Settings

• System > About > Advanced system settings:
  • Advanced tab > Performance > Settings > Visual effects > Adjust for best performance
  • Advanced tab > Performance > Settings > Advanced > Virtual memory > Change > No paging file
  • System protection > Off
  • Remote > Remote assistance > uncheck Allow
• Disable Hibernation: run cmd as admin > powercfg.exe /hibernate off
• Disable BitLocker: Privacy and Security > Device Encryption > toggle to Off
• Disable Smart App Control: Windows security > App & browser control > Smart App Control > Smart App Control settings > Off
• Right click full menu:
  • reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve -- this empties the content of the key (previous value = C:\Windows\System32\Windows.UI.FileExplorer.dll)
  • open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) > right click on Windows Explorer > Restart
• Taskbar:
  • hide Search
  • Other system tray icons: show Bluetooth, Eject media
  • Taskbar behaviours > Combine buttons and hide labels > Never
• Time & language
  • Language & region > ... menu on English (UK) > Language options > Keyboards > keep US-QWERTY only
  • Typing > Advanced keyboard settings:
    • Override: English (UK) - US
    • Language bar options > Hidden
• Personalization > Fonts > Related settings > Adjust ClearType text
• Power & battery:
  • Power mode > Best power efficiency
  • Screen, sleep, ... > Plugged = 10/Never, Battery = 3/15
  • Energy saver > Turn on at 50%
  • Lid & power button > all sleep
• Personalization > Background > Solid color = Cool blue
• Personalization > Lock screen > Picture + uncheck Fun facts
• Personalization > Lock screen > unchekc Show the lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen
• Disable thumbnails cache:
  • reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /v DisableThumbnailCache /t REG_DWORD /d 1
• disable taskbar thumbnails:
  • reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /v ExtendedUIHoverTime /t REG_DWORD /d 50 (previous value = 0)
  • reg.exe add "HKCU\Control Panel\Mouse /v MouseHoverTime /t REG_SZ /d 2000 /f (previous value = 400)
• invert touchpad scrolling direction: Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad > Scroll & zoom > Scrolling direction = Down motion scrolls down

disable welcome experience, 3 possible ways:

1. Settings > System > Notifications > Additional settings > uncheck all:
   • Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates and occasionally when I sign in to highlight what’s new and suggested
   • Suggest ways to get the most out of Windows and finish setting up the device
   • Offer suggestions on how I can set up my device.
2. run regedit
   • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager
   • create a new 32-bit DWORD SubscribedContent-310093Enabled = 0
3. run gpedit.msc
   • Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Cloud Content > Turn off the Windows Welcome Experience
   • enable the policy, apply and restart

manual windows updates

• run gpedit.msc:
• Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage end user experience > Configure Automatic Updates
• enable the policy, set Configure automatic updating: = 2- Notify for download and auto install, apply
• run gpupdate /force, reboot

auto login

1. run regedit
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device
   • set DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion = 0 (2=enable)
2. run netplwiz
   • select your account
   • uncheck Users Must Enter A User Name and Password To Use This Computer, apply
   • enter username and password in the popup (if using a MS account to log in to Windows, insert the MS password)

Chocolatey package manager

1. install
   • open admin powershell
   • Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned
   • Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
2. install choco-cleaner:
   • choco install choco-cleaner --params "'/NOTASK:TRUE'"
3. open admin cmd|powershell:
   1. don't ask confirmation: choco feature enable -n=allowGlobalConfirmation
   2. choco install open-shell WinDirStat irfanview irfanview-languages irfanviewplugins vlc sumatrapdf tightvnc
   3. choco install 7zip micro winscp wireguard pdftk
   4. choco install gimp InkScape mcomix libreoffice-still zoom
   5. choco install ffmpeg jhead
   6. choco-cleaner (clear chocolatey package cache files)
4. pin/fix an app version
   • choco pin add -n mcomix
   • choco pin add -n libreoffice-still

