Inadvertently hitting Up-Arrow just before striking the Enter key causes the search to select last drop down menu search option, i.e. “Change Search Settings” instead of searching the web. This could be intentional but more often than not it’s an annoyance. It also wipes the original search query forcing it to be retyped. In addition the “Change Search Settings” option doesn’t get highlighted to give you a clue that it is going to Change Search Settings.
Category: Windows
Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Pictures not showing in Windows 10 | 11File Explorer
Ensure Thumbnails Are Enabled
- Open File Explorer.
- Click on three horizontal dots at the right end of the ribbon tabs and then choose Options from the menu.
- In the Folder Options window, uncheck the box beside Always show icons, never thumbnails (if it’s checked).
- Click Apply and hit OK
Remove Bing and Chat Icons from Windows 11 Start Menu Search Results
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
Lenovo C50-30 AIO Windows 10 No Sleep Mode
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.
Malware and Adult content Blocking DNS Servers
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:
- Google: 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4
- OpenDNS: 208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220
- Quad9: 9.9.9.9/149.112.112.112
- Comodo: 8.26.56.26/8.20.247.20
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.
Can’t run Virtualbox VM
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:
- Hyper-V
- Virtual Machine Platform
- Windows Hypervisor platform
- Containers
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
Install Windows 11 without Internet
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
Enter Safe Mode using Windows 10 Install USB and Command Prompt
- Boot USB and set language
- Select Repair your computer
- Select Troubleshoot > Command Prompt
- Use Bcdedit to set Safe Mode on boot as follows
- Close Command prompt
- Select Turn off PC
- Power up PC to enter Safe Mode
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
Firefox Home Search Page moves Focus to Address Bar
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/
Windows 11 Registry Hack for Unsupported CPU and TPM
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,