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Prepare my Windows workstation

Identification

  • Name: HP Z210 Convertible Minitower Base Model Workstation
  • Model #: XM856AV
  • Serial #: CZC13941PV

Windows 10 "Light"

Download Windows 10 ISO tool from Microsoft

Windows and Office Genuine ISO Verifier

Windows phone activation: slui.exe 4

Settings / Privacy

Reinstall all Apps:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Remove an App:

Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
:: Determines how long the system waits for services to stop after notifying the service that the system is shutting down
reg ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control" /v "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" /d 20000 /f

:: Remove Windows Spying
:: https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

:: Remove all built-in Apps
:: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-4-windows-10

:: Remove OneDrive
reg ADD "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows" /v "DisableFileSyncNGSC" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall
rd "%UserProfile%\OneDrive" /Q /S
rd "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\OneDrive" /Q /S
rd "%ProgramData%\Microsoft OneDrive" /Q /S
rd "C:\OneDriveTemp" /Q /S
reg DELETE "HKCR\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f
reg DELETE "HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f

:: Remove Defender
:: Open Task Manager, select Startup tab, right click on "Windows Defender notification icon", click Disable
:: GPO: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender
:: reg QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v "DisableAntiSpyware" /d 1 /f
:: C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
:: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-disable-uninstall-or-remove-windows-defender-in-vista/
"C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\mpcmdrun" -removedefinitions -all
reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v "DisableAntiSpyware" /T REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v "DisableBehaviorMonitoring" /T REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v "DisableOnAccessProtection" /T REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v "DisableRealtimeMonitoring" /T REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v "DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable" /T REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityHealthService" /v "Start" /d 4 /f
shutdown /t 0 /r
:: https://www.balena.io/etcher/
:: Reboot to KNOPPIX (hit F8-F8-F8)
    ntfs-3g.real /dev/sda1 /mnt
    mv "/mnt/Program Files/Windows Defender" "/mnt/Program Files/_Windows Defender"
    :: Dummy file to prevent folder recreation
    touch "/mnt/Program Files/Windows Defender"
:: @FIXME Remove services, drivers: WdFilter.sys, WdNisDrv.sys
rem sc delete WinDefend
rem sc delete WdNisSvc

:: Enable verbose startup, shutdown, logon, and logoff status messages
reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "VerboseStatus" /T REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

:: Disable Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry
reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection" /v "AllowTelemetry" /T REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
schtasks /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" /DISABLE

:: Disable SSDP Discovery service (enumerates UPnP devices)
sc stop SSDPSRV
sc config SSDPSRV start= disabled

:: Disable Remote Registry service
sc stop RemoteRegistry
sc config RemoteRegistry start= disabled

:: Check drivers
:: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/driverview.html
sc query type= driver | find "_NAME:"

:: https://www.devside.net/wamp-server/opening-up-port-80-for-apache-to-use-on-windows
rem netsh http show urlacl | find "Reserved URL"
rem netsh http show servicestate
rem net stop HTTP
rem sc config HTTP start= disabled

:: Check missing files
Autoruns.exe

:: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833
sfc /VERIFYONLY
rem sfc /SCANNOW

Windows 10 version 1607 Error code: 0x8024200D WU_E_UH_NEEDANOTHERDOWNLOAD

Hardware related software

BIOS update

HP Support

Applications

Windows settings

Drive labels

label C: system
label E: data

Boot display

BCDEdit /set reference

bcdedit /set quietboot on
bcdedit /set sos on

Hibernation

powercfg -h on
:: powercfg -h off
powercfg.cpl
:: Power button: shutdown, Sleep button: hibernate
:: Hibernate command: shutdown /t 0 /f /h

Disable Superfetch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_I/O_technologies#SuperFetch

reg ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters" /v "EnableSuperfetch" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Clear Pending Idle Tasks

Clear Page File at Shutdown

reg ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" /v "ClearPageFileAtShutdown" /t REG_DWORD /d 1/f

Disable Windows key combinations (user)

reg ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoWinKeys" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

https://support.microsoft.com/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts

Show known file extensions (user)

reg ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "HideFileExt" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Don't display delete confirmation (user)

reg ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "ConfirmFileDelete" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Disable NTFS last access update

If you have spinning drives.

reg ADD "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" /v "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Disable Terminal Server aka. remote assistance

reg ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v "fDenyTSConnections" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Show analogue clock

reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell" /v "UseWin32TrayClockExperience" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Untrusted Font Blocking in IE

gpedit.msc / Administrative Templates / System / Mitigation Options / Untrusted Font Blocking / "Do not block untrusted fonts"

