Useful tips on how to set up Windows computers, e.g. Windows 10 or Windows 11
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How to set up Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Useful information, tips & tricks and other relevant resources to properly configure a Windows 10 user account/ computer.
Note: Some content is focused on Germany.
command line
devmgmt.msc
)diskmgmt.msc
)Print server properties
TPM
and Secure Boot
are enabled/active, for example by using WhyNotWin11
, msinfo32
, hwinfo
diskmgmt.msc
)Bitlocker
)manage-bde -status
manage-bde -off C:
sfc /scannow
) https://www.netzwelt.de/anleitung/166183-windows-10-so-behebt-fehler-ueber-sfc-dism.html
If a programm cannot be uninstalled successfully through the standard procedures, this program might help
64bit
instead of 32bit
(both CPU and OS)UEFI
instead of Legacy
GPT
instead of MBR
Source:
How to restart/reboot Windows 10 to get directly to UEFI-BIOS. Warning: Even before you initiate the restart, all open apps will be closed. Save your work before you do this!
Start menu
--> select Power
(Power button icon) --> hold Shift
on keyboard while selecting Restart
(this closes all Windows apps) --> select Troubleshoot
--> Advanced options
--> UEFI firmware settings
Windows settings
--> Update & Security
--> Recovery
--> Advanced startup
--> Restart now
--> Troubleshoot
--> Advanced options
--> UEFI firmware settings
Source:
Windows PowerShell (Administrator)
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage
Right click
If the command above does not work, try one of these commands:
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.549981C3F5F10* -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.549981C3F5F10* -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
Similar to the description above.
Get-AppxPackage *Xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage
Sources:
Win
+ R
regedit.exe
or simply regedit
Ctrl
+ Shift
+ Enter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles
Sources:
Windows
key in the bottom leftPC Info
Rename this PC
Sources:
Gemeinsame Symbole auf dem Desktop, Desktopsymboleinstellungen
Win
+ R
netplwiz.exe
Gruppenrichtlinien bearbeiten
/ gpedit.msc
Administrative Vorlagen
Windows-Komponenten
Suche
Nicht im Web suchen und keine Webergebnisse in der Suche anzeigen
Helpful shortcut:
Win
+ R
: Run / AusführenThe following applications are located in the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\
:
winver.exe
About Windows / Info über Windows --> Windows-Version
msinfo32.exe
System Information / Systeminformationen
devmgmt.msc
Device Manager / Geräte-Managerdiskmgmt.msc
Disk Management / Datenträgerverwaltungdfrgui.exe
Optimize Drives (Defragment and Optimize Drives) / Laufwerke optimieren (Laufwerke defragmentieren und optimieren)taskmgr.exe
Task Manager / Task-Manager (Shortcut: Ctrl
+Shift
+Esc
)
resmon.exe
Resource Monitor / Ressourcenmonitor
perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor / Leistungsüberwachung (auch perfmon.exe
)
regedit.exe
Registry Editor / Registrierungs-Editor (auch regedt32.exe
)
netplwiz.exe
User Accounts (Manage Passwords) / Benutzerkonten (Kennwörter verwalten)compmgmt.msc
Computer Management / Computerverwaltung
cleanmgr.exe
Disk Cleanup / Datenträgerbereinigungmsconfig.exe
System Configuration / Systemkonfigurationsysdm.cpl
System Properties (Computer Name) / Systemeigenschaften (Computername)SystemPropertiesProtection.exe
System Properties (System Protection) / Systemeigenschaften (Computerschutz)eventvwr.msc
Event Viewer / Ereignisanzeige (auch eventvwr.exe
)
UserAccountControlSettings.exe
User Account Control Settings / Einstellungen für Benutzerkontensteuerung
wscui.cpl
Security and Maintenance (Control Panel) / Sicherheit und Wartung (Systemsteuerung)
appwiz.cpl
Programs and Features (Control Panel, list of installed programs) / Programme und Features (Systemsteuerung, Liste der installierten Programme)
inetcpl.cpl
Internet Properties (maybe related to Internet Explorer?) / Eigenschaften von Internet (eventuell für Internet Explorer?)
