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Windows 10: decimal prefixes to binary prefixes

Berny23
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  1. How to change decimal prefixes (SI) to binary prefixes (IEC) for file sizes in Windows 10.
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  4. -- Introduction --
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  6. Windows incorrectly uses decimal prefixes (KB, MB, GB) instead of binary prefixes (KiB, MiB, GiB) to display file sizes.
  7. Due to increasing confusion among consumers, the former secondary use of decimal prefixes as binary prefixes was in theory abolished by the ISO standard IEC 80000-13:2008. However, there are still very few who adhere to this standard. Since Windows does not use the correct binary prefixes either, I will show you in this tutorial how to make the necessary changes yourself.
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  10. -- Software Requirements --
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  12. → Resource Hacker (http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/)
  13. → Any Linux live distro on CD or USB (e.g. http://www.porteus.org/)
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  16. -- Video Tutorial --
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  18. https://youtu.be/JBIi1Y91SF8
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  21. -- Text Tutorial --
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  23. 1. Go to "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.LanguageExperiencePack<LANGUAGE-TERRITORY>_<VERSION>\Windows\System32\<LANGUAGE-TERRITORY>" (Please note the placeholders).
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  25. 2. Copy "propsys.dll.mui" to your Desktop.
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  27. 3. Open the copied file with Resource Hacker and expand "String Table" on the left side.
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  29. 4. Open the entry 14 and insert an "i" between the displayed prefixes (e.g. KB -> KiB).
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  31. 5. Click on the big green arrow and then save the file by clicking the green floppy disk (without the "As").
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  33. 6. Delete the file named "propsys.dll_original.mui" in your Desktop.
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  35. 7. Shut down Windows and insert your Linux live CD or USB.
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  37. 8. Boot from your Linux live distro and navigate to the hard drive where Windows is installed.
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  39. 9. Copy or cut "propsys.dll.mui" in your Desktop folder and paste it inside of "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.LanguageExperiencePack<LANGUAGE-TERRITORY>_<VERSION>\Windows\System32\<LANGUAGE-TERRITORY>".
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  41. 10. Shut down your Linux live distro and remove the CD or USB.
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  43. 11. Reboot into Windows 10 and enjoy your new binary prefixes.
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  46. -- Credits & Sources --
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  48. Tutorial made by Berny23
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  50. Information taken from:
  51. → https://www.vb-paradise.de/index.php/Thread/101459-Windows-Dateigr%C3%B6%C3%9Fen-in-Kibibyte-Mebibyte-usw/
  52. → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix
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