Windows 11
Apparence
Issues
- Unable to move the taskbar to the left side
Editions
Edition | Description |
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Consumer | contains Pro, Education and Enterprise which is mainly for company that use volume license |
Business | contains Home, Pro, and Education which is mainly for personal and special organization that use OEM or retail product key. |
N editions of Windows are available in Europe, and are missing a few media-related features:
- Windows Media Player
- Groove Music
- Movies & TV
- Voice Recorder
- Skype
Licences
Licence type | Description |
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OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer, installed by a manufacturer on new devices. The product key isn't transferable, and you can't use it to activate another installation. (Unless you're re-activating a new installation on the same computer.) |
Retail | acquired when purchasing a copy of Windows. You can transfer the product key to another computer, as long as you deactivate the old device. |
Volume | allows organizations to use one master product key to activate any installation of Windows. Although you can use this license multiple times on different computers, you can't transfer it with the device when the system changes ownership, and you're not allowed to activate devices that aren't part of the organization. |
Applications configuration
File explorer
To hide Gallery and OneDrive, delete the following registry key:
Menu | Key |
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Gallery | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c} |
OneDrive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6} |
Snipping Tool
Map the PrintScreen button: Windows → Settings → Accessibility (left menu) → Keyboard → Use the Print screen button to open screen snipping = true
Git Bash
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\GitBash] @="Open Git Bash" "Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Git\\mingw64\\share\\git\\git-for-windows.ico" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\GitBash\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Git\\git-bash.exe\" \"--cd=%v.\"" |
VS Code
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\VSCode] @="Open w&ith Code" "Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\VSCode\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\"" |
Applications installation
Microsoft Store
- Microsoft PowerToys
- Firefox
- VS Code
Already installed
- Windows Terminal
Windhawk
Mod Vertical Taskbar for Windows 11 allows to have the taskbar on the left side.
Installation
Skip adding a Microsoft account
- Sign-in options → Offline account
Bypass check
- Shift + F10
regedit
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
- add new key LabConfig
- add DWORD 32 bits BypassTPMCheck = 1
- add DWORD 32 bits BypassRAMCheck = 1
- add DWORD 32 bits BypassCPUCheck = 1
- add DWORD 32 bits BypassSecureBootCheck = 1
- close all the windows
- start install again