FAQ:>How do I activate Windows?https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/archive/refs/heads/master.zipHWID2 mimics a valid Windows installation to generate a permanent legitimate license>and Office?Same link, use Ohook optionYou can also use Office.com if your needs are very minimalor try OnlyOffice/LibreOffice and set it to save in MSOffice file formats>What version should I install?W10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2021-10 years support on IoT LTSC, EoL 2032-5 years on LTSC, EoL 2027-LTSC releases are binary identical to Enterprise except no MS Store and no bloat apps-If you need MS Store run this in cmd: wsreset -i-ISO: 4.5GB W11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2024-EoL 2035-Only if you fell for the 12th+ gen Intel meme and need the new CPU scheduler-Same UI downgrades as regular W11-ISO: 4.8GB W10/W11 Home/Pro/Edu/Enterprise-Avoid-Only 1.5-2 yrs support-No control over updates-Preinstalled bloatware apps (games, music, news, weather, onedrive, start menu ads, etc)*W11 specific*Removed features and reduced performance in Start, Taskbar and Explorer*Recall bloat (ARM)-ISOs: 6.4~6.6GB>ISOs:Windows IoT LTSC https://pastebin.com/ywkasnhMWindows https://pastebin.com/nUMgAr0bOffice https://pastebin.com/G8w5qu6z>Should I debloat / build my own ISO?If you need to ask, then no.If you know what you're doing:https://pastebin.com/S5VKBirt>Windows/Office install guidehttps://rentry.org/windowsinstallguide>Portable programs & reinstall-proofinghttps://pastebin.com/Zh7WSbJ2>Useful programs (new installs, essentials, utilities, adobe, etc)https://pastebin.com/hN8nnwns>I miss Windows##OpenShell/RetroBar/WinClassic/StartIsBackOldPastas:https://rentry.org/fwthttps://rentry.org/ltscChange to .co if links don't workPrevious: >>103056450
>>103102600paizuri
>W11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2024>Only if you fell for the 12th+ gen Intel meme and need the new CPU schedulerCan't I just use W10? What could I be missing out of with this scheduler?
>>103102600mating press, nakaԁashi, impregnate, and marry hotaru-chan
i have a fetish for strabismus
Hotaru chan is the new fwt mascot?
another beautiful day of shader stutter on windows directx
>>103102958specialk fixes this but you will get permabanned by anti-cheats if detect
>>103102600>>103102935that's a big window
>>103102958how does it do with VKD3D / DXVK?Mesa's GPL seems extremely fast on most games to the point I don't even see shader stutter anymore.
>>103103021with dxvkgplayasync any game you throw at it no longer stutters but you may trigger anticheats or see occasional graphical glitches.
>>103102600marital baby making missionary sex with hotaru
I got a new harddrive and need to replace an old one to make room in my case. What's the most reliable way to move about a TB of data?
>>103102698not much, in reality the biggest benefits are power consumption some better performance here and there, but most of it is imperceptible. If you want to bite the bullet go for it but maybe you should wait since 24H2 still has some bugs
I love Windows!
>>103102600I am once again politely asking >>103044531Been using the Windows Preview pane more and more recently, yet I've noticed that the thumbnail for doesn't seem to be updating properly when skimming between files (it just gets "stuck" on the first one it fully loads). It definitely works fine on my Win7 system, so I'm not sure if it's a Win10 thing, or some other fuckup.Anyone had his issue before / what the fix is?
>>103103873>What's the most reliable way to move about a TB of data?Pick it up and carry it around.
>>103104530Carlos!
>>103104530Reminds me of the time a carrier pidgeon beat a South African ISP in transmitting 4 GB of data.
should i install win11 or 10 on my new computer?
>>103105357Windows 2000 Professional
What could I do to move "Open" to the top of the right click list?
>new mouse>extreme polling rate option>Windows 10 breaks multimonitor window dragging when using higher polling rates>only fixed in 11wtf
>>103105755You can edit the right click menus in registry. Search the location.
>>10310577110 has a bunch of broken shit thats only fixed by going 11. HDR is one of them. Microsoft says it works on 10 but in reality IHVs say it only works proper on 11.
Just want to ask, is there a better way of dealing with multiple drives besides unplugging them all before installing windows onto another drive?I got two NVMEs in my pc and I don't want to unscrew one of them just for this
>>103106780Umm you could just uhh...err
>>103106780You can use diskpart via the shift+f10 command prompt to set drives to appear offline during setup. Just make sure to use "detail disk" against both of them to know which is which/which one you actually wanna disable.
sorry to just bump in here but wasn't there a crt thread in this board?
why is fwt obsessed with this 2d cartoon character?
Dumb question: are the LTSC flavours of Windows good for gaming? I like the idea of installing a bloat-free version of Windows, or at least, less bloat.
>>103107969I've played games on IoT LTSC 2021 fine. You just need to do some cmd and registry work to make a pop-up about Game Bar not happen.
>>103102600If you people keep using images of Hotaru I might just have to install Windows.
>>103107514I vaguely remember there being a CRT thread on /g/ most of the time but I guess the usual OP hasn't made a new one yet?
Thank you Anons for helping me install windows and activate office throughout the years. I truly appreciate the resources and easy to follow guides.
>>103108640All good frenI was so surprised to learn how easy Windows was to install/activate back when myself.
>>103107615it's just the OP and maybe two other guys, we don't mind
>>103106780sometimes the bios lets you turn off interfaces so you can turn off the ones you don't need and activate them after.
I had a dual boot with Ubuntu on this laptop, didn't need it so I deleted it in disk management, now I have a free space partition but still not an ''unallocated partition'' which I think you accomplish by clicking ''delete volume'' on that free space partition, however when I try to do that I get ''insufficient space on disk to complete that action'' but I don't get it, I have plenty of space and also why would I need space in the first place to delete a volume? Is there some percentage I have to hit maybe? Right now my main disk is 16% free, that's like around 72 gb, should I maybe hit 20% or more?
