=== Windows ===

http://www.blackviper.com/Windows_7/servicecfg.htm

  * Windows 7 TCP/IP tweaks - http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=2574

== Enable icmp echo-request in Windows IPv4 and IPv6 ==

  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="icmpv6 echo-request" dir=in action=allow protocol=icmpv6:128,any
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="icmpv4 echo-request" dir=in action=allow protocol=icmpv4:8,any

== udp traceroute ==
<del>netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="traceroute-udp" dir=in action=allow protocol=udp localport=33434-33523 remoteport=32769-65535
</del>

UDP traceroute is always blocked by Windows firewall!

== Other Windows network optimizing tweaks to make Internet / IP "faster" ==

  netsh int tcp set heuristics disabled
  netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
  netsh int tcp set supplemental  template=internet congestionprovider=cubic
  netsh int tcp set global ecncapability=disable
  netsh int tcp set global rss=enabled
  netsh int tcp set global chimney=enabled
  netsh int tcp set global dca=enabled
  netsh int tcp set global netdma=enabled
  netsh int tcp set global timestamps=enabled


[[https://msandbu.org/windows-10-and-server-2016-network-enhancements/]]
=== Windows IPv6 network tweaks ===




Windows by default generate random interface IDs for non-temporary autoconfigured IPv6 addresses.
To change this type:
  
  netsh interface ipv6 set privacy state=disabled store=active
  netsh interface ipv6 set privacy state=disabled store=persistent
  netsh interface ipv6 set global randomizeidentifiers=disabled store=active
  netsh interface ipv6 set global randomizeidentifiers=disabled store=persistent
  
Disable 6to4 and Teredo, by entering the following commands in an Administrator shell:

  netsh interface teredo set state disabled
  netsh interface ipv6 6to4 set state state=disabled undoonstop=disabled
  netsh interface ipv6 isatap set state state=disabled
  
and/or  disable IP helper service:

  net stop "IP Helper"

or use http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852#fixit4me

== Tweak network awareness ==

http://blog.superuser.com/2011/05/16/windows-7-network-awareness/

== Windows XP Professional (Slovenia Keyboard Layout) ==

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\00000424]
   "Layout Text"="Slovenian"
   "Layout Display Name"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\input.dll,-5041"
   "Layout File"="KBDCR.DLL"

Download {{kbdcr.dll}} and put it in ''windows\system32'' and ''windows\system32\dllcache''

== Faster Windows XP boot ==
[[http://www.techtalkz.com/tips-n-tricks/42-how-boot-up-windows-xp-60-times-faster.html| Faster Windows XP boot]] 

== Time sync ==

"disable \"Windows Time\" service and use http://www.softshape.com/download/cmdtime.zip"

 START /B "Time" "C:\util\cmdtime3.exe" sync /M:3600 si.pool.ntp.org

[[raid1_on_windows_xp|Software RAID1 on Windows XP]]

[[http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/]]
[[http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426.aspx]]

== Uncompressing the WHOLE disk in Windows XP ==

go to root directory of the drive and type\\
   compact /u /s /a /q /i

== Optimizing == 


http://home.comcast.net/~SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html

== Enable PAE in x86 32-bit Windows to Use Large 4GB or More RAM Memory ==

http://forums.techarena.in/tips-tweaks/979404.htm

== Crack Windows passwords ==

http://www.wikihow.com/Crack-Windows-Passwords-With-Ophcrack-and-Rainbow-Tables

== Free Windows Utils ==

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx  - PageDefrag


{{windows.genuine.advantage.validation.v1.7.59.1.cracked-eth0.zip|.}}

== How to Disable Annoying GoogleUpdate.exe on windows operating system ==

Many of them would have noticed GoogleUpdate.exe process in your task manager which comes when you install one of the google app... though it does not consume much of cpu process nevertheless some people may want to get rid of this from there process pool... so below is the simple steps to disable the google updater

--> Go to-->Contol panel-->Sheduled tasks\\

\\
   * http://xset.tripod.com/ - xset

== How to disable UtilMan ==


Option A) Disable access to UtilMan: "cacls %windir%\system32\utilman.exe /C /D Everyone"\\
REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\StickyKeys" /v Flags /t REG_SZ /d 0 /f\\
\\
http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/2009/08/vista-and-7-easily-disable-ease-of-access/\\

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html

== How to disable hibernation hiberfil.sys == 

<code>
powercfg.exe -h off
</code>

== How to disable Windows services from command line CLI ==

<code cmd>

stopservices.cmd
@echo off
net stop "Adaptive Brightness"
net stop "Application Experience"
net stop "BitLocker Drive Encryption Service"
net stop "Bluetooth Support Service"
net stop "Computer browser"
net stop "Desktop Window Manager Session Manager"
net stop "Diagnostic Policy service"
net stop "Diagnostic System Host"
net stop "Diagnostic Service Host"
net stop "Disk Defragmenter"
net stop "Distributed Link Tracking Client"
net stop "Encrypting File System (EFS)"
net stop "Function Discovery Provider Host"
net stop "Function Discovery Resource Publication"
net stop "HomeGroup Listener"
net stop "HomeGroup Provider"
net stop "Human Interface Device Access"
net stop "Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)"
net stop "IP Helper"
net stop "Offline Files"
net stop "Portable Device Enumerator Service"
net stop "Remote Desktop Configuration"
net stop "Remote Desktop Services"
net stop "Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector"
net stop "Remote Registry"
net stop "Routing and Remote Access"
net stop "Server"
net stop "Workstation"
net stop "Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)"
net stop "Shell Hardware Detection"
net stop "Tablet PC Input service"
net stop "Themes"
net stop "Windows Defender"
net stop "Windows Media Player Network Sharing service"
net stop "WWAN AutoConfig"
net stop "Windows Time"
</code>

More on Windows services: [[http://www.blackviper.com/windows-services/]]