PowerShell Script to quickly setup a win10 environment

deucedeuce37

# Open a CMD prompt as an administrator and run "powershell Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned" before using this script
# Copy this script into a file ending with .ps1 and then execute in powershell as an admin

# Don't append "- Shortcut" to new shortcuts
New-Item -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ -Name NamingTemplates -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\NamingTemplates -Name "ShortcutNameTemplate" -PropertyType "String" -Value '%s.lnk'

# Show filename extensions and hidden files in windows explorer
$key = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced'
Set-ItemProperty $key Hidden 1
Set-ItemProperty $key HideFileExt 0
Stop-Process -processname explorer

# Set windows page file to 32GB
$SystemInfo=Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -EnableAllPrivileges
$SystemInfo.AutomaticManagedPageFile = $false
$PageFile = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PageFileSetting -Filter "SettingID='pagefile.sys @ C:'"
Set-WmiInstance -Class Win32_PageFileSetting -Arguments @{name="C:\pagefile.sys"; InitialSize = 32768; MaximumSize = 32768} ` -EnableAllPrivileges |Out-Null

# Disable hibernate, which automatically deletes hiberfil.sys
Start-Process 'powercfg.exe' -Verb runAs -ArgumentList '/h off'

# Disable standby/sleep
powercfg -change -standby-timeout-ac 0

# Set commonly recommended environment variables for Claymore, Genoil, and Nheqminer
setx GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR 0
setx GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
setx GPU_SINGLE_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100

# Uncomment to remove ALL windows apps. Calculator, sticky notes, and ability to easily install windows store apps will be lost!
# Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage

# Remove specific windows store apps without breaking store, calculator, and sticky notes
Get-AppxPackage *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowscamera* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowsmaps* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *solitairecollection* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *bingfinance* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *zunevideo* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *bingnews* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *onenote* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowsphone* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *photos* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *bingsports* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *soundrecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *FarmVille2CountryEscape* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *king.com.CandyCrushSodaSaga* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Messaging* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *PandoraMediaInc* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Drawboard.DrawboardPDF* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Twitter* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *Candy* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *FarmVille* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *One* | Remove-AppxPackage

# Remove OneDrive
write-host Stopping OneDrive
taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe
timeout /t 3 /nobreak

write-host Uninstalling OneDrive
& $env:SystemRoot\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall
timeout /t 3 /nobreak

write-host Removeing OneDrive from the Explorer Side Panel
REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f
REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f

# Remove home group from windows explorer and stop associated services
Set-Service HomeGroupProvider -StartupType Disabled
Stop-Service HomeGroupProvider

# Mark network connection as private to allow searching for and mounting file shares on LAN
Set-NetConnectionProfile -NetworkCategory Private

# Change computername (use your worker name so you can set worker to %computername% in start.bat of your miner)
$name = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input new computer name (use your worker name)'
Rename-Computer -NewName $name

# Enable remote desktop access
set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server'-name "fDenyTSConnections" -Value 0
Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Remote Desktop"
set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp' -name "UserAuthentication" -Value 1

# Change time zone to mst
tzutil.exe /s "Mountain Standard Time"

# Disable device driver updates
New-Item -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ -Name WindowsUpdate -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate -Name "ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate" -PropertyType "DWord" -Value '1'

# Disable windows update reboots
New-Item -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate -Name AU -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU -Name "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers" -PropertyType "DWord" -Value '1'

# Disable superfetch
Set-Service SysMain -StartupType Disabled
Stop-Service SysMain

# Uncomment next line if you want to disable windows defender
# Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true

$enter = read-host "Many of the changes made require a reboot! Press enter to close this window."

Ruffles81

OMG great script man!!!

cryptomonk1

Hi!
I had a shortcut to my miner in windows auto start. It has stopped working and I wonder if the script has something to do with that? Regular .bat files starts!

deucedeuce37

@cryptomonk1 I doubt it's related. All my rigs use a shortcut in the Startup folder to launch the miner at boot too. On some of them I ran the powershell script after the shortcuts were already there and they still work.

Try this though: Open run, type shell:startup and hit enter. Delete the shortcut that isn't working. Recreate the shortcut to your bat file.

cryptomonk1

Tried that... but I created a new .bat file that launches the original miner batch file. Work around

Rat

Awesome man. Thanks man. Possible to add disable signature verification to use modded gpu?

deucedeuce37

You can try adding this at the end of the script and then restarting. new drivers don't check the GPU bios so i don't have a good way to test this:

# Disable driver signature verification
bcdedit /set testsigning on

wirelessnet2

dude we need to move this to be pinned at the front of the fourm. this is some good shit

Rider

+1. Mods, please pin this.

ZanderM

Why haven't I thought about this.. Would've saved a lot of hours