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, no bloat apps, and no feature/version updates-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/EnterpriseIoT-Avoid-Only 1.5-2 yrs support-Limited 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/LTSC/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/StartIsBackBonusPastas:https://rentry.org/fwthttps://rentry.org/ltscChange to .co if links don't workPreviously on /fwt/: >>103510681
>>103556937I prefer white pantyhose
Does anyone know of any windows live boot iso's? I didn't see one in the OP
>>103557485HirenBootCD is all you need
>>103556937>https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/archive/refs/heads/master.zipStop linking directly to the file. You don't even need to download anything to use MAS. Link to either the main github page or the massgrave websiteI swear to god if I'm here when this thread hits the bump limit I'm going to make the next one myself
>>103557513Yeah this shit is starting to get frustrating. Hell I'll do it myself.https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
>>103557489Thanks mate. Is there some way I can move my bootloader from my arch linux ssd to my primary windows ssd? for some autistic reason windows put some or all of it on my not c drive. I might not do it right now in case i break something
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>>103557513>just link to the github page so you can click the download button instead of just downloading it directly from /fwt/dumb nigger
>>103557662You don't need to download anything you dumb fucking nigger, that's the pointYou're making people download a zip for no reason
>>103557662The powershell command is the recommended way to use it anon.
>>103557662>>103557676>>103557675>he doesn't already have a ps script to do thisdumb niggers
>>103556937Finally installing Win10 on a drive for a couple things after years of resistance on a chad Win7/Mint dual-boot. I wondered what's the best guide/package to mod a standard ISO before and after installation to remove MS spyware, telemetry, bloatware, and junk services? This seems like exactly what I need. Any other advanced tips? I used to go deep into modding XP and Vista/7 but I've been off the memos for a whileThanks for posting, I hate Microsoft
>>103557904All you'd really need is 10 IoT LTSC 2021 with ShutUp10's recommended settings ran on it.
>>103558071alright I'll get started with that then. cheers m8
>>103558071any real reason to worry about open source tools instead of ShutUp10 like: https://github.com/builtbybel/privatezillahttps://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlockerhttps://github.com/DavidXanatos/priv10https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows ?
>>103556937thinking about installing Windows 11 on my machinecan you run SDIO properly now and install drivers on 11 LTSC?
>>103558107They all do the same shit.
Okay so I just installed windows 10 on a separate drive for another machine and it killed my main pc's boot loader completely. What can I do to fix this without reformatting completely?
>>103558170Yeah it runs fine
>>103558240It's pretty well known that when installing Windows to a new drive that you need to either remove any other connected drives before booting or use diskpart within the setup to temporarily make the drive appear offline. Otherwise shit like this happens.Is it a Linux distro? Could you not just re-install your bootloader from a live USB?
>>103558290I don't know how to reinstall a windows boot loader from a linux live usb, i didn't know that was possible. I had a secondary drive that had arch linux on it that had half or all my primary windows boot loader on it. It doesn't even give me the recovery screen to boot tools off of.Should I just back everything up with a linux live usb and re install windows?
>>103558331If it was Windows you could make a boot USB using HirenBootCD to get access to a Windows live environment which also includes some GUI programs that can fix Windows bootloaders like EasyBCD.
Why do I need to activate the license after installing it? I don’t want to tie it to y mobo or anything because I’ll just upgrade to win12 later?
Is there a way to copy pictures from a shitty iphone to my windows pc? Windows photos shows only a fraction of the photos, and if I try to copy them via explorer it just ends halfway through and doesn't bother copying 99% of them. I don't want to do 7000 pics one by one.
>>103558348Guess I'll try that. thanks
>>103558503If you want to locally activate then use MAS's KMS38 method or use KMS_VL_ALL.
>>103558614My point is, is it fine to just roll with the windows not activated watermark?
>>103558331>I don't know how to reinstall a windows boot loader from a linux live usbBecause you don't, you do it from Windows (PE) with the BCDBOOT command.
BCDBOOT
>>103558652I mean you could, but after a while the install will start to get real naggy about you not activating.
>>103558683It hasn’t so far, 1 week in use. Got my new thinkpad 1 week ago and installed win11 on it from here.
>>103558819Starts in about a month.Though why would you not activate? MAS makes it very easy to do.
whats the windows equivalent to /home on a seperate partition? i know i can change the location of individual folders like documents, pictures, music, etc. but can i move my whole user directory? appdata and all?