>>103107615why not
>>103109348Ok I used an external program to do it but it just automatically allocated all that space to the MBR partition which is now huge, WTF I guess I'm not going to recover that space now without messing up the bootloader
>>103109478>hotaru sees my 16tb ssd
steam for windows 7 halp
>>103110269just install it? I didnt have any problems with it when I tried 7 recently
>>103107615because she has the best windows
>>103110419>>103110063>>103109478I wish she was my gf so she could cuck me
>>103110422don't worry, she would cuck you hard and often
>>103110391Non compatible error. Screen doesnt draw, hangs, auto updates and boots.
>>103110507Install VxKex to your 7 install and then have Steam run through it. It's an extended kernel DLL which lets certain 10/11 programs run on 7 properlyhttps://github.com/i486/VxKex/releases
>>103110507do you have the simplix update pack installed? pretty sure steam worked for me without vxkex
>>103105755https://www.elevenforum.com/t/context-menu-reordering.19933/
>>103110063All calories goes to titties
>>103111131imagine the rack she had by the end of middle school
>>103102600>ISOs:>Office https://pastebin.com/G8w5qu6zIf I only use Word and Excel, is there any point in installing the entirety of Office? i.e. does it comes with anything extra that is useful?
>>103111304If you only want Word and Excel then use the custom Office Deployment Tool method that massgrave outlines.
>>103111320What for, friend? In the link I quoted I can download the disk images for both Word and Excel 2024. First time I'm reinstalling and not using my old Office 2016 installation, so no clue what that tool does in comparison.
>>103111326If you install them that way you're still pretty much just installing the entire suite anyway but you can't use them. It's the whole point of Click-2-Run.
Tiny10 or LTSC IoT 10 for VM?
>>103111347Tiny10 makes for a great VM OS.
>>103111333Thanks. So there's nothing extra that comes with the whole suite for Word and Excel e.g. options, templates, formats, etc. or any other benefits I wouldn't know about? I read the description pages at Microsoft but they don't mention anything.
>>103111333Thanks. So, nothing in the full suite that adds to Word/Excel e.g. templates, addons, tools, etc.? I searched in Microsoft's site but couldn't find an answer.
>>103111351Huh, I was reloading and this didn't appear until I posted again. Strange.
>>103111389Yes, it should only install Word and Excel when you use the ODT method if you only select those two. I'd recommend using the LTSC 2024 branch.
>>103102600I visit these threads just for the girl
>>103111413Same reason I visit fighting game general.
>>103111406I meant if the office suit (the whole installation) adds anything to Word or Excel that might be useful, e.g. a tool that automatically saves to PDF or something like that. i.e. things that might be useful for a Word/Excel user that will only get installed if the entire Office Suit is installed.
>>103111528I haven't used Office in years so I have no idea. I'd say that Word itself has a "save to PDF" option that doesn't rely on outside things.
>>103102958Oh yeah, UE5 totally doesn't stutter like a spastic bitch on consoles, not siree.
I'm currently making an USB installation drive with Rufus, and I'm wondering if bitlocker serves any useful purpose or is it ok to disable it?
>>103111893Nah, just disable it. If you want full disk encryption then just use Veracrypt after the fact.
>>103111903Thanks for the quick response, anon. cheers
I'm thinking about taking the plunge for Win11 LTSC, are there any need to do tasks to make it less of a hassle?I've read that you can disable the tpm requirement in rufus but what else can I do?
>>103112052IoT LTSC 2024 doesn't have any requirements besides having a CPU newer then a Core 2 Duo.
What tools do I need to stop telemetry?Just shutup10?
>>103112219ShutUp10 is the easy way to disable a vast majority of it as it sets all the disabling registry entries and disables the services that do telemetry crap. Then if you want even more you could use something like simplewall or Fort to block MS telemetry servers as well.Though obviously if you wanna go this route you need to use Enterprise or Education, or LTSC/IoT LTSC.
I have NVMe and HDD in my laptop. Which should I choose: AHCI or RST?
>>103112325AHCI normally. RST is primarily for RAID (or Optane). What laptop is it?
Which is the safest Windows 7 build I should use?
>>1031124397 Enterprise with the Simplix update pack installed in it.
>>103112451Where do I download it?OP links are dead https://rentry.org/fwt#windows-7-enterprise
>>103112458Massgrave index. Link in OP.
>>103112438Ideapad L340.
>>103112659>Ideapad L340if it has the Optane option then RST is needed for it to work as a cache, is the SSD an Optane device?
>>103112712>is the SSD an Optane deviceI'm not sure, but I don't think so.Kingston NV2
>>103112726You can use either, RST mode is AHCI with some added features from Intel.But Optane drives were made only by Intel as far as I know so you are safe with AHCI mode.
is there any benefit to creating a Windows and a general use partition on an SSD?
>>103112999Thank u!
>>103106148>>103111085That's nice. Thank you.
Is there a way to find out why MS is blocking me from the 24h2 update?I manually installed it and got BSODs over and over because of my SN770 (this was before the reports about the problems came up). In the end, my computer even refused to boot, so I had to do a clean install with 23H2. I updated the FW of the SN770 and should be fine now. The other sources of BSODs don't apply to my system.I've tried to force the update via registry, but windows still won't show the update, so I guess that there is still some factor that prevents the update, but I can't figure out what it is.Is there any method to find determine the reason for being blocked?
>>103112999Why use optane when there's SSD?
>>103113485the anon has a system that could have been optioned with Optane but is not. no one is suggesting to use Optane.
>>103110422i wish she was your gf so i could cuck you
It only has Open With not the default windows Open..>>103105755
>>103110553Trying it now.
