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creation date: 2022-01-08
tags: [note,windows,install]
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Fight Windows!

## Things to do regulary:

* Disk Cleaner and also clean system files
* Check for updates
	* Windows Update
	* Microsoft Store
	* Chocolatey (`choco upgrade all -y`)
	* Any individually installed application
	
## Fresh install (and adjust settings)

See individual steps described in more detail **below**.

* Install Graphics driver
* Install Chipset driver
* Update **before** proceeding further
* Install choco package manager and install all previous packages
* Install Windows Media Pack (App & Features new style menu and add optional feature 'Media Pack')
* Clean up unwanted apps in 'App & Features new style menu and under 'Control Panel -> Programs & features -> Optional'
* Clean up unwanted apps in Microsoft Store
* Install WinAero and adjust/import settings
* Install WindowsSpyBlocker and adjust settings
* Disable Fast Boot
* Change default view mode to details
* Adjust mouse settings
* Adjust Explorer settings
* Disable Game Bar by searching for "Game bar shortcuts"
* Use RTC as UTC, e.g. via https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_time#UTC_in_Microsoft_Windows
* Change clock to use an external NTP server, e.g. dismail and enable "Windows Time" service under "Services" (autostart delay)

### Install choco package manager

Open PowerShell as _administrator_ and install package manager.

```
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
```

Upgrade with `choco upgrade chocolatey`

List all installed with `clist -l`. 

### Disable Fast Boot

* Control Panel -> Power Options -> Change not changeable -> Advanced

### Disable Smart Screen

Windows Security -> App & browser control -> Reputation-based -> Check apps and files | SmartScreen = off

Or disable anything in "Reputation-based"

### Adjust mouse settings acceleration

Remove checkbox in mouse settings "Enhance pointer precision"

### Adjust Explorer settings

* Disable recent items
* Set start to "This PC"
* Adjust default file extensions and hidden files detail view