Personal Notes on Configuring Windows in 2025
Following procedures worked fine in Feb. 2025 in my laptop. OOBE/BypassNRO: Setup without Microsoft Account in 2025 1. In the FIRST SCREEN, Shift+F10 to open command prompt 2. Run oobe\bypassnro https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHelp/comments/1hw4jnz/does_oobebypassnro_still_work/ Disable Bing Search in Start Menu Edit following registry keys to DWORD:0 in regedit. I had to make new ones because they did not exist. They took effect immediately after all keys are set even without reboot. BingSearchEnabled AllowSearchToUseLocation CortanaConsent https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-turn-off-web-searching-when-i-use-the-start/bd7960ab-635a-4965-9677-4cdb7f164664 Disable Search and Widget in Task Bar Available in Settings -> Personal Settings. Disable Unnecessary Startup Apps Settings -> Apps -> Startup Task Manager Hide Recent files in Start Menu Settings->Personalization->Start https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhXZQucQFA Disable Sticky Key Shortc...