My Windows Tweak Guide.

[IAmForum]

update motherboard bios firmware
update motherboard m.2 nvme firmware
update gpu firmware


finish doing all of the windows updates


*** settings that need to be set manually ***
left-click: start: settings: personalization: start: choose which folders appear on start
check: file explorer
uncheck: documents
uncheck: pictures
close window
file explorer: left-click: this pc
left-click: C (drive)
left-click: date modified (header): until files & folders are sorted by date
view (toolbar): options: change folder & search options
view (tab): apply to folders (button): yes (button): ok (button)
right-click: every icon on the taskbar: unpin from taskbar
left-click: start: right-click: every icon on the start menu: unpin from start
right-click: start: run: control: sound
playback (tab)
right-click: window: uncheck: show disabled devices
right-click: window: uncheck: show disconnected devices
left-click: device: configure (button): audio channels: stereo
next (button): check: front left & right
next (button): finish (button)
properties (button)
levels (tab)
output: 70
microphone / other inputs: 0 (muted)
enhancements (tab)
check: disable all enhancements / sound effects
advanced (tab)
default format: 2 channel, 24 bit, 48000 Hz
exclusive mode: uncheck: allow applications to take exclusive control of this device
hardware acceleration: uncheck: allow hardware acceleration of audio with this device
signal enhancements: check: enable audio enhancements
ok (button)
recording (tab)
left-click: device: properties (button)
levels (tab)
microphone: 100
microphone boost: 0
enhancements (tab)
check: disable all enhancements / sound effects
advanced (tab)
default format: 2 channel, 24 bit, 48000 Hz
exclusive mode: uncheck: allow applications to take exclusive control of this device
signal enhancements: check: enable audio enhancements
ok (button): ok (button)
\Portable\AUTORUNS - startup\Autoruns64.exe (run as administrator)
(I uncheck almost everything in the "logon / scheduled tasks / services" tabs)
(https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns)
\Portable\DRIVERSTORE EXPLORER - driver uninstaller\Rapr.exe (run as administrator)
select old drivers (button): check: force deletion: delete drivers (button)
(https://github.com/lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer/releases/tag/v0.11.79)


reboot into windows os
delete unnecessary desktop icons
arrange desktop icons
update network adapter (settings / ipv4 / uncheck: ipv6 / dns)
dns (ping via command prompt – choose 2 best):
https://www.wizcase.com/blog/best-free-public-dns-servers/


wifi router antenna settings:
antenna angle is very important (speed test different antenna angles / facing)
wifi signal is a perpendicular radial to the antenna
ex: antenna is facing perfectly vertical to the earth = wifi signal is parallel to the earth in a radial


network adapter settings:
802.11a/b/g wireless mode = dual band 802.11a/g
802.11d = disabled
802.11n/ac/ax wireless mode = 802.11ac / 802.11ax
adaptive inter frame spacing = disabled
adaptive link speed = disabled
adaptivity = disabled
advanced eee = disabled
airtime fairness = enabled
ap isolation = disabled
arp offload = disabled
arp offload for wowlan = disabled
auto disable gigabit = disabled
battery mode link speed = not speed down
beacon interval = 100
channel width = widest possible / auto
dtim interval = 2
enable pme = disabled
energy efficient ethernet = disabled
fat channel intolerant = disabled
flow control = rx & tx enabled
gigabit lite = disabled
gigabit master slave mode = force master mode
green ethernet = disabled
gtk rekeying for wowlan = disabled
ht mode = ht 802.11n / vht 802.11ac
idle power saving = disabled
igmp = disabled
interrupt moderation = disabled
interrupt moderation rate = disabled
ipv4 checksum offload = disabled
jumbo frame = disabled
jumbo packet = disabled
large send offload = disabled
ldpccap = disabled
legacy switch compatibility mode = disabled
link speed battery saver = disabled
log link state event = disabled
mimo power save mode = no smps
mixed mode protection = rts/cts enabled
multi channel concurrent = disabled
multicast = disabled
ns offload = disabled
ns offload for wowlan = disabled
offload = disabled
packet coalescing = disabled
packet priority & vlan = packet priority & vlan disabled
power save = disabled
preamble mode = short
preferred band = 5ghz
priority & vlan = priority & vlan disabled
protocal arp offload = disabled
protocal ns offload = disabled
ptp hardware timestamp = disabled
qos support = enabled
receive buffers = 1/2 max transmit buffers (find max transmit buffers)
receive side scaling = disabled
reduce speed on power down = disabled
roaming aggressiveness = lowest (single ap)
rss load balancing profile = numa scaling static
segment coalescing = disabled
short gi = enabled
shutdown wake on lan = disabled
sleep on wowlan disconnect = disabled
software timestamp = disabled
speed & duplex = auto negotiation
stbccap = disabled
system idle power saver = disabled
tcp checksum offload = disabled
throughput booster = disabled
transmit buffers = max setting (2x receive buffers size)
transmit power = highest
u-apsd support = disabled
udp checksum offload = disabled
ultra low power mode = disabled
vht 2.4g iot = disabled
wait for link = on
wake on link change = disabled
wake on link settings = disabled
wake on magic packet = disabled
wake on pattern match = disabled
wireless mode = 802.11ac or 802.11a/n/ac or 802.11 a/g
wmm = enabled
wol & shutdown link speed = not speed down


