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[jaylach]

Dang! I'm beginning to think it MAY be impossible to get rid of Copilot at least in Win 11's latest version. It looked to be gone but is back.

 

[MaloK]

I disabled Copilot with Group Policy and when I hit "Win+C" I received the "No action is available" select an action, I take "search" instead, validate.

The featured copilot you find in paint and such applications are not the same.

In Settings search for "AI" select installed components --> There should be no installed components.

As far as I know, Machines that are incapable of AI processing will never have them installed.

 

[jaylach]

I disabled Copilot with Group Policy and when I hit "Win+C" I received the "No action is available" select an action, I take "search" instead, validate.

The featured copilot you find in paint and such applications are not the same.

In Settings search for "AI" select installed components --> There should be no installed components.

As far as I know, Machines that are incapable of AI processing will never have them installed.

I guess I'll need to research the Group Policy aspect if it really ends up bugging me. With my history it may seem odd but I'm really not sure that I've ever used Group Policy.

 

[MaloK]

I guess I'll need to research the Group Policy aspect if it really ends up bugging me. With my history it may seem odd but I'm really not sure that I've ever used Group Policy.

There is many of group policies that can be applied on lesser version than pro, via registry... But no guaranties they wont be reversed... Local GPOs on pro and upward are applied at machine boot... Local Users and Domain at connection...

M$ would not even dare to go against any of the GPO you can implement not working. beside a real bug. This Could bring thousands of vendors and millions of SERVERS in jeopardy...

I set a GPO to maximum 22H2... Not a single machine have shown any "publicity" about something else.

M$ could end with millions of servers not behaving has promised and serious security compromises. The number of workstations affected would be in the hundreds of millions...

That's why I Flush all the home editions. Convince customers of why they should do so too... Explain them why They should rely on me and demonstrate how the are getting control on their windows behaviors.

Some of them still call me today to modify their GPOs for their goal... Some calls me to have a beer... and a lot of them never called back.

They learned without Windows Professional. You cannot make a fully optimized high power secured workstation / Gaming computer, period.

 

[Colin_T]

Copilot is an intrusive AI that comes with MS Office and Windows. Don't actually think you can remove but you can disable with a registry hack. I use Winaero Tweaker for such things. I also use it to do things like bringing back the full right click context menu in Win 11. If you look at it be careful to click the right link as there are a lot of ads. The proper link is right above "Support us".

Download Winaero Tweaker

Winaero Tweaker. The all-in-one app from Winaero. It will include almost all apps released by Winaero along with new tweaks and options. Windows Tweaker

winaero.com

I downloaded winaero but it has 2 things I can click on, "Silentsetup" and "WinaeroTweaker". They both want to run a program and be allowed to change things. Any idea which one I use?

 

[jaylach]

I downloaded winaero but it has 2 things I can click on, "Silentsetup" and "WinaeroTweaker". They both want to run a program and be allowed to change things. Any idea which one I use?

Use the Winaero Tweaker setup option. The other is just a launcher for the other to set it up with no needed user action. In my opinion it is pretty useless.

When you launch the setup program you will be given the option to install normal or portable. I use normal so it shows in my start menu but the function of both are the same.

There are many and many more options that can be applied. Be careful. I've been using this tweaker for so long that I know what I want to use and what it will do. Since you have not used I strongly suggest that you do a full system backup as either an image or clone so you can easily restore your system if something goes wrong. This app DOES make modifications to your system registry to apply the changes you want. I have NEVER experienced it causing any issues to my system but it is always better to be safe than sorry...

 

[jaylach]

I won't go into details as they would be strongly political but, if you plan on buying anything electronic such as computer hardware, do it soon as it is very likely that such items will soon go way up in price. This is especially true if you live in the US.

 

[Colin_T]

I won't go into details as they would be strongly political but, if you plan on buying anything electronic such as computer hardware, do it soon as it is very likely that such items will soon go way up in price. This is especially true if you live in the US.

I just spent $1200 on computer parts last weekend and picked them up yesterday. Now I have to get off my butt and build my new computer. Then I have to find a usb stick and make my win10/11 boot disc and then scream coz I broke it and it doesn't work.

 

[MattW]

I'll be setting up Win11 tomorrow on my parents' PC. W10 has already been installed from months back, but has never been used. I did a quick test on temps with a load test similar to what my parents will be using it for. 30C average on the GTX 960 and 34C average on the R5 5500, so there are no complaints from me. The only issue is that the new monitor doesn't include speakers, so that's another thing added to the shopping list.

I am contemplating either upgrading to W11 from inside the W10 upgrade settings or a fresh install using Rufus.
Either way, I'm going to do manual removal of all the bloatware rather than use a program this time Just hoping nothing messes up the install

 

[Aquatopia]

I'd join in but I just got rid of my gaming PC (and huge desk) to make room for my new 6 foot fish tank.