>>103111903Any particular reason people recommend Veracrypt? I've just been using Bitlocker all this time
>>103115083Veracrypt is FOSS. Bitlocker is proprietary
installed w11 for fun and it's detecting my HDD as an SSD. How do I fix this?
what is a good program to image my windows install so it can be reimaged later?
>>103115286It's not FOSS but it is source available.
Anyone having issues with activating Windows machines the normal way lately? I'm using a physical Enterprise key I got from Microcenter some time back and suddenly it says that it cannot connect to the organization's activation server.
>>103116417the internet in general seems to be weird tonight
Please, anyone >>103104508 , even if you don't know yourself, just somewhere I can look further into this by myself; it's annoying the fuck out of me and search engines are about as useful as they usually are(n't).
>>103102958Who the fuck makes a time axis grow downwards
>>103116697Maybe empty your thumbnail cache? I don't ever use the preview pane so I'm spitballing here.
>>103115733rescuezilla
>>103102600
does windows 10 have virtual desktops?
>>103103873Copy it X times to X different devices,where X >= 3Once done rectify the data by having them check each other.>?????profit
>>103118341fuck yeah
What's the best way to have transparent/clickthrough windows?
>>103103873freefilesync works nice and has a guilets you pause/stop/resumeif run as admin will also copy most locked files windows explorer copy will skip over
>>103118843I use deskangel and ctrl+scroll
>>103119383*ctrl+alt+scroll
These will never go away will they
>>103119769They will if you install them.
>>103119828Already did countless times, even downloaded it manually from MS and installed it
>>103120000Then clean reinstall to 10 IoT LTSC, you messed up somehow.
Ideal upgrade path:>Windows 3.1/3.11>Windows 98(SE)>Windows XP>Windows 7>Windows 10Seems like skipping a major version is still the thing to do.
>>103121447My path was 95/98SE/2000/XP/Vista/7/10
>>103121447I used every version since Windows/386 2.1, including the NTs, before stopping on Windows 2000 because I grew up. Then I went to Vista, then 8.1 (curiously skipping the "look at me I'm an NPC" versions), then 10 and 11 because there are now huge gaps between new releases.
>>103121523You skipped XP and 7 due to contrarianism? Interesting.
>>103121447>tfw had Vista and downgraded back to XP for yearsI was even using XP during that ransomware scare that was going around for it. Still just werked for my needs.When I finally got a 7 computer I instantly changed to the classic style and stayed on it for even longer. I only started using 10 as of a couple years ago.
>>103121447I genuinely don't think a Windows 12 is going to be a good version. If anything it's going to be a copy of the Vista/7 situation.
>>103121523I have skipped multiple versions too. NT 4.0 is still my favourite. Comfy times. Don't remember if I had XP or even Vista.
Anyone use DSR or similar to get better font rendering?
>>103102600I want to reinstall Winblows because I see weird stuff with my installation. 5800X3D with a rx 680 should I go with 10 or 11?
>>10312438110. you can run 11 fine but 11 is really cancerous just to use and is styled after macs. all the same telemetry as 10 (and can be disabled just like 10) but 11 is just really wack in general, it's an even bigger shift than 7 to 8 was
>>103123715>If anything it's going to be a copy of the Vista/7 situation.You mean it's gonna be like Vista innovating but being unreliable and 7 improving that based on feedback? Meh, maybe.There's no hope for consoomer editions at this point, but LTSC should in theory be fine no matter what Windows release it's based on.
>>103119397>>103119383Where did you even find shit like this?
>>103124381IoT LTSC 2021 do it
I know this is a general for software but I thought I’d ask anyway. Does anyone have any experience with the 8845HS chip with the built in 780M iGPU? How performant is it? How’s the efficiency on that thing? I need a new laptop and I’ve been looking at the IdeaPad 5 with the 8845HS, wondering what kind of mileage I might get on a 1200p screen with 71Wh of battery.
>>103126887I mean looking it up on techpowerup it seems like a powerful and performant mobile CPU.
>plug windows computer into monitor>works>plug windows computer into TV>doesn't work>plug linux computer into TV or monitor>worksWhy is just this combination of computer and screen not working? I'm using the same HDMI cable.The screen comes on during BIOS. I get the little spinny wheel displayed, then after that it's just a black screen.
>>103127026>>103127052These are two different people btw.
>>103127026lol smart TVs>>103127052if it's not a smart tv, maybe resolution auto-detection issue? on the windows computer try going into display settings and seeing if it detects the display at all to isolate it to the windows box or the display.on my shitty rig, i use an early 00s small ""hd"" tv as my monitor; it took some doing to get windows to see it as a normal monitor and output anything other than 240p to it and it turned out its "HDMI" input literally cannot cope with anything other than exactly either 1080p or 480i so i had to use a bunch of physical converters
>>103127062They're both me. I deleted my first post because I forgot to add the information about the BIOS and spinny wheel being displayed.>>103127079It is a smart TV, sadly. I wanted a dumb one but no one seems to be making those anymore.I'll go bring the monitor in here and get them both plugged in and see I can't get some info about the TV displayed on the monitor/change the settings for it a bit.Shouldn't be a resolution issue, because the TV detects the output as 4K, and that's its native resolution.That's something that is strange to me: it still indicates it's receiving a HDMI signal, and after the screensaver timeout it loses the signal, or if I wiggle the mouse the signal comes back, but it's always displaying a black screen.
>>103127188Alright, I tried plugging in the monitor at the same time, and it does connect and display, but it's just a cursor on a black screen, and now I can move the cursor over on to the TV and the cursor is really big. No key combinations do anything, not even CTRL-ALT-DEL.This feels incredibly retarded and I can't tell if it's me, the TV, or Windows, or all three of us at once.
