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Application upgrades with winget

See winget documentation.

Show which applications can be upgraded:

winget upgrade

Install all available upgrades:

winget upgrade --all

BetterClearTypeTuner

This tool allows to adjust ClearType settings in a better way:

See BetterClearTypeTuner at Github.

God mode for Windows 10/11

Create a folder with the name GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}.

This will create a symbol without a name, but you can enter the folder and get access to around 200 system settings.

Disable new context menu in Windows 11

reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32 /ve /d "" /f

Disable web search in start menu of Windows 11

Open the registry editor (regedit.exe).

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows.

Create a new DWORD value with the name DisableSearchBoxSuggestions and the value 1.

Remove gaming services in game bar in Windows 11

Uninstall the Xbox gaming overlay and gaming services in an administrative PowerShell:

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-AppxPackage -allusers

Then add the following registry keys to stop the game recorder software which still thinks, that the game bar is present:

reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR /f /t REG_DWORD /v "AppCaptureEnabled" /d 0
reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore /f /t REG_DWORD /v "GameDVR_Enabled" /d 0

Workaround for explorer menu opening in the wrong direction in Windows 11 24H2

Also see this post by Born.

Starting with Windows 11 24H2 a bug was introduced which causes the Explorer menu (the menu which appears when you click the "..." button) to open in the wrong direction. Instead of dropping down it will open upwards making it impossible to use when the Explorer window is not moved down first. Also see

A workaround is to use vivetool in an administrative console to disable feature ID 51960011:

vivetool.exe /disable /id:51960011

After this you need to restart Windows.

Windows 11 setup with local user account

During setup press Shift+F10 when Windows wants to connect to a network and then enter the following command into the console:

start ms-cxh:localonly

Windows 11 direct access to settings

You can enter settings directly by entering their URL in the "Run" dialog which opens with Win+R. Many of these may also work in Windows 10.