Cygwin

• setup-x86_64.exe -n -q -P mc,wget,git,ruby,nano,p7zip,zip,unzip
• vedi scripts multimediali

desktop links

• chocolatey - update all packages (admin link): cmd.exe /K "choco upgrade all & choco-cleaner"
• cygwin - update all packages: setup-x86_64.exe -n -q
• windows shutdown: cmd.exe /C "shutdown /s /f /t 0" open in minimized window
• windows reboot: cmd.exe /C "shutdown /r /f /t 0" open in minimized window

convert the Microsoft Account to a Local Account

1. convert: Settings > Accounts > Your info > Account settings > Sign in with a local account instead
2. pass only: Settings > Accounts > Sign-in option > PIN > Remove PIN

more privacy

• howtogeek.com
• xda-developers.com
• pcworld.com

tools

• CompactGUI -- reduce disk space of programs via native Windows APIs

Settings

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security.dialog_enable_delay = 100  # faster enabling of dialog boxes buttons (download, confirm)

Date & Time formats (ref1, ref2):

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intl.date_time.pattern_override.date_short = "yyyy-MM-dd"
intl.date_time.pattern_override.time_short = "HH:mm"

Add-ons

• TBSync -- sync addressbook & calendar interface
• Provider for CalDAV & CardDAV -- DAV provider for TBSync
• XNote++

Obsolete

• Auto Compress File
• EditEmailSubject
• Expression Search / GMailUI
• FireTray -- minimize to tray icon, fork of foudfou/FireTray
• gContactSync
• Google Calendar Tab -- GitHub page
• Super Date Format

Date format

OBSOLETE: TB uses the system locale settings in order to display the date and time, you can change them by setting the LANG environment variable:

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#!/bin/bash
# http://kb.mozillazine.org/Date_display_format
# https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426907
export LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 # DD/MM/YYYY HH.MM
exec /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird

Dark theme

1. Install TT DeepDark theme
2. Preferences > Display > Formatting > Fonts & Colors > Colors button, then swap Text and Background colors
3. If you write HTML emails: Preferences > Composition > General, then swap Text and Background colors

Logging

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MOZ_LOG=SMTP:4,timestamp MOZ_LOG_FILE=tb.log thunderbird

Source: greycoder

Android app: OverrideDNS

Stores: Google Play, NeoStore, F-Droid, Droid-ify, Aurora (src)

To check

• CamScanner -- foto2pdf (by Diego)
• Unexpected-Keyboard
• FP4 alt. camera
  • Open Camera
  • GCam: wichaya, nikita
• Games:
  • lemuroid -- libretro emulator
  • lightblocks -- tetris clone for any device
  • Metal Slug: Awakening
• Librera Reader -- eBook and PDF reader
• MaterialFiles -- file manager
• Multi profiles:
  • Shelter -- Isolate and run multiple instances of apps using Work Profiles
  • MultiApp -- virtual Android container
• Phonograph -- material music player
• Image gallery:
  • IacobIonut01/Gallery / gh
• Goodwy apps / gh
• Audio Recorder
• FossifyOrg -- a SimpleMobileTools fork before acquisition
• Immich / hp / gh -- Self-hosted backup solution for photos and videos
• FV File Manager + Shizuku bridge -- workaround android 13 locking /Android/data
• Hermit lite apps browser -- hp
• WhatsApp Cleaner, gh
• Any Command -- windows remote control
• Aegis autenticator -- simile a freeotp+

General

• Add Country Code -- fix contacts
• AfterShip -- post tracking
• AndrOpen Office -- libre office port
• BigSMS
• CalcTape
• Catima -- carte fedeltà hp, fdroid
• Decathlon Coach -- home, esercizi da 10/15'/gg
• DeepL Translate
• Etar -- OpenSource Calendar
• Event Flow Widget
• Firefox focus
• Free-OTP+ / Free-OTP -- free TOTP autenticator
• Google Drive -- copy to clipboard share option
• KeePassDroid
• Classic notes lite -- notepad on steroids
• Trireme -- gh, deluge thin client (torrent)
• Nova Launcher + TeslaUnread -- unread badges
• Lightning browser
• Off+ -- turn off screen hack
• OperaMini
• Parcels -- shipment tracking
• Pixeful icon pack -- inexpensive icon pack (usable with Nova launcher)
• Pl@ntNet -- plant recognition
• Power Toggles
• QR Droid -- bar/qrcode scanner
• Right Contacts -- address book
• Right Dialer -- caller/phone
• Screen Off -- lock display widget
• Should I Answer? -- call spam blocker
• SMS Backup & Restore
• Sound Profile -- rich sound profile manager
• Sygic -- car navigator
• Telegram -- IM
• Textra -- customizable SMS app
• TouchPal -- very customizable multi-mode keyboard
• Vuze -- torrent downloader
• Wallabag -- save articles to read later
• WPS Office -- MSOffice compatible use AndrOpen Office

