0.4.5

Update 03_POST_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION.md

• Updated Overview.
• Updated 1.1 Post-installation: Windows Update for 2024-06.
• Updated 6.1 Guide Complete

README.md

• Update README with release date
• Update next release as Windows 11 24H2 isn't rolling out to everyone until at least September 2024 (if not October 2024).

0.4.4

• Update section, "3.1 Post-installation: Customize Start Menu" of 03_POST_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION to specifically call out that setting "Show recommendations for tips, shortcuts..." to "Off" will ensure that ads are not displayed in the Start Menu.
• Update UPDATE_FROM_PREV_VERSION.md to consolidate everything into one section for upgrading from all versions prior to 0.4.4.
• Updated README for version 0.4.4.

0.4.3

• Updated 03_POST_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION with Section 3.2.4.
• Updated UPDATE_FROM_PREVIOUS_VERSION
• Updated README for version 0.4.3

0.4.2

• Added new UPDATE_FROM_PREV _VERSION section made explicitly for users looking to "catch up" their existing Windows 11 installation from the current state based on previous releases of the guide. For this release, catching up 0.3.0 users to 0.4.2.

0.4.1

Updated readme.

0.4

README.md

• Updated to highlight that Windows 11 23H2v2 is the new intended starting point for new installations.

01_INITIAL_SETUP.md

• Converted to Markdown
• Small readability enhancements

02_OOBE_SETUP.md

• Converted to Markdown
• Small readability enhancements

03_POST_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION.md

• Converted to Markdown
• Addressed the Windows App installer needing to be updated in the Microsoft Store app for winget to work properly.
• Addressed changes required to ensure the Windows Copilot preview is successfully disabled
• Readability enhancements

0.3

README.md

• Updated for 0.3 release on 2013-10-15 for Windows 11 22H2 v2.

01_INITIAL_SETUP.txt

• Added clarity and fixed some typos.

02_OOBE_SETUP.txt

• Added additional reboot after Section 1.2
• Corrected typo in Section 2.1
• Added section 2.6

03_POST_INSALL_CONFIGURATION.txt

• Update initial memory commit charge and processes in introduction for 2023-10.
• Update Section 1.1 for 2023-10 Cumulative Update.
• Update Section 1.1 to be more specific about when to restart, progress on the restart process.
• Update Section 1.2 to indicate that it is required to log in to Windows 11 with your credentials.
• Update Section 1.2 to include installing remaining updates.
• Updated previous section as Section 1.3.
• Added additional suggestions to Section 3.2.2.
• Updated Section 3.4.2 to address Typing Insights.
• Updated Section 3.5.1 to refelct changes to the UI.
• Corrected typos in Section 3.5.2.
• Added Section 3.5.3, "Post-installation: Disable Windows Copilot"
• Updated Section 3.6.1 to uninstall Cortana.
• Updated Section 3.7.1.
• Added section 5.5.1 to improve Exploit Protection defaults.

0.2 Updates for 2023-07

Updates for 2023-07:

02_OOBE_SETUP.txt

• Corrected typo
  

03_POST_INSALL_CONFIGURATION.txt

• Specified expected reduction in commit charge from 1.7GB to 1.5-1.6GB.
  

• Streamlining of, "Post-installation: Windows Update" sections, based on observed changes for 2023-07.
  

• Added section, "Post-installation: Show Seconds in System Tray Clock"
  

• Additional recommendation for section, "Post-installation: Customize Start Menu"
  

• Additional recommendation for section, "Post-installation: Disable ads shown as notifications"
  

• Additional app entries for section, "Post-installation: Remove Other Applications, Part 3"
  

• Added additional details for section, "Post-installation: Install Windows PowerShell"
  

• Added additional suggested entries for section, "Post-installation: Change default web browser"
  

0.1.1 Minor Tweaks

Minor tweaks and corrections to filenames and README.md.

0.1 Initial Release

Initial release simply to get something in the hands of the world.