On a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro Version 21H2 Build 19044.1288 (reformat C:, install from ISO and boot to Audit Mode), WindowArrangementActive is REG_SZ, not REG_DWORD.

I'm glad you got it to work; that's the most important thing!
But I'm curious - did you ever figure out what you were doing wrong before? I am always on the lookout for useful information, in case...

Since the error message states that the error is in "Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup", that's where you should look.
What time zone are you specifying? The time zone name must be exactly one of the...

1. You might have a structure error in your unattend.xml file. Open it in an editor that knows the structure of .xml files, such as notepad++. Since it's failing in the oobeSystem pass,...

Sad, but true. I've replaced several "flat pack" batteries (including some swollen ones) and they all required at least partial disassembly of the computer. The worst one was a Lenovo Yogabook...

If that "fixes" the problem, there must be something wrong with the Java update checker on your computer. I've installed Java on dozens of computers and never had a problem with it. I don't...

According to software tested .com (which this website kept rejecting until I butchered the name by adding spaces): "Jusched.exe is part of JavaUpdateScheduler and developed by Oracle Corporation...

Are you still having a problem with this? I posted an enhanced version yesterday which lists the non-responsive tasks that will be killed. Try it and let me know the results.

I tried creating an infinite loop in cmd, powershell and vbscript, but none of them show up as "not responding". The link you gave suggested using Winforms, but that requires setting up Visual...

I think I've come up with a way to modify this to list the unresponsive tasks before deleting them, but I need an unresponsive task to test it with. Any suggestions?

To Turn On or Off Show Pointer Location with CTRL Key using PowerShell:

Save this file to your computer as Set-ShowPointerLocation.ps1

# Set-ShowPointerLocation.ps1
# Turn On or Off "Show...

Is there a way to script this?

I tried this on my main computer running Windows 10 Pro Version 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1706) and on a test computer (wipe and fresh install Windows 10 Pro Version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1288) and on both...

I have a similar but not exactly identical situation. I have a script that runs when a new user is created that sets a default configuration. I crafted a LayoutModification.xml file that sets the...

Do these settings affect video playback in non-Micro$oft apps such as VLC and Firefox, or in non-M$ games?

The easiest way IMHO is to place an autounattend.xml file in the root directory of your Windows install medium (the one you downloaded from the M$ website). If this file contains a product key, it...

Is there a registry tweak or anything else that can be called from a batch file to specify what locations or files can / cannot be indexed?

Is there a group policy for this? I would like to make it very difficult (preferably impossible) to hide file extensions. Hidden file extensions are a serious security hole - the virus-writer's...

I want to set default buttons for new computers, but allow the user to change them if desired. I tried this with ..._ProviderSet=0 to allow the user to change the settings, but the default values...

I think I understand what you want to do. Try the following:
Open the base directory, click on the "View" tab, and set the "Sort by" and "Group by" the way you want.
Click the drop-down arrow...

Right. My code just removes it. I didn't provide any option to change it to something else or turn it back on.

But I'm confused as to what you are trying to accomplish. It sounds like you are...

Shawn,
Xii's post brought my attention to this tut. I looked over what I had posted 2 years ago and noticed a problem I've since fixed in my current batch files: The environment variable...

Too bad. :cry: That magnifying glass in the searchbox is a totally useless space-waster. And now that I know that there once was a way to eliminate it, it's now also not just a space-waster, it's...

It's not working for me either. Suspecting that some other setting was interfering with it, I tried it on a fresh install of Windows 10 ver. 21H1 Build 19043.928. It had no effect there either. I...

I allocate the remaining space as D: before proceeding with Windows installation. That way I don't need to mess with Disk Management (unless Windows gets it wrong and assigns the data partition as...