>>103127188i stand by my statements. check in windows settings if it "sees" the display at all. HDMI is a data standard rather than an anlog/serial one so it could be fucky in software. if windows "sees" it but the display does nothing you know it's the display and can start pushing buttons on that instead of in windows. like i said, my display is some ancient niggerlicious "TV"-->>103127244honestly thats such a bizarre combination of symptoms that you might want to ask an irl IT guy friend to look at it. i'd have expected either windows is not even aware of it, windows is aware of it but the signal isn't being pushed/received properly so you wouldnt even get a cursor, or windows is aware and the tv gets a signal but a nonsense one that results in just a misaligned/bad resolution but otherwise "readable" display.i dont know enough about hdmi to know if it sends non-A/V data. is your other monitor displaying properly? like is it black screen on both or do you have a nromal workspace on your monitor but black on the tv
>>103127260>i stand by my statements. check in windows settings if it "sees" the display at all.I agree that would be best, and that's what I'm trying to do by plugging this monitor in. However, I can't open windows settings or anything else.>>103127260>like is it black screen on both or do you have a nromal workspace on your monitor but black on the tvBlack screen on both, cursor on both, it's a normal sized cursor on the monitor and pretty big on the TV. Also the mouse can reach past the lefthand bound of the TV display /sometimes/ based on how I can track the mouse left and take that amount of tracking back right to see it again.
>>103127296maybe its your grafics card being unable to handle the BIGNESS (or some proprietary "feature") of the tv?>Also the mouse can reach past the lefthand bound of the TV display /sometimes/ based on how I can track the mouse left and take that amount of tracking back right to see it again.sounds like it's the tv's fault. my niggerlicious 00s TV does this. dont quote me on it but i believe hdmi allows for display self-reporting but that breaks if the tv is either too smart (needing special drivers) or too stupid (doesn't report at all and windows defaults to something dumb). i would fuck around with the tv itself at this point knowing that your windows install plays nice with another display, another OS plays nice with that display, and while it is probably windows' fault, it would be easier to mess with the tv settings than windows' settings.
>>103127296You should connect your tv and pc monitor at the same time, this way you can double check if it gets recognised or not and you can change some options.I do suspect the TV is being funny.
>>103127296>>103127340>Rebooted>Still black>Unplugged TV HDMI>Dropped in to log in prompt on monitor straight away>Log in>Replug TV>Both displays working now>Open display settings>Appears in taskbar, not on either screen>Hover over thumbnail shows I have 3 "screens">Blindly grabbing for the title bar in the virtual screen, haven't got it yet, have picked up a few of my desktop icons though so there really is a "screen" over there, will keep trying>>103127340I'll try updating my graphics drivers. The version I'm on is newer than this TV but who knows what will help at this point? It's a 2023 Hisense with an NVIDIA 3070.>>103127351Yeah that's what I'm going for right now. Some kind of "virtual" screen being created by the TV (?). Don't know why this didn't happen on my Linux machine though or why that would cause the TV to render nothing at all.BTW does anyone know if there's a window dragging hotkey? Super-Left Mouse lets you drag windows around on most Linux DEs if you're familiar with what I mean based on that.Or perhaps a hotkey to move the active window to a different display?
>>103127381afaik >hdmi self-reports min/max res>windows has goofy default settings for external displays>modern tvs have some goofy default settings to self-reporthaving experienced similar with my niggerlicious Toshiba TV, I had to get some physical adapters and make it output from DVI to VGA since the HDMI would only accept very specific formats, and even after that had to use my graphics card wizard to adjust the "safe zone". in fact, i also had to adjust mine to the right a bunch on top of narrowing it vertically.>BTW does anyone know if there's a window dragging hotkey?Vendor(Windows/Apple/etc Key(technically not "super" but basically super) + any arrow snaps the window to the extreme edge of that screen and resizes it to half of the full resolution. >loonixlinux is more of a black box than windows these days, and between all the distros, DEs, GUIs, etc. who fucking knows.
>>103127381OK, think I've got it.I had an IddSampleDriver dummy driver installed so I could render and stream over moonlight without a screen connected, but now that driver is being rendered as a seperate screen.I'll start with just removing that, then try and put it back in a way that doesn't break everything but still lets me use moonlight when the screen is off.Also, the hotkey to move a window over is Windows-Shift-Arrow Key>>103127415Nah I think the HDMI communications are fine, it's the above that wsa the main problem I suspect. Not really any way anyone here could have known about that very niche thing I had done but I do appreciate your help pointing me in the right direction with getting the external monitor connected at the same time.>linux is more of a black box than windows these days, and between all the distros, DEs, GUIs, etc. who fucking knows.No way haha. Stuff breaks on Linux too but it's way easier to fix than Windows, for me at least.I use arch and hyprland and the docs for both of those are pretty good, so fixing it is fairly well supported, but that's for another thread. I just included that thing about my linux machine to suggest it might be to do with something software related on this machine rather than the cable or the TV, which worked with my other machine so could be ruled out.
>>103127457>Also, the hotkey to move a window over is Windows-Shift-Arrow Keyi think thats for between screens/workspaces; i meant within one screen. win+left/right/down worked on my machine, and win+up maximizes.
>>103127471Oh right, yeah I just wanted a window darg so I could grope around for the whole window rather than just the title bar. Window snapping wouldn't have helped there.
>>103127489oh. ok. i misread. i got into the rum my dude. id have just tried click-dragging after seeing the cursor on the tv tho
What's the best way to make Win10 look like Win7? I googled but there are so many options, is there some sort of consensus about which one is the best/less buggy one? Honestly I don't really care about making it look exactly like W7, more like having as close a filesystem/folder position as W7 has, so start menu on the lower left side, computer icon on the desktop that makes you access the explorer and so on
Is this normal? Clean installation of IoT LTSC Windows 10 with nothing on it yet other than Edge and Firefox takes 57 gb, wtf?
>>103129150Forgot the pic
>>103129150>>103129158Maybe check with WizTree to see what's actually taking up the space.
