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Default Software: Firefox - web browser uBlock Origin - Ad-Blockerer - Firefox plugin LibreOffice - Free Office Suite - See also: The Document Foundation Syncthing - Share and Sync file folders between PCs and Phones - Syncthing Android App on the Google Play Store VLC - media player (video) Winamp - media player (audio) Security: Anti-Virus = Microsoft Windows Defender (Included free with Windows 10) Anti-Malware = Malwarebytes Login Account = Standard Account in Windows (NOT Administrator Account in Windows for daily tasks) Windows Updates = Keep Windows updated Browser Updates = Keep Web Browser updated Router = Change default administrator password on router to something difficult to guess and keep router software updated Alternate Web Browsers: Vivaldi - Powerful. Personal. Private. Get unrivaled customization options and built-in browser features for better performance, productivity, and privacy. Chrome - web browser - Chrome web store Ad-Blocker = uBlock Origin - Google Chrome plugin Disable HTML5 Autoplay = Google Chrome plugin (stops auto play of HTML5 video on web sites) OneTab (by one-tab.com) = Google Chrome Plugin |
Optional Software: 7-Zip - Unzip/unrar software Adobe Reader - .pdf file viewer Barrier - allows sharing of one keyboard/mouse between computers Box - Share files across the Internet Brave - ad-blocking, privacy, and security focused web browser CutePDF - print to a PDF file cwrsync - Rsync directory synchronization Cygwin - Run Linux/Unix tools on Windows Dropbox - Store/Share files Online dsynchronize - synchronize two or more folders DVDShrink - DVD backup FileZilla - Show All Client download options - Sourceforge link - sftp/ftp client Foobar2000 - audio player FreeFileSync - Open Source software - folder comparison and synchronization software (includes RealTimeSync - youtube demo) gedit - Text editor Gimp - Paint program GoodSync - File Synchronization and Backup Software Handbrake - Video file converter IceChat - IRC chat client ImgBurn - CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burner software inSSIDer - find open WiFi channels iTunes Jalbum - publish pictures to www Java - (manual download) - JDK (Java SE) Keepa - Amazon price history browser plug-in KeePass - encrypted password manager MakeMKV - DVD to .MKV file - Forums - "Recommended UHD Drives to get" - Temporary Beta Key Marxio FCV - MD5 File Checksum Verifier - cnet MD5 & SHA Checksum Utility OBS Studio - video recording and live streaming software PDFill FREE PDF Tools - cnet - encrypt/password protect pdf files Putty - SSH client Quicktime - media player robocopy - mirror folders (comes with Windows) Rufus ISO to USB Shortcut - Video Editing Software Secret Space Encryptor for Android - encrypt files Synergy - share one mouse and keyboard between multiple computers SyncToy - synchronizes files and folders Taxact - tax preparation software Tor Browser - privacy based web browser TreeSize Free - show disk usage by directory (for advanced users. No longer supported) uMatrix: Point and click matrix to filter net requests according to source, destination and type - uMatrix github - uMatrix for Chrome browser - uMatrix for Firefox uTorrent - Torrent client VirtualBox - Virtual system software VMware Workstation Player - Virtual system software VMware vCenter Converter - Virtual system software VSDC - Free video editing software Win32DiskImager - write .img files to USB or SD card WPS Office - Free Office Suite alternative Xming X Server for Windows - X Window Client/Server Zoom Client for Meetings - video conferencing software Windows Subsystem for Linux - Install the Linux Subsystem on Windows 10 Open PowerShell as Administrator and run: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux Restart your computer when prompted. More info: Windows_Subersystem_For_Linux.txt Windows Subsystem for Linux Distribution Switcher CentOS on Windows Subsytem for Linux (WSL) How to run Fedora with Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL) Optional Browser Plug-Ins: Save to Google - Saves a web page to Google - Google Save To evaluate yet: Ghostery - privacy plug in WOT (Web Of Trust) - web site trust plug in |
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Windows 11 Notes |
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Download Windows 11 from Microsoft During Windows 11 install, you get stuck at "Let's connect you to a network": Install suggests looking at: aka.ms/networksetup Issue is, installer doesn't support your Network card with a driver. Quick notes to progress: Download and copy your Network card driver onto a USB drive and insert that USB drive in new install computer. On stuck install, press: Shift + F10 Click mouse on new Command Prompt window and run: explorer Click on USB drive (in my case it was E:) Select and run the Network card driver install executable setup program. In my case, it was: E:> Asus_X670E-A_LAN_driver > W11 > AsusSetup Then I can see "Network" which goes from disconnected to Connected and then can select "Next". Win = Windows Key Shortcuts: CTRL + N = open new File Explorer window using current selected location Win + E = open new File Explorer window using default start location CTRL + T = open new File Explorer tab |
