Script to setup Windows 10 1903
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Windows 10 Setup Script
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## Contents
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- [Overview](#overview)
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- [Supported Windows version](#supported-windows-version)
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- [Core features](#core-features)
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- [Nota bene](#NB)
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- [Usage](#usage)
- [FAQ](#faq)
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- [Screenshots](#screenshots)
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- [Links](#links)
- [PS](#ps)
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## Overview
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The PowerShell script is a set of tweaks for fine-tuning the OS and automating the routine tasks.
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## Supported Windows versions
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|Version|Code name| Marketing name |Build|Arch|PowerShell|
|:-----:|:-------:|:------------------:|:---:|:--:|:--------:|
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| 1909 | 19H2 |November 2019 Update|18363| x64| 5.1 |
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| 1903 | 19H1 | May 2019 Update |18362| x64| 5.1 |
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## Core features
- Turn off diagnostics tracking services;
- Turn off diagnostics tracking scheduled tasks;
- Interactive prompts
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- [Screenshot](#screenshots)
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- Uninstall all UWP apps from all accounts with exception apps list;
- Turn off Windows features;
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- Create a task in the Task Scheduler to start Windows cleaning up;
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- Create task to clean out the "$env:SystemRoot\SoftwareDistribution\Download" folder in Task Scheduler;
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- Create a task in the Task Scheduler to clear the "$env:SystemRoot\SoftwareDistribution\Download" folder;
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- Add folder to exclude from Windows Defender Antivirus scan;
- Turn off per-user services;
- Create old style shortcut for "Devices and Printers";
- Import Start menu layout from pre-saved reg file;
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- [Download](https://github.com/farag2/Windows-10-Setup-Script/tree/master/Start%20menu%20layout) pre-saved Startmenu.reg
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- [Screenshot](#screenshots)
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- Unpin all Start menu tiles;
- Set location of the "Desktop", "Documents" "Downloads" "Music", "Pictures", and "Videos";
- Refresh desktop icons, environment variables and taskbar without restarting File Explorer;
- Many more File Explorer and context menu "deep" tweaks.
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## NB
- PowerShell and PowerShell ISE must be run with elevated privileges;
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- Set PowerShell execution policy <code>Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Force</code> to be able to run .ps1 files.
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- Read more about [execution policy](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies)
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## Usage
To run the script:
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- Download [up-to-date version](https://github.com/farag2/Setup-Windows-10/releases);
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- Check whether file is encoded in **UTF-8 with BOM** and run it through powershell.exe.
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or
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- Copy the script code and paste it into [PowerShell ISE](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/components/ise/windows-powershell-integrated-scripting-environment--ise-).
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## FAQ
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Read the code you run carefully. Some functions are presented as an example only. You must be aware of the meaning of the functions in the code. **If you're not sure what the script does, do not run it.**
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Some of functions can be run also on LTSB/LTSC and on older versions of Windows and PowerShell (not recommended to run on the x86 systems).
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### Screenshots
- Startmenu
![Startmenu](https://github.com/farag2/Windows-10-Setup-Script/blob/master/Screenshots/Startmenu.png)
- Interactive promts
![Menu](https://github.com/farag2/Windows-10-Setup-Script/blob/master/Screenshots/read-host.png)
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## Links
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### Ask a question in
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- [Habr](https://habr.com/en/post/465365/)
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- [Ru-Board](http://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=62&topic=30617#15)
- [My Digital Life](https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/powershell-script-setup-windows-10.80139/)
- [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/ctg8jw/powershell_script_setup_windows_10/)
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## PS
Collection of useful [scripts](https://gist.github.com/farag2)