PyCharm also has multicaret support btw

Yes.

Hmm, I did it like so:

:%s/^/    \1/gc

If you wanna be cheesy like me in Vim:

999>>

Or whatever number gets you to the bottom

I followed the comments for vim

I always did this as:

:1,$ s/^/    /

In linux/emacs: ctrl-x h delete

ducks

Alright hipsta engineers:)

Reddit doesn't have full markdown support so this is good to know!

Reddit and Stack Exchange, at least, convert tabs to four spaces.

In my view, "Bloatware" needs to adversely affect the day-to-day operation of your computer in some way. Usually that means running some sort of process in the background. Programs that just sit inert on your hard drive until you choose to use them are hard to qualify as bloatware, unless there is some mechanism that prevents you from deleting/uninstalling/replacing them normally.

This thing removes the fucking calculator.

To be fair, that line is commented out, so as given it doesn't actually remove the calculator -- not unless you change it to do so.

Really, I wouldn't call this a "remove bloatware" script, but instead a "set up Windows the way whomever wrote it like it" script. Which is still quite useful, though it might be most useful for somebody to use as a template to adjust to their own preferences rather than for them to run as-is.

But yeah, personally ... I'd keep the built-in calculator app.

Windows needs calculator, photo viewer, and music player to function as a PC? ^{I do see your point, though; they're not actually "bloatware". :P}

It probably gets rid of as much pre-installed Microsoft/Windows garbage as it can. :)

When was the last time you used the calculator in your OS rather than your web browser? I can't remember personally .

Yeah even if its easy stuff to remove it's so shitty to open up the start menu for the first time and see nothing but crap. Obviously I'm not a huge windows supporter, but I still need to know it for work and personal projects. Just sad to see the stock bloat that creeps into some OS's these days and the ideas they try to shovel onto users with every new release. I miss pre-microsoft owned skype sometimes, but at least there are more options out there vs in the early 2000's.

The QC issue on updates is only affecting the smallest minority to the point that its no different than any other update on any other program affecting a small number of users there too.

Telemtery is annoying but it's kind of crucial for things like Cortona. Do you use Siri or anything Google or Facebook or YouTube? If you don't like Telemtery, don't use the internet.

Because I don't use a Microsoft account. They also like to nag me to use them even though I have no use for either. Gdrive works great for me, but I don't even use it all that much except for sharing project files with my band mate. So I don't even bother integrating it into windows and just access it via browser the few times a month I might need it.

As for Cortana I just hate online search integrated into the desktop and have no use for hands free assistant programs at this time. (Or the possibility of one trying to listen in on my mic 24/7). I even kill google assistant on my phone by just using clean custom ROMs with no google app packages.

Tbf, I use iCloud over anything else, as that is integrated to my phone and iPad

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You can open each picture inside its own window, Esc to close it, batch convert, plethora of editing options, including merging pics in panorama modes, lots of other stuff; and this is before adding plugins, all in a very light-weight package, you only need the 2MB exe basically.

Not sure why you haven't heard of it, since it's hugely popular.

Bugs me everytime

Options / properties/settings / browsing editing

If at the end/begin of a folder is reached, - change to do nothing

Well, that's a curious wink...

ok, this is bang on the exact opposite of the script you ran.
The only rub is that you need to open an admin powershell and run this first command separately after the script finishes to re-install the default apps. It is different from the normal command that you will find on the net due to the fact that it gathers the manifests from allusers. Just search powershell from the start menu, and right-click 'run as administrator'. Copy and paste this first command in and run it.

Well, that and it's going to turn on and enable all the data-collections options again, no matter what you had it previously set to.
Just remember that you can add REM to the beginning of lines/sections you don't want it to do.

I have tested this and it works in a fresh VM of win10. That's kinda what took me so long. Sorry I can't run the apps powershell command automatically. Double quotes in the line get in the way.

Get-AppXPackage -allusers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}  

REM Run this command in an admin PowerShell separately after this script completes.  
REM It is different from the normal re-install command you find on the net.
REM Get-AppXPackage -allusers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}



@rem *** Set some services to auto-start ***
sc config DiagTrack start= auto
sc config diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service start= auto
sc config dmwappushservice start= auto
REM sc config RemoteRegistry start= auto
REM sc config TrkWks start= auto
sc config WMPNetworkSvc start= auto
sc config WSearch start= auto
REM sc config SysMain start= auto

REM *** SCHEDULED TASKS tweaks ***
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\AppID\SmartScreenSpecific" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTask" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Uploader" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyUpload" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentFallBack" /Enable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Office\Office 15 Subscription Heartbeat" /Enable

REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\Proxy" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\CloudExperienceHost\CreateObjectTask" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskFootprint\Diagnostics" /Enable *** Not sure if should be disabled, maybe related to S.M.A.R.T.
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\File History (maintenance mode)" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\PI\Sqm-Tasks" /Enable
REM The stubborn task Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync\BackgroundUploadTask can be Disabled using a simple bit change. I use a REG file for that (attached to this post).
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\ForceSynchronizeTime" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\SynchronizeTime" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting" /Enable
REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Automatic App Update" /Enable


