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[How To] : Create Windows 8 To Go Usb
Windows To Go is new feature included in Windows 8 by Microsoft and it allows you to install Windows 8 on your USB flash drive or USB external hard drive and then you can run Windows 8 from that Windows To Go USB on any Windows 7 capable PC without affecting its current OS installation.
Here - http://bit.ly/Sg6FDO - is the guide. This is the easiest way to do it
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The WTG guide is pretty simple. No need to link to external sites (that in your case people can't get to). No need for IAK or imagex, either. You can use dism that comes with Win7/8.
The below works for all Core/Pro/Ent, albeit Ent has a wizard, so it's easier.
1. Extract INSTALL.WIM from Win8 ISO.
2. Partition USB key/HD as a primary/active partition. Format w/ NTFS. For flash (USB key) may need to use 3rd-party partitioning prg, as MS' DiskMgr is limited.
3. From Admin command prompt (use WinKey-X shortcut):
DISM /apply-image /imagefile:[path]\install.wim /applydir:[USB_drive:]\ /checkintegrity /verify /index:# [1=Pro,2=Core]
BCDBOOT [USB_drive:]\windows /s [USB_drive:] /f all
well your method is nice
Yes I used the imagex and bcdboot method and worked ! But the system works very very slow in my usb 2.0 pen drive !
I'm trying to reduce the apps inside it an dthe non used utilities in the install.wim to make it better to work !
See you !
Suggest getting a small USB hard drive. You get more space, better (random-write) performance, and there is no flash-wear effect. USB keys aren't made to accommodate Windows which does lots of writes.
Yep, a lot of bloat that can be cleaned out in Win8, just like in Win7 and Vista before it. I think we'll see peeps working on optimizing this before long.
You only need install.wim & imagex/dism once. Once you have an WTG install, you can image it with any imaging tool.
Not yet sure how activation will work on a WTG install. We'll know in 30.
e.mote said:
Suggest getting a small USB hard drive. You get more space, better (random-write) performance, and there is no flash-wear effect. USB keys aren't made to accommodate Windows which does lots of writes.
Yep, a lot of bloat that can be cleaned out in Win8, just like in Win7 and Vista before it. I think we'll see peeps working on optimizing this before long.
You only need install.wim & imagex/dism once. Once you have an WTG install, you can image it with any imaging tool.
Not yet sure how activation will work on a WTG install. We'll know in 30.
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It's volume activation ! Waiting for online kms servers
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Thanks for this!
I think the windows to go option is only available on the enterprise edition....
mrappbrain said:
I think the windows to go option is only available on the enterprise edition....
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Yes, it is only enterprise edition. It is awesome minue the face you have to edit the group policy to be able to use bitlocker. But I read to use it on multiple computers you have to have some sort of vdi or purchase multiple licenses and its limited to 4 computers? If anyone has any info or hacks for that let me know!
ALSO that being said, please guys, get the kingston ultimate data traveler g3 64GB!!! It is at a good price on amazon right now. Its a certified drive which basically means its enterprise and can handle the high amount of reads and writes. Not to mention its cheap for a usb 3.0 drive, much less a top of the line enterprise drive!!!!!!!!!
e.mote said:
The WTG guide is pretty simple. No need to link to external sites (that in your case people can't get to). No need for IAK or imagex, either. You can use dism that comes with Win7/8.
The below works for all Core/Pro/Ent, albeit Ent has a wizard, so it's easier.
1. Extract INSTALL.WIM from Win8 ISO.
2. Partition USB key/HD as a primary/active partition. Format w/ NTFS. For flash (USB key) may need to use 3rd-party partitioning prg, as MS' DiskMgr is limited.
3. From Admin command prompt (use WinKey-X shortcut):
DISM /apply-image /imagefile:[path]\install.wim /applydir:[USB_drive:]\ /checkintegrity /verify /index:# [1=Pro,2=Core]
BCDBOOT [USB_drive:]\windows /s [USB_drive:] /f all
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May i know what is index 1-pro 2-core what is this ? What should i select ? 1 or 2
Got this replay ...
