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==Bash==

~~Download~~ [https://gitforwindows.org Git for Windows] ~~to get~~ a ~~copy~~ of ~~Git Bash. ~~

~~Alternatively you can download~~ [https://www.msys2.org/ MSYS2] or Cygwin.

* [https://gitforwindows.org Git for Windows] - this is a modified version of MSYS2

* [https://www.msys2.org/ MSYS2]

* [[Cygwin]]

* [[Windows Subsystem for Linux]] - WSL2 is a full linux VM

==Blue Screen==

How to troubleshoot BSOD (Blue Screen of Death).

* When windows encounters a BSOD, it will create a minidump (.dmp) file in

* When windows encounters a BSOD, it will create a minidump (.dmp) file in <code>C:\Windows\Minidump</code>.

<code>C:\Windows\Minidump</code>.

* Copy out this dump file to somewhere like your desktop.

* There are various software to open the minidump files such as [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windbg-preview/9pgjgd53tn86 WinDbg Preview] and [https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html BlueScreenView],

* Typically, blue screens are caused by driver crashes in my experience. Windbg preview will point out the driver which crashed from the minidump.

===WinDbg Preview===

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<code>%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts</code>

==Changing IDE/RAID to AHCI==

==Changing IDE/RAID/VMD to AHCI==

[http://triplescomputers.com/blog/uncategorized/solution-switch-windows-10-from-raidide-to-ahci-operation/ Reference]

~~You~~ should be using ACHI instead of IDE or RAID.

If you are not using Intel RAID, you should be using ACHI instead of IDE or RAID.

* Run <code>bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal</code> in a cmd prompt with admin

* Change to ACHI in UEFI

* Change to ACHI in UEFI. On newer boards, it may be known as Intel VMD.

* Run <code>bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot</code>

~~; Reasons not to use Intel Raid~~

==Application Management==

* It is a fake raid managed by the Intel driver.

===Winget===

* It will not be recognized in Linux. It is better to use software RAID on both Windows and Linux.

[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/ Docs]

** See the [https://~~wiki~~.~~archlinux~~.~~org~~/~~index.php~~/~~RAID Archwiki RAID~~] ~~page~~

Winget is included in [https://www.microsoft.com/p/app-installer/9nblggh4nns1#activetab=pivot:overviewtab App Installer]

* You typically run into problems when changing motherboards, and sometimes even just after updating the bios.

* On consumer Intel boards (Z370, Z390), your M.~~2 slots are wired to your chipset which only has a PCIe x4 connction to your CPU.~~

** This means you won't receive a significant performance boost if you use RAID 0 on 2 higher-~~end NVMe SSDs.~~

~~==Application Management==~~

===Chocolatey===

[https://chocolatey.org/ Chocolatey] is an open source package manager for windows.

~~It is particularly useful for managing CLI applications such as ffmpeg and youtube-dl.~~

Install Chocolatey by following the directions on [https://chocolatey.org/install https://chocolatey.org/install].

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choco list --localonly

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==Event Viewer==

===See Reason for last Restart===

* Go under <code>Windows Logs</code>-<code>System</code>.

* Filter with Event sources: User32

==Windows Update==

===Prevent Auto-restarts===

https://superuser.com/questions/1843873/windows-11-seems-to-have-disabled-all-ways-to-get-around-auto-update-restarts-i

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 ==Bash==
-Download [https://gitforwindows.org Git for Windows] to get a copy of Git Bash.<br>
-Alternatively you can download [https://www.msys2.org/ MSYS2] or Cygwin.
+* [https://gitforwindows.org Git for Windows] - this is a modified version of MSYS2
+* [https://www.msys2.org/ MSYS2]
+* [[Cygwin]]
+* [[Windows Subsystem for Linux]] - WSL2 is a full linux VM
 ==Blue Screen==
 How to troubleshoot BSOD (Blue Screen of Death).<br>
-* When windows encounters a BSOD, it will create a minidump (.dmp) file in
+* When windows encounters a BSOD, it will create a minidump (.dmp) file in <code>C:\Windows\Minidump</code>.<br>
-<code>C:\Windows\Minidump</code>.<br>
 * Copy out this dump file to somewhere like your desktop.<br>
 * There are various software to open the minidump files such as [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windbg-preview/9pgjgd53tn86 WinDbg Preview] and [https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html BlueScreenView],
+* Typically, blue screens are caused by driver crashes in my experience. Windbg preview will point out the driver which crashed from the minidump.
 ===WinDbg Preview===
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 <code>%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts</code>
-==Changing IDE/RAID to AHCI==
+==Changing IDE/RAID/VMD to AHCI==
 [http://triplescomputers.com/blog/uncategorized/solution-switch-windows-10-from-raidide-to-ahci-operation/ Reference]<br>
-You should be using ACHI instead of IDE or RAID.<br>
+If you are not using Intel RAID, you should be using ACHI instead of IDE or RAID.<br>
 * Run <code>bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal</code> in a cmd prompt with admin
-* Change to ACHI in UEFI
+* Change to ACHI in UEFI. On newer boards, it may be known as Intel VMD.
 * Run <code>bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot</code>
-; Reasons not to use Intel Raid
+==Application Management==
-* It is a fake raid managed by the Intel driver.
+===Winget===
-* It will not be recognized in Linux. It is better to use software RAID on both Windows and Linux.
+[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/ Docs]
-** See the [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/RAID Archwiki RAID] page
+Winget is included in [https://www.microsoft.com/p/app-installer/9nblggh4nns1#activetab=pivot:overviewtab App Installer]
-* You typically run into problems when changing motherboards, and sometimes even just after updating the bios.
-* On consumer Intel boards (Z370, Z390), your M.2 slots are wired to your chipset which only has a PCIe x4 connction to your CPU.
-** This means you won't receive a significant performance boost if you use RAID 0 on 2 higher-end NVMe SSDs.
-==Application Management==
 ===Chocolatey===
 [https://chocolatey.org/ Chocolatey] is an open source package manager for windows.<br>
-It is particularly useful for managing CLI applications such as ffmpeg and youtube-dl.
 Install Chocolatey by following the directions on [https://chocolatey.org/install https://chocolatey.org/install].
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 choco list --localonly
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+==Event Viewer==
+===See Reason for last Restart===
+* Go under <code>Windows Logs</code>-<code>System</code>.
+* Filter with Event sources: User32
+==Windows Update==
+===Prevent Auto-restarts===
+https://superuser.com/questions/1843873/windows-11-seems-to-have-disabled-all-ways-to-get-around-auto-update-restarts-i