>>103129163I found the problem, there was a Windows.old folder (Windows 11) that was taking a shitload of space (like more than 40 gb), Windows 10 preserved the files instead of erasing everything when installing, still weird it's so big since this is a new laptop and I don't think Windows 11 should be that big, dunno
>>103129178You should reinstall another time and this time during installation DELETE all disks when choosing where to install and install in empty space.
So, I haven't been following the news lately (~1 year). Are AMD CPUs still slower on W11 when compared to W10? I'm building my new machine today and idk if I should just slap LTSC on it or try W11.
>>103129450LTSC 2024 exists fully now if you wanna look into that
>>103129458Oh fuck, I missed that in the OP, sorry! Is it still debloated like the old one? Guess I should at least try it now.
>>103129474Well yeah it's LTSC. Just as debloated as 2021 is IE has Edge and admin tools and not much else.IoT LTSC 2024 doesn't even have any of 11's requirements besides needing a CPU that's at least newer then a Core 2 Duo.
good morning windows friends
> get windows update> wifi no longer turns on at startupdoes anyone else have this problem?
>>103130197No.And normal people get their updates on the second Tuesday of every month, three days left.
>>103130015good morning Manjarobro
Genuinely what is wrong with updates why do people try to sell LTSC not having them as a pro
Where are the best deals for a LEGIT retail key?
Shit, what's that website again where you can basically build a Windows install image?
>>103131876Any good deals are just going to be generating keys using the MAS technique and selling them to you. Just do it yourself.MS makes all it's money in cloud and services. They don't care if you pirate at all. That's why this massive piracy hole is still here. They get increased market penetration.If you're trying to avoid being sued because you're doing something commercial and selling it on just buy the license at source and push the cost on to your customers.
>>103131710LTSC has updates, but only important ones that are actually an improvement. It's meant for places like banks and hospitals, which will still be wanting those important updates (it wouldn't be called Long Term SUPPORT Channel if it wasn't supported), but not the rest of the crap because more crap equals more things that could go wrong.The updates that it skips are the bloatware updates.
Ok, so how the fuck are we supposed to verify the has for IoT LTSC isos? Only corroborating info comes from third party websites. I wanna hear it from the horses mouth. visualstudio.com doesn't appear to have these hashes as far as I can tell.
>>103131710>>103132437nta but can't you just use local group policy editor to delay updates to your preference and/or target a specific feature version? i mean i guess ltsc just does it automatically but i feel like having the option to tune it to your liking is more useful
>>103130197you should be able to roll it back, i would start with that and see if it fixes the issue
>>103132477I don't think Microsoft has ever released hashes for LTSC, so the only way to get them from the source is to download the ISO after buying it and hash that, which defeat the purpose.Massgrave has the ISOs, and is a trusted user, so if you're comfortable trusting him (and he hasn't caused problems for anyone yet) then go with his files.https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links
What antivirus should I use on W10? I'm pretty sure I got some shit running wild here after downloading something sketchy. I've tried the W10 antivirus and quick scan seems to do nothing and full scan takes a lifetime. Malwarebytes was also useless on top of showing constant popups.
>>103132780>quick scan seems to do nothingI mean, if you don't have a virus then what exactly are you expecting. If you're 100% sure you have a virus then you're better off just clean installing.
>>103132812I'm not 100% sure but from what I've read not being able to use accents while using a Spanish keyboard is a common occurrence when there's a keylogger running.
>>103132780if you really want to use something other than windows defender, use bitdefender free. google for it because they deliberately hide the free version on their site.
>>103132780>I'm pretty sure I got some shit running wild here after downloading something sketchy.if you actually believe this, you should wipe and reinstall.
>>103132831i'd check your language settings first, windows may have just fucked the keyboard layout
>>103103665I liked her vibe from the images but after watching one episode she's far too high energy for my liking. I had assumed a more brooding, moody, reserved demeanor.
Anyone use the latest alpha version of Everything (1.5a)?Kinda wanna try it since it apparently indexes folder sizes much efficiently, which should make DOpus faster
Why is the activator no longer that KMS_VL thingy? I installed according to some windows for retards guide in 2021, and now somebody asked me to install Office for them. Better to use the new link in the OP I guess? Probably mostly the same, yeah? Does it work to activate just office on a legit Windows?
Thunderbird or Outlook (office) my windows friends? Or any other desktop email clients you recommend?
>>103134030KMS_VL_ALL is still worth using as local KMS activation still works fine (it's good for activating Server for example still.)MAS is used for its open source HWID activation which sends your HWID to MS activation servers and basically keeps your PC activated forever without needing to trick it with local KMS stuff.
>>103135217Oh and for your Office question, it includes another activation called Ohook which activates Office locally and permanently.
>>103135217>>103135249Thanks, in that case I'll think I'll just give them that Ohook script.
>>103134340Thunderbird and Outlook are pretty much the only ones worth using. The former is open source while the latter isn't, pretty much it.
>>103127052if the cables are all fine then I've got no clue. only time I've had my pc give me black screens was when the hdmi cable decided it was time to die, replacing it fixed it
Security tip to all Windows users who have any software crypto wallets and pirated software installed on their machine:You MUST block Windows PowerShell from making outbound connections with your Firewall as it is a massive security hole that Microsoft has stupidly left open by default."Cryptostealing" malware has become increasingly common in the past few years trojaned via pirated software (e.g. games, Photoshop) even by so-called "trusted" uploaders, and their primary method of sending this data back to their servers is via PowerShell scripts. More and more Windows users are finding their crypto wallets being emptied and later having discovered random PowerShell scripts running in task manager that turned out to be cryptostealing malware scripts.To block outbound connections for PowerShell with Windows Defender Firewall, open the start menu and type in "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security" and select that app.Select the Outbound Rules category on the left, then add two new rules to block the following programs:C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeC:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeName them PowerShell 32-bit and PowerShell 64-bit respectively.You may optionally add the description "Block outbound traffic due to cryptostealing risk" to remind you later why you blocked it.When you do ever need to run PowerShell scripts in the future that require outbound network connections you can temporarily disable these rules when you need to.