Command Prompt said:
F:\sources>DISM /apply-image /imagefile:install.wim /applydir:e:\ /checkintegrity /verify /index:1
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.2.9200.16384
Error: 87
The apply-image option is unknown.
For more information, refer to the help by running DISM.exe /?.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
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I upgraded my asus laptop to windows 8, and the d drive that had a stock backup of windows 7 got wiped somewhow..... so I really want to go back to windows7. I dont have a disc but i do have the windows 7 product key on my laptop... I cant dual boot, i cant connect phones to qpst... my work for school cant be done on windows 8..... I NEED windows 7 back... how can i do this?
A) Given that Win8 is compatible with all software and damn near all drivers that Win7 was (a few legacy driver models, like the ability to use XP video drivers, were deprecated), I doubt you actually can't use Win8 instead.*
B) You need Windows installation media to install Windows. I would hope this would be self-explanatory. It usually comes on a DVD (in a "box", or with your PC) or in a DVD image (giant .ISO file). However, your PC may have a "recovery volume" (a reserved chunk of the hard drive) containing the install image.
* You may need to do one or both of the following to get legacy software to work:
1) Enable the legacy .NET framework versions. Start -> type "features" -> look under Settings -> Turn Windows features on or off -> .NET Framework 3.5.
1.1) If you need .NET 1.1, you'll have to download and install that separately, I think, although at this point that version is like 10 years old.
2) Run programs in Compatibility Mode. For programs designed to run under XP, this includes running them as Admin. Right-click the program (in Windows Explorer; you can get there by right-clicking the tile in Start and selecting Open File Location), go to Properties -> Compatibility. Choose the compatibility option(s) most suitable to your needs.
.net frameworks checked....
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If it's a driver issue you're having, which it most likely is because most driver install tools aren't ready for Win8 yet, you'll need to extract the relevant driver from the executable (or find one extracted online somewhere) and install it using the windows device manager.
If you can't find a solution to the problem, burn the relevant Win7 ISO file to your license key, and reinstall Windows 7 from that until devices become more compatible.
Kyoraki said:
If it's a driver issue you're having, which it most likely is because most driver install tools aren't ready for Win8 yet, you'll need to extract the relevant driver from the executable (or find one extracted online somewhere) and install it using the windows device manager.
If you can't find a solution to the problem, burn the relevant Win7 ISO file to your license key, and reinstall Windows 7 from that until devices become more compatible.
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Thats the route im going...
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Then im going to try to partition hdd so i can also install an ubuntu iso
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Could be he's. Used to win 7 ,doesn't want to relearn 8 doesnt want to re install drivers and still nothing works, I'm not harping against 8. ,just think its really not. A desktop OS,works great as a phone and a tablet,useless as a desktop
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I got everything situated... Windows 8 is just better with a touch screen and i miss my windows 7 themes and stuff. Now only way to boot windows is thru bios boot override... Or else grub only lets me boot ubuntu.... A little annoying but tolerable
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You can download one of these upgrade isos from Digital River/Microsoft and then install using your key. Make sure you download the appropriate version Pro, Home, etc, it should say next to your key what it is and chances are your computer can run x64 unless its a netbook.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
I've used these isos with OEM Windows 7 keys and it activates just fine and is perfectly legal since its your licensed key and the ISOs I linked to are unmodified from Microsoft and require a key to work.
Yep. Got an iso on a disc and installed then had to install all the drivers
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Hell... This is a guide on how to install android on your PC.
I wouldn't actually call it a guide but rather a organized collection of links where you can get the information required.
There are basically two ways to install android on your PC
1) Installing it in your hard drive
2) Using VirtualBox
First of all... the exporting of android to PC is made possible lthrough the Android x86 project en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android-x86
Things you will need
1) A PC powered by AMD or Intel processors.
2) android x86 iso image www.android-x86.org/download
3) Blank CD/DVD or a USB flash drive
4) VirtualBox https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads ( if you are using virtualization)
Note - It is recommended that you use Virtualization Technology rather than installing it on hard drive.
1) Installing on hard drive
Now in this one you can dual boot with your current OS or just use Android as a standalone.
