Standalone Changes

A reboot is required once these changes are made. See Windows Base for initial Windows setup.

Notable changes, release information, and technical notes.

Important

Always prefer GPO over Registry edits; unless there is no alternative or the GPO is not applying.

Many settings only appear in GPO or Registry but not both.

• 1. Account Sync
• 2. Biometrics
• 3. Cortana & Search
  • 3.1. Firewall
• 4. Error Reporting
• 5. Explorer Ads
• 6. Location
• 7. Meltdown and Spectre Patch
• 8. Messaging
• 9. Microsoft Defender
  • 9.1. Firewall
• 10. OneDrive
  • 10.1. Firewall
• 11. Paging
• 12. Resource Exhaustion
• 13. Restore Points
• 14. Telemetry
  • 14.1. Firewall
• 15. Update Notifications
• 16. Services
• 17. Speech
• 18. Spotlight
• 19. Windows Store Promotions

References

1. All Windows Release Information