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Posted on 08/06/2019 8:35:19 PM PDT by TBP
Hi, everyone.
My computer has something called Cortana on it, and it constantly pops up and insists on trying to "help" me. (Like the government.)
Does anyone know how I can disable it?
TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: computers; computing; cortana; disable; software
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To: freedumb2003
Even Siri isn’t Siri, if you know what I mean.
To: Pollard
linux can install itself along side windowsI only have 1 online WW2 game that requires Windows so I have a SSD $25 dollar 240 gig solid state drive with Win 7 on it and a second SSD with Linux Mint on it. I pulled the SATA hard drive and DVD drive out of the desktop and hooked the SSD's too my desktop. On a laptop you would need to install on your current drive as described for a dual boot system. I only boot win7 a couple times a week now. Can't say I miss Windows at all.
To: Songcraft
Did... did I do a bad thing?
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posted on
08/07/2019 9:53:29 PM PDT
by
Dr.Deth
To: Dr.Deth
Nah, that was a great picture, exposing ol' twinklefingers! (I just wanted to make sure you got credit for posting it first. I was trying to say that the vegan from New Jersey himself was the intrusion, as he is in all his pictures, but I guess it came out wrong!)
To: Paladin2
Linux Mint for a start. Besides other major distros. I just tried it Linux Mint live and cannot even connect to the Internet using a USB dual band dongle (unlikely to get dual band even if I could connect).
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posted on
08/09/2019 4:01:22 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
To: TBP; dayglored; Tacrolimus1mg; Pollard; gnarledmaw; Verbosus; rockrr
Simple. Install
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 and see under Security and privacy settings.
Check out the complete list of over 200 tweaks available in Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10.
System Information
- Shows general information about the system
- Calculate and view Windows Experience Index
- Option to open Advanced Recovery Options
- Run System File Checker utility and DISM system repair utility directly
- Introduces search functionality to easily locate your desired tweak
- Extended Info Bar to show full description of the tweak
- View detailed information about Windows Experience Index including all scores
- New Favorites feature lets you access many sections of UWT easily.
Customization
Taskbar:
- Remove Taskbar
- Remove Taskbar Buttons
- Remove Volume Icon From Notification Area
- Remove Network Icon From Notification Area
- Remove Action Center Icon From Notification Area
- Remove Clock From Notification Area
- Remove Battery Meter From Notification Area
- Remove Notification Area
- Customization of Taskbar Buttons Grouping
- Customization of Taskbar Thumbnail Size
- Customization of Taskbar Thumbnail delay time
- Disable Windows Ink Workspace
- Enable Do you want to close all the tabs? prompt in Edge
- Hide Windows Defender Icon From Notifications Area
- Show Seconds In Taskbar Clock (Customization->Taskbar)
- Disable All Live Tiles (Customization->Universal UI)
File Explorer
- Show Windows Version On Desktop
- Enable Auto-Colorization
- Disable Aero Peek Feature
- Dont Show Low Disk Space Warnings
- Disable Info Tips For Shortcuts
- Make Taskbar Button Switch To Last Active Window
- Restore Last Opened Folders At Startup
- Delete Pagefile At Shutdown
- Disable AeroShake Feature
- Hide Preview Pane
- Disable Full Row Select Items
- Disable AeroSnap Feature
- Show Status Bar In File Explorer
- Launch Folders In A Separate Process
- Enable Check Boxes To Select Items
- Remove -Shortcut Suffix For New Shortcuts
- Tweak Drive Letters
- Remove Shortcut Arrows From Shortcut Icons
- Enable Auto-Complete And Auto-Suggest
- Disable Taskbar And Start Jumplists
- Check By Default Do this for all current items
- Change Default Behaviour For Drag-Drop In Explorer
- Choose which folder opens on starting File Explorer
- Remove Duplicate Drive Letter Entry
Universal UI
- Disable Lock Screen
- Disable Login Screen Blur Effect
- Disable Changing Lock Screen Image
- Enable User Switching On Login Screen
- Enable and customize Slideshow
- Enable first sign-in Animation When New User Account Is Created
- Turn On SmartScreen filter for Windows Store Apps
- Disable Look for an app in the store When Unknown Files are opened
- Disable You have new apps that can open this type of file Notification
- Set Notifications Display Time
- Disable Toast Notifications
- Lock Start Screen Tiles So That They Cant Be Rearranged
Windows 10
- Customize Power Options:
- Show/Hide Lock
- Show/Hide Sleep
- (Show/Hide Hibernate
- Show/Hide Sign Out
- Show/Hide All Options
- Disable/Enable Start Animations
- Replace CMD with Windows Powershell On The WinX Menu
- Enable Access To Camera On Lock Screen
- Apps Use Light/Dark Theme
- System Uses Light/Dark Theme
- Show/ Hide Frequent Folders In Quick Access
- Show/Hide Recent files In Quick Access
- Enable/Disable New /Old Elements of Windows including battery fly out, date & time pane and Volume Control
- Enable Share settings page in Settings.
