github aaronparker/defaults v2508.07.224

one month ago
  • Reverts 'Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels' value to 'Always'. This is the default Windows behaviour #46
  • Adds additional settings in 'Settings / Privacy & Security / Recommendations & offers'
    • Disables Personalised offers
    • Disables Advertising ID
  • Moves 'Disables suggested content in the Settings app' to User-Windows11.All.json
  • Adds an alternative approach for changing the default value at: HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarDa to disable Widgets by default.
    • This value is protected, so in most cases fails to be set directly via Set-ItemProperty
    • Note: This new approach makes a copy of C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe to $Env:TEMP\reg1.exe which could get picked up by XDR solutions

Files

This release includes several file assets:

  • defaults.zip - a downloadable copy of the solution that can be used anywhere
  • defaults.intunewin - a copy of the solution in Intune Win32 format for deployment to manage devices
  • Win32App.json - a definition file for the Win32 package and can be used with the IntuneWin32App PowerShell module to import into an Intune tenant

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