To install android on your hard drive you can follow this guide here logytips.blogspot.com.es/2014/02/how-to-dual-boot-install-android-kitkat.html?m=1
Personally I found this guide the most useful one on the internet ( if you have any better then please comment) Now this guide specifies only on dual booting with Windows but the good thing is you can modify the instructions to do the way you want.
If you want to install Android as a standalone then just delete all the partitions and install Android
If you are using any other OS then just create or modify partitions the way you do in that OS
2) Using VirtualBox
For the folks who don't know, VirtualBox is a virtualization software by Oracle that lets you run an OS in your current OS as a guest OS without making anything permanent.
To use Android using VirtualBox you can follow the official Android_x86 guide here www.android-x86.org/documents/virtualboxhowto or
the Wikihow guide here www.wikihow.com/Install-Android-OS-4.3-on-Windows-8-PC
Or watch this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3YcSJJlxio
f you need any additional information or got into some problem then please comment
Hit thanks if it helped!
Solution to common errors
1) Make sure that Virtualization is enabled in your BIOS settings.
2) Wi-Fi , camera and USB storage may not work on KitKat.. so try older versions.
3) If you have a new PC or rather a UEFI system then you need to install Android via USB stick.
What this has to do with Moto G?
This should not be in the moto G section but android general. However, as there are already threads about this there I will close this thread
Thread closed
2/18 Update:
USB charging and controller works, audio probably works. Here's some update on this project:
Battery
Put C:\DPP and C:\EFIESP back. Nokia's driver reads C:\EFIESP\Battery.json in kernel mode (WTF). If you have NokiaEnergyDriver.sys and other PMIC/PEP/MIPI BIF (on some models) drivers installed, you should get battery show up.
Sign drivers?
Yes. Sign everything to prevent bad things from happening. I used a commercial certificate for conveience , but you don't have to do that. Here's a handy script that generates a self-signed certificate and installs it on your phone: https://gist.github.com/imbushuo/4de89ad18a0f538d8ebd18bf6daca56a
Download it, run it as administrator and specify ImageDir to your phone's partition (in mass storage mode). Then sign all your drivers binaries (and catalogs as well) with the fingerprint provided.
When signing your drivers, remember timpstamp all drivers. DigiCert's help documentation is useful for signing binaries.
Turn off UMCI
See https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36394268&postcount=222. Set UMCIAuditMode key to allow all desktop applications and UMDF drivers load.
Make USB work
You will need several supplemental drivers from Windows Phone: BattFltr.sys, CAD.sys, ufx01000.sys, ufxsynposys.sys (or ufxchipidea.sys, depends on your chipset). Copy registry keys (HKLM\ControlSet001\Services and HKLM\ControlSet001\Enum\ROOT\CAD / HKLM\ControlSet001\Enum\ROOT\BattFltr) add supplemental WDF registry keys. Some files are attached as attachments, so you can take a look to get some idea about that.
Make Windows Store Apps work on unsupported resolution
See my blog post.
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While this project is not totally finished (e.g. No Battery status/charging unknown, no cellular, no audio), I decided to post this thread as many people asked me about the tutorial. This is just a brief tutorial, you need to have plenty of time on this to make this happen. Be careful as some steps are very dangerous.
This tutorial is provided AS-IS, without any implicit or expressed warranties. By reading this brief tutorial, you are agreed that you are taking your own risk trying this. I am not responsible for any possible consequences of installing Windows RT or other non-Windows Phone OS on Lumia phones. If your phone ships with Windows 10 Mobile, then this tutorial might not fit you. You can try drivers from other models, but I have no guarantee on this.
General workflow
- Unlock your phone with WPInternals 2.4
- Enter mass storage mode, copy registry files from MainOS partition
- Copy files from DPP partition
- Download Windows RT 8.1 ISO (publicly available on Internet, Google it)
- Download a Lumia 2520 recovery image for some files (I will post these files later)
- Download a Windows Phone 8.1 firmware for your phone
- Extract drivers, re-assembly INF files
- Patch some drivers (see my note)
- Self-sign some drivers (see my note)
- Make sure you know what you are doing: Delete MainOS and Data partition, create new NTFS partition for Windows RT. Do not touch other partitions.