Settings commands

Control Panel Items

All  shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Battery Saver  ms-settings:batterysaver
Battery Saver Settings  ms-settings:batterysaver-settings
Battery use  ms-settings:batterysaver-usagedetails
Bluetooth  ms-settings:bluetooth
Colors  ms-settings:colors
Data Usage  ms-settings:datausage
Date and Time  ms-settings:dateandtime
Closed Captioning  ms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning
High Contrast  ms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast
Magnifier  ms-settings:easeofaccess-magnifier
Narrator  ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator
Keyboard  ms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard
Mouse  ms-settings:easeofaccess-mouse
Other Options (Ease of Access)  ms-settings:easeofaccess-otheroptions
Lockscreen  ms-settings:lockscreen
* Offline maps  ms-settings:maps
Airplane mode  ms-settings:network-airplanemode
Proxy  ms-settings:network-proxy
VPN  ms-settings:network-vpn
* Notifications & actions  ms-settings:notifications
* Account info  ms-settings:privacy-accountinfo
Calendar  ms-settings:privacy-calendar
Contacts  ms-settings:privacy-contacts
Other Devices  ms-settings:privacy-customdevices
* Feedback  ms-settings:privacy-feedback
* Location  ms-settings:privacy-location
Messaging  ms-settings:privacy-messaging
Microphone  ms-settings:privacy-microphone
Motion  ms-settings:privacy-motion
Radios  ms-settings:privacy-radios
Speech, inking, & typing  ms-settings:privacy-speechtyping
Camera  ms-settings:privacy-webcam
Region & language  ms-settings:regionlanguage
Speech  ms-settings:speech
* Windows Update  ms-settings:windowsupdate
Work access  ms-settings:workplace
Connected devices  ms-settings:connecteddevices
For developers  ms-settings:developers
Display  ms-settings:display
Mouse & touchpad  ms-settings:mousetouchpad
Cellular  ms-settings:network-cellular
Dial-up  ms-settings:network-dialup
DirectAccess  ms-settings:network-directaccess
* Ethernet  ms-settings:network-ethernet
Mobile hotspot  ms-settings:network-mobilehotspot
* Wi-Fi  ms-settings:network-wifi
Manage Wi-Fi Settings  ms-settings:network-wifisettings
* Optional features  ms-settings:optionalfeatures
Family & other users  ms-settings:otherusers
* Personalization  ms-settings:personalization
Backgrounds  ms-settings:personalization-background
Colors  ms-settings:personalization-colors
Start  ms-settings:personalization-start
Power & sleep  ms-settings:powersleep
Proximity  ms-settings:proximity
Display  ms-settings:screenrotation
Sign-in options  ms-settings:signinoptions
Storage Sense  ms-settings:storagesense
Themes  ms-settings:themes
Typing  ms-settings:typing
Tablet mode  ms-settings://tabletmode/
* Privacy  ms-settings:privacy

* Computer Management  compmgmt.msc
* Windows Features  OptionalFeatures.exe (Add HyperV)
* System Properties  SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe
* System Performance SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe (Disable animations)
* Remote Desktop (RDP) SystemPropertiesRemote.exe
* Security Center  wscui.cpl
* Firewall  Firewall.cpl
* Power Settings  powercfg.cpl
* Certificate Manager  certmgr.msc
* Mouse  main.cpl (Disable mouse shadow)
* Time and Date  timedate.cpl (Analogue clock)

* Task View shell:::{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257} (Virtual desktops)

See also: http://ss64.com/nt/shell.html and utl\shell-commands.cmd for shell:: commands.

Time

Check RTC: https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/browserinfo/

Network and ISP

Fonts

Usage in cmd.exe:

@FIXME HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont 000=Meslo LG M DZ Regular

Cursors

Windows Updates

Disable reboot after update

Task Scheduler Library / Microsoft / Windows / UpdateOchestrator / Reboot right-click / Disable

reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Amphetamines

chmod -x MusNotification.exe

Windows Update MiniTool

Mount an ISO image

  • Make it read-only
  • Double-click it

Applications

Alert on Event log errors

Scheduled task import: Task-Event log alert.xml

Exclude "DistributedCOM 10016"

    <Suppress Path="Application">*[System[(EventID=10016)]]</Suppress>
    <Suppress Path="Security">*[System[(EventID=10016)]]</Suppress>
    <Suppress Path="Setup">*[System[(EventID=10016)]]</Suppress>
    <Suppress Path="System">*[System[(EventID=10016)]]</Suppress>
    <Suppress Path="ForwardedEvents">*[System[(EventID=10016)]]</Suppress>
wevtutil qe Application "/q:*[System[(Level=1  or Level=2 or Level=3)]]" /f:text /rd:true /c:1
wevtutil qe Security "/q:*[System[(Level=1  or Level=2 or Level=3)]]" /f:text /rd:true /c:1
wevtutil qe Setup "/q:*[System[(Level=1  or Level=2 or Level=3)]]" /f:text /rd:true /c:1
wevtutil qe System "/q:*[System[(Level=1  or Level=2 or Level=3)]]" /f:text /rd:true /c:1
wevtutil qe ForwardedEvents "/q:*[System[(Level=1  or Level=2 or Level=3)]]" /f:text /rd:true /c:1

Google Chrome portable 64 bit

  1. https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/google-chrome-portable-64
  2. Extract with 7-Zip File Manager
  3. find "DownloadURL=" App\AppInfo\installer.ini
  4. wget %DownloadURL%
  5. 7za e *_chrome_installer.exe
  6. 7za x chrome.7z