This PC
Add/remove useful utilities like Power Options, Recycle Bin, Programs and Features, User Accounts etc. in This PC.
User Accounts
- Display Last Logon Information On Logon Screen
- Make User Enter Username While Logging On
- Remove Shutdown Tasks From Logon Screen
- Disable Updating Group Policy On Startup
- Disable Switching To Secure Desktop While Elevating
- Enable Virtualize File And Registry Write Failures To Per-User Locations
- Enable Admin Approval Mode For Built-In Administrator Account
- Enable Detections Of Application Installation And Prompt For Elevation
- Enable Verbose Logon Messages
- Require Users To Press CTRL+ALT+DEL To Logon
- Change UAC Settings
- Customization Of Logon Message
- Customization Of What Should Be Done On System Failure
- Enable/Disable Built-in Administrator AccountRremove Remove 3D Objects folder from This PC.
Performance
- Waiting time to kill applications timeout during shutdown
- Waiting time to end services at shutdown
- Waiting time to kill non-responding applications
- Auto-End Non Responsive Programs
- Restart Shell Automatically After Some Error
- Always Unload DLLs To Free Up Memory
- Disable Automatic Folder View Discovery
- Turn Off Search Indexer
- Increase Priority Of IRQ8
- Disable Smooth Scrolling
- Disable Windows Time Service
- Disable Tablet Input Service
- Disable Windows Security Center Service
- Disable Prefetch Service
- Disable Superfetch Service
- Disable Printer Spooling Service
- Disable Edge/Tab Preloading.
Security & Privacy
Security
- Disable Registry Editor
- Disable Control Panel
- Disable Task Manager
- Disable WinKey Shortcuts
- Disable CMD
- Disable Color And Appearance Settings
- Disable The Auto Logon Shift Override Feature
- Disable Administrative Shares (e.g. ADMIN$)
- Disable UAC
- Disable The Ability To Shutdown
- Disable The Ability To Log Off
- Disable Internet Communication
- Disable System Restore Configuration
- Disable MMC Snap-ins
- Disable Folder Options Menu
- Disable Encrypting File System
- Disable Explorers Context Menu
- Disable Access To Taskbar Context Menu
- Restrict Access To Taskbar And Start Menu Properties
- Disable Changing Wallpaper
- Turn Off User Tracking
- Disable Display Personalization
- Disable Windows Media Center
- Disable Windows Update Service
- Disable Windows Mobility Center
- Disable Windows Store
- Disable Windows Defender
- Disable OneDrive
Privacy
- Disable Telemetry
- Disable Application Telemetry
- Disable and Reset Advertising ID
- Disable Cortana
- Disable Taskbar Web Search
- Disable Handwriting Data Sharing
- Disable Windows Update Sharing
- Disable Windows Feedback Requests
- Disable Password Reveal Button
- Disable Steps Recorder
- Disable Inventory Collector
- Disable Biometrics
- Disable Wi-Fi Sense
- Disable synchronization of settings.
Internet Explorer
- Enable Menu Bar
- Enable Suggested Sites
- Enable Caret Browsing
- Use ClearType Font
- Disable Compatibility List
- Customizing Homepage
- Show Tabs Below Address Bar
- Notify When Download Completes
- Autohide the Tab Bar When In Fullscreen Mode
- Always Load IE In FullScreen Mode
- Check Executables Signature On Download
- Allow Running Executable With Invalid Signature
- Clear Cache On Every Exit
- Warn On Closing Multiple Tabs
- Allow Allocating Additional Bandwidth
- Enable Do Not Track
- Enable Auto Image Resizing
- Enable Smooth Scrolling
- Disable Active Scripting for Internet Zone
- Disable Scripting of Java Applets for Internet Zone
- Use Software Rendering Instead Of GPU Rendering
- Enable Third-Party Browser Extensions
- Show HTTPS Errors
- Disable Script Debugging
- Enable DOM Storage
- Enable SmartScreen Filter
Context Menu
In Universal Apps tab, pin over 15 Modern apps to Desktop Context Menu including Microsoft Edge, OneNote, Store, Music, Mail etc. Plus, customize desktop icons size.