- Apply system image (dism works fine)
- Copy DPP files back (C:\DPP)
- Modify sysprep tasks (see my note)
- Apply BCD configuration
- Boot
- Let OOBE fail once
- Go to mass storage mode again, mount registry and force OOBE run again
- Have fun
Notes on this project
ACPI
Reading ACPI DSDT table will help you understand your phone architecture. ACPI tables are located in PLAT partition. It is easy to extract them with 7-zip (after converting FFU to VHD). To decompile dsdt.aml, you need to download iASL tool, which is available on Internet.
Certain devices, like touch screen or panel, require other devices have driver loaded and enabled. This is not shown in Qualcomm's ACPI implementation. In my case, I need PEP, PEP 3rd, GPIO, BAM, I2C Device, QMUX, Shared Memory drivers loaded to make touchscreen work. It varies by model.
Re-assembly INF files
Mount SYSTEM registry from your phone or FFU, go to DriverDatabase\DriverPackages\<Some Driver Package>, each key in driver package key matches INF sections respectively. See some driver INF files to get some idea.
Remember to check ControlSet001\Service for additional information if necessary. If you are working on Windows Phone 8.1 firmware, check \Windows\System32\Packages to make sure you've got correct files and registry configs. These files are gzipped.
Patch drivers
Certain drivers read DPP partition for device-specific calibration information. While Qualcomm shares the codebase between Windows RT and Windows Phone, DPP partition is handled differently between platforms. You can search Unicode string "PhoneNT" to determine whether drivers read DPP or not.
To fool drivers think they are living in Windows Phone, you can create another multi-string value in the ProductOptions key. I created a value called "AnotherSuite" and filled "PhoneNT" in. Then I modified all "ProductSuite" Unicode strings in drivers to "AnotherSuite". Remember to re-calculate linker checksum (dependencies) and PE checksum.
This is critical to make wireless (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) subsystem work.
Graphics
DO NOT use user-mode driver module from WP on Windows RT. The Windows Phone Qualcomm GPU driver does not implement DirectX 9, which is required by Windows desktop. Using WP UM driver will crash DWM.
To correctly enable GPU acceleration, use kernel driver and decoder module from your firmware, and user mode driver from Lumia 2520's recovery image. At least this works on Lumia 640 XL.
Touchscreen
Touchscreen works, however, WP driver reports wrong metric system to Windows RT. To workaround this, modify SYSTEM\TOUCH key, make some value larger than expected. See my value for 640XL in attachment.
Remove some sysprep tasks
Remove BCD and WinRE specialization and generalization tasks from sysprep task definition. OOBE will fail still. Boot to mass storage mode, mount SYSTEM registry, change setup type to 1 (see your current OS for ideas about other values), change program path to oobe\msoobe.exe. You should be able to see normal OOBE then.
BCD and Driver Signing
Test signing should be on. Disabling integrity check is recommended (though documentation says this key is ignored prior to Windows 10). Copy catalogs to the new OS, and self-sign drivers you patched.
Kernel Debugger
To enable WinDbg KD, modify your phone BCD:
Code:
bcdedit /store <Path> /dbgsettings usb TARGETNAME:WOATARGET
bcdedit /store <Path> /set {Your OS GUID} Debug On
Connect your phone to PC, start WinDbg, USB kernel debugging, target name "WOATARGET".
Have fun with Windows RT on Lumia, I am going to continue working on audio and battery
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Ty Imbushuo , GREAT WORK
didnt you forgot to make efiesp guid to a efi partition else bcd cant be updated
Is there a way to patch the kernel or a bypass to avoid SECURITY_SYSTEM BSOD on MSM8960 devices?
Thanks for your work. I hope to get a newer Windows Phone soon and try Win10PE, I'm working on a custom shell that hopefully grants it a good experience on handheld devices since we lack ARMv7 ShellExperiences
J0SH1X said:
didnt you forgot to make efiesp guid to a efi partition else bcd cant be updated
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Qualcomm's firmware is weird, so I didn't do that. (They hard-coded something) Maybe I will try it later with a dev board and see what will happen.
