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* Add: Chocolatey: MSEdgeRedirect has been added to default software installed
* Add: README.md: Everything, CCleaner & MSEdgeRedirect sections have been added
* Modify: Version updated to 1.2.4
* Modify: README.md: Windows build updated, GitHub Workflow Shields.io updated
* Modify: README.md: Brave section has been updated to reflect newer versions
* Modify: README.md: simplewall section has been expanded slightly
* Fix: Copyright dates updated
* Fix: Shrink the Search button back down on the Start Menu
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Once installation is finished, feel free to delete the `Adaware.exe` on your desktop. If by chance MSEdge pops up with incoherent text, go to the Task Manager by rightclicking on the Start Menu and selecting `Task Manager`. Find `Microsoft Edge` and expand it to find `Browser`, right-click on this and choose `End task`.
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Once installation is finished, feel free to delete the `Adaware.exe` on your desktop. If by chance MSEdge pops up with incoherent text, go to the Task Manager by right-clicking on the Start Menu and selecting `Task Manager`. Find `Microsoft Edge` and expand it to find `Browser`, right-click on this and choose `End task`.
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a try if you have never used it.
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Next, install the Brave web browser with the `BraveSetup.exe` on the desktop which has been pre-downloaded for you. Once open, feel free to click `Skip welcome tour` in the bottom-left corner.
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Next, install the Brave web browser with the `BraveSetup.exe` on the desktop which has been pre-downloaded for you. Once open, feel free to click `Set Brave as default browser`, then `Skip` importing settings and finally uncheck both telemetry sharing options and select `Finish`.
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Next scroll down a little to bring up the Brave News banner and select `No thanks`. The select the 3dots menu for `Brave Rewards` and select `Hide Brave Rewards`.
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Next scroll down a little to bring up the Brave News banner and select `No thanks`. Then select the 3dots menu for `Brave Rewards` and select `Hide Brave Rewards`.
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Navigate to the hamburger menu in the upper-right and select `Extensions`. In the center you should see `Find extensions and themes in the Web Store`, click on `Web Store` to continue, this should launch in a separate tab.
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Then deselect `Show top sites in autocomplete suggestions` and select `Always show full URLs`.
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Then select `Always show full URLs` and deselect `Top sites` under `Show autocomplete suggestions in address bar`.
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Under `Search engine` swap the `Search engine used in the address bar` to the one of your choice, I recommend `DuckDuckGo` personally.
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Under `Search engine` swap the `Search engine used in the address bar`for `Normal Window` and `Private Window`to the one of your choice, I recommend `DuckDuckGo` personally.
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Click `Enable filters` in the toolbar, making sure to uncheck `Disable Windows Firewall` then again clicking `Enable filters` in the popup dialog in order to permanently activate simplewall.
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In the `Blocklist` menu enable `Microsoft update` by selecting `Allow` in the sub-menu.
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Click `Enable filters` in the toolbar, making sure to uncheck `Disable Windows Firewall` then again clicking `Enable filters` in the popup dialog in order to permanently activate simplewall.
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📌 NOTE
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simplewall can fully replace Windows Firewall however in Windows 11 this will trip the firewall
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When updates are detected you will see a new version listed to the right of current versions highlighted with the color red. To update, simple rightclick the application and choose `Update`.
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When updates are detected you will see a new version listed to the right of current versions highlighted with the color red. To update, simple right-click the application and choose `Update`.
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### Everything
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Everything is a modern replacement for Windows Search with extended functionality. However, always running this in the background is a waste of resources. Open the System Tray and right-click on the Everything icon and select `Options`.
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Disable the settings `Start Everything on system startup` and `Everything Service` while enabling `Run as administrator` and then select `OK` at the bottom of the window. Select `Yes` for the UAC popup, finally return to the Everything System Tray icon and select `Exit`.
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### CCleaner
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Open `CCEnhancer` under `Utilities` in the Start Menu. Select `Yes` for the UAC popup, and `Allow` for the simplewall popup.
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Select `Settings` at the bottom of the window.
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Enable the setting `Trim definition file to improve performance` and then select `Save and Close`.
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Select `Download Latest`, when asked to run CCleaner select `Yes`. Select `Allow` on the simplewall popup for CCleaner.
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Since this is the first time CCleaner has run, select `Continue` and finally `Start CCleaner`.
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Navigate down to `Options` and then the sub-tab `Settings`. Change `CCleaner Home Screen` to `Custom Clean` and disable the setting `Add "Run CCleaner" option to Recycle Bin context menu`.
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Navigate to the `Smart Cleaning` sub-tab and disable all options, selecting `Yes` for the `Are you sure?` popup.
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Navigate to the `Privacy` sub-tab and disable all options yet again.
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Navigate to the `Custom Clean` tab and select `Analyze`. Upon completion of the analysis, select `Run Cleaner`.
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📌 NOTE
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You might receive a warning stating that Microsoft OneDrive or some other application needs to be closed in order for CCleaner to continue. Go ahead and select Yes to the popup.
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Upon completion you should see `Cleaning Complete` next to a green checkbox.
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Navigate to the `Registry` tab and select `Scan for Issues`. Once it has found all the issues, select `Review selected Issues...`.
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CCleaner will ask if you want to make a back up of the registry before making changes, since we just installed a fresh copy of Windows this is not necessary, select `No`. Once the fix window comes up select `Fix All Selected Issues` and then `Close`.
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Run this process again repeatedly until you keep receiving the same few results left over or a completely clean slate (sometimes this is not possible).
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### MSEdgeRedirect
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Open `MSEdgeRedirect` under `Utilities` in the Start Menu. Select `Allow` for the simplewall popup.
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Change the settings `Bing Search`, `Bing Images` and `MSN News (ALPHA)` to the search engine and news provider of choice, I will be using `DuckDuckGo` for them all. Then change the `MSN Weather` setting to your weather provider of choice, I will be using `AccuWeather`.
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Enable the `PDF Viewer` setting then pull down the drop-down and select `Custom`, this will open a file dialog box, navigate to `%ProgramFiles%\SumatraPDF\SumatraPDF.exe` and select `Open`.
Hover over the weather widget in the taskbar to open the News/Weather Widget window selecting the Settings icon in the upper right (it looks like a blank avatar). Disable the setting `Open Widgets board on hover`, this will change the icon to require a click in order to show the widget.
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