SettingURL
Accounts
Access work or schoolms-settings:workplace
Email & app accountsms-settings:emailandaccounts
Other users
Family & other peoplems-settings:otherusers
Familyms-settings:family-group
Set up a kioskms-settings:assignedaccess
Sign-in optionsms-settings:signinoptions
ms-settings:signinoptions-dynamiclock
Sync your settingsms-settings:sync
ms-settings:backup
Windows Hello setupms-settings:signinoptions-launchfaceenrollment
ms-settings:signinoptions-launchfingerprintenrollment
Your infoms-settings:yourinfo
Apps
Installed appsms-settings:appsfeatures
App featuresms-settings:appsfeatures-app
Apps for websitesms-settings:appsforwebsites
Default appsms-settings:defaultapps
Manage optional featuresms-settings:optionalfeatures
Offline Mapsms-settings:maps
ms-settings:maps-downloadmaps
Startup appsms-settings:startupapps
Video playbackms-settings:videoplayback
Devices
AutoPlayms-settings:autoplay
Bluetoothms-settings:bluetooth
Connected Devicesms-settings:connecteddevices
Default camerams-settings:camera
Camera settingsms-settings:camera
Mouse & touchpadms-settings:mousetouchpad
Pen & Windows Inkms-settings:pen
Printers & scannersms-settings:printers
Touchms-settings:devices-touch
Touchpadms-settings:devices-touchpad
Text Suggestionsms-settings:devicestyping-hwkbtextsuggestions
Typingms-settings:typing
USBms-settings:usb
Wheelms-settings:wheel
Phone Linkms-settings:mobile-devices
Ease of access
Audioms-settings:easeofaccess-audio
Closed captionsms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning
Color filtersms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter
ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter-adaptivecolorlink
ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter-bluelightlink
Displayms-settings:easeofaccess-display
Eye controlms-settings:easeofaccess-eyecontrol
Fontsms-settings:fonts
High contrastms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast
Keyboardms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard
Magnifierms-settings:easeofaccess-magnifier
Mousems-settings:easeofaccess-mouse
Mouse pointer & touchms-settings:easeofaccess-mousepointer
Narratorms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator
ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator-isautostartenabled
Speechms-settings:easeofaccess-speechrecognition
Text cursorms-settings:easeofaccess-cursor
Visual Effectsms-settings:easeofaccess-visualeffects
Gaming
Game barms-settings:gaming-gamebar
Game DVRms-settings:gaming-gamedvr
Game Modems-settings:gaming-gamemode
Playing a game full screenms-settings:quietmomentsgame
Home
Default browser settingsms-settings:defaultbrowsersettings
Mixed reality
Audio and speechms-settings:holographic-audio
Environmentms-settings:privacy-holographic-environment
Headset displayms-settings:holographic-headset
Uninstallms-settings:holographic-management
Startup and desktopms-settings:holographic-startupandesktop
Network and internet
Network & internetms-settings:network-status
Advanced settingsms-settings:network-advancedsettings
Airplane modems-settings:network-airplanemode
ms-settings:proximity
Cellular & SIMms-settings:network-cellular
Dial-upms-settings:network-dialup
DirectAccessms-settings:network-directaccess
Ethernetms-settings:network-ethernet
Manage known networksms-settings:network-wifisettings
Mobile hotspotms-settings:network-mobilehotspot
Proxyms-settings:network-proxy
VPNms-settings:network-vpn
Wi-Fims-settings:network-wifi
Wi-Fi provisioningms-settings:wifi-provisioning
Personalization
Backgroundms-settings:personalization-background
Choose which folders appear on Startms-settings:personalization-start-places
Colorsms-settings:personalization-colors
ms-settings:colors
Glancems-settings:personalization-glance
Lock screenms-settings:lockscreen
Navigation barms-settings:personalization-navbar
Personalization (category)ms-settings:personalization
Startms-settings:personalization-start
Taskbarms-settings:taskbar
Touch Keyboardms-settings:personalization-touchkeyboard
Themesms-settings:themes
Phone
Phone Linkms-settings:mobile-devices
ms-settings:mobile-devices-addphone
ms-settings:mobile-devices-addphone-direct
Device Usagems-settings:deviceusage
Privacy
Accessory appsms-settings:privacy-accessoryapps
Account infoms-settings:privacy-accountinfo
Activity historyms-settings:privacy-activityhistory
Advertising IDms-settings:privacy-advertisingid
App diagnosticsms-settings:privacy-appdiagnostics
Automatic file downloadsms-settings:privacy-automaticfiledownloads
Background Appsms-settings:privacy-backgroundapps
Background Spatial Perceptionms-settings:privacy-backgroundspatialperception
Calendarms-settings:privacy-calendar
Call historyms-settings:privacy-callhistory
Camerams-settings:privacy-webcam
Contactsms-settings:privacy-contacts
Documentsms-settings:privacy-documents
Downloads folderms-settings:privacy-downloads folder
Emailms-settings:privacy-email
Eye trackerms-settings:privacy-eyetracker
Feedback & diagnosticsms-settings:privacy-feedback
File systemms-settings:privacy-broadfilesystemaccess
Generalms-settings:privacy or ms-settings:privacy-general
Graphicsms-settings:privacy-graphicscaptureprogrammatic
ms-settings:privacy-graphicscapturewithoutborder
Inking & typingms-settings:privacy-speechtyping
Locationms-settings:privacy-location
Messagingms-settings:privacy-messaging
Microphonems-settings:privacy-microphone
Motionms-settings:privacy-motion
Music Libraryms-settings:privacy-musiclibrary
Notificationsms-settings:privacy-notifications
Other devicesms-settings:privacy-customdevices
Phone callsms-settings:privacy-phonecalls
Picturesms-settings:privacy-pictures
Radiosms-settings:privacy-radios
Speechms-settings:privacy-speech
Tasksms-settings:privacy-tasks
Videosms-settings:privacy-videos
Voice activationms-settings:privacy-voiceactivation
Search
Searchms-settings:search
Search more detailsms-settings:search-moredetails
Search Permissionsms-settings:search-permissions
System
Aboutms-settings:about
Advanced display settingsms-settings:display-advanced
App volume and device preferencesms-settings:apps-volume
Battery Saverms-settings:batterysaver
Battery Saver settingsms-settings:batterysaver-settings
Battery usems-settings:batterysaver-usagedetails
Clipboardms-settings:clipboard
Displayms-settings:display
ms-settings:screenrotation
Default Save Locationsms-settings:savelocations
Duplicating my displayms-settings:quietmomentspresentation
During these hoursms-settings:quietmomentsscheduled
Encryptionms-settings:deviceencryption
Focusms-settings:quiethours
Graphics Settingsms-settings:display-advancedgraphics
Graphics Default Settingsms-settings:display-advancedgraphics-default
Multitaskingms-settings:multitasking
ms-settings:multitasking-sgupdate
Night light settingsms-settings:nightlight
Projecting to this PCms-settings:project
Nearby sharing
Shared experiencesms-settings:crossdevice
Tablet modems-settings:tabletmode
Taskbarms-settings:taskbar
Notifications & actionsms-settings:notifications
Remote Desktopms-settings:remotedesktop
Phonems-settings:phone
Power & sleepms-settings:powersleep
Soundms-settings:sound
Sound devicesms-settings:sound-devices
Storagems-settings:storagesense
Storage Sensems-settings:storagepolicies
Storage recommendationsms-settings:storagerecommendations
Disks & volumesms-settings:disksandvolumes
Time and language
Date & timems-settings:dateandtime
Japan IME settingsms-settings:regionlanguage-jpnime
Regionms-settings:regionformatting
Languagems-settings:keyboard
ms-settings:keyboard-advanced
ms-settings:regionlanguage
ms-settings:regionlanguage-bpmfime
ms-settings:regionlanguage-cangjieime
ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-wubi-udp
ms-settings:regionlanguage-quickime
ms-settings:regionlanguage-korime
Pinyin IME settingsms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin
ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-domainlexicon
ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-keyconfig
ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-udp
Speechms-settings:speech
Wubi IME settingsms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-wubi
Add display languagems-settings:regionlanguage-adddisplaylanguage
Language optionsms-settings:regionlanguage-languageoptions
Set display languagems-settings:regionlanguage-setdisplaylanguage
Update and security
Activationms-settings:activation
Backupms-settings:backup
Delivery Optimizationms-settings:delivery-optimization
ms-settings:delivery-optimization-activity
ms-settings:delivery-optimization-advanced
Find My Devicems-settings:findmydevice
For developersms-settings:developers
Recoveryms-settings:recovery
Launch Security Key Enrollmentms-settings:signinoptions-launchsecuritykeyenrollment
Troubleshootms-settings:troubleshoot
Windows Securityms-settings:windowsdefender
Windows Insider Programms-settings:windowsinsider
ms-settings:windowsinsider-optin
Windows Updatems-settings:windowsupdate
ms-settings:windowsupdate-action
Windows Update-Active hoursms-settings:windowsupdate-activehours
Windows Update-Advanced optionsms-settings:windowsupdate-options
Windows Update-Optional updatesms-settings:windowsupdate-optionalupdates
Windows Update-Restart optionsms-settings:windowsupdate-restartoptions
Windows Update-Seeker on demandms-settings:windowsupdate-seekerondemand
Windows Update-View update historyms-settings:windowsupdate-history
User accounts
Provisioningms-settings:workplace-provisioning
Repair tokenms-settings:workplace-repairtoken
Provisioningms-settings:provisioning
Windows Anywherems-settings:windowsanywhere