Windows Install "First Things"

Windows Install "First Things"

During Install

Choose Location "World"

Work or School

Domain Join

No Password (set up later)

or

If available "I don't have internet"

or

If Win11 Shift + F10 OOBE\BYPASSNRO

Log In "no@thankyou.com" any password

Say no to everything

After Install

Set real location

Run Chris Titus Tool & do whatever.

Open PowerShell as admin

iwr -useb https://christitus.com/win | iex

It will install Chocolatey and I think winget. If not, it has a winget reinstall in config section.

This could replace the App Installer update below. I have not used reinstall option.

Open Windows store > App Installer > update

cmd as admin

winget install -e --id SomePythonThings.WingetUIStore

winget install -e --id Chocolatey.ChocolateyGUI

download Symenu

https://www.ugmfree.it/symenudownload

Open Symenu

[If v8 high def monitor has scaling problems, go to "Options>General>Do this for high def screens]

Install PatchMyPC

Open PatchMyPC & Install stuff. I like how it updates so use it if it has the programs I want.

7zip, ShareX, Everything Search, Winaero etc.

Install Wintoys, Powertoys & TranslucentTB from MS Store

If Chris Titus tweaks done Wintoys will have fewer tweaks to do. Get Wintoys from Windows store.

Windows 11 Fixer Looks like a good tweaker. Reboot between each section.

Probably need Snappy Driver Origin. Start as admin and download index.

If you want extreme bloat removal BloatyNosy (I haven't used it) It is in Symenu.

If running in VirtualBox install Guest Additions and reboot to change display resolution.

Be sure to disable "unattended setup" to avoid VBoxUser

16 GB total RAM is not enough 32 is better. The VM will be happy with 8 GB

Current steps for Win11 install

I don't have product key

Choose English World (for cleaner install)

Something went wrong will show up

Choose Skip

Keyboard Yes

Skip

Name your device

Set up for work or school

Sign-in options

Domain join instead

Name

blank password (set up later)

no to everything

Set region to US

Open Windows Store

App Installer > update (Just click around you'll hit it eventually)

Get Powertoys, Wintoys, TranslucentTB

Run Christ Titus WinUtil

    irm https://christitus.com/win | iex

Create Portable Programs directory

Get Symenu, PatchMyPC, Launchyqt

With PatchMyPC intall 7zip, Everything Search

Set up Excluded folder (I keep pre-done on Mega.nz password is "excluded")

Remember FrostRose password is 2016

It seems /Defender is now seeing inside 7zip and deleting the download so password is needed.

To get clean versions:

    Excluded

        Sordum Defender Control

            Defender will even try to stop you from downloading so set up folder, exclude it in traditional

            manner and download to that excluded folder. "sordum" is password

        Sordum Defender Exclusion

        Anything else needing exclusion

ExplorerPatcher for Windows 11 (I don't think compatible with Nilesoft shell) I like it for Win11 - At least I now have a small icon Taskbar. Nilesoft is a tad to cluttered anyway.

Setting hidden icons as visible works but you need to click and drag them to taskbar after setting.

Fixing Windows

Try an in place upgrade before trying reset. Open (mount) downloaded ISO and run setup.

Or move all the install files to a Win folder and run from there.

Lock Screen Overlay

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager

Set the DWORD value SubscribedContent-338387Enabled to 0

Target for old Control Panel

C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}

* Or just use Windows search :)