cmd.exe
Command Prompt / Eingabeaufforderung
rstrui.exe
System Restore / Systemwiederherstellung
services.msc
Services / Dienstetaskschd.msc
Task Scheduler / Aufgabenplanungprintmanagement.msc
Print Management / Druckverwaltungmdsched.exe
Windows Memory Diagnostic / Windows-Speicherdiagnosecontrol.exe /name Microsoft.Troubleshooting
cmd.exe /k %windir%\system32\ipconfig.exe
msra.exe
quickassist.exe
Quick Assist / Remotehilfe (Ctrl
+ Win
+ Q
)control.exe
Control Panel / Systemsteuerung, Classical settings (Windows 7)control.exe folders
File Explorer Options (Folder options) / Ordneroptionencontrol.exe system
About (Settings --> System --> About) / Info (Einstellungen --> System --> Info), Device specifications, Rename this PC, Windows specifications
These applications are almost always included in Windows. Most of these programs are part of the "Windows Administrative Tools". Die meisten dieser Programme sind Teil der "Windows-Verwaltungsprogramme".
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
The following applications have other locations:
This PC
, formerly My Computer
/ Dieser PC
, ehemals Arbeitsplatz
(Win
+E
)Quick access
/ Schnellzugriff
(Win
+E
)PCHealthCheck.exe
PC Health Check / PC-Integritätsprüfung
C:\Program Files\PCHealthCheck\PCHealthCheck.exe
SystemSettings.exe
Settings / Einstellungen, ImmersiveControlPanel, Modern settings (Windows 10)
C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe
Problem:
Solution:
netplwiz
Question:
Links:
Open the command line (CMD) as an administrator.
chkdsk c: /r /v
c:
Is for the drive with the letter "c".
Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name.
/r
Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
The disk must be locked.
/r includes the functionality of /f, with the additional analysis of physical disk errors.
/v
Displays the name of each file in every directory as the disk is checked.
How to evaluate the results of chkdsk:
Ereignisanzeige (Event Viewer)
Ereignisanzeige (Lokal) --> Windows-Protokolle --> Anwendung
Look for an entry with the source "Wininit"
Sources:
Linux:
sudo badblocks -sv /dev/sda
-s
show progress
-v
be "verbose" and output bad sectors detected to stdout
Source:
Linux:
sudo e2fsck -fvn /dev/sda2
-f
Force checking even if the file system seems clean
-v
Verbose mode
-n
Open the filesystem read-only, and assume an answer of 'no' to all questions. Allows e2fsck to be used non-interactively.
DISM / dism
sfc
In-place upgrade
Links:
Open the command line (CMD) as an administrator.
defrag c: /h /u /v /x
c:
Specifies the drive letter or mount point path of the volume to be defragmented or analyzed.
/h
Runs the operation at normal priority (default is low).
/u
Prints the progress of the operation on the screen.
/v
Prints verbose output containing the fragmentation statistics.
/x
Performs free space consolidation on the specified volumes.
Sources:
Linux:
sudo e4defrag -c /dev/sda2
sudo e4defrag /dev/sda2
-c
Get a current fragmentation count and an ideal fragmentation count, and calculate fragmentation score based on them.
Sources:
diskmgmt.msc
)!reagentc
before deleting a Windows recovery (WinRE) partition! Otherwise you have to extract the Windows recovery image (winre.wim
) from the Windows 10 ISO which is very time consuming.This PC
and diskmgmt.msc
that no drive letter is assigned to the newly created WinRE partition. In other words, the new WinRE partition should not be visible in This PC
. This is especially important for MBR-formatted drives. If a letter is assigned to the partition, then the letter can be removed through diskmgmt.msc
.500 MB
- 1000 MB
1000 MB
- 2000 MB
reagentc /info
reagentc /disable
reagentc /enable
diskpart
delete partition override
list part
list vol
create partition primary id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
gpt attributes =0x8000000000000001
format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows RE tools"
Ctrl
+ Win
+ Q
/ Strg
+ Win
+ Q
PhoneExperienceHost.exe
Windows key
+ X
Windows Powershell (Admin)
get-appxpackage *Microsoft.YourPhone* | remove-appxpackage
Problem:
ELAN TrackPoint Firmware Update Utility
, the touchpad is not working properly anymore. It is laggy, unresponsive and does not register all inputs. Unfortunately there is no old firmware available that could be used to overwrite the new firmware. Note: This is about firmwre, not about drivers.Solution:
Disabled
but keep the touchpad Enabled
. Unfortunately you will not be able to use the trackpoint (the red dot embedded in the keyboard) anymore and also the three mouse buttons above the touchpad will not work anymore. However, the touchpad is working again. This is not a perfect solution, but at least you can use the laptop without having to connect an external mouse.