Avoid Windows 11 Regedit

 Only one of my PCs qualify for Windows 11

. . . And MS is not pushing 11 on you anyway

. . . . . But just in case.

1. Select Start.
2. Type regedit.exe.
3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
   1. If keys do not exist, create them by right-clicking on the previous key and selecting New > Key from the context menu.
4. Right-click on WindowsUpdate and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
   1. Name it TargetReleaseVersion.
   2. Double-click on the new Dword and set it to 1.
5. Right-click on WindowsUpdate and select New > String Value.
   1. Name it TargetReleaseVersionInfo.
   2. Double-click on the new String and set it to 21H1. (or 21H2 if you like)
6. Restart the PC.

Software Locator

Update: PatdhMyPC is a good choice tor installing software and

Chris Titus Windows Utility is great for Windows tweaking and essential programs

In admin Power Shell

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Update: I like Choco but some programs don't update or install. Keep PatchMyPC in mind.

I like Choco for new setups for the ease of pasting a list of programs into the command window.

Some programs in Choco do not install even though they show as existing. Symenu is still necessary.

And sometimes you still need to go to a website for the program.

I have not completely settled on each install of portable between Sy or Choco.

	Symenu	Chocolatey	Website
7zip		X
3D Youtube Downloader	X
AS SSD Benchmark		X
AnyDesk		X
Audacity		X
AutoHotKey		X
Brave		X
Calibre	PatchMyPc
CCleaner	X
Chrome		X
Core Temp		X
CPU-Z	X	X
Crystal Disk Info	X
Crystal Disk Mark	X
Everything Search		X
Gimp Portable Partha			X
Gimp Portable Samj			X
Gsplit	X
Hexchat		X
HWINFO	X	X
IcoFX	X
Irfanview Plugins			X
LaunchyQT	X	X
Macrium Reflect		X
MiniTool Partition Wizard			X
NitroShare		X
PatchMyPC			X
Private Internet Access PIA		X
Quickset DNS	X
Rainmeter	X
RevoUninstaller	X
RocketDock	X
SciTE4AutoHotkey		X
ScreenToGif	X
ShareX		X
Snappy Driver Installer	X
Steganos Locknote			X
Symenu			X
Syncbackfree			X
TaskbarX		X
Telegram		X
Ventoy		X
Volumouse x64	X
Wallpaper Welder	X
Winaero Tweaker	PatchMyPc		X
Wireless Network Watcher	X
Wize Disk Cleaner	X
Wiz Tree	X
More Info Here			X

Symenu

3D Youtube Downloader 

CCleaner

Crystal Disk Info

Crystal Disk Mark

Gsplit

IcoFX

Rainmeter

RevoUninstalller

RocketDock

ScreenToGif

Snappy Driver Installer

Volumouse x64

Wallpaper Welder

Wise Disk Cleaner

Wiz Tree

(Nirsoft)

Quickset DNS

Wireless Network Watcher

Chocolately

7zip

AS SSD Benchmark

AnyDesk

Audacity

AutoHotkey

Brave

Calibre (does not update for now)

Chrome googlechrome

Core Temp

CPU-Z

Everything Search

Foxitreader

Hexchat

HWINFO

irfanview

LaunchQT

Macrium  Reflect

NitroShare

Notepadplusplus

PatchMyPc

Private Internet Access PIA

Qbittorrent

RocketDock

SciTE4AutoHotkey

ShareX

Shutup10

TaskbarX

Telegram

Ventoy (seems to have problems)

Website

Gimp Portable Partha

Gimp Portable Samj

Hasleo Backup Suite (If AOMEI does not work) or Hasleo Disk Clone

Irfanview Plugins

MiniTool Partition Wizard

Neat Download Manager

PatchMyPC

Rainmeter (Enigma Skin)

Steganos Locknote

Symenu

Syncbackfree

Ultrasurf VPN

VentoyPlugson

Winaero Tweaker

Using PatchMyPC To install

Right click on program and add to .ini file.

A preconstructed .ini file can be pasted into the PatchMyPc folder.

I keep one here

For example these can be quickly installed

7Zip

autohotkey

Brave

Calibre

Everything

GoogleChrome

IrFanView

MozillaFirefox

NotePad++

QBTorrent

ShareX

SyncBackFree

WinaeroTweaker

More Info Here