhost.exe in order to replace it).
  7. Profit!