- Windows taking longer to shut down:
- #69 Turn on fast startup: Press Windows key + R, then type:
control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pageGlobalSettings
- If that doesn't work, Disable Hibernation: Press Windows Key+X and select 'PowerShell (Admin)' (Windows 10) or 'Windows Terminal (Admin)' (Windows 11) and enter:
powercfg /H off
- #69 95 #232 Windows Search does not work: Enable Background Apps
- #198 Xbox Game Bar Activation Broken: Set the Xbox Accessory Management Service to Automatic
Get-Service -Name "XboxGipSvc" | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic
- Windows Insider Builds not installing: Telemetry needs to be enabled
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection" -Name "AllowTelemetry" -Type DWord -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection" -Name "AllowTelemetry" -Type DWord -Value 0
- Winget requires interaction on first run: Manually type 'y' and 'enter' into the PowerShell console to continue
- (Windows 11) Quick Settings no longer works: Launch the Script and click 'Enable Action Center'
- Explorer no longer launches: Go to Control Panel, File Explorer Options, Change the 'Open File Explorer to' option to 'This PC'.
- Script doesn't run/PowerShell crashes:
- Press Windows Key+X and select 'PowerShell (Admin)' (Windows 10) or 'Windows Terminal (Admin)' (Windows 11)
- Run:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process -Force
- Run:
irm christitus.com/win | iex