Media

• Aves / gh -- gallery
• Boldbeast Recorder / hp -- audio & call recorder
• BookReader -- ebook reader (epub, ecc) | hp
• Camera FV-5
• Flym feed reader, gh
• Handy Reading, gh -- Flym fork
• Image Toolbox, gh -- image/photo editor
• iMediaShare -- media caster
• KOreader -- hp, gh
• YouTube Vanced -- YT ad free + background play
• Perfect Viewer -- image viewer
• Piktures -- simple & powerful gallery
• Pulsar -- music player
• Radio alarm clock++
• Radio FM Italia
• Secure Camera perfetta!
• Simple Last.fm Scrobbler
• Smart Recorder -- audio recorder
• Snapseed -- rich image editor
• Sound Hound -- song search by your own whistles and voice!
• Spreaker -- podcasts
• VLC -- rich video player + DLNA renderer

Games

• Alien Vs Space invaders
• Day Off
• Destiny Child -- dedicated post
• Deus Ex Go
• Dungeon cards
• GamePad Tester -- test controller
• GRIS
• Hearts Free
• Higgster Games -- 21 free offline games
• Jelly Splash
• Lara Croft Go
• Legend of the moon -- shmup tipo Raiden2
• Live2DViewerEX -- steam license
• Picross Luna I & Picross Luna II
• Pigeon Pop, alt
• Progressbar95
• Puzzle Fighter
• Shattered Pixel Dungeon foss -- github, f-droid
• Snes9x EX+
• Williams Pinball -- flipper gratis, tanti tavoli identici agli originali
• Space Cadet Pinball
• --- to see ---
• Fist of the north star (Hokuto no Ken)
• Honkai Impact 3rd
• The King of Fighters ALLSTAR

System

• AccuBattery -- alert when reaching xx% charge level
• CPUz | Device Info HW
• DavX5 -- CalDAV, CardDav sync
• DiskUsage -- xdiskusage port
• GetEduroam -- unipd wifi config
• Ghost Commander -- TotalC./MC/NC foss clone
• Hacker's Keyboard -- full PC keyboard, gh, fork
• Heliboard -- opensource keyboard, gh
• JuiceSSH
• Knock on Ports -- port knocking
• Let's Print Droid -- CUPS client
• Let's Print PDF
• Open in browser
• OpenVPN
• Override DNS
• QuickEdit Pro -- fast text editor
• Quick Sync widget -- sync Google account
• Remote Ripple -- vnc viewer
• SANEDroid -- SANE client
• Shutdown (no Root) -- show shutdown menu
• Simple Mobile Tools -- replacements for all fundamental apps
• sockstun -- create a VPN via a Socks5 service
• SWAP - No ROOT
• Tasker -- homepage
• Termux
• Thunderbird -- ex K9
• Titanium backup
• Total commander -- rich file manager MC style
• Turbo VPN -- AD supported free VPN
• WiFiAnalyzer
• Wi-Fi on/off widget
• ZArchiver -- supports many archive types (7zip)

Home automation

• ~mydlink Home~ -- socket D-Link DSP-W215
• SmartLife -- rbg lamp LOFTer 10W
• TP-Link Tapo -- socket Tapo P100

Nova Launcher alternatives

From reddit & androidauthority: Smart Launcher, Lawnchair, Octopi, Hyperion, Niagara, Action, Kvaesitso, Pear

Svago

• Lucca Comics

Other lists: Retrial, Finalboss77