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windows_tips_tricks_and_notes [2025/01/22 07:48] – [Windows 10 annoyances and how to overcome them] mikewindows_tips_tricks_and_notes [2025/02/25 09:58] (current) mike
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 ====== Windows Tips, Tricks and Notes ====== ====== Windows Tips, Tricks and Notes ======
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 ===== Windows 10 annoyances and how to overcome them ===== ===== Windows 10 annoyances and how to overcome them =====
  
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 **No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations** -> Enabled\\ **No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations** -> Enabled\\
  
-=== Require username to be specified at logon (disable user listing)+=== Require username to be specified at logon (disable user listing) ===
 Open the Local Policy app (secpol)\\ Open the Local Policy app (secpol)\\
 Navigate to **Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Interactive Logon: Don’t display last signed-in** and set to Enabled. Navigate to **Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Interactive Logon: Don’t display last signed-in** and set to Enabled.
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 More details on this are available [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/internet-explorer-edge-open-connect-corporate-public-network|here]]. More details on this are available [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/internet-explorer-edge-open-connect-corporate-public-network|here]].
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-===== Ways to personalize Windows 10 without activating it =====+===== Personalizing a non-activated Windows 10 system =====
  
 === Disable Taskbar Button Grouping with Group Policy === === Disable Taskbar Button Grouping with Group Policy ===
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 Visit www.ninite.com Visit www.ninite.com
  
 +==== Checking a file's hash ====
 +  certutil -hashfile c:\Users\YourUserName\Desktop\wire.exe SHA256
  
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