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  1. Thread: how to bypass logon screen by almot09
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 17 Views 22,968

    Yes. With this string value =0 it was getting...

    Yes. With this string value =0 it was getting locked every time I powered it down (again, except for when I click on Shut Down link in Start menu. Somehow this link operates independently from...
  2. Thread: how to bypass logon screen by almot09
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 17 Views 22,968

    So... Added AutoAdminLogon - set value to 1....

    So...
    Added AutoAdminLogon - set value to 1. Login screen is still there.
    AutoLogonChecked - set value to 1. Login screen is still there.

    Then I noticed a string in Winlogon ->...
  3. Thread: how to bypass logon screen by almot09
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 17 Views 22,968

    Have just found this old article about mysterious...

    Have just found this old article about mysterious AutoLogonChecked: Logging On - AutoLogonChecked Registry Key Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums. He just added AutoLogonAdmin and set value to 1,...
  4. Thread: how to bypass logon screen by almot09
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 17 Views 22,968

    I meant to use an "option" not mentioned in the...

    I meant to use an "option" not mentioned in the tutorial, since tutorial apparently doesn't cover my situation - my laptop has a string AutoLogonChecked instead of AutoAdminLogon.
  5. Thread: how to bypass logon screen by almot09
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 17 Views 22,968

    How about Option 3 :) - set value to 1 in...

    How about Option 3 :) - set value to 1 in AutoLogonChecked?
  6. Thread: how to bypass logon screen by almot09
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 17 Views 22,968

    Thank you. As I wrote, I unchecked "require...

    Thank you. As I wrote, I unchecked "require password" in Netplwiz and left password fields blank. This didn't help - Logon screen still appears every time (except for when I shut it down by clicking...
  7. Thread: how to bypass logon screen by almot09
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 17 Views 22,968

    Ok, here is a curve ball :) - Is there any way to...

    Ok, here is a curve ball :) - Is there any way to bypass Login screen when there is no password?
    One local account, one user. Password fields were left blank. When I turn it On, it opens with...
  8. Thread: I want my Classic Shell back by almot09
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 17 Views 24,874

    Thanks, staying with ongoing makes sense. ...

    Thanks, staying with ongoing makes sense.

    The very first download source - Github - in the very first line of comments says about the Open 4.4.131 - "Automatic settings import from Classic...
  9. Thread: I want my Classic Shell back by almot09
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 17 Views 24,874

    I am suspicious of changes, probably partly due...

    I am suspicious of changes, probably partly due to getting old :). Is Open much better than my current (the last) CS?
  10. Thread: I want my Classic Shell back by almot09
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 17 Views 24,874

    I am happy with Classic, don't see any need to...

    I am happy with Classic, don't see any need to switch to Open. You may try to backup the Classic settings and then import this backup file into Open as per instructions (after you've installed the...
  11. Thread: I want my Classic Shell back by almot09
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 17 Views 24,874

    I completely uninstalled the CS with Revo and...

    I completely uninstalled the CS with Revo and reinstalled it, everything is back to normal, doesn't revert to Win tiles upon reboot. Thanks for the tip on backing up settings - saved me time after...
  12. Thread: I want my Classic Shell back by almot09
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 17 Views 24,874

    Thanks. My settings in CS remain the same, -...

    Thanks. My settings in CS remain the same, - "start automatically". Will try to reinstall or replace it with Open Shell.

    IIRC, that this is one of Win 10 particulars, - it reverts to Win 10...
  13. Thread: I want my Classic Shell back by almot09
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 17 Views 24,874

    I want my Classic Shell back

    Have been using Classic Shell Start Menu for a long time. After a couple of recent Win 10 updates the Classic doesn't start automatically after reboot. Instead, it starts in Win 10 tiles. Click on...
  14. Thread: UI for TV use? by almot09
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 13 Views 22,057

    You can set the options on Power button on your...

    You can set the options on Power button on your computer so that computer will go into Sleep - not Shut Down. Then, when you boot Win 10 again, it will open in Kodi - but only if it was in Kodi...
  15. Thread: UI for TV use? by almot09
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 13 Views 22,057

    Kodi works just fine for playing media on Win 10...

    Kodi works just fine for playing media on Win 10 on big screen. One of the best 10ft interfaces that I know. To click on web pages outside Kodi, I exit Kodi. Any air mouse will do. Simple.
  16. Thread: How to stop PC from waking up at 3AM? by almot09
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 7 Views 4,642

    Thanks, RickC. Nirsoft is nice. There was indeed...

    Thanks, RickC. Nirsoft is nice. There was indeed a mysterious "Device" scheduled at 3am, and half a dozen other things.
    Being self-taught, I don't recognize most of them, so just disabled whatever...
  17. Thread: How to stop PC from waking up at 3AM? by almot09
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 7 Views 4,642

    It's not easy to catch it at 3am, there seems to...

    It's not easy to catch it at 3am, there seems to be no fixed time. Yesterday woke at 7am.

    About clean boot. To troubleshoot, - since I don't see programs that refused to install or didn't run...
  18. Thread: How to stop PC from waking up at 3AM? by almot09
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 7 Views 4,642

    Lastwake didn't help because after it had waken...

    Lastwake didn't help because after it had waken up at 7am, it went to Sleep again 3 hours later. So Lastwake only shows this last press of Power button - when I woke it up again.

    Tutorial on Wake...
  19. Thread: How to stop PC from waking up at 3AM? by almot09
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 7 Views 4,642

    How to stop PC from waking up at 3AM?

    Re-installed Win 10 after botched update, now it wakes up at 3 am every day.

    Cleaned Task Scheduler from what (IMO) was not needed. Still wakes up.

    Checked Power settings, don't see anything...
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    I think on this machine I never had Irfan - this...

    I think on this machine I never had Irfan - this was on the previous machine. Revo Uninstaller is good at finding leftovers, and it doesn't see it.

    Oddly, when I typed "Irfanview" in Start Menu...
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    Opening a file (in incompatible app) is a...

    Opening a file (in incompatible app) is a conscious action, I would've noticed. Besides, why would I intentionally open a file not by usual left-click, but through the right-click menu "open with",...
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    Don't remember seeing notifications that default...

    Don't remember seeing notifications that default app was reset. I'm trying to read all the notifications when they pop up :)... Will keep an eye on it.
    I don't have Irfanview, and very few apps are...
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    No unusual cleaners/backups. Bitdefender for 24...

    No unusual cleaners/backups. Bitdefender for 24 hrs protection (more efficient than Win10 Defender). I doubt it does this.

    My alternate selection for pictures is actually MS product - Office 10...
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    Spunk - I have set the defaults that I wanted....

    Spunk - I have set the defaults that I wanted. Many times. It reverts to Win 10 defaults again.
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    Gettting rid of Edge (and other unwanted defaults)

    I want defaults: browser - Firefox, PDF - Adobe. Both open with Edge by default.

    Set the default apps - Win 10 reverted to Edge a week later. Repeated several times with the same result. Same...
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