To disable Remote Assistance in Windows 10 and 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Remote Assistance, and set the fAllowToGetHelp DWORD value to 0. This prevents Windows from allowing incoming…
To disable Wi-Fi Sense in Windows 10 and 11, open Registry Editor (Windows + R, type regedit), navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WcmSvc\wifinetworkmanager\config, and set the AutoConnectAllowedOEM DWORD to 0. Then create the…
To disable OneDrive automatic backups on Windows 10 and 11, open OneDrive’s settings and stop the backup for Desktop, Documents, and Pictures — or apply a registry policy at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive…
To block the automatic upgrade from Windows 10 22H2 to Windows 11, open the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate. Add a DWORD value named TargetReleaseVersion set to 1, then…
To disable user account sync in Windows 10 and 11, open the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync, create a DWORD value named DisableSettingSync, and set it to 2. This applies…
To disable location services on Windows 10 or Windows 11 via the registry, open Terminal as administrator and run three reg add commands that set the ConsentStore location value to…
To disable automatic feedback sampling in Windows 10 and 11, open Registry Editor, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection, and create three DWORD values: NumberOfSIUFInPeriod set to 0, PeriodInNanoSeconds set to 0, and…
To make File Explorer open This PC instead of Quick Access on Windows 10 and 11, open File Explorer, click the three-dot menu (or View > Options), and change Open…
To enable the classic Windows 10 right-click context menu on Windows 11, open Terminal, Command Prompt, or PowerShell as administrator and run reg add “HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32” /f /ve. Restart Windows Explorer…
To disable File Explorer search box suggestions on Windows 10 and 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer, create a DWORD (32-bit) value named DisableSearchBoxSuggestions, and set it to 1….