Fantastic job :good:
Is it possible to enable a second external monitor via Miracast ?
What about bluetooth keyboard and mouse ?
Lumia 950/XL should also support 2x monitors ( DisplayPort/HDMI via USB-C ).
It also has more RAM and might run apps better than L640.
imbushuo said:
Qualcomm's firmware is weird, so I didn't do that. (They hard-coded something) Maybe I will try it later with a dev board and see what will happen.
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thats weired on my 930 this is NEEDED to get rt to boot but weired enough my 640 lte doesnt boot it at alll but sadly i dont get how to reassamble the inf files (im litterally just comparing my compiled touch driver inf with the registry of my 930)
I can not find the windows rt on the Internet. Can I send the file link download?
imbushuo said:
While this project is not totally finished (e.g. No Battery status/charging unknown, no cellular, no r FFU, go to DriverDatabase\DriverPackages\<Some Driver Package>, each key in driver package key matches INF sections res
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I use google translate so it's hard to follow, it's great when you have a video tutorial, everything is more intuitive and easy.
INF files Qualcomm ARM-based View attachment Inf.zip
prokakavip said:
I use google translate so it's hard to follow, it's great when you have a video tutorial, everything is more intuitive and easy.
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If you are an end user I would recommend waiting for WPInternals partition dumps for your device
I knew this solution... so they cant make general Qualcomm drivers never. Device specification is nightmare. Better get a hammer and deepmagic
Thank you for all the effort of going through this and providing the information.
Can somebody whoever upload fixed registry files and drivers? i was able to follow all steps successfully (except these parts) but on first boot i just get a blue screen with a sad smiley.
Also, i assumed you meant applying the install.wim image via DISM from the Windows RT 8.1 ISO.
(For those who need more help with this, Google: "Append, apply, and export volume images with a Windows Image (.wim) file",
i'm not allowed to post links due to post count).
Die Anleitung ist jetzt auch in deutsch verfügbar und hier zu finden:
Windows RT 8.1 auf ein Lumia installieren
WPVision.de said:
Die Anleitung ist jetzt auch in deutsch verfügbar und hier zu finden:
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I registered and it still said i'm not allowed to visit the forum because i dont have permission.
D-V-D-K said:
I registered and it still said i'm not allowed to visit the forum because i dont have permission.
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That's correct, because you did not follow the guidelines.
The activation for this area is done manually by your first post.
Samuelgames said:
If you are an end user I would recommend waiting for WPInternals partition dumps for your device
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Can you upload your partition dumps for 640xl?
Removed. Sorry I was being rash.
spavlin said:
INF files Qualcomm ARM-based View attachment 4410518
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but theese inffiles arent redone from registry
for example touch driver is missing
imbushuo said:
- Download a Lumia 2520 recovery image for some files (I will post these files later)
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Use at your own risk!
Some Lumia 2520 Firmware And Driver Update 10. 6. 2014:
Code:
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/03/20623735_d3143757b17f94d00f53dc6f3f4dbdf48c36430e.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/03/20624060_4b5dec4829bf5e013bf5e6c045a4ed9367afe88d.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/03/20624064_70ea6951b8f7c7d72963c38e302356f46642ec85.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/03/20624552_3c10b74a53f010a90539ea1e606f562d65a03082.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/03/20626644_7f0f6945d5e0e19e78b3794490990145b98e2c0c.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/04/20639225_555ea122b93d34720513db1b344254a0a69a158c.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/04/20639552_08956ac77c46334650fc675794d58325f279ddbb.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/04/20640693_4d4f789e1349e350324fb7e31b60514ae191cb46.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/04/20642401_1278d3d9f4ae8d1903ec0c6f0861ec9912139b96.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/04/20643591_beca8afddf93a8679f6e875f5abfc44f9395975a.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/04/20643598_4a154479fe2ad83eef04c99e96e44b0e88efce8e.cab
http://au.ds.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2014/04/20643814_2d9a86009238af018f92aa76a9be453ef9231424.cab
Yes you can make windows completely 100% private as if it was linux.
