Saturday 21 November 2020

remove 'share with skype' from Windows Explorer context menu

Right clicking a file in explorer opens context menu with "Share with skype". This can be removed:

If Skype installed by download

1. Open regedit.
2. Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\ShareWithSkype
3. Delete 'ShareWithSkype' folder
4. done.


If Skype was installed from Store

1. Open regedit
2. Open Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\Package\Microsoft.SkypeApp_15.65.78.0_x86__kzf8qxf38zg5c\Class\{776DBC8D-7347-478C-8D71-791E12EF49D8}

3. Double click DLLPath
4. Put hyphen '-' at start of value.
5. done.

Thursday 19 November 2020

Windows 10 Security & Privacy

Leaks

1. Run gpedit
2. Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting
(also in user configuration)

a). Enable "Do Not send additional Data"
b). Enable "Disable Windows Error reporting"
c). Disable "Send Additional data when on battery power"
d). Disable "Send data when connected to restricted network"
e). Disable "Automatic send memory dumps for OS errors"
f). Enable "Configure error reporting" set everything to "Do not"

3) Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Internet Communication Management/Internet Communication settings.

Enable some things in here.