*** gaming ***
devmgmt.msc
human interface devices
everything: power management (tab): uncheck: allow computer to turn off this device...
keyboards
everything: power management (tab): uncheck: allow computer to turn off this device...
mice & other pointing devices
everything: power management (tab): uncheck: allow computer to turn off this device...
network adapters
wifi / nic: power management (tab): uncheck: allow computer to turn off this device...
software devices
right-click: microsoft device association root enumerator: disable device: yes (button)
system devices
right-click: high precision event timer: disable device: yes (button)
main.cpl
pointer options
select a pointer speed: middle
uncheck: enhance pointer precision
mouse / keyboard software
set polling / report rate: max setting
set dpi: 1600
administrator command prompt
bcdedit /set useplatformtick yes
bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes
bcdedit /deletevalue useplatformclock
reboot
left-click: start: graphics settings
hardware-accelerated gpu scheduling: on
browse (button): location of exe file
options (button): check: high performance
save (button)
discord
user settings (gear)
voice & video (left sidebar): advanced
openh264 video codec provided by cisco systems, inc: off
enable quality of service high packet priority: off
advanced (left sidebar): hardware acceleration: off
game overlay (left sidebar)
enable in-game overlay: off
right-click: game EXE file
properties
compatibility (tab)
check: disable fullscreen optimizations
change high dpi settings (button)
check: override high dpi scaling... (button)
ok (button): apply (button): ok (button)
intelligent standby list cleaner ISLC.exe (run as administrator)
(https://www.wagnardsoft.com/content/intelligent-standby-list-cleaner-v1000-released)
the list size is at least: 1024 mb
free memory is lower than: 1/2 total system memory
check: enable custom timer resolution
wanted timer resolution: 0.50
islc polling rate (ms): 500
purge standby list (button)
start (button)
minimize application (run in background)

 

[IAmForum]

If you find this guide helpful, please let me know of any other improvements.

 

[TeleFragger]

will give them a go later today.. thx...

 

[philb2]

Honestly, I haven't read the OP in detail, but I will. And I will save it in a 1Note entry.

Any third-party tools to make this process faster, or to record these changes so you can re-apply them at a later date to this OS or a different install.

 

[IAmForum]

Honestly, I haven't read the OP in detail, but I will. And I will save it in a 1Note entry.

Any third-party tools to make this process faster, or to record these changes so you can re-apply them at a later date to this OS or a different install.

These are the tweaks I have not found a way to really automate....when it comes to using it on different machines.

If ya'll would like....I can also paste my scripts that I run with these manual tweaks.

 

[funkydmunky]

Nice list working my way over it slowly.
How necessary is update gpu firmware? I've never done this before. Are there risks and how much improvement is there?

 

[IAmForum]

Nice list working my way over it slowly.
How necessary is update gpu firmware? I've never done this before. Are there risks and how much improvement is there?

find what firmware you currently have and see what the latest firmware fixes. it might not apply to your needs. I do not normally do firmware updates, unless it is going to fix an issue I am having.