Ofcourse privacy doesn’t fix zero day security exploits, this guide is about privacy not security.
For a first impression of what a truely optimized windows system looks like check the screenshots below.
Make a backup of your data is always the first thing to do.
➤ 1 Download the official windows iso from microsofts website (The iso NOT the mediacreationtool !!)
If you can’t download the iso install the useragentswitcher browser extension and switch to linux (microsoft's website detects your operatingsystem and doesn't let you download the iso if you are on windows...)
https://microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
User-Agent Switcher and Manager – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)
➤ 2 Download rufus and use it to create a bootable usb drive with the windows iso file you just downloaded
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
➤ 3 Use the bootable usb drive to Install windows 10 pro offline
You will have to boot into BIOS mode and change the primary boot device to the usb drive
➤ 4 Use https://privacy.sexy 10 to generate a script that will rip the guts of microsoft out of windows
Use either one of the predefined settings (standard, strict, all) or create your own script via the options.
Be careful when creating your own script, you can break functionality like windows search, to keep functionality only standard and strict are recommended.
➤ 5 Install Device Drivers
If you have an nvidia GPU use NVCleanstall for an installation that will remove MOST of the
integrated driver spyware https://techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/
Install your CPU chipset but DO NOT install intel management engine or AMT vPRO, these are known backdoors so governments can potentialy remotely access your pc.
Intel Desktop Chipsets - Latest Motherboard Desktop and PC Chipsets
https://amd.com/en/support
➤ 6 Install Netframework Offline
Many programs require old netframework version to work, you don't need windows update for that.
To install offline without using windowsupdate you need a copy of the windows iso you previously
downloaded.
Mount the windows iso
Open powershell as administrator
Use this command to install netframework:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:X:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
Replace Source:X: with whatever the location of your mounted iso is, for example Source:
To find out where your iso is mounted, open the windows explorer, rightklick on the mounted iso and select open file location.
➤ 7 Install Visual Studio Redistributables
Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Learn
➤ 8 Install Librewolf WebBrowser (no extensions required, ublockorigin is already preinstalled)
Installation – LibreWolf
Searchengines:
https://search.brave.com
https://searx.work/ Luxembourg (LU)
https://searx.fmac.xyz/ Switzerland (CH)
https://searx.tuxcloud.net/ Czechia (CZ)
https://searx.prvcy.eu/ Finland (FI)
Duckduckgo cannot be trusted anymore since they had a tracking agreement with microsoft.
Don't use startpage search engine or waterfox browser, both have been acquired by an adversting company called System1.
Librewolf is a modified version of firefox for increased privacy and security, while google chrome and microsoft edge collect your entire browsing history and every website you visited.
PS: Opera Browser is now owned by china, delete that if you haven't already.
➤ 9 Use ShutUp10 to modify windows privacy settings
Recommended: Klick on “actions” select “activate all privacy settings”, then manually uncheck what
you need.
Examples: microphone, camera, bluetooth, notifications.
O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
➤ 10 Go Online for the first time, instantly install Portmaster from https://safing.io
Select Quad9 as your DNS server, they are non-profit, unlike most other providers like your internetservicepovider (ISP) are commerical and spy on everything you do on the internet.
Configure portmaster to block all connections by default and only allow what you need. (must have for privacy)
Unlock the systemdnsclient in portmaster otherwise you cannot connect to the internet. (all other windows services can be fully blocked)
Now klick on systemdnsclient and block connections that you don't trust, for example:
go.microsoft.com
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
services.gfe.nvidia.com (block this if using an nvidia GPU, even if you use nvcleanstall)
There should not be many connections to block if you used https://privacy.sexy 10 to cleanup windows.
➤ 11 Install a trusthworthy VPN, for example ProtonVPN or Mullvad (They have a free plan and are based in switzerland)
If you are currently using one of these, nordvpn, expressvpn, surfshark, you're making a big mistake. These providers are known to share your data with advertising companys and law enforcement.