@rem *** Enable Telemetry & Data Collection ***
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Device Metadata" /v PreventDeviceMetadataFromNetwork /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection" /v "AllowTelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT" /v DontOfferThroughWUAU /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows" /v "CEIPEnable" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat" /v "AITEnable" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat" /v "DisableUAR" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection" /v "AllowTelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\AutoLogger\AutoLogger-Diagtrack-Listener" /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\AutoLogger\SQMLogger" /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

@REM Settings -> Privacy -> General -> Let apps use my advertising ID...
reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
REM - SmartScreen Filter for Store Apps: Enable
reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppHost" /v EnableWebContentEvaluation /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
REM - Let websites provide locally...
reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\International\User Profile" /v HttpAcceptLanguageOptOut /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

@REM WiFi Sense: HotSpot Sharing: Enable
reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowWiFiHotSpotReporting" /v value /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
@REM WiFi Sense: Shared HotSpot Auto-Connect: Enable
reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowAutoConnectToWiFiSenseHotspots" /v value /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

@REM Change Windows Updates to "Notify to schedule restart"
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" /v UxOption /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
@REM Enable P2P Update downlods outside of local network
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" /v DODownloadMode /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f


REM *** Show the search box from taskbar.***
REM 0 = hide completely, 1 = show only icon, 2 = show long search box
reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /v "SearchboxTaskbarMode" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

REM *** Enable MRU lists (jump lists) of XAML apps in Start Menu ***
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "Start_TrackDocs" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

REM *** Set Windows Explorer to start on This PC instead of Quick Access ***
REM 1 = This PC, 2 = Quick access
REM reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "LaunchTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

@rem NOW JUST SOME TWEAKS
REM *** Show hidden files in Explorer ***
REM reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "Hidden" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

REM *** Show super hidden system files in Explorer ***
REM reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "ShowSuperHidden" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

REM *** Show file extensions in Explorer ***
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "HideFileExt" /t  REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

@rem *** Start Some Services ***
sc start DiagTrack
sc start diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service
sc start dmwappushservice
sc start WMPNetworkSvc
sc start WSearch

REM *** Install OneDrive ***
start /wait "" "%SYSTEMROOT%\SYSWOW64\ONEDRIVESETUP.EXE"
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\ShellFolder" /f /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 1 >NUL 2>&1
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\ShellFolder" /f /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 1 >NUL 2>&1
echo OneDrive has been installed. Windows Explorer needs to be restarted.
pause
start /wait TASKKILL /F /IM explorer.exe
start explorer.exe

Give me a little while to dig through the batch file. I'll work through and try to come up with a batch of the opposite commands.

It'll take a little bit though.

Yup yup. missed that part. ty.
I do have global font enabled.

cheers

Hmm, I had never really noticed that.

But looking at it, my lists of keywords for the batch style in the configurator is different between my desktop and laptop.

My desktop looks like you described.
That screenshot is off my laptop.

I normally don't mess around with things like that.

The only difference I can see is that my desktop (like yours) is version 7.4.2, and my laptop is still v7.3.2(with the blue).

If I go download the zip version of v7.3.2 and check it, it has the same keyword list as my laptop.

so...... looks like it's just NP++ version differences.

If you want, open the style config, go to batch on the left, and then the keyword option in the style section.
Throw the following into the user-defined box.

assoc aux break call cd chcp chdir choice cls cmdextversion color com com1 com2 com3 com4 con copy country ctty date defined del dir do dpath echo else endlocal erase errorlevel exist exit for ftype goto if in loadfix loadhigh lpt lpt1 lpt2 lpt3 lpt4 md mkdir move not nul path pause popd prn prompt pushd rd rem ren rename rmdir set setlocal shift start time title type ver verify vol

I know it duplicates a lot of them, but it won't matter.

CCleaner (the infiltration is fixed now)
Malwarebytes
Run the free scan of hitman pro.
Check msconfig for services(not microsoft) and startup you can disable.
Check the 'C:\Windows\logs\CBS' folder. Delete everything in there.
In an admin cmd window run:

sfc /scannow

Defrag the hard drive with something like defraggler.
That's probably as good as you are going to get it.

In addition to brrrip's comment: if you don't have your OS on an SSD, that will make a massive difference.

for sure.

Once you find out what commands are failing, that will at least give you a starting point to begin looking at why it's failing.

In my experience it skips or reinstalls. Windows update seems to lock up a lot without any modifications anyways, reboot will usually fix itself.

I don't doubt it. I knew where it was going as soon as it talked about finding things in your bathroom but I know kids that have no business being on 4chan are on there and while doing that is dumb they don't deserve to die for not knowing. I always liked the whole charge your phone by microwaving it and shit but this could be tragic.

Edit: https://j.gifs.com/1r1GXj.gif

Safety glasses are also a must when working with this recipe.

Not every company has SCCM money :(

Not all companies have or can afford SCCM. PowerShell is free.