>>103559000/home is the C:\Users folder on Windows. And no you can't.
>>103559000there's a bunch of system folders inside each user folder, namely appdata, moving that would probably kill that user accountthere's no need to move any of that, just move the docs/pics/etc to another drive, explorer will automatically update the registry values
After a recent win10 update I updated Firefox and all my saved passwords are suddenly gone. I checked the profiles folder and login.json is not corrupt or reading as 0 bytes. Firefox also didn't create a new profile. I have no idea which update did this or where else to look. Any ideas?
>>103559000 (Checked)Ignore >>103559042, he doesn't know what he's talking about.Windows (or more precisely, the User Profile Manager servicie) respects HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList!ProfilesDirectory when creating a user profile ("home directory"), so you can do it that way.Moving ProfilesDirectory to another volume, however, is "unsupported", as it can break (especially) UWP apps, which use hardlinks to install themselves around %AppData%. Hardlinks, famously, don't work across volumes. As an aside, moving %ProgramFiles% to another volume is unsupported for the same reason.It's why Microsoft provides the ability to change individual folders as a consolation prize.
what video player do you guys use/recommend
>>103559998I've used mpv for years
>>103559998k-lite codec pack.
>>103559998VLC works fine
>>103559998I still use Windows Media Player, because I've collected an awesome range of ActiveX codecs over the years. I've played formats not even Wikipedia has heard of.
I'm trying to wipe the previous Windows 11 install and re-install W10 IoT LTSC 2021 (19044.1288) for a relative of mine cause their machine (Dell notebook) is so full of bloat- and adware the current install is beyond saving. But the install wizard is forcing me to connect to a network, there is no option for limited setup. oobe\bypassnro doesn't work (i checked in file explorer the file doesn't exist), what can I do?
>he fell for the ltnpc meme
>>103557904why are you going to W10? Stay on W7.
Is it possible, let alone safe, to have a shortcut in symlink in OneDrive that points to another location in OneDrive? It has to do with keeping Steam Deck saves synced. I had a more thorough explanation written out, but it got eaten. Twice.
>>103560788>Is it possibleWell, yes - there's nothing in (my understanding of) the reparse manager that precludes it.>let alone safeProbably not - but the cost of failure would be low (you keep backups don't you? DON'T YOU?), so why not give it a try?
>>103561021Right now I'm trying it with just one game, and I guess I do have a "backup" in the form of a copy of the save folder for that game.
>>103560607do not forget after typing OOBE\BYPASSNRO and restarting to ipconfig /release
>>103560447thats not a video player is it>>103560489but my autistic nerd friend says it has awful quality and should only be used for video streams
thoughts on reduce memory?
Any way to neuter adobe reader ? I need it for work but it has all those services that run in the background which I do not want.
>>103562276K-lite codec pack comes with MPC-HC if you get the full version
>>103561613As I explained, it doesn't recognize the command and the file "BypassNRO.cmd" doesn't even exist in the first place...
>>103563675I circumvented it by creating a local user via Rufus when creating the bootable flash drive and then I connected to my phone's hotspot when it asked me to connect to a network during the setup. I connected it and immediately deactivated the hotspot after pressing continue. I had to do it twice (it rebooted one and asked to be reconnected) but it worked out in the end.
FUCK WINDOWS 10!It did an update today and somehow fucked with my Asus Vivobook's BIOS.Bluetooth disappeared completely, also from device manager. I had to reinstall the BIOS. Now it works.Wasted 1 hour for this fucking trash OS.FUCK WINDOWS!!!!
>>103564902IoT LTSC does not have this problem and updates only on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
>>103564948Yes it does. By default the only category of updates GAC receives that LTNPC doesn't is feature updates.
>>103564970Your suffering is of your own making.
>>103565008I >>103564902am not him >>103564970
what's a sane terminal for windows? I used wezterm in the past, but it would sometimes stop responding randomly and resizing the window fucks with the scrollback buffer, so I switched to windows terminal and got hit by this issue: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1772 which makes using Bash a PITAwhat terminal do you use?
>>103565008>IoT LTSC does not have this problem>well actually IoT LTSC does have this problem>but it's your fault because reasonsDon't ever change, freetar^WLTSChizos.
>>103564902>everything works>updatesWhy? STOP trying to fix what isn't broken.
