Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Using Regedit navigate to
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\
Click on Windows and add new key called Explorer
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Click on Explorer and add 32-bit DWORD DisableSearchBoxSuggestions = 1
Restart
If not installed already install the Intel HD Graphics 5500 drivers either through Settings > Update & Security > Optional Updates > Drivers or download directly from Intel Support Download web page.
Router centralised malware and adult content blocking
Choose Cloudflare 1.1.1.2/1.0.0.2 and 1.1.1.3/1.0.0.3 DNS servers to entrust them to block malware and adult content sites.
Choose Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 primary and secondary DNS servers for Open unrestricted access.
Alternative public Open DNS servers:
For public DNS Servers by country see https://public-dns.info/
Notes:
Cloudflare promises that it won’t use your browsing data to serve ads and commits to never writing the your querying IP address to disk.
Windows 10
Virtualbox v6.1
When trying to run newly created VM the following Virtualbox error is generated:
WHvCapabilityCodeHypervisorPresent is FALSE! Make sure you have enabled the 'Windows Hypervisor Platform' feature. (VERR_NEM_NOT_AVAILABLE).
VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).
Result Code:
E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component:
ConsoleWrap
Interface:
IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}
To fix ensure the following Window Features are disabled and VT-x is enabled in the BIOS:
Finally run the following Command Prompt command:
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
Restart the computer
Note: When VT-x is first enabled the PC should be powered off and on again
When you reach the “Let’s Connect You To A Network” page, press Shift+F10 to bring up the Command window and enter following command:
taskkill /F /IM oobenetworkconnectionflow.exe
Return to the Windows 11 setup and enter local account information
bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal
To stop PC entering Safe Mode on every boot run System Configuration tool (msconfig) and under Boot options untick Safe boot, click OK and close
To stop Firefox moving Home Search Page text focus to the Address Bar enter about:config in the Address Bar to bring up the advanced configuration page.
Type awesomebar in the search filter box to bring up the following variable
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar
Toggle the boolean value from True (default) to False
ref: https://www.askvg.com/fix-restore-real-working-search-box-on-new-tab-page-in-firefox-89-and-later/
This patch will allow the Windows 11 to install and run on machines without the required CPU,e.g. Intel 7th generation and lower and with TPM chips less than version 2.0
Type the following address into the address bar in the Registry Editor window (or navigate to it in the left pane):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup
Right-click in the right pane, select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, and enter the following text as the name:
AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU
Double-click the “AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU” value here,
“WakeMeOnLan.exe” tool from NirSoft wakes a sleeping Windows PC remotely by sending a Magic Packet to the host’s Magic Packet enabled LAN interface
See NirSoft’s download page for details or click link below to directly download required version:
Download WakeMeOnLan (32-bit)
Download WakeMeOnLan (64-bit)
See Windowscentral for details of how to set up the LAN interfaces and use the tool