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Windows Settings.md

Product Keys

Edition Type Key
Windows 10 Pro Default RHGJR-N7FVY-Q3B8F-KBQ6V-46YP4
Windows 10 Pro N Default RHGJR-N7FVY-Q3B8F-KBQ6V-46YP4
Windows 10 Pro RTM VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
Windows 10 Pro N RTM 2B87N-8KFHP-DKV6R-Y2C8J-PKCKT
Windows 10 Enterprise RTM XGVPP-NMH47-7TTHJ-W3FW7-8HV2C
Windows 10 Enterprise N RTM WGGHN-J84D6-QYCPR-T7PJ7-X766F
Windows 10 Pro KMS W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
Windows 10 Pro N KMS MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9
Windows 10 Enterprise KMS NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
Windows 10 Enterprise N KMS DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4
Windows 10 IoT LTSC RTM QPM6N-7J2WJ-P88HH-P3YRH-YY74H
Windows 10 LTSC KMS M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D

Bootcamp

See :

Settings

  • AutoUnattend.xml

    • ProductKey, Bootcamp drivers, Language, admin user, partition layout, select edition

  • Remove OneDrive

    • Uninstall
    • Remove from Explorer pane

  • Remove UWP apps

  • Disable spotlight

  • Remove cortana

  • Set Lockscreen

  • Default user photo

  • Edge

    • Remove (or keep, and download ADMX for below settings)
    • Disable first launch sign-in and import, etc

  • Remove widgets

  • Disable cloud search

  • Remove gallery from Explorer (11 only)

  • Show file extensions

  • Always show thumbnails

  • Accessibility See https://github.com/dreikanter/win-tweaks/blob/master/completely-disable-accessibility-options.reg

  • Disable Autorun/autoplay

  • Enable news and interests on the taskbar GPO

  • Prevent the usage of onedrive for file storage

  • Dont launch privacy settings experience on user logon

  • Allow cloud search, allow cortana, allow cortana above lock screen, allow cortana page in oobe, allow search and cortana to use location

  • Allow automatic update of speech data

  • windows game recording and broadcasting

  • Windows Security > Hide account protection, Hide family options

  • Windows Components > Store

  • Windows Components > Sync your settings

  • Control Panel > Personalization > Do not display the lock screen

  • Phone-PC linking

  • Turn off Windows Customer Exp Improvement Program

  • System > Locale Services

  • Turn off picture password

  • Turn on convienience PIN sign-in

  • Do not display network selection UI

  • Turn off app notifications on the lock screen

  • Disable activity feed

  • Inking and typing personalization

  • Prevent security questions for local accounts

  • Allow publishing/upload of user activities

  • Use Windows Hello for business

  • Allow online tips

  • Allow users to enable online speech recognition services

  • Turn off automatic learning (handwriting personalization)

  • hotspot authentication

  • disallow offline files

  • prohibit windows connect now wizards

  • configure remote assistance

  • turn off system restore

  • allow ms accounts to be optional

  • disallow autoplay for non-volume devices

  • Windows Components > CLoud content

  • Allow Telemetry - Security

  • map data

  • improve inking and typing recognition

  • shared experiences (Continue experiences on this device)

  • Turn off the advertising ID

  • https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/118127-how-turn-off-inking-typing-personalization-windows-10-a.html

  • HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftAccount\DisableUserAuth=dword:1

  • HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent\DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures=dword:1

  • HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent\DisableSoftLanding=dword:1

  • HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent\DisableCloudOptimizedContent=dword:1

  • https://admx.help/?Category=Windows_10_2016&Policy=Microsoft.Policies.AppPrivacy::LetAppsAccessAccountInfo

  • HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions=dword:1

  • remove the meet now icon

  • remove the people bar

  • remove pictures icon from start

  • remove documents icon from start

  • remove videos from start menu

  • allow windows to manage default printer

  • prevent network discovery of printers etc HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NcdAutoSetup\Private\AutoSetup=dword:0

Services

  • Apple OS Switch Manager (Enable)
  • Connected devices platform user service
  • connected user experiences and telemetry
  • downloaded maps manager
  • connected devices platform service
  • web account manager
  • touch keyboard and handwriting panel service
  • Windows Connect Now

IoT LTSC

Version 21H2

DISM

DISM /online /disable-feature /featurename:WindowsMediaPlayer
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName "WindowsMediaPlayer" -Remove

Disable

  • WindowsMediaPlayer
  • Printing-XPSServices-Features
  • WorkFolders-Client
  • Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64

Features On Demand

Remove-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "Print.Fax.Scan~~~~0.0.1.0"

Remove

  • Print.Fax.Scan~~~~0.0.1.0
  • App.Support.QuickAssist~~~~0.0.1.0
  • Browser.InternetExplorer~~~~0.0.1.0
  • Hello.Face.18967~~~~0.0.1.0
  • Media.WindowsMediaPlayer~~~~0.0.1.0
  • OneCoreUAP.OneSync~~~~0.0.1.0
  • MathRecognizer~~~~0.0.1.0

Optional

  • App.StepsRecorder~~~~0.0.1.0
  • Microsoft.Windows.MSPaint~~~~0.0.1.0
  • Microsoft.Windows.Notepad~~~~0.0.1.0
  • Microsoft.Windows.WordPad~~~~0.0.1.0
  • Print.Management.Console~~~~0.0.1.0

Features On Demand (Language)

Remove

  • Language.Basic~~~en-US~0.0.1.0
  • Language.Handwriting~~~en-US~0.0.1.0
  • Language.OCR~~~en-US~0.0.1.0
  • Language.Speech~~~en-US~0.0.1.0
  • Language.TextToSpeech~~~en-US~0.0.1.0

Also set GPO RestrictLanguagePacksAndFeaturesInstall

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