They also use google trackers and analytics, source:
why not to use nordvpn
why not to use surfshark
why not to use expressvpn
why protonvpn is probably much better
Free VPN download for your device | Proton VPN
Obviously as you will do almost all of these steps offline you will have to downloaded all the software beforehand and copy it to an offline drive which you can access without any internet connection.
A usbdrive would be enough.
Software that is generally recommended and you should use because https://privacy.sexy 10 will delete all preinstalled garbage apps.
https://7-zip.org/ (compression software)
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ 2 (windows notepad on steroids)
Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN (video and photo viewer)
If you wish to delete certain parts of windows or take ownership of them which by default your administratoraccount has no access to, use NSudo which is an extremely powerfull windows admin-tool that lets you take full control over windows.
https://github.com/M2TeamArchived/NSudo/releases/download/6.2/NSudo_6.2.1812.31_All_Binary.zip
Examples of what you should delete with nsudo: (No deleting those won’t break anything, renaming also works)
smartscreen.exe
upfc.exe
Compatibility Telement.exe
CompPkgSrv.exe
mobsync.exe
GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
microsoftedge
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Privacydroid said:
Yes you can make windows completely 100% private as if it was linux.
Ofcourse privacy doesn’t fix zero day security exploits, this guide is about privacy not security.
For a first impression of what a truely optimized windows system looks like check the screenshots below.
Make a backup of your data is always the first thing to do.
➤ 1 Download the official windows iso from microsofts website (The iso NOT the mediacreationtool !!)
If you can’t download the iso install the useragentswitcher browser extension and switch to linux (microsoft's website detects your operatingsystem and doesn't let you download the iso if you are on windows...)
https://microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
User-Agent Switcher and Manager – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)
➤ 2 Download rufus and use it to create a bootable usb drive with the windows iso file you just downloaded
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
➤ 3 Use the bootable usb drive to Install windows 10 pro offline
You will have to boot into BIOS mode and change the primary boot device to the usb drive
➤ 4 Use https://privacy.sexy 10 to generate a script that will rip the guts of microsoft out of windows
Use either one of the predefined settings (standard, strict, all) or create your own script via the options.
Be careful when creating your own script, you can break functionality like windows search, to keep functionality only standard and strict are recommended.
➤ 5 Install Device Drivers
If you have an nvidia GPU use NVCleanstall for an installation that will remove MOST of the
integrated driver spyware https://techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/
Install your CPU chipset but DO NOT install intel management engine or AMT vPRO, these are known backdoors so governments can potentialy remotely access your pc.
Intel Desktop Chipsets - Latest Motherboard Desktop and PC Chipsets
https://amd.com/en/support
➤ 6 Install Netframework Offline
Many programs require old netframework version to work, you don't need windows update for that.
To install offline without using windowsupdate you need a copy of the windows iso you previously
downloaded.
Mount the windows iso
Open powershell as administrator
Use this command to install netframework:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:X:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
Replace Source:X: with whatever the location of your mounted iso is, for example Source:
To find out where your iso is mounted, open the windows explorer, rightklick on the mounted iso and select open file location.
➤ 7 Install Visual Studio Redistributables
Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Learn
➤ 8 Install Librewolf WebBrowser (no extensions required, ublockorigin is already preinstalled)
Installation – LibreWolf
Searchengines:
https://search.brave.com
https://swisscows.com
https://searx.work/ Luxembourg (LU)
https://searx.fmac.xyz/ Switzerland (CH)
https://searx.tuxcloud.net/ Czechia (CZ)
https://searx.prvcy.eu/ Finland (FI)
Duckduckgo cannot be trusted anymore since they had a secret tracking agreement with microsoft.
Don't use startpage search engine or waterfox browser, both have been acquired by an adversting company called System1.
Librewolf is a modified version of firefox for increased privacy and security, while google chrome and microsoft edge collect your entire browsing history and every website you visited.
PS: Opera Browser is now owned by china, delete that if you haven't already.
➤ 9 Use ShutUp10 to modify windows privacy settings
Recommended: Klick on “actions” select “activate all privacy settings”, then manually uncheck what
you need.
Examples: microphone, camera, bluetooth, notifications.