Agreed. We just started using OSD in our enterprise environment and holy shit is that a time saver. No more using Ghost and updating images. We use standard Dell models throughout so drivers are pretty straight forward. Program catalog allows standard users to install approved programs without putting in a ticket. We are going to have to find something else for the Jr. to do in our dept.

I prefer MDT for that these days.

SCCM sucks though and has never worked right for any company I have been with. Plus, even in the best situation, it can be wonky with computers that aren't on the domain.

I cant wait for sccm, how's the 2016 version compared to 2012? getting it next month

SCCM is trash

Source: Currently using SCCM

Or you have people who dont know how to use it...end up taking 5 hours for one image....multiple fails

You can probably make a script for fresh windows installs on a consumer level. But honestly if you are concerned about things changing quickly, then a PS script won't be your solution. You will probably have to make edits on the script each time to account for new stuff coming out anyway, and then you are pretty much where you started.

For consumer stuff, I just use ninite.com. You get all the programs in one handy installer without the bloatware that comes with.

Get the most naked windows you can, remove some stuff you don't like. Then run windows update, get some drivers, and finally ninite to finish the job. You should be good to go after that.

Not the person you're talking to but it's his property unless he explicitly signed it over. He can use it while working there but until he inks a transfer it still belongs to him

/r/ITCareerQuestions

I'm not sure how it works. If the script is owned by the school or the student.

But it's pretty common at my uni for students to write their project directly for a business. Maybe the guy wrote it for the business and he made them exactly what they asked for.

You do realize that you can script WDS in powershell.

A good powershell script can include literally any windows service installed, or if it not, just install it.

Powershell. It looks a lot like this. I wanted it this way because the size of the file is kept to a minimum and it's easy to drop it on a server and run it from there, if the need arises to do so.

i've pretty much made my career so far by living in the CLI. you'd be surprised now many windows techs are hunt and peck/click, on both their keyboards and in their admin tools.

for shame!

if you have EMC open, go into tracking log explorer, for example, and build a query. in the bottom, below the fields you use to search for email, it'll give you a powershell command that's gonna use for your search.

in some of the other options, such as changing mailbox permissions, it'll give it to you on the status page, it doesn't immediately jump out.

Example

couldn't tell you, personally. i went from exchange 2010 to O365 (where i'm much more prepared to manage via powershell, so that feature isn't as helpful for me anywhere).

I do this often in Mac world. We use a FOSS tool called outset that runs scripts as prescribed times, different from cron or launchd scheduling. A few of the ones I've written or reimplemented using this tool are scripts conditionally called by scripts.

Translate all of your scripts into functions and compile your functions into a module. Future you will thank present you.

Been there done that. I feel for you man. I really do

because we weren't allowed to use scripts

Huh?

Can you explain that?

Ow oof my bone

People like the guy you mentioned, who can't/won't adapt, are exactly the people that are going to get replaced with automation and live the rest of their lives on welfare. The most important skill a person can have now days is adaptability. Innovation requires change, and those who can't adapt are destined to fail. In this case, adaptation required coding ability, but the concept is the same for everyone.

Ballmer’s gone, and the Linux subsystem team is in full force. They want to eat into the Linux market, and they’re going to integrate Linux containers. Give it a few years, they’re pushing HARD for Linux compatibility in azure and are using bash as an entry point. They know once they get Linux sysadmins on their side in any small measure, they can take a bite out of the server market, because laptops and desktops as we know them are dying a slow death.

Dictionaries (in bash since v4) are multidimensional arrays, regex is in bash (since v3), and case is generally used for help text. Documentation really should be in a standardized format (like man pages).

For object-oriented programming, you’re kinda going a bit beyond a script or shell in Linux, don’t you think?

I mean, at that point python, ruby, Java, etc make a hell of a lot more sense. If I needed to use .Net framework bits, I would use powershell then, where it makes sense, but that’s just where the core purpose of bash and powershell diverge.

Bash is meant to be a primary interface to the operating system with scripting capabilities for automation, whereas powershell is meant more to be a .net scripting language.

Oh my bad, didn't know that

ABHes right past him before he can block the doorway Never!!!

There are still plenty of games that don't have those micro transactions though. No ones making you play them.

No one knew?? I was blasting those missions out like no tomorrow!!! Hit a yellow tab, go up the ramp, get a mission, complete mission, repeat.

People surprisingly don't realize your obvious sarcasm :o

I must have been wrong about that, she just never played multiplayer. It was Version 3 and 4 that she was after, not sure why I never got them working properly, but GoG looks like a really good option and super cheap too.. told her just to go with that option as it should work without me having to help too much. Thanks /u/dbzlotrfan and others!

Many people keep saying that they are completely new company, but I don't see why that would be. Apparently Microsoft has bullied some companies with patents and their moves tightening down Windows ecosystem doesn't exactly show their good will.

I believe history will repeat itself.

I'm trying to install Ubuntu but putting it on a mid 2007 MBP isn't very easy.

Pretty sure that support is the bigger problem. There is only so much that wine can do to help. After that point, it's either using a vm or dual booting.

Is there a problem with an OS that works for the average person and looks good?