Running Windows for the first time in 10+ years, tips plz

Discussion in 'PC' started by typical-love, Oct 22, 2020.

  1. Xupito

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    Yours? Nah, Not really. :rofl:
    What did I do this time? :dunno: I was just following your passionate advice:
    BTW, good morning. How are you doing?
     
  2. Olymoon

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    @Xupito and @5teezo , please, use PM for your love effusions. This have nothing to do with the topic.
     
  3. demberto

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    Just my opinion.

    Apart from everything mentioned above, I don't recommend you to use some patched/modified versions of Windows, use the latest Pro v2004. If you run into problems on a patched versions, there are limited solutions for it. Using software on patched windows is another headache, you never know when you will get an error while you are doing something important.
    Just use vanilla Windows, with an SSD and disable telemetry using Shutup10. And most of these registry tweaks will either get reset with software updates or aren't any beneficial with newer hardware. If you are using AMD, better focus on RAM speed and enable XMP and stuff from BIOS than focusing on optimizing Win10.
    