GuideOS (Operating Systems)Microsoft Windows 10 ! Recommended Windows Settings/Adjustments Updated February 06 2025
This page contains a list of many possible adjustments you can make to Windows. I recommend you do many of these on every computer. Which ones you do depend on what you will be using the computer for.

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Disable fast startup, which makes a Shutdown the same as a Restart.
Open Control Panel, Power Options, Choose what power buttons do, click link to change admin options, uncheck Turn On Fast Startup.


Disable Hibernation - This will free up 4-32GB of space (however much memory your computer has) on your boot drive.
Method 1:
powercfg -h off
Method 2:
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Power" /v "HiberbootEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f



Windows 10/11 Debloat by removing many preinstalled packages:

Copy to Clipboard Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage



Here are links to several tools that let you debloat Win10 and Win11.
https://www.ghacks.net/2025/02/05/winscript-open-source-tool-to-configure-and-debloat-windows/


Windows God Mode - List of lots of additional settings
Search Keywords: Remove Junk, ccleaner, xbox




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