Three post-install issues: Hide Pinned Icons, hide Start Menu pop-up, turn off Windows Notifications

[stevefpc]

Hello, Im having difficulty with three things.

1. Unpin Edge, MS Store, Outlook from taskbar (Script will not execute, tried several different sleep times)
2. Hide start menu button pop up on first load
3. Turn off sleep windows notifications.


I recorded two short videos to watch my NTLite setup and first load. Maybe you can see something I dont. Much appreciated,


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12 min mark: 1st windows load

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[garlin]

Hello, Im having difficulty with three things.

1. Unpin Edge, MS Store, Outlook from taskbar (Script will not execute, tried several different sleep times)

Move the unpin script to the last line in the (After logon) task order.

Select the script's line and click on "Move down" several times from the toolbar. Since (After logon) tasks are done in sequential order, it's actually better than several minutes or seconds tick by so Windows is done trying to pin apps to the toolbar.

2. Hide start menu button pop up on first load

I believe this reg file should be imported from the Registry screen. Normally, most HKCU mods are executed in Post-Setup but I think this one needs to be embedded in the Default User's registry.

3. Turn off sleep windows notifications.

How are you doing this? Or are you asking for a scripted solution?

 

[stevefpc]

Move the unpin script to the last line in the (After logon) task order.

Select the script's line and click on "Move down" several times from the toolbar. Since (After logon) tasks are done in sequential order, it's actually better than several minutes or seconds tick by so Windows is done trying to pin apps to the toolbar.


I believe this reg file should be imported from the Registry screen. Normally, most HKCU mods are executed in Post-Setup but I think this one needs to be embedded in the Default User's registry.


How are you doing this? Or are you asking for a scripted solution?

Thanks Garlin,

1. Thanks, I will give this a try and report back
2. Thanks, I will give this a try by moving it to Registry screen and report back.
3. What do you mean how am I doing this? Im not sure how notifications are on snooze. I would like notifications snooze to be off. (So the zzz icon does not appear in taskbar)

 

[garlin]

3. What do you mean how am I doing this? Im not sure how notifications are on snooze. I would like notifications snooze to be off. (So the zzz icon does not appear in taskbar)

Add a new (After logon) command:

Command	Parameters
reg	add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings" /v NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_TOASTS_ENABLED /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

 

[stevefpc]

Three changes

1. Moved hide edge/outlook script to end of list
2. Moved registry hide pop-up to > Registry section
3. Added new (After logon) command to turn off sleep notifications.

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Outcome


1. edge/outlook still pinned to taskbar, Fail
2. hide notifications zzz still displaying, Fail
3. registry to hide popup WORKED








Please advise,

 

[stevefpc]

Garlin, would it be possible for you to make a config file for the two failed features Im looking for. Then I can append it to my build?

 

[garlin]

Not sure on why the taskbar unpinning is so finicky.

I figured out how to cleanly change the Do Not Disturb setting without restarting Explorer (you restart the WpnUserService instead). Add this script DoNotDisturb_24H2.ps1 with a Parameters value of either "on" or "off".