Virtualize Windows applications

/usr/bin on Windows

Create folder and prepend to PATH

Prepend: %SystemDrive%\usr\bin;

mkdir %SystemDrive%\usr\bin
SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe

Wget

Binary: https://eternallybored.org/misc/wget/

Mozilla CA certificate store: https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem

CA download
:: Download deb package from https://packages.debian.org/stable/all/ca-certificates/download
7za e -t# "./ca-certificates_*_all.deb" "4.xz"
7za e "4.xz"
7za e -o.\bundle "4" ".\usr\share\ca-certificates\mozilla\*.crt"
type ".\bundle\*.crt" > "C:\usr\bin\ca-certificates.crt"
del /Q "ca-certificates_*_all.deb" "4.xz" "4" "bundle"
## C:\usr\bin\.wgetrc

ca-certificate = C:/usr/bin/ca-certificates.crt
content-disposition = on
#default: ca-certificate = c:/ssl/ssl/cert.pem
#http_proxy = http://192.168.2.161:8080/
#server_response = on
#verbose = on
Replace Microsoft CA certificates
wget -nv -O- https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem \
    | csplit --suppress-matched --elide-empty-files --silent -f "ca-" -b "%03d.crt" - '/^$/' '{*}'
rm -f ca-000.crt
unix2dos *.crt
:: Certificates / Computer account
mmc

FOR %%C IN (ca*.crt) DO (
    certutil -addstore "Root" "%%C"
    IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
)

OpenSSL

https://indy.fulgan.com/SSL/ ZIP: openssl-*-x64_86-win64.zip C:\usr\openssl\

echo CAfile = C:/usr/bin/cacert.pem> C:\usr\openssl\openssl.cnf

KeePass

Binary: http://keepass.info/download.html C:\usr\keepass\

Tools / Options / Security / Enter Master Key on Secure Desktop cacls auth-data.kdbx /P PC\User:F

Tools / Options / Advanced tab / Automatically save database on exit and workspace locking

Tools / Options / Integration tab / URL overrides...

  • lftp: cmd://cmd.exe /C "echo lftp -e 'set ftp:ssl-allow 0;' -u '{USERNAME},{PASSWORD}' ftp://{BASE:HOST} && pause"
  • sshp: cmd://putty.exe -ssh -P {BASE:PORT} {USERNAME}@{BASE:RMVSCM}
  • rdp: cmd://mstsc.exe /v:{BASE:RMVSCM}

Plugins

C:\usr\keepass\Plugins\

QR code reader with webcam

bcWebCam .NET

Putty

cd \usr\bin
wget -nv -N http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe
wget -nv -N http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/pscp.exe
wget -nv -N http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/puttygen.exe
wget -nv -N https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/putty-colors-solarized/solarized_dark.reg
wget -nv -N https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/putty-colors-solarized/solarized_light.reg

Alternatives

Firefox Developer Edition

See: ff-dev

Flash player

Bookmarks export for Keypirinha: browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML = true

Fullscreen screenshot: Shift + F2 screenshot --fullpage --clipboard

firefox.exe -screenshot https://example.com/ see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Headless_mode

Web Developer extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/web-developer/

Keypirinha

Profile\User\Keypirinha.ini

[app]
launch_at_startup = yes
hotkey_run = Alt+F1

[gui]
always_on_top = yes
hide_on_focus_lost = immediate
retain_last_search = yes
escape_always_closes = yes
show_on_taskbar = no
show_scores = no
show_history_hits = no

Synergy

Synerg 2 Share one mouse and keyboard between multiple computers

Virtualization

Desktop malware cleaning

Cygwin

Create vdisk in diskpart

rem In cmd.exe:  mkdir C:\cygwin2

create vdisk file="e:\cygwin64.vhd" maximum=20000
attach vdisk
create partition primary
assign mount="C:\cygwin2"
format label="Cygwin2" quick

Cygwin 64 bit setup

:: Cygwin vdisk script --- cyg-disk.dpt ---

select vdisk file="e:\cygwin64.vhd"
attach vdisk

rem select vdisk file="e:\cygwin64.vhd"
rem detach vdisk

:: Mount Cygwin vdisk --- cygpart-mount.cmd ---
@diskpart /s "C:\usr\bin\cyg-disk.dpt"

Shortcut target

:: Start Cygwin terminal
C:\cygwin2\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico -

Associate .dpt extension

ftype DiskPartScript=diskpart.exe /s %1
assoc .dpt=DiskPartScript

Install apt-cyg

wget -nv -P /usr/local/sbin "https://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg/raw/master/apt-cyg"
chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/apt-cyg

Cygwin/X (XWin)

  • xorg-server
  • xinit

Application example: fontforge

Connect to remote X11: cygwin$ ssh -CXY user@example.com

Also: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/

Backup steps

  1. Run backup-workstation.cmd on Windows shutdown
  2. Have Duplicati back it up daily, keep 11 versions

Remove unused drivers @yearly

set "DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1"
devmgmt.msc
:: View / Show hidden devices

Computer shops

Data recovery

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