Style

Well, because I forget the settings all the time…

• Color: Default full-red
• Dark mode
• No wallpaper on lock screen
• Default Windows wallpaper
• Lockscreen with Windows Spotlight

O&O Shut up 10

Enable everything except…

• Windows Defender
• Windows SmartScreen
• Updates (recommended < yes)
• Background Apps
• Windows Spotlight (for the lockscreen)
• On some devices make sure to NOT block the microphone or biometrics (fingerprint login)

Tweaks

I trust no user. Not even myself - therefore apply this registry patch (name it Enable additional password request.reg). It forces even admin users to reenter their passwords…

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin"=dword:00000001

Installers

I have a server mirroring all my beloved tools - I always map him as Network Drive (for easier usage). Without stored credentials of course…