This repo holds tweaks for Windows
The main activity is in the windows_10 folder
Lots of scripts to tweak Microsoft Windows 10
1703 - Windows 10 Creators Edition
I recently added some information regarding Windows 10 Creators Edition using a custom ISO with most annoying elements of windows removed.
(removed: onedrive, cortana, game shortcuts, get office shortcuts, store, skype, mail, maps, people, feedback hub)
- 23 May 2017 added new telemetry hosts to blocklist
- 23 May 2017 added more registry keys to disable-cortana.ps1
- 23 May 2017 added more windows services to disable list
- 23 May 2017 added if statement to only disable known services in disable-services
- 22 May 2017 updated enable_scripts.cmd to unblock powershell scripts in win10
- 17 May 2017 added info re: windows creators update
- 11 Jan 2017 added loop to rem-sysapps to allow for removal of cortana after running windows update
- 10 Jan 2017 added disable cortana searchbar in systray to misc-tweaks
Scripts feature ability to disable various Microsoft technologies / services which can be considered to spy or report on users of the Operating System. eg: Telemetry, Problem Steps Recorder, Application Impact Telemetry, Customer Experience Improvement Program, Geolocation, Biometric Information, Browser History ...
Cleanup folder features scripts to remove Microsoft OneDrive & move components relating to indexing of information within files (Cortana), reporting & information gathering.
rem-sysapps should now remove cortana etc multiple times meaning you can re-run the script to remove cortana when windows update re-installs cortana (which it seems to do frequently).
cleanup
rem-lockapp.ps1 removes ugly lockscreen
rem-onedrive.ps1 removes onedrive
rem-sysapps.ps1 removes cortana, feedback & support
Info regarding lockapp can be found in info/lockapp.md
Some other Useful scripts in the windows 10 folder:
fw-blocklist Windows Firewall Extension scripts - allows use of IP Blocklists
hosts-blocklist HOSTS script to block hosts from blocklists.
misc-tweaks Tweak appearance of lockscreen & various other personal usability tweaks
Microsoft References
Configure Windows telemetry in your organizationManage connections from Windows operating system components to Microsoft services
This folder has a few basic scripts, the most useful is check-startup which checks registry locations known to be used by malware & viruses to initiate on windows startup.
This folder has some old tweaks I made for Windows 7 which can still be used in Windows 8.1 / 10.
net_tweaks sets TcpAckFrequency & TCPNoDelay to 1 on all network interfaces within the system
rem_spy_updates removes Windows 7 & 8 updates which relate to install of telemetry
Most of the scripts here are documented on my personal blog website