This was my build:

Corsair iCUE 5000D RGB AIRFLOW ATX Gaming PC Case
Corsair iCUE RGB ELITE Fans
ASUS AMD ROG Strix X670E-A Gaming Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 9 7950x CPU
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 ARGB AIO CPU Water Cooler
COOLER MASTER Vertical Graphics Card Holder
XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Gaming Edition RGB 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600Mhz RGB RAM
2 x Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD Drive
Corsair HX1200i 1200 Watt 80 PLUS PLATINUM Modular PSU
2 x 27" 166hz monitors
35" 144hz ultrawide monitor
Triple monitor hydraulic arm stand

I'm now using a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga on the sofa instead. Much more comfortable but no gaming.

I do have lot's of other tech so hopefully I can still join in?

I have 2 NAS servers (1 x 20TB and 1 x 40TB) and a ThinClient running Home Assistant, which controls the many smart home devices that I have. I also have multiple tablets around the home and a few Echo Shows and Echo dots.

I've worked in IT all my life and love me some tech.

 

[jaylach]

I'll be setting up Win11 tomorrow on my parents' PC. W10 has already been installed from months back, but has never been used. I did a quick test on temps with a load test similar to what my parents will be using it for. 30C average on the GTX 960 and 34C average on the R5 5500, so there are no complaints from me. The only issue is that the new monitor doesn't include speakers, so that's another thing added to the shopping list.

I am contemplating either upgrading to W11 from inside the W10 upgrade settings or a fresh install using Rufus.
Either way, I'm going to do manual removal of all the bloatware rather than use a program this time Just hoping nothing messes up the install

I suggest going with the upgrade install as it saves time not having to install apps. Also, if the install fails, it should revert back to Windows 10 in most cases. Do NOT attempt an off-line install as it will probably fail at 86%.

Is there a sound system near where the system will end up? If so you could just run audio cables to the sound system. I do dual monitors using HDTV's but don't use the set's speakers. Instead I use a Yamaha SRT-1000 that sits under my larger display. Fortunately the Yamaha has dual digital optical sound inputs so I can connect both displays to the thing.

SRT-1000 - Overview - Yamaha - United States

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[MattW]

Corsair iCUE 5000D RGB AIRFLOW ATX Gaming PC Case
Corsair iCUE RGB ELITE Fans
ASUS AMD ROG Strix X670E-A Gaming Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 9 7950x CPU
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 ARGB AIO CPU Water Cooler
COOLER MASTER Vertical Graphics Card Holder
XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Gaming Edition RGB 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600Mhz RGB RAM
2 x Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD Drive
Corsair HX1200i 1200 Watt 80 PLUS PLATINUM Modular PSU
2 x 27" 166hz monitors
35" 144hz ultrawide monitor
Triple monitor hydraulic arm stand

Could it run Crysis?

A very very powerful PC right there!

I suggest going with the upgrade install as it saves time not having to install apps. Also, if the install fails, it should revert back to Windows 10 in most cases. Do NOT attempt an off-line install as it will probably fail at 86%.

Is there a sound system near where the system will end up? If so you could just run audio cables to the sound system. I do dual monitors using HDTV's but don't use the set's speakers. Instead I use a Yamaha SRT-1000 that sits under my larger display. Fortunately the Yamaha has dual digital optical sound inputs so I can connect both displays to the thing.

All right will do that!
Sadly not, the old AIO pc they used had built-in speakers. The PC will be mainly used for dictation and spreadsheets. So speaker audio isn't a necessity, but it is useful as a backup + better for watching videos. We think there is an old pair of speakers still boxed at my dad's work, so we shall see if they are sufficient.

 

[Aquatopia]

Could it run Crysis?

A very very powerful PC right there!

It could indeed!

I was mainly Sim Racing in triple screen surround at high FPS (144Hz).

 

[Colin_T]

What's the best way to make a win10/11 boot disc?
1) Do I reset the pc and install all the updates, then make the boot disc?
2) Do I reset the pc and not bother with updates and then make the boot disc?
3) Do I install my other software before making the boot disc?

What's the best type of boot disc, ISO image or something else?

 

[jaylach]

What's the best way to make a win10/11 boot disc?
1) Do I reset the pc and install all the updates, then make the boot disc?
2) Do I reset the pc and not bother with updates and then make the boot disc?
3) Do I install my other software before making the boot disc?

What's the best type of boot disc, ISO image or something else?

1) and 2) Yes, make sure the system is totally up to date. Should not need to reset the PC as you would then lose all installed apps.

3) should not need to install apps as they are already there.

As far as the install disc you can't unless you have a Blu-ray burner or use a double layer DVD as the Windows 11 install will no longer fit on a normal DVD. Use a flash drive for making the install media. The flash drive must be formatted as NTFS and be at least 8 GB in size. If the system fully qualifies as to hardware requirements you should not need to do anything special but make sure that the system is on-line or the install will fail at 86%. Use the Media Creation Tool from the following link and have it make the media to the NTFS flash drive. If doing an upgrade install launch the setup app from the created media. If doing a clean install boot to the install media. Note that, if the system has never had Windows 11 previously installed. you will need to purchase a license.

Here is a link to download the media creation tool.

Download Windows 11