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Everything I need is still in in the old settings windows that haven't changed in 23 years (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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I don't know why I even bother opening the settings app

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[–] 42 points 2 years ago (11 children)

I still extensively use:

Win+R

ncpa.cpl

It's still the only way I know how to easily and quickly change my NIC settings.

The worst part is to change some things it adds like an extra 4 clicks to the old method.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago

    Windows 11 had a link to that in under the advanced network options.

    I say had as a recent update just took it away. They added a new advanced settings to replace the network connections part you linked to, but it is still missing options. Almost 10 years of the new settings and still no way to enable split tunneling on a vpn in the new UI.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    You can reduce keystrokes on that. Just tap the Win key instead of Win+R. Type ncpa.cpl and hit enter.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    If you work on as many servers and desktops as I do, you'll eventually encounter machines that have slow loading start menus and search, or search the web for some stupid ass reason instead. I'll save that time with adding R. Still a 1 handed move anyhow

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If you're such a server and desktop expert, why are you not setting a GPO to disable the start menu web features??

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you're such a server and desktop support expert, how do you gpo random client that call in, or new client and environments when you know nothing about them, or friend and families computers?

    Listen, kid, when you've been in the game long enough you'll come across unique scenarios enough to a point where it is God damn annoying.

    Also who the hell GPOs network settings?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Kid. Lol. I've been in the game since before the invention of Windows servers

    The start menu searching the web isn't a network setting. It's a setting for the behavior of the start menu.

    You change a single flag in the registry on Windows and it tells the Start Menu not to do the behavior of searching the web. The unusual scenario as you cannot it is a common feature that can be turned on and off. The GPO lets you set that flag administratively. It's not unique, and it's something my level 1 help desk guys under my teams had no problem learning.

    You've either been in the game long enough to become senile or the more likely case is your the kid and have no idea what you're doing.

    Bonus: there's another flag to set the Start Menu to not search files. Set that one too and the search is lightning fast and only shows you programs and settings options.

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