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Windows 10 Topics

Latest Release Version

Disable Hibernation

This will also get rid of hiberfil.sys:

powercfg -h off

Compact OS

Windows Security Center

Disable the Security Center to get rid of notifications like Turn on Windows Security Center service: Turn on Windows Security Center service

GUI

Steps to turn off security center manually:

  1. Open service.msc
  2. Stop Security Center service and set it to disabled
  3. Go to C:\Windows\System32
  4. Take ownership of files ActionCenter.dll and ActionCenterCPL.dll
  5. Get full access for the files “ActionCenter.dll” and ActionCenterCPL.dll
  6. Rename the files ActionCenter.dll and ActionCenterCPL.dll to ActionCenter.dll.bak and ActionCenterCPL.dll.bak

CLI

sc config wscsvc start= disabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "DisableNotificationCenter" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings" /v "NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_TOASTS_ENABLED" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

DVD Player

Windows 10 won't play DVDs by default.

The simplest DVD player may be here:

https://www.codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_standard.htm

:!: Choose Standard or above so you get the Media Player Classic which you will use to play DVDs.

:!: You will probably have to set Media Player Classic as the default app for DVD autoplay using Control Panel (not Settings).

computing/windows/windows_10.1572014116.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/10/25 08:35 by gcooper