>>103131710The user should always have full control over their update preferences.
Can I transfer my Windows from an old SSD I got from my previous laptop to a new SSD on a new desktop PC?
>>103136369Yes. All you need is Macrium Reflect 7 Free.
>>103136020Well yeah they do with group policies regarding it.
After few weeks of demoing w11 ltsc i can with confidence say that it isn't worth it. My 16 core ryzen gets a few % increase in calculation performance compared to w10 ltsc. But i'm having constant issues with the OS, wether it's software thats crashing, the horrible downgraded UI that's pain to use, nigga can't even set default apps like you used to.I'm seriously considering the switch back to w10.
>>103132500it says i cant roll back shit because it will put my pc at risk.My blu-tooth shit is working though, which doesn't make sense. The network troubleshooter doesn't see the wireless card.
Had to do a new installation and decided to follow the sticky here.So many software solutions I didn't know existed...Thanks bois
>>103116815They're showing shader compilation stutter
>>103133470I use it, althought I don't integrate Everything with DOpus
>>103132553the LTSC hashes are in the visual studio page, just select All Downloads
>>103136369yes-ish, because your drivers won't work properly when you transfer the installation, you might get lucky and Windows will fix itself, but you might run into problems because of that, it's better to clean install imo
>>103135627based, thanks for the info, are there any other sources to know about this stuff?
Why does Windows 11 have a slight delay when opening the right click menu?
>>103136369Yes, but it kind of depends. I did that when I went from a SATA SSD to NVMe, except I also had to go from MBR to GPT partition table and IIRC the Windows bootloader had to be reinstalled to match. If your laptop is relatively modern, or at least your OS install is, odds are you're already on GPT and have the correct Windows bootloader, in which case a simple image over should just werk.>>103137867Because it's a slow, worthless piece of shit.
>>103137867new UI framework, it's way slower by default
It's over
>>10313810Sad, but also surprised it kept working several years after EOL
teach me rsync
>>103133463Sorry to hear that, anon. To be fair, I wasn't expecting her to be a menhera either
>>103132780Try Hitman Pro, there's a free version. I had a virus that a bunch of antiviruses missed but Hitman caught it, it was hiding in the bootloader
is system interrupt supposed to be using 0.1% all the time?
i haven't been using any other AVs other than windows defender for a long time
is w11 iot usable yet or should I stay on my w10 ltsc installation from 2019?
>>103139032if you mean LTSC IoT it's very usable, the only actual bug I found was the stupid warning that gamebar don't exist every time I plugged my controller, tried every single reg edit trick out there and none worked, then I just installed and uninstalled gamebar and it ended up being fixed
https://github.com/marticliment/UniGetUIThis should be added to OP
>>103139015Well that's normal. Defender is fine enough and all other free/paid AV are basically malware themselves.
>>103139015same but I don't even have defenderublock and common sense just works
>can't remove recommended section from the start meny with the group policy thing in IoT LTSCfucking why
>Your account is currently awaiting approval by an administrator. You will receive an email when a decision has been taken.>no responsewho has an ntlite account, please reupload thishttps://www.ntlite.com/community/index.php?attachments/tweaks-zip.8867/
>>103139804this too, https://www.ntlite.com/community/index.php?threads/language-packs.17/post-21700as it completely changes your system language, the ones from system settings does not and its terrible.
>>103139804I tried this, then I thought it was unnecessary so I uninstalled and half of the programs on my pc got uninstalled with it for some reason
>>103140488https://files.catbox.moe/dz3fax.zip
Brehs, my friend has 4080 super and while using autocad, he is getting 0x0003 error. The version of driver is 566.03. For now I told him to reinstall the driver. What else should I try.
>>103140508>changes your system languageWhy?Are you ESL?
>>103140778Fully clean install the driver. Uninstall it with DDU and re-install it with NVCleanstall.
>>103140785DDU seems like a great tool. Is NVCleanStall required? Can I install official drivers from zotac website?
>>103140831I like using NVCleanstall because it doesn't install any of the bloat shit that comes with NVIDIA drivers and you can also cut out things like the telemetry.
>>103140836>telemetryI'd do that but he is a normie anon. Ok, I'll ask him to use NVCleanstall.
>>103140859If he's doing it himself he might as well just get a full fat NVIDIA driver from the main website. The custom options will probably freak him out.
>>103140887Yeah, he is doing it himself.
>>103102600What was her first errand?
>>103103007For you.>>103105472This. Still running XP on sp5. Comfy.
what's the best comic reader? preferably something lightweight but i need 2-page view, manga mode and slideshow
>>103141034SumatraPDF has been my go-to for years
>>103140782my windows installs are japanese for erotic games
>>103141120based
>>103141120The virgin AppLocal userThe chad Japanese Windows install gooner
>>103141026>This. Still running XP on sp5. Comfy.What can you run?>>103141120Can't you just install it?
>>103141034cdisplayex
>>103141034mpv
anyone come up with an alternative to webmcam that actually works with windows dpi scaling?my main monitor is scaled to 125% and webmcam's recorded images are pixel offset based, not windowspace offset.it works fine on my 2nd monitor that's 100% scaled.would use OBS but you can't setup or move the recording around with a filter easily
>>103141225this is the recording offset problem i'm getting
Winders
what's a good image viewer for windows? specifically one that's lightweight and relatively simplistic
>>103143701https://github.com/sylikc/jpegview
>>103143724thanks it works well
I am getting crashes randomly in win 10, i checked my ram its fine, i hot a whea bsod once, but most of the time it freezes up, sometimes only cursor works everything else stops. Is my cpu dying?