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Windows 10 Notes |
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How to clean install Windows 10 Windows Commands: Send file directory listing and subdirectories to a text file: dir /s/b > file.txt msinfo32 systeminfo taskmgr msconfig netplwiz - Turn off boot login prompt: uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer. - OK - enter password 2 times where (command) - find/locate/which a command from command line Check for missing or currupt Windows files: Right-click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run As Administrator", then type: sfc /scannow Check for disk problems, type: chkdsk /f Advanced commands: -------------------------------------- System Internals Suite - process explorer, etc... BCDEdit.exe - edit the boot configuration Old: -------------------------------------- Windows 10 upgrade install stuck at "checking for updates" open Command Prompt as Administrator net stop wuauserv (wait a minute) (I noticed that Windows 10 upgrade continued shortly after stopping wuauserv service) net start wuauserv |
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CD/DVD burner software: InfraRecorder + ImgBurn CDBurnerXP Pro Express Burn Nero Blu-Ray DVD software: AnyDVD HD by SlySoft + CinePlayer BD by Roxio * PowerDVD by CyberLink + TotalMedia Theater 3 by ArcSoft * WinDVD 2010 by Corel Other: Canon Powershot Digital camera drivers and software Real VNC Server WarFTP Server Daemon WinSCP - scp/sftp file transfer application WinZip - zip compression application WinRAR - zip/rar compression application |
Chrome Plug-in/Add-ons: HTTPS Everywhere - A Firefox, Chrome, and Opera extension that encrypts your communications with many major websites, making your browsing more secure - caused some issues with some web sites Privacy Badger - blocks spying ads and invisible trackers - caused some issues with some web sites Firefox Add-ons: Adblock Plus - limits ads Flashblock - limits flash NoScript - limits javascript Sync - share bookmarks across computers ublock origin - ad blocker UnMHT - show .mht files To try yet: DownThemAll! IE Tab Session Manager Tab Mix Plus |
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Windows 8.1 Notes |
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Power User Menu = Windows_Key + x Turn off login prompt: Start - netplwiz - uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer. - OK - enter password 2 times Turn off login prompt after waking from sleep mode: Control Panel - Power Options - Require a password on wakeup - Change settings that are currently unavailable - Don't require a password - Save changes Start at Windows Desktop after boot: Right click on Task Bar - Properties - Navigation tab - Check "When I sign in or close all apps on screen, go to the desktop instead of Start" - OK Start shows Apps view instead of Start: Right click on Task Bar - Properties - Navigation tab - Check "Show the Apps view automatically when I go to Start" - OK |
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WINDOWS 7 NOTES |
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Turn off login prompt: Start - netplwiz - uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer. - OK - enter password 2 times Turn off login prompt after waking from sleep mode: Control Panel - Power Options - Require a password on wakeup - Change settings that are currently unavailable - Don't require a password - Save changes Verify SSD TRIM is enabled: Open an Administrator Command Prompt and run: fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify 0=TRIM enabled 1=TRIM not enabled If it is set to 1, you can force TRIM enabled by running: fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0 Enable Windows Games: Start - Control Panel - Programs and Features - Turn Windows features on or off - Games - OK Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media How to Create a System Image in Windows 7 How to: Install Windows 7 from a USB Key! Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Windows 7: A desktop user's take Windows 7: Tested in depth Optional for Windows 7: Turn off UAC If using SSD drive, verify these are disabled for SSD drive: Disable disk indexing Disable superfetch Disable windows search |
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WINDOWS XP NOTES: |
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Disable startup user login screen: Start - Run - "control userpasswords2" - uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." Set explorer to "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,c:\docs" Windows Startup configuration: start - run - msconfig Turn off default audio sounds Cisco VPN: Windows Firewall - Exceptions tab Add Port - Cisco VPN - Port 62515 - UDP Before install, remove any USB hardware (USB memory cards, USB computer connections to monitor, etc...) (USB keyboard and mouse are OK) Why 32-bit Windows sees only 3GB not 4GB RAM on a system that has 4GB of RAM installed |