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Change these settings after clean install win10 on a new SSD?
Greetings.
After some troubble with a few games and settings, I installed windows 10 pro on a SSD. I then got this list, which I was told to use as my PC is mainly a gamer-PC.
Can you recommend me to use this list complete, or is it "too much"?
I really can't see why I should get a local account instead of my Microsoft account on my PC because of problems with a game?? I would really like to get some feedback to this, as I think it is a bit overwhelming to do so much.
The list:
I hear a lot of people experiencing all kinds of issues after each Windows 10 Creator update.
I never had any problems with any of the updates. And I came to conclusion that perhaps
there are a few things that might be causing this issue.
Nr.1: Windows Fast Startup. Disabling it resolves a lot of issues. You can disable it by
navigating to Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\System Settings and
removing check-mark from "Turn on fast startup (recommended)".
Nr.2: Power Options - set to High Performance to let the CPU run on full capacity at all times
rather than let it throttle. Helps with performance in games and prevents CPU from throttling.
Nr.3: General things to do after you install a fresh copy of Windows (in essence remove all the
Telemetry Garbage that Microsoft forces by default):
First, do not login to your computer with Microsoft Account. If you already did then disable
Microsoft Account and create a Local Account.
Type "Privacy" in Search Windows.
Click Privacy Settings.
In General Tab set everything to Off.
Click on Manage my Microsoft advertising and other personalization info and set everything to
Off. (A browser will open up).
In Location Tab, set everything to Off unless you are using one of those features.
In Camera Tab set everything to Off.
In Account Info set everything to Off.
In Contacts set everything to Off.
Calendar leave On.
In Message Tab set everything to Off.
In Radios set everything to Off.
In Other Devices set everything to Off.
Feedback & diagnostics set to Never for "Windows should ask for my feedback" and set
Diagnostic and usage data to Basic.
In Background apps set those apps that you don't use to Off.
Open Microsoft Edge and click on three dots on the top right corner and then click on Settings.
Click on View Advanced Settings and set everything to Off except "Block Popo-Ups" and "Use
Adobe Flash Player".
Press on your keyboard 'Windows + R' and type gpedit.msc and hit enter.
In Local Group Policy Editor navigate to Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates
--> Windows Components --> One Drive
On the right side double click on 'Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage' and set it to
Enable and Apply. Do not close Local Group Policy Editor.
In Local Group Policy Editor navigate to Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates
--> All Settings and find 'Allow Telemetry' on the right side.
Double click on 'Allow Telemetry' and set it to Disabled and Apply.
Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components >
Search.
Locate the “Allow Cortana” setting in the right pane and double-click it.
Set the Allow Cortana option to “Disabled” and then click “OK”.
Press on your keyboard 'Windows + R' and type regedit and hit enter.
In the Registry Editor navigate to Computer --> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> SOFTWARE -->
Microsoft --> Windows --> CurrentVersion --> Policies --> DataCollection
Then on the right side double click 'AllowTelemetry' and change value to 0 and then Ok to
save.
In 'Search Windows' type command and right click on 'Command Prompt' and then 'Run As
Administrator'.
Go to root. (cd ..)
Run the following commands:
SC DELETE DIAGTRACK
SC DELETE DMWAPPUSHSERVICE
ECHO "" >
C:\PROGRAMDATA\MICROSOFT\DIAGNOSIS\ETLLOGS\AUTOLOGGER\AUTOLOGGERDIAGTRACK-LISTENER.ETL
In 'Search Windows' type Cortana
Set everything to Off.
Under 'Manage what Cortana knows about me in the cloud' clear all history if you were logged
in with your Microsoft Account. Once again, Disable Microsoft Account if you are still logged in
with it.
For better performance and to prevent memory leak in Windows disable NDU
Open regedit
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ndu
Modify "Start" Value to 4 to disable it.
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Remove garbage applications by Microsoft - open PowerShell and run as administrator then
perform these commands to remove tools that most likely you won't ever use:
Uninstall Phone and Uninstall Phone Companion
get-appxpackage *phone* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall Calendar and Mail apps
get-appxpackage *communicationsapps* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall People
get-appxpackage *people* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall Alarms & Clock
get-appxpackage *alarms* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall Camera
get-appxpackage *camera* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall Maps
get-appxpackage *maps* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall Voice Recorder
get-appxpackage *soundrecorder* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection
get-appxpackage *solitaire* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall 3D Builder
get-appxpackage *3dbuilder* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall OneNote
get-appxpackage *onenote* | remove-appxpackage
Uninstall XBox
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxApp | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage –AllUsers
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxApp_22.23.18005.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
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Then go to Services and disable all Xbox services, which are causing a lot of issues for many
games.
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