I have a pair of bluetooth headphones with a built-in microphone. The headphones are connected to my Windows 10 PC and I can hear sound from them, but it's not picking up my microphone. Anyone know what's up with that?
>>103144642you might need to disable the headset mic inputbluetooth for some reason treats the speakers as an audio input as well as the microphone if the device has one
>>103102600Is there a way to check which active directory user access a folder or a file on a shared network drive?
Can I use the activatation script on any version of Windows 10/11 or is it only on the specific ones listed?
So I was downloading some big torrents, specifically a fitgirl repack. While I tried to install it I got some errors, digging them up apparently I should replace my ram sticks. This makes sense, since I already suspected I had problems there.Now, what I don't understand. Why would a problem with my ram cause issues with repacks but I have no issues with downloading anime?
>>103139804>trying to make winblows like linuxthis turd cannot be saved let it burn
Can I bypass this if I install Windows iot lts 10 or 11?
>>103145487Were you messing up with RAM timings? I almost fried my RAM because of it. Trying to jump steps to clear cmos almost got my brand new 64gb kit burned.
>>103145181Server is the only verson of 10/11 that has to be activated with KMS. All others can be done with HWID.
>>103146338where can i get directory opus 13?>>103146338kms is best method imo, hwid requires online/internet activation while kms38 is offline (until 2038)
>>103147147I mean yeah the local KMS methods are still there if you want to activate a PC locally. HWID activation is just set and forget which is why it's popular to do.
why do you pajeets say 22h2 doesn't exist on ltschttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/iot-enterprise/whats-new/windows-10-iot-enterprise-22h2
>>103148576Because that isn't LTSC, genius.
>>103148576where's the LTSC, genius?
>>103148576That's not LTSC, you can even see you're in a completely different section on the left
>>103132377nobody?
What's the best way to reset a windows password if the computer doesn't have an admin account? It's not on a domain so I have to use my brain to get into it.
>>103149190https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generatorthis one? it's on the debloat pastebin
>>103149213It's not the same but I'll check it out.
>>103149197HirenBootCD has a couple of local password changers in its utilities.
Well, update on>>103104508>>103116697Tried >>103116914, it works but doesn't fix the problem long-term and just gets "stuck" on the next first-thing you click, and is still having issues breaking on dark mode / defaulting back to bright white enclosure.Thought fuck it, went for a fresh reinstall since it's only a few weeks old from first installing and it might have been something I changed when stripping it down - what do you know, it's still fucked. Even letting it it auto-update hasn't done anything. Actual fuckin retard Microsoft Pajeets managed to completely break the preview pane in the time between the massively outdated Windows 7 version I'm making this post on, on my laptop, and the last version of Windows 10 on my "upgrade".Guess I've got a few hours of fun re-tidying I've now got to do now, that achieved nothing. Feeling pretty JUST'd right now.Gonna try one more reinstall (because hey, why not) since or some reason I've noticed that my changes to the File Explorer (eg stripping 3D Objects from the Left Pane) have stuck, and it's my final cope that I didn't reinstall properly by doing it from the iso file instead of a USB in uefi.Is there any way to at least swap out Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler as the default?
Does Tiny10/Tiny11 need activation?
I'm using qemu/virt-manager to run several windows VM.Is there anything specific settings I should use?
>>103150511Yes. MS would go after him if it was already activated.
>>103149575I miss the old kon-boot
>>103150520If it's anything like Virtualbox VMs just make sure to have the VM use at least 2~4 CPU cores and GBs of RAM. Also 128MB at least of video RAM.Also keep them offline until you use the VMware guest utils to slide in something like ShutUp10 to disable all the telemetry shit.
>>103148871What's the problem of getting IoT compared to LTSC IoT?
>>103150550Even for tiny10/tiny11?
>>103150551You get IoT LTSC for the extended monthly update cycle. Getting just normal IoT Enterprise gives you a normal monthly update cycle until 2025.>>103150557Not for those as the telemetry was carved out of them. Honestly those are best to use if you wanna have Windows VMs.
>>103150567>if you wanna have Windows VMs.Thanks man.I've been having some performance issues, and want to pin it down.
>>103107996I dunno bro I just turned off game bar in settings and it went away?
>>103104508>>103116697>>103149669nigger why the fuck are you using windows media player, do you have lavfilters setup? directshow is so shit now. (main reason for mpv/vlc preference) do you even have icaros shell extensions setup for this abortion? you know what you want? directory opus 13, try out the free trial then crack if it you like it after 30 days. honestly, it's the best file explorer/manager for windows
Any of you use TuxGuitar on W10? I'm tired of pirating Guitar Pro and this just works, except for the fact I can get dark theme to display properly.Also if there is other free alternative on Windows I'd like to know it too.
>>103150704"nigger", I use mpv/vlc by default when sitting down to watching dedicated videos / movies / music playlists, but the only thing that runs in the *preview* window in the file explorer is WMP Rich Handler.There's a degree of convenience when skimming files of all filetypes to just click once and have it instantly play / *preview* in the file explorer, instead of having to run it in a separate player; and it kinda looks shit when half the file explorer pane wants to be temperamental about being in Dark Mode or not. Do you even fucking use Windows.
Any anons happen to remember what software was used to reskin XP to look a bit fancier back in the day?
What tool do you use for windows to get sandbox for applications that you don't trust?
>>103102958That's more of a Unreal stutter Engine problem.
>>103150968wigger why the fuck are you using default windows explorer for this shit then, directory opus 13 does the shit you want and better without using any wmp shit RIP DESKBAND
>>103151184Windows has their own sandbox application, but you have to familiarize yourself with powershell; Back in the day I just used sandboxie
>>103150996It's scary seeing someone running that in modern times; You don't even have to open a web browser for that OS to get hacked.
>>103151434It's not connected to the internet. Gets a bit annoying to shuffle files across via USB, but I'm keeping it airgapped.
