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Using Services

1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
2. Type services.msc and press Enter.
3. Scroll down and locate the Windows Error Reporting Service.
4. Right-click on it and choose Properties.
5. In the Startup type dropdown, select Disabled.
6. Click Apply and then OK.

Using Registry Editor

1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
2. Type regedit and press Enter.
3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting.
4. Create a new DWORD value named Disabled and set its value to 1.

 

In Windows, you can use the shutdown command to shutdown or restart your computer automatically. This can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as:

• Scheduling a shutdown or restart at a specific time.
• Shutting down or restarting your computer after a long period of inactivity.
• Shutting down or restarting your computer after a software update has been installed.

To shutdown or restart your computer automatically, you can use the following commands:

Shutdown:

shutdown /s /f

This command will shutdown your computer immediately. The /s switch tells Windows to shutdown, and the /f switch tells Windows to force all running applications to close.

Restart:

shutdown /r /f

This command will restart your computer immediately. The /r switch tells Windows to restart, and the /f switch tells Windows to force all running applications to close.

You can also use the /t switch to specify a delay before the shutdown or restart occurs. For example, the following command will shutdown your computer in 15 minutes:

shutdown /s /t 900

The /t switch takes a number of seconds as its argument. So, in this example, the shutdown will occur after 900 seconds, which is equal to 15 minutes.

To use the shutdown command, you need to open a command prompt with administrator privileges. You can do this by pressing Windows+R and typing cmd. Then, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to open the command prompt as administrator.

Once you have opened the command prompt, you can type the shutdown command and press Enter. Your computer will then shutdown or restart automatically, depending on the command you used.

Here are some additional examples of how to use the shutdown command:

• To shutdown your computer at 10:00 PM tonight, you would use the following command:

shutdown /s /t 14400

• To restart your computer after 30 minutes of inactivity, you would use the following command:

shutdown /r /t 1800 /f

• To shutdown your computer after a software update has been installed, you would use the following command:

shutdown /s /t 0 /c "Software update has been installed"

The /c switch allows you to specify a message that will be displayed before the shutdown or restart occurs.

File and folder permissions in Windows control who has access to files and folders, and what they can do with them. By default, Windows assigns permissions to files and folders based on the user’s account type. For example, users who are members of the Administrators group have full control over all files and folders on the system.

However, it is possible for users to change the permissions for files and folders. This can be done accidentally, or it can be done maliciously. If you find that you have lost access to a file or folder, or if you are concerned that someone else has changed the permissions for a file or folder, you can reset the permissions to their default values.

How to Reset File and Folder Permissions to Default in Windows

To reset file and folder permissions to default in Windows, you can use the icacls command. The icacls command is a command-line tool that allows you to view, modify, and reset file system permissions.

The following command will reset the file and folder permissions for the d:\docs directory and all of its subdirectories to the default inherited permissions:

icacls d:\docs /reset /t /c

What does the command do?

The icacls command has a number of switches that allow you to specify what you want to do with the permissions. The following are the switches that are used in the command above:

• /reset: This switch tells the command to reset the permissions to the default inherited permissions.
• /t: This switch tells the command to apply the change to all files and folders in the specified directory and its subdirectories.
• /c: This switch tells the command to continue even if there are errors.

The I/O Request Packet Stack Size (IRPStackSize) is a registry setting that can affect network performance. A larger IRPStackSize value can improve network performance by allowing the computer to handle more data simultaneously.

To increase the IRPStackSize value, you need to edit the Windows registry. Here are the steps:

1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to the following key:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters

3. Right-click the Parameters folder (or right-click an open area in the right-hand windowpane) and select New | DWORD (32-bit) Value from the context menu.
4. Give the new key entry the name IRPStackSize.
5. Double-click the new IRPStackSize key you just made and change the value base to Decimal and change the Data value to 32.
6. Click OK to save your changes.

After you have made these changes, you need to restart your computer for them to take effect.

Note: The IRPStackSize value is a system-wide setting, so it will affect all network connections on your computer.

How much can I expect to improve my network speed?

The amount of improvement you see in your network speed will depend on a number of factors, including your hardware, your network configuration, and the type of traffic you are using. In general, you can expect to see a small improvement in your network speed after increasing the IRPStackSize value.

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References
https://beebom.com/how-debloat-windows-11-improve-performance/
https://superuser.com/questions/1684005/how-do-i-prevent-widgets-exe-from-getting-automatically-started-on-windows-11