>>103520615>>103529568>>103531262>>103533332>>103544406It finally happened when I was at my computer. My whole system freezes except for my mouse which I am able to move around but not click on anything. It then bluesceens with SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION error. I reset my BIOS to default settings yesterday and it still happened today.
>>103565052Kek they do behave like loontroons with some obscure distro that gives them speshul snowflakes powers don't they?
>>103565070And it happened again with CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIEDIt seems that it can happen whenever I'm not actively doing anything for a certain amount of time.
>>103556937After upgrading to AMD and getting rid of my 14900KEK i get massive microfreezing stutters affecting the entire computer coming from nvidia driver interrupts after booting or resuming from sleep but not always, will DDU reinstall fix the problem or is reinstall the only fix?Anyone knows how to uninstall old intel drivers? i can disable the services but getting rid of the files seems out of reach.
I need to reinstall/reset W10 enterprise LTSC as my shits all fucked but the windows media creation tool won't let me do itis there another way without losing all data and apps or is a fresh install the only option?
>>103566243If you mount the ISO it may work, i've done it before.
I do not want to sign in!
>>103559998MPC-HCIt's still active over there:https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases
>>103559998mpc-hc my beloved. i really missed it during my time on linux
>>103564902>OEMs can push out BIOS updates through windows update if it's high severity security risk>laptop has feature >laptops have had this feature for a decade>laptop has toggle to turn feature off for users that don't want it>retarded subhuman nigger user doesn't turn feature off and chimps out like the subhuman nigger he is when the laptop uses its feature that the retarded subhuman nigger user didn't turn offhere's the permanent fix for your problem nigger
What do you guys plan to do after your preferred Windows Update version reaches end of life? Enterprise LTSC? Go back to an earlier version like Windows 10/7 and hope for the best? I was about to ditch Windows when I was still on 22H2, but luckily a friendly anon pointed to an enablement package for 23H2. But this might be it. 23H2 is probably the safest update I can hang on too without problems. Any further and I might run into incompatibility or security issues. And then there's the whole cat and mouse game Microsoft is trying to play with Recall. I don't want to have to keep scrutinizing my privacy settings after every update from now on in case MS turns it back on or reinstalls all the recall stuff after I've removed it. They were already trying to do some funny business since Timeline and Cortana, but now it's gonna be even more annoying.
>>103568307>Use IoT LTSC 2024>Use 10 22H2 Enterprise with ESU updates (made free by MAS)>Disable Recall via DISM (which only runs on NPU ARM systems anyway)>Run ShutUp10 on installs as usualIt's only doom and gloom if you don't have knowledge.
>>103559246>>103559246>>103559246Anyone? I'm leaning more on it being an issue with firefox and not the recent win10 update because the file isn't corrupted. Except I'm not seeing anyone reporting an error like this recently. Should I try a clean install? I feel like that wouldn't fix it though. I've never had something like this happen before where saved settings on my browser just randomly disappear.
>>103568343Keep this as a lesson to use an outside password manager next time. Also I've never had Firefox randomly forget my settings, so I dunno what's up with your install.
>>103568334>made free by MASIs that free as in free or free as in don't let Microsoft catch you using it free? They're not the biggest fan of open-source software when it comes to their own stuff. This has to be some third-party grey area thing.
>>103568426Yes free as in free. They figured out a way to do it with no third-party tools or anything.Next version of MAS will include the option.
>>103568446Neat.
>>103568455This new method besides unlocking ESU updates also can activate basically any version of Windows or Office as well permanently, all with native Windows tools. The MAS devs are very hype about it.
>>103557709why did they name it ps1 instead of psh?
>>103568692lol, I don't think MS would share the same enthusiasm though...
>>103569128hehe yeah......
whats the best player to watch VR videos
>>103569231mpv probably does VR videos fine
>>103558662>>103558348Yep Hirens boot cd worked. Cheers anons.
I love Windows!https://youtu.be/JkufLcIQgKo
>>103568359My login.json files look to still have data on them though. I'd think they would be blank or gone. It's like as if Firefox just doesn't see them as bizarre as that sounds. I guess I'll google it a bit more.
>>103569865Maybe go make a Bitwarden vault and import the .json file into it to have a much more secure cloud password vault you can access anywhere.
