Windows 11 Tweaks - Leader Board.


These are tweaks I've seen asked for... many times. They are collected here for easy access.

All of these and more can be found in the Eleven Forum Tutorials section.
Make sure to read the "notes" in the various tutorials.

At the bottom of the first post in all the "tutorials", there are links to "related tutorials".
If the main tutorial isn't exactly what you want, check the related ones.​




 Windows itself


In-Place upgrade/repair...


Create Windows 11 install media...


Clean Install Windows 11...


Generic Windows product keys...


Find ISO build version...


Windows 11 23H2 Enablement Package...


Specify Windows target version...


Enable/disable driver updates via Windows update...


Save your Windows 11 Theme...




 App Removals


Completely remove Widgets...


Completely remove OneDrive...


Completely remove Copilot...




 RECALL


Uninstall/install Recall...


Enable/disable Recall Feature...


Enable/disable Recall snapshots...


Delete Recall snapshots...




 Context Menu


Classic context menus...


Add Run as Administrator to context menus...


Add Take Ownership to Context menus...


Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu...


Enable/Disable "Pin to Taskbar" on Context Menu...


Remove Pin to Quick Access from Context Menus...


Add Disk Cleanup to context menu of drives...


Add/remove Turn off Display to right click menu (old method)...


Add/remove Turn off Display to right click menu (new method)...




 File Explorer


Change folder to open File Explorer...


Classic File Explorer ribbon bar (21H2 or before)...


File Explorer folder options registry entries...


File Explorer compact view On/Off...


Add/Remove folders from ThisPC (Windows 11)...


Add/Remove Duplicate folders...


Add/Remove folders from ThisPC (Windows 10)...


Pin/Unpin folders to Quick Access...


Add/Remove Home/Quick Access from ThisPC...


Pin/Unpin items from Home/Quick Access in ThisPC


Add/Remove Quick Access from File Explorer Home...


Move Home to top or bottom of Navigation pane...




 Taskbar


Change Taskbar size...


Show clock on all Taskbars on all displays...


Move Taskbar to the left...


Change Taskbar location on screen(s)...


Add/Remove Settings Home page...


Enable/Disable Widgets...


Configuring the lock screen (logon screen)...


Enable/Disable Search Highlights...


Disable web results on Taskbar searches (Win 10/11). You'll need to create the "Explorer" key in Windows 11.



 Start Menu


Remove the items in the "Recommended" section of Start Menu...


Enable/disable Recommended section on Start Menu...


Start Menu, more pins or more recommendations...


Enable/disable Notification Badges on Start Menu (Insiders)...



 Generic


Get classic Notepad and Wordpad back, in 24H2


Smart App Control On/Off...


Backup/Restore Device Drivers...


Disable vulnerable driver blocklist...


Enable/disable App Updates...


Change scrollbar size...


Change inactive title bar color (works on W10 and W11)


Enable/Disable Recent Items...


Globally set folder view...


Enable or Disable the new Print Screen key function...



 Information


Key presses to access BIOS or Boot Menu...


List Windows Services running/stopped...


How to perform a clean boot for troubleshooting purposes...


List of Windows 11 CLSID Key (GUID) Shortcuts...


List of Environment Variables...



 Tweaking Tools


Other tweak tools (make a backup, first)...











 Random Apps


Generic Apps that may be of use...




Analog clocks (portable)

CLOCX - analog

DS Clock - digital <----- free for Windows 7 thru 11.

Actual 64 bit download link for DS Clock...

Old PAINT versions...

Windows 10 PAINT (scans clean locally and at Virustotal)

Windows 7 PAINT (scans clean locally and at Virustotal)

Windows XP PAINT (scans clean locally and at Virustotal)


Old Paint Shop Pro versions...



Paint 3D









 Tweakers Safety Net. First make a backup, then tweak.


Reflect Free v8.0 Download Agent




Backup software User Guides...

Macrium Reflect - User Guide PDF

Hasleo Backup Suite - User Guide

AOMEI Backupper - User Guide PDF

EaseUS Todo Backup - User Guide PDF
 
Last edited:
Hi @Ghot,

Not really a tweak but a time saving tip if you are using the MS Store.
To get directly to the library page to check for updates, Enter the following:

"ms-windows-store://downloadsandupdates"

If you want to create a shortcut in order to pin it:
Create the shortcut with target:

explorer.exe "ms-windows-store://downloadsandupdates"
AHK v2 script to send a spacebar press so it activates the button in it:
#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0 #SingleInstance h := WinExist("A") Run "ms-windows-store:updates" WinWaitNotActive h := WinExist("A") Loop 10 { Sleep 10 try { if (ControlGetClassNN(ControlGetFocus("A")) = "Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow1" and WinActive("Microsoft Store ahk_class ApplicationFrameWindow ahk_exe ApplicationFrameHost.exe") and WinExist("A") = h){ Sleep 2200 if (ControlGetClassNN(ControlGetFocus("A")) = "Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow1" and WinActive("Microsoft Store ahk_class ApplicationFrameWindow ahk_exe ApplicationFrameHost.exe") and WinExist("A") = h) Send "{Space}" } break } catch TargetError as e continue }
 

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