In Desktop Context Menu tab, pin over 20 important Windows utilities to Desktop Context Menu including System Restore, Task Manager, Magnifier etc.
In Desktop Context Menu 2 tab, pin Windows Defender > Open, Quick Scan, Full Scan, Settings, Update and various other tweaks. Pin drives to Desktop Context Menu. Also Pin your favorite Settings sections to desktop context menu. You can also add these context menu items Add Take ownership, Add Copy To, Add Move to Add Open with.
Apart from new Desktop Context Menu Tweaks -> Character Map, Control Panel and Windows Update, the following have been added in UWT 4.3:
- Remove 3D Print With 3D Builder
- Remove Scan With Windows Defender
- Remove Edit With Paint 3D
- Remove Cast To Device.
In v4.4:
- Include In Library, Restore Previous Versions Context Menu items added
- Give Access To, Share Context Menu items added
- Add Phone, Gaming Settings to the context menu
Additional
- Use Autoplay For All Media And Devices
- Use Small Taskbar Icons
- Hide Inactive Icons From Notification Area
- Turn Off Automatic Applications Termination
- Customizing Blinking Cursor Width
- Customizing Cursor Blinking Time
- Customizing Scroll Bar Width
- Enable the Network Adapter Onboard Processor
- Restrict Access Over Anonymous Connections
- Disable Recent Shares In Network Places
- Disable Default Admin And Disk Drive Share Server
- Hide Entire Network From Network Neighborhood
- Prevent Network Auto-Discovery
- Hide Computer From The Browser List
- Enable NTLM 2 Support
- Set Global Network/Internet Offline
- Option To Add UWT 4 To Startup
- Option To Integrate UWT 4 With Desktop Context Menu
- Edit OEM Information
- Enable Windows Photo Viewer
- Export and import your Tweaks.
New tweaks in UWT 4.2 and 4.3 to support Windows 10 v1607 and v 1703:
- Use Increased Taskbar Transparency
- Change Inactive Title Bar Color
- Disable Quick Action Buttons In Action Center
- Change Microsoft Edge Download Location
- Disable Edge Tab Preview
- Adjust Edge Tab Preview Show/Hide Delay Time
- Disable App Access To Location
- Disable App Access To Calendar
- Disable App Access To Messages
- Disable App Access To Microphone
- Disable App Access To Camera
- Disable App Access To User Account Info
New tweaks in UWT 4.6
- Disable Login Screen Blur Effect. Navigate to Customization -> Universal UI
- Improvements in disabling Windows Updates in newer versions of Windows 10
- Disable Edge Preloading in the Performance section
- Disable Edge Tab Preloading in the Performance section
- Option to pin Cortana, Search and Apps in Settings. Navigate to Context Menu -> Desktop Context Menu 2
- Customize New Menu in Context Menu -> Other Context Menus
- Now change Registered Owner and Organization information in Additional -> Edit OEM Information
- Pin Screen Snip to Desktop Context Menu
- Reset Live Tile Cache in Customization -> Universal UI
- Waiting time to kill applications/services/non-responding applications needs to be a minimum of 1 second in the Performance section
- Tweak description line now doesnt cut off the UI when the description is long. When the description is long, use the Extended Info Bar to read it.
In the About tab, you will see links to Submit Bugs, Check for Updates, visit the home page and seek Support at our TWC Forums.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/list-of-tweaks-available-in-uwt4
Linux (tried all the major and many minor distros) was not a solution for my customizing.
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posted on
08/09/2019 4:15:59 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
To: daniel1212
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:18:43 AM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: daniel1212
Not all hardware is supported.
My desktop setup can connect through the m/b e’net and/or through an installed wireless card.
The wireless card can be set up as an AP if desired and connect to the network through the e’net hardware.
You’d have to research your desired hardware device to see if there is a linux driver.
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posted on
08/09/2019 8:35:48 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: TBP
Yeah, get a MacBook Air and talk to Siri instead.
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posted on
06/22/2021 1:23:47 PM PDT
by
Captain Peter Blood
(https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;pag)
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