Best option: make a System Restore point and then hit Windows + R, run intl.cpl (or see this), change to the Administrative tab and change the language for non-Unicode programs to "English (United...

Instead of blocking the settings app, you could use powercfg to set appropriate security descriptors on the power schemes and actions. This way, you can ensure that the power settings cannot be...

After using RegScanner, I found getting rid of the folllowing did it for me (backup first):


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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