In 2011 I wrote The Windows 7 Pagefile And Running Without One. It’s been sourced, quoted, and held up as an example these several years. In reviewing possible changes to the upcoming Win10 Tweak Guide revision I decided to revisit this.
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My O&O ShutUp10 Settings – 03DEC2020 – Win10 20H2
Win10 – God Mode Icon Name Fix
I’m slowly working my way through what to put in the new Win10 Tweak Guide (suggestions welcome). Part of this is going through each step of the old version and seeing if/what/how things have changed. One such example is creating God Mode shortcut…
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Win10 – Boot Performance Monitoring Event Gone
In the latest incarnation of Win10, the old way of quickly viewing your startup time and possible issues is gone.
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Win10 – Get Auto-Login Back
Win10 20H2 removed yet another setting. I guess this is Microsoft’s attempt of protecting users from themselves. Yes, auto-login is a security risk. But that’s our business, not Microsoft’s.
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Win10 – Get The Old System Properties Shortcut Back
Win10 20H2 has removed the standard System Properties from Windows shortcuts. For instance, pressing the Windows + Pause Break keys now bring up the new System Properties window.
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My O&O ShutUp10 Settings – 12JUNE2020
My O&O ShutUp10 Settings – 02JUNE2020
Win10 1903, Are You Ready?
Windows 10 May 2019 Update
Win10 1903 brings several changes, most of which the average user won’t care about. Two changes of note are supposed increased performance and improved control of Windows Update. The best breakdown I’ve seen to date is:
Neowin – The Windows 10 May 2019 Update is coming – here’s what’s new
Release Date
– “Official” date unknown at this time. “End of May” often quoted. Expect it somewhere between tomorrow and hell freezing over.
– ISOs are floating around now
Blocking 1903
– Easy way: Use O&O ShutUp10
See also: Windows Update section of the Tweak Guide.
(1903 will bring major changes to this.)
Preparing for 1903
– Update all your apps and drivers.
– Backup everything. Make a system image. I use the free Macrium Reflect. This is also a good time to backup everything else.
See also: Windows 10 Backup And Recovery Options
My Recommendation
– Put off installing 1903 at least one month.
– Better safe than sorry. Microsoft will, at some point, state that 1903 is “safe for business”. The October 2018 Update was declared safe on March 28th, 2019.
Tweaking Windows 10
It will be at least a month after release before the Win10 Tweak Guide is updated.
Bad Tweak – Optimize USB Storage
I don’t know why but a setting introduced in Win10 1809 is just recently making the rounds as a performance tweak.
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