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Add a Windows setup note for disabling the garbage secure time seed feature

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Michael Campagnaro 2023-08-23 13:34:18 -04:00
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# Windows Setup # Windows Setup
* Make a system restore point after a fresh install. * Disable Microsoft's piece of shit Secure Time Seed (STS) because it can result in insane system clock times that wreck havoc.
* Open regedit and go to `KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config`
* Set `UtilizeSslTimeDat` to 0 and reboot.
* Disable Windows Platform Binary Table * Disable Windows Platform Binary Table
* This is a system Windows made for hardware vendors to inject firmware to the OS drive, running it at boot time. * This is a system Windows made for hardware vendors to inject firmware to the OS drive, running it at boot time.
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built this for them. There's no way to stop this from happening other than to disable the platform entirely. built this for them. There's no way to stop this from happening other than to disable the platform entirely.
* Run `disable-windows-platform-binary-table.reg` and reboot. * Run `disable-windows-platform-binary-table.reg` and reboot.
**Make a system restore point before proceeding.**
* Change PC name * Change PC name
* Open settings -> System -> About -> Rename this PC * Open settings -> System -> About -> Rename this PC
* Reboot * Reboot