You probably have to reboot, since you have an active default route.

Under Settings / Network, bring up your Ethernet's properties. IP Settings -> Edit

1. If you have Automatic (DHCP), then you will need to switch to Manual setting because DHCP means your router...

OP's creating a new customized install image. There is nothing that needs to be backed up, and restored. Many image modding scripts or toolkits exist, but not all of them provide the users with...

The simple solution is to remove the default gateway setting from your network interface. Every PC knows how to communicate directly with other devices on the same local network (subnet). But to...

If you're less technical (not into coding), then try Chris Titus' winutil:
GitHub - ChrisTitusTech/winutil: Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility - Install Programs, Tweaks, Fixes, and Updates

It...

There are quite a few PowerShell-based debloating or anti-telemetry projects out there. Many of them overlap in basic features. It comes down to "do you trust the dev's defaults?", or are you...

I'm not really a fan of Ameloriated's current model. What started out as an open, extensible architecture looks more and more closed source. It's a shame that AtlasOS and ReviOS are kinda stuck...

I would look in the Playbook, and see what actual package(s) they removed. The other way is rebuild another image identical to your current install, except with IE intact. Now do a repair...

When you see the yellow Explorer banner to "enable Network Discovery", then Windows will automatically enable services and unblock the firewall. But if you're scripting commands, then you have to do...

Two options:

1. Find your installed W10 build version on uupdump.net. Select the build, and Browse Files -> "Explorer". Download and install the...

It's your sysprep. I don't know what really happened, but something trashed the XML between lines 175 and 178.

Since there's a serious integrity issue, I would start over with a clean image and...

The error log calls out the specific reason:

2024-04-24 16:28:59, Error SYSPRP SysprepSession::Validate: Error loading action XML file C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Generalize.xml,...

FYI - Your script sends a F5 key press. This keyboard shortcut for turning on the Wireless may not work for all PC brands or models. Also it doesn't actually check if the device actually connected.

Does your default browser settings protect you against opening "malicious files"?

Copy the same text into in a new file: 22H2.reg


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Created by: Shawn...

Download this reg file from Brink's tutorial:...

So basically the Store team has re-invented a self-extracting EXE sideloader for UWP apps that contains all the dependencies packages in one file? Just like how Dell or HP's crapware apps are...

Those are temporary Word save files. If they're too old, then it's likely they're not linked to recent documents you've opened or edited. Even if you could inspect the file contents, you would...

Long story short, before everyone jumps in with their weird timeserver reset scripts and nonsense:

Try pool.ntp.org as your timeserver. It tends to work better than time.windows.com for some...

If your PC was silently upgraded to W11, it's possible it will be selected again in the future.

Follow this guide to prevent that:
How to Specify Target Feature Update Version in Windows 10

It's not a good idea to split unattended files (for a beginner). There is a specific search order for when/where Windows install looks answer files and what they need to be named. Having a single...

When DesktopAppInstaller app is available (and hasn't been removed), then it will install any Appx or MSIX package file by clicking from Explorer. It will silently download any dependencies in the...

Regardless of the Windows driver status, if you don't get a Link Light from plugging in the cable -- then it's a physical issue. Wiggling the cable indicates it's either a damaged cable, or a bad...

Three different methods are listed under:
Use command-line parameters to install, update, and manage Visual Studio

1. Check if you need to refresh the VS installer. If it's current, re-run the...

Just removing registry keys doesn't clean up the files left behind in "\Windows\System32\Windows Tasks".

That's why you use schtasks.exe or PowerShell commands to disable or delete them.

"C:\ProgramData\WindowsTask" doesn't appear to be a legitimate Windows folder. So this file is probably suspect. You might want to check if any other files exist in that folder.