O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
➤ 10 Go Online for the first time, instantly install Portmaster from https://safing.io
Select Quad9 as your DNS server, they are non-profit, unlike most other providers like your internetservicepovider (ISP) are commerical and spy on everything you do on the internet.
Configure portmaster to block all connections by default and only allow what you need. (must have for privacy)
Unlock the systemdnsclient in portmaster otherwise you cannot connect to the internet. (all other windows services can be fully blocked)
Now klick on systemdnsclient and block connections that you don't trust, for example:
go.microsoft.com
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
services.gfe.nvidia.com (block this if using an nvidia GPU, even if you use nvcleanstall)
There should not be many connections to block if you used https://privacy.sexy 10 to cleanup windows.
➤ 11 Install a trusthworthy VPN, for example ProtonVPN (They have a free plan and are based in switzerland)
If you are currently using one of these, nordvpn, expressvpn, surfshark, you're making a big mistake. These providers are known to share your data with advertising companys and law enforcement.
They also use google trackers and analytics, source:
why not to use nordvpn
why not to use surfshark
why not to use expressvpn
why protonvpn is probably much better
Free VPN download for your device | Proton VPN
Obviously as you will do almost all of these steps offline you will have to downloaded all the software beforehand and copy it to an offline drive which you can access without any internet connection.
A usbdrive would be enough.
Software that is generally recommended and you should use because https://privacy.sexy 10 will delete all preinstalled garbage apps.
https://7-zip.org/ (compression software)
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ 2 (windows notepad on steroids)
Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN (video and photo viewer)
If you wish to delete certain parts of windows or take ownership of them which by default your administratoraccount has no access to, use NSudo which is an extremely powerfull windows admin-tool that lets you take full control over windows.
https://github.com/M2TeamArchived/NSudo/releases/download/6.2/NSudo_6.2.1812.31_All_Binary.zip
Examples of what you should delete with nsudo: (No deleting those won’t break anything, renaming also works)
smartscreen.exe
upfc.exe
Compatibility Telement.exe
CompPkgSrv.exe
mobsync.exe
GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
microsoftedge
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I don't use Windows, only Linux, but I thought this looked interesting. The bloatware decreases are crazy. Do you think this would work running in VirtualBox (I know VBox is proprietary, but at least cut down on how much spyware is on Windows)? The only time I do use Windows is on Linux to flash phones with Odin like this.
ethical_haquer said:
I don't use Windows, only Linux, but I thought this looked interesting. The bloatware decreases are crazy. Do you think this would work running in VirtualBox (I know VBox is proprietary, but at least cut down on how much spyware is on Windows)? The only time I do use Windows is on Linux to flash phones with Odin like this.
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Yes the same steps described here work with virtualbox.
Odin should work offline, so you can disable the checkmark "networkadapter" in virtualbox to cut the entire os from accessing the internet.
Or you could install portmaster to block microsoft from spying on your vm.
As described above there's a setting to block all connections by default, use that and only allow programs to access the network that you trust or need.
All in all, debloating is great for performance and privacy, but if you are just after privacy then portmaster should be the only thing you need (simplewall is another great option and they can be used together), ps: portmaster also supports linux.
Privacydroid said:
Yes the same steps described here work with virtualbox.
Odin should work offline, so you can disable the checkmark "networkadapter" in virtualbox to cut the entire os from accessing the internet.
Or you could install portmaster to block microsoft from spying on your vm.
As described above there's a setting to block all connections by default, use that and only allow programs to access the network that you trust or need.
All in all, debloating is great for performance and privacy, but if you are just after privacy then portmaster should be the only thing you need (simplewall is another great option and they can be used together), ps: portmaster also supports linux.
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Yes, I just installed PortMaster and it's amazing. Thanks!
Bumping this so more people will see and benefit from it.
Needless to say ANY windows users should install portmaster from safing.io, a must have.
Privacydroid said:
Bumping this so more people will see and benefit from it.
Needless to say ANY windows users should install portmaster from safing.io, a must have.
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Perhaps I should make tutorial on switching from Windows to Linux as well. Although I'm probably not the best for that, seeing as how I haven't used Windows. Oh well.