This is a quick, but essential post. My Joplin install has so many ‘annoyances’ notes, that it might be a good idea to start sharing them with y’all. This effort was triggered by a very irritating “MS-Gamebar missing” notification in Windows 11. The list below will grow as I’m forced to use this awful operating system for gaming and CAD.

Remove “ms-gamebar” pop-up in Windows 11

//put this in a .bat file and run
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "AppCaptureEnabled" /d 0
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "GameDVR_Enabled" /d 0
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage

Install Firefox on Windows 11 without using Edge

//Windows + R
powershell -Command "& {Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=win64&lang=en-US' -OutFile 'Firefox.exe'}"

Windows Confirmation

irm https://massgrave.dev/get | iex

Disable Secure Boot on FrameWork laptops

• The BIOS is configured for no delay before attempting to load an OS.
• Press F2 before the BIOS attempts to load.
• Administer Secure Boot panel > Disable

Discussion here: https://x.com/cmcwain/status/1828126531916571132