All “ms-settings” commands for Windows 10 v1709

Ok ok, Windows 10 v1803 is out for some time, but lots of enterprises still use v1709 or at least are on the deployment phase with this version.

One of the most awkward thing I’ve found on GPOs for Windows 10 it’s the way to hide or disable Windows Settings icons, like I’ve explained on a previous post (FrontSlash Blog - Win10 - GPOs - Hiding pages in Settings app)

But…well…not much to do here.

Because Microsoft implements new features twice a year, also with these new features the Settings app get new icons.
To save you the trouble to search all of them, here’s a nice post from Winaero with ALL the “ms-settings” you can use in your GPO:
Winaero - ms-settings Commans in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

GPOs - Black Screen After Applying Wallpaper GPO [Solved]

And after 3 days of maniac troubleshooting, googling and...1 hour of Microsoft Premier Support this one it's finally solved!

Here's a quick resume of the issue and, in my case, what was happening.

Symptom

After apply a GPO to change Windows background to a corporate wallpaper for all users, instead of the changing to the correct image, users got a black screen.

Issue/Resolution

After 3 or 4 days of troubleshooting Microsoft gave me a nice way to quickly understand if this was a problem with our image or something else.

• Get an image that originally comes with Windows, you can find them in "C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\".
• Now, copy the image to the same folder and the same name you've configured your GPO setting.
• Reboot the machine

Now, if the image shows up, this probably means that there's an issue with your image.

In my case, the image that was delivered was 8 bit depth instead of 24 bit depth. This caused the issue.

After converting the image to 24bit depth (with Paint.NET for example) the corporate wallpaper showed up exactly how it should!

Hope this helps people struggling with this issue!

Windows 10 - Enabling "God Mode"

For those that passed from various versions of Windows OS along the years, "God Mode" it's not a awkward expression or...thing.

Although the "God Mode" makes you feel like you'll have access to hidden things on the OS or start having special powers, "God Mode" in Windows in more like...having every single option and setting on a single windows. More or less...

So, to give it a try, follow these steps:

• First make sure your logged in with a user with administrative privileges
• Right-click on the desktop and select New -> Folder
• On the folder name write GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and hit Enter
• Now just double-click the created folder, and then you go. You're in God Mode! :)