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   * Take screenshots of the following:
     * Desktop to restore look and feel after installation
-    * Various programs (check one by one) to capture their specific settings
+    * Installed programs (check one by one) to capture their specific settings
+      * Firefox, Thunderbird, WinSCP, Canoscan Toolbox, Crashplan, VirtualBox
+      * Any programs that run at startup
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 [[http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-restore-file-explorer-to-your-taskbar/|Restore File Explorer to Taskbar]]
+[[http://www.howtogeek.com/225844/how-to-make-windows-photo-viewer-your-default-image-viewer-on-windows-10/|How to Make Windows Photo Viewer Default image viewer]]
+Add Shortcut to Internet Explorer:
+  * Right-click on Desktop, choose New > Shortcut
+  * Choose Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe for the program to run
+  * Give the shortcut a name
+  * After it's added to the Desktop, right-click and choose Add to Start Menu
+Turn on Backups:
+  * <color #ed1c24>UPDATE: Consider using Synctoy to perform backups to a 2nd hard disk</color>
+  * Start > Settings > Update & Security (recovery, backup)
+  * Left sidebar, click Backup
+  * Choose a disk for the backups
+  * Toggle on for "Automatically backup my files"
+    * Click More options
+    * Choose how often to backup files (Daily)
+    * Choose how long to keep backed up files (1 month)
+    * Adjust folders as needed
+      * AppData
+      * Downloads
+      * Favorites
+      * Contacts
+      * Desktop
+      * VirtualBox VMs
+      * .VirtualBox
+      * Pictures
+      * Documents
+      * Camera Roll
+      * Videos
+      * Saved Pictures
+      * Music
+To restore a file:
+  * Start > Settings > Update & Security (recovery, backup)
+  * Left sidebar, click Backup
+  * Choose More options
+  * Under Related Settings > Restore files from a current backup
+  * In the resulting window (Home - File History) navigate to the date you want to look for the file
+  * Highlight the file you want to restore and then click the green arrow
+Disable Auto Restart:
+  * On 16 August 2018, followed [[https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/954195-nine-ways-to-stop-block-or-disable-windows-update-in-windows-10/]] with the following steps:
+    * Drill down to Administrative Template > Windows Components > Windows Update
+    * Edit Windows Update option
+    * Set to Enabled and choose option 2 "Notify for download and auto update"
+    * Click Apply
+    * Review that these settings now appear in the Control Panel > Update and Security > Windows Update > Advanced Options
+  * [[https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8013-enable-disable-windows-update-automatic-updates-windows-10-a.html]]
+  * [[http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/disable-automatic-reboot-on-updates-windows-10-pro/90871eb1-645e-46fc-8348-a239e0f3ecff?auth=1 | Disable automatic reboot on updates - Windows 10 Pro anniversary update]]
+The following procedure seemed to work, October 2016:
+<nowiki>
+I made changes recently.  Windows 10 downloads updates, applies them, says it will reboot, but it does not.  I hate the threat that it's going to reboot, but I guess the settings I have applied are preventing it.
+Here's what I did...
+) Run 'gpedit.msc'
+) Under "Computer Configuration" -> "Administrative Templates" -> "Windows Components" -> "Windows Update"...
+a) Select "Configure Automatic Updates", select "enabled", select "4 - auto download and schedule the install", check "install during automatic maintenance" and select a time to install.  I also checked "install updates for other MS products"
+b) Under "No auto-restart when logged on users for scheduled automatic updates" select "Enabled"
+) Run "gpupdate /force"
+This seems to work for Windows 10 Pro, which is what I'm using.  I guess if you are running Windows 10 (whatever "home" is called), you're hosed.
+</nowiki>
+Windows 10 stops responding when trying to unlock screensaver:
+  * Could not find exact problem through web search
+  * Identified all "apps" or programs that I did not want and I uninstalled them
+  * The problem seemed to occur after the large "service pack" type installation that occurred in October, 2016
+Startup Programs:
+  * Press Windows Key + R to open the run dialog.  Then type: ''shell:Startup''
+  * This will open your startup folder. Simply drag your shortcut created earlier into this folder.