Windows 10

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See also Windows 8

Tips

Restart in BIOS

  • Click Restart while holding Shift. This should go to advanced restart menu, and select UEFI thingy.
... this works only from LOGIN screen it seems...
  • Press Win key, then search for bios. This should prompt for advanced start-up options.

Restart with USB

  • Click Restart while holding Shift. This should go to advanced restart menu, and select restart in USB thingy.
... this works only from LOGIN screen it seems...

How-to

Disable / remove BitLocker

To remove BitLocker from drive C:

Disable-BitLocker -MountPoint "C:"          # Or: manage-bde -off C:
manage-bde -status
# Wait for completion

To be completed

Shortcut for sleep

  • Press Win-X, then U, then S [1].
  • Press Win-D to show the desktop and make sure no windows is in the focus, then Alt-F4. Select sleep.

Troubleshoot

Search bar not responding in start menu

Must disable Bing search:

REG ADD HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
REG ADD HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search /v CortanaConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f