Windows tips

winget upgrade --all --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

# Requires: Run as Administrator
# PowerShell script to tweak Windows 11:
# - Disable right-click clock/taskbar menu
# - Disable Cortana and web search
# - Restart Explorer to apply changes

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# Elevation check
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if (-not ([bool]([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator"))) {
    Write-Warning "This script must be run as Administrator. Restarting as Admin..."
    Start-Process powershell.exe "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs
    exit
}

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# Disable right-click clock/taskbar menus (Windows 11 modern method)
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$ClockMenuKey = "HKCU:\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32"
if (!(Test-Path $ClockMenuKey)) { New-Item -Path $ClockMenuKey -Force }
Set-ItemProperty -Path $ClockMenuKey -Name "(Default)" -Value ""

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# Disable online search in Start Menu & Cortana
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$ExplorerPolicyKey = "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer"
if (!(Test-Path $ExplorerPolicyKey)) { New-Item -Path $ExplorerPolicyKey -Force }

# Disable web search and suggestions
Set-ItemProperty -Path $ExplorerPolicyKey -Name "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $ExplorerPolicyKey -Name "DisableWebSearch" -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $ExplorerPolicyKey -Name "ConnectedSearchUseWeb" -Value 0 -Type DWord

# Remove Cortana from taskbar/search
$CortanaKey = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search"
if (!(Test-Path $CortanaKey)) { New-Item -Path $CortanaKey -Force }
Set-ItemProperty -Path $CortanaKey -Name "CortanaEnabled" -Value 0 -Type DWord

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# Restart Explorer to apply changes
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Write-Output "Restarting Explorer to apply changes..."
Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force
Start-Process explorer.exe

Write-Output "All tweaks applied successfully!"