Windows 10 Tweaks

[cadaveca]

in-place upgrade broke nothing on the test bench. you can fresh install after your system shows up in your Microsoft user account, it seems.

 

[natr0n]

can someone make a clear event log batch plz ?

 

[hat]

Would there be any performance benefit from removing the metro apps/onedrive etc?

 

[OneMoar]

app uninstaller package names aren't working on my machine

 

[W1zzard]

app uninstaller package names aren't working on my machine

are you running in an elevated command prompt/powershell?

 

[OneMoar]

are you running in an elevated command prompt/powershell?

Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF1, Package was not found.
Windows cannot remove Microsoft.3DBuilder_10.0.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because the current user does not have that
package installed. Use Get-AppxPackage to see the list of packages installed.
yea its saying it can't find the package here is the output from getxapp package

 

[broken pixel]

^ That output is telling you that program does not exist so it cant uninstall it. Also some programs will not let you uninstall them like anything related to cortona.

I did a powershell command & it wipped all the apps even the store, woohoo!

 

[Nordic]

Would there be any performance benefit from removing the metro apps/onedrive etc?

As far as I can tell, they take up hdd space and maybe .01% cpu.

 

[OneMoar]

^ That output is telling you that program does not exist so it cant uninstall it. Also some programs will not let you uninstall them like anything related to cortona.

I did a powershell command & it wipped all the apps even the store, woohoo!

NSS

 

[OneMoar]

@W1zzard looks like the hashing/version is different on some systems
this syntax works better
powershell "Get-AppxPackage *3d* | Remove-AppxPackage"
powershell "Get-AppxPackage *bing* | Remove-AppxPackage"
powershell "Get-AppxPackage *solit* | Remove-AppxPackage"
powershell "Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackage"
powershell "Get-AppxPackage *zune* | Remove-AppxPackage"
powershell "Get-AppxPackage *photos* | Remove-AppxPackage"
powershell "Get-AppxPackage *phone* | Remove-AppxPackage"
powershell "Get-AppxPackage *communi* | Remove-AppxPackage"
someone already compiled all the tweaks listed into a handy choice driven .cmd file
you can get that from here
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/63498-Windows-10-TNBT-(The-next-big-tweak)-official-thread

 

[RCoon]

How to stop Windows 10 from automatically installing new and updated drivers constantly (particularly for GPU users with stable drivers)

• Right click "My Computer"
• Click "Properties"
• Click on "Hardware" tab
• Click "Device Installation Settings"
• Tick the "No, let me choose what to do"
• Tick "Never install driver software from Windows Update"

 

[R-T-B]

How to stop Windows 10 from automatically installing new and updated drivers constantly (particularly for GPU users with stable drivers)

• Right click "My Computer"
• Click "Properties"
• Click on "Hardware" tab
• Click "Device Installation Settings"
• Tick the "No, let me choose what to do"
• Tick "Never install driver software from Windows Update"

That doesn't stop windows update from grabbing them on next run, at least it didn't back in the RTM days. It simply stops a secondary process from installing them immediately.

 

[skippy258]

If you hate ads.... from Microsoft, then go here : http://choice.microsoft.com/en-us/opt-out You can turn off Personalized ads in the browser also Personalized ads wherever I use my Microsoft account as well.

Edit: quote from privacy and cookies section of windows 10 privacy statement

Advertising. Many of our services are supported by advertising. We use the data we collect to help select the ads Microsoft delivers - whether on our own services or on services offered by third parties. The ads we select may be based on your current location, search query, or the content you are viewing. Other ads are targeted based on your likely interests or other information that we learn about you over time using demographic data, search queries, interests and favorites, usage data, and location data - which we refer to as "interest-based advertising" in this statement. .

 

[DigDeep]

I used tweaks, but then I changed my mind and I wanted to use windows apps, so I went to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps folder, wich was locked, but I right clicked it and use Take ownership.

That way I get all my apps back in that folder(740mb), but now I cant figure it out, how to make these apps to work.

 

[silkstone]

If you have UAC disabled, metro apps won't work.
I use the calculator every now and then and the desktop calc is not included.
You can either copy and paste the win 7/8 calc and use that or install MS Calculator Plus: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21622

 

[DigDeep]

I used those commands,

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/windows-10-tweaks.214172/

but I changed my mind, and want to use apps, how do I reverse that.


I did not use command to permanently remove apps (delete their installation files, frees up another 500 MB), so there is still some hope to restore them.

 

[broken pixel]

If you have UAC disabled, metro apps won't work.
I use the calculator every now and then and the desktop calc is not included.
You can either copy and paste the win 7/8 calc and use that or install MS Calculator Plus: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21622

I downloaded and installed the calculator yet if I run calc, nothing. :

 

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

in-place upgrade broke nothing on the test bench. you can fresh install after your system shows up in your Microsoft user account, it seems.

@cadaveca I seen this mentioned before and probably by you. When you say after you system shows up in your Microsoft account, do you have to log into the system with you live account before it will show up? I don't log into my rig with the live account and on my laptop that I have already did the win 10 upgrade I also don't log in it with the live account. It is not showing in my Microsoft account.

 

[AsRock]

If you have UAC disabled, metro apps won't work.
I use the calculator every now and then and the desktop calc is not included.
You can either copy and paste the win 7/8 calc and use that or install MS Calculator Plus: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21622

I have it, it was automatically installed.

 

[hat]

That doesn't stop windows update from grabbing them on next run, at least it didn't back in the RTM days. It simply stops a secondary process from installing them immediately.

Kind of misleading isn't it? It does say 'never' install...

 

[R-T-B]

Kind of misleading isn't it? It does say 'never' install...

My thoughts exactly.

 

[cadaveca]

@cadaveca I seen this mentioned before and probably by you. When you say after you system shows up in your Microsoft account, do you have to log into the system with you live account before it will show up? I don't log into my rig with the live account and on my laptop that I have already did the win 10 upgrade I also don't log in it with the live account. It is not showing in my Microsoft account.

YEp, gotta log it in.

 

[johnspack]

Same tweaks I've been using since win7. Also try FolderOptionsX with Classicshell for explorer. If you drag and drop a file into a folder, it won't go into a subfolder automatically. Wizmouse to auto highlight the window you're over.
I'll dig up my extensive toolkit I use that I find also works with Win10. Yamicasoft Windows Manager 8 works as well, and you can tweak a lot of settings with that.

 

[silkstone]

I have it, it was automatically installed.

Where did you find it, System folder?

 

[Basard]

If you have UAC disabled, metro apps won't work.
I use the calculator every now and then and the desktop calc is not included.
You can either copy and paste the win 7/8 calc and use that or install MS Calculator Plus: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21622

LOL.... I downloaded it... looks like something that would install from my old Biostar TF-550 CD cool! (i wish i could find a screenshot of that nonsense)