AskUbuntuInstalled Ubuntu AMD server on an Intel Xeon computer #server #2204 #remoteaccess #reinstall
MagiilaroIrgendwie spinnt mein Linux!
Die Archlinux Installation ist inzwischen 8 Jahre alt, ohne größere Probleme, aber ich befürchte das seine Zeit nun doch gekommen ist! 
Nun, ich denke ich werde mir dann mal wieder Gentoo anschauen! Das hab ich ja ewig nicht mehr genutzt
Dr. SbaitsoDo you have a new/new-to-you/used Windows device that needs a fresh start?
Do you have a new/new-to-you/used Windows device that needs a fresh start? Here's the process I've refined for myself over the years to get the best, most usable device possible. Start with zero added crap like McAfee or manufacturer sales programs. [...]
Do you have a new/new-to-you/used Windows device that needs a fresh start?
You'll need a couple of USB flash drives for this process. Grab one that's at least 16 GB (install media) and one that's at least 32 GB (data backup). If you're going to be doing this often, you can replace the install media flash drive with an IODD device. I've got one with a 1TB SSD with a bunch of Windows and Linux ISOs, a separate folder for drivers, and a little 1 GB FAT32 part...
CassanderStep 14: Everything else. I've used Ninite for decades to bootstrap a bare computer into usability. Check the boxes, get an executable that will download and install the apps with the best defaults. Only criticism is the free version dumps a bunch of icons on your desktop.
My personal absolute minimum app list is this:
Vivaldi
Firefox
WinDirStat
7-Zip
VLC
Notepad++
For utility, I'll add these:
Paint.NET
IrfanView
LibreOffice
FileZilla
You can keep the Ninite executable around and rerun it later to update existing installs. The EXE isn't locked to a specific machine, so if you're doing several machines you can just dump it on the install flash drive and run it directly.
Manufacturer utilities like Dell's SupportAssist can be okay, but you've got to keep a close eye on them to make sure they don't do something dumb like install McAfee for "free".
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Step 13: Verify Windows activation. Settings -> System -> About -> Product Key and Activation. The system has probably already activated itself in the background. If not, do it now. Or not. I'm not the software police. You can also use the MassGrave Activation Scripts, at your own risk.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK: Massgrave.dev has published the "Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS)" on MassGravel GitHub: https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts These can be used to activate Windows and Office through a couple different methods.
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GitHub - massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts: Open-source Windows and Office activator featuring HWID, Ohook, TSforge, and Online KMS activation methods, along with advanced troubleshooting.
Open-source Windows and Office activator featuring HWID, Ohook, TSforge, and Online KMS activation methods, along with advanced troubleshooting. - massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
Step 12: Install/run Privacy.Sexy and WinAeroTweaker.
Privacy.Sexy can break things, so I normally just use the "Standard" setting. I've had good luck with its revert options when it DID break things, but your mileage will vary.
WinAeroTweaker will restore some older Windows defaults to their better options. Once you find settings you like you can save and load those settings to a simple file.
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Step 11: Install Vivaldi, set as default browser, configure as desired. For me that's a dark mode theme, crank the built-in ad-blocker to max, make Settings a tab instead of its own window, setting the search engines to DuckDuckGo, and install the extensions for 1Password, PrivacyBadger, and uBlock Origin.
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