>>103151428Let me be honest.I'm pirating shit, and don't want ransomeware
>>103151449Like what? Not a fan of foss?
>>103149213That's what I used.
I used to be able to press Winkey + L and it would log out and turn off the screen instantly, now it only logs out and does not turn off the screen ever. I've tried the console logout timer thing but no matter what I set it to the screen won't turn off.Any anons know how to fix this? I'm on Win11 btw.
>>103141309You have your webcam set to 1 fps?
>>103151184There's either Windows Sandbox or Sandboxie Plus really.
>>103151449>>103151485sandbox-plus is in a foss paywall, for it's exclusive and advanced features you have to pay for it, otherwise there's this crack that only works in windows test mode https://github.com/lyc8503/Sandboxie-crackso games with anti-cheat won't let you boot or play while test mode is enabled, there's a way around this but only if you motherboard supports the exploit https://github.com/lyc8503/Sandboxie-crack/issues/5
>>103151184The one that comes with Windows is all you need. Just enable it in the Windows Features dialog box, restart your computer and start sandboxing. It makes a pristine Windows environment you can cut/copy things from the host into to run.
>>103151590based chinks>>103151620windows sandbox is only relevant for uwp apps, it doesn't function nearly the same as sandboxie nor does it offer any fine grained permission control
>>103150968You could look into QuickLook or PowerToys Peek it may suit your preview needs depending on how you use itAlso +1 on the Directory Opus rec, it's really good for a lot of stuff on top of previews if you don't mind the price
>>103150557Not sure if it's the same .iso(archive.org) but for me Tiny10 is not activated and has that nag logo, can't change background color etc. I only used it for testing some python scripts and other stuff but still not sure if there's a better version available.
>>103150845Just use Guitar Pro. You don't exactly need to updoot it like ever. Even a version from 2018 is absolutely fine.But even then I've always just used .txt file tabs/notation downloaded off from various sites anyway so that's that.
>>103152258Tiny10/11 at their cores are just heavily cut down 10/11 Pro installs that aren't activated. Easily done with KMS_VL_ALL or MAS though, KMS activation feels better for VMs IMO.
>>103121544It wasn't out of contrarianism. XPs hike in RAM and disk space demands were hard to swallow when it was just Win2k with a new theme. In 2007 I got a new computer with more than enough grunt to run Vista (Athlon 64 X2, 1GB RAM out of the box, but rapidly increased to 2GB, 160GB HDD), so that's what I ran. By the time "This program requires Windows 7" became a regular occurrence a few years later, 8 was already out, and it's performance optimisations over 7 made it a good match for that now-creaky Athlon.>>103123763Yeah, NT4 wasn't bad (but as alluded to, Win2k was my fave), but it was a bit buggy in the early days (needing THREE service packs before it became usable) and it being so threadbare (no PnP, no USB, no nothing) was also a pain. But it was as fast as a rat out of a drainpipe, ran acceptably in 32MB, and (after SP3) was six-sigma solid. Definitely the "Workstation" OS it billed itself as.
>>103151485Games, nothing triple A.But games for dubious ruffian sites.>>103151535>>103151590Thanks
>>103152329>KMS activation feels better for VMs IMOHow so?
>>103153057NTA, but because it's no modification for the OS at all. The user-mode rootkit in many KMS activators exists to get around the fact that you can't KMS activate against a local KMS server - which is moot if you're activating a VM.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT? I updated my office because it said product activation failed and now it says I can't edit a fucking excel sheet unless I upload all my files to (((Onedrive))) or buy Microsoft 365? Why do they keep doing this. Is there any solution. I'm on Windows 10 Home.
>>103151434>>103151445Who would hack a stupid chud
serious question:is endgame? Windows 10 IoT LTSC 2021 (21H2) + HellBovine's tweaks and registry files from "Guide: Optimized Image" forums post with NTLite + privacy.sexy (make script that debloats and disable more windows features/settings, blocks tracking hosts into batch script which makes it extremely portable to use on windows updates where changes gets reverted or fresh installs) and simplewall (replaces windows defender firewall + blocks microsoft connections further) and ONLY updating between 6 months, and reinstalling Windows 10 IoT LTSC 2021 (21H2) each December. As Windows Updates, are scummy and shits up your changes. New security updates/hotfixes gets integrated in ISO each November.
>>103153272>As Windows Updates, are scummy and shits up your changes.This is entirely your own retarded fault. As you've been told many times now, reject modernity (shitty memescripts) and embrace tradition (Group Policy Editor).
>>103153293This does the same shit and more. It's known updating from Windows Update shits up your system. Microsoft Update Catalog does not, simply a one-click install.
What is the trick to install windows 11 with a local account now? The fake email thing doesn't seem to work
>>103153147stop using MSO.Consider OnlyOffice or LibreOffice instead.Why do you fags insist on this cucked garbage anyway?
>>103153364making a boot usb with rufus is the most common, it gives you option to bypass mandatory internet connection and/or make a local account automatically
>>103153375LibreOffice is absolute shit bro
>>103153433>>103153433>>103153433
>>103153375I use LibreOffice as well, but it has weird quirks. I'm used to MS Office. I don't even know where this 365 garbage came from, I had 2021 installed. Imagine charging people money for a file editing suite that doesn't even let you edit files on your PC. I HATE YOUR PREDATORY PRACTICES MIKEKSOFT HOPE YOU GO DOWN IN FLAMES LIKE INTEL.
>>103153453>Imagine charging people money for a file editing suite that doesn't even let you edit files on your PC>my entire problem stems from stealing the software and being too dumb to install the activator correctlyI should hate this guy, but he's quintessential /g/.
>>103153147What are you doing bro? Just uninstall all of it and go follow https://gravesoft.dev/office_c2r_customJust check word, ppt, and excel and activate with ohook.