>>103568426
>>103557513Agree on this as well, a lot of people come here to ask about activations, finding ISOs, custom office installs, etc because the link just downloads a zip and the actual massgrave site is buried in the pastebin
>>103557676>install ltsc from massgrave>reboot into windows>do LITERALLY nothing else>run the command on the github>errorhmmmmmm
>>103571741Did you run it in the command prompt instead of powershell like a retard?
>>103571741>Open PowerShell (Not CMD).
anons.... come on now.
anon that said he was making a Win 11 downgrade guide, where are u:(
>>103571816>>103571848>>103571876I want to ask this but the first post is context>>103572193I think is Windows 11
>>103567852you just wrote at least 2 logical contradictions in your post.you're the only nigger here.
>>103567852you know, a normal computer is supposed to work fine without the user having to deactivate half of the features.In Windows 10-11 the PC actively works against the user in so many ways, it's so annoying.
on windows 11how do I un cuck the screenshot feature?I want a screenshot fucker that's allstop giving me some gay pop-up bar at the top that STOPS THE TAKING OF SCREENSHOT until I click on the fucking barall I want is for print screen to capture it in clipboard so I can paste in an editorwhy did they take this feature away?
Anyone else having their Office installation (OHOOK patched) randomly ask to sign in as of today?
I used to be able to press Windows, F, W, F to create a new folder in ExplorerI can't do that anymoreusing Win11What do I change to restore this shortcut?
>>103572692Much faster than right click + click.
>>103572692>>103573132Ctrl+Shift+N
>>103573177Ctrl+Shift+N works to create a new folder but I also want Alt F W F back, is that not possible?
>>103573252I don't think it's possible because ALT+F simply does something else now in W10/11 explorer (opens the File drop down in the top left)I haven't used W7 in ages but I'm guessing ALT+H is the new ALT+F since W F creates a new folder after pressing ALT+H
>4chan x notification doesnt work anymore>not even on chrome let alone firefox
>>103573380Finally time to move over to 4chanXT?
>>103573395Same thing?
>>103573410It's a fork of 4chanX rewritten in Javascript instead of Coffeescript that's still developed. I've used it for a while and quite like it.
>>103573429I meant that the notification don't work as well
Can W11 play all the games that can be played on W10 or are there additional compatibility issues?
Since it seems like my favorite Japanese adult comic book site is starting to use .webp more and more so I need a working viewer for them. I updated IrfanView and installed the .webp plugin as well as the WebP codec.The problem is that in a folder with multiple .webp files IrfanView doesn't seem to browse though the files with scroll wheel or arrow keys like it does with other common image formats. The file association for .webp has been set to IrfanView so that shouldn't be the issue. Is it a "feature" thanks to the .webp support being a plugin or is there a way to fix it?Using Windows 7 by the way.
>>103575252under the hood 11 is more or less the same as 10, so compatibility should be the same
>>103575812nomacs loads webp fine
>>103559998vlc>>103560489based>>103562276works on my machine
doing a new win10 install after using linux for a while.Should i use regular ltsc or ltsc iot? ive always heard people saying iot is better and will last longer, but are there any negatives?
>>103572620use sharex
>>103579420you can't uninstall edge on iot
>>103579420IoT for longer support>>103579827you can always uninstall edge
How do I disable this damn thing completely on W10 iOT LTSC?
>>103579420LTSC and IoT LTSC are binary compatible. The main differences being a different license and that IoT LTSC gets five more years of support. So IoT LTSC is always the one to go with.>>103580091ionuttbara's Defender Remover
>>103580091Tamper protection and group policies iirc
>>103562276you shouldn't use mpc-hc baseline, either install with k-lite codec pack or use MPC-BE, that's what the guy updating it recommends too
>no Raycast (yet)>no Karabiner ElementsI am suffering with Windows in 2024.
>>103581349>you shouldn't use mpc-hc baselineNot him but why? I'm using the version that's still maintained and it plays every video I throw at it perfectly
>>103582045It will play them, but it won't play them how they are supposed to look. You will see the difference immediately, but basically K-lite codec pack isn't really used for the added codec support (most have no use for them) but rather it's optimized video rendering.
>>103581492Raycast reminds me of the Windows tool Flow Launcher.But besides that something like Karabiner Elements doesn't really exist for Windows. It's super against making custom keybinds when not using AutoHotkey which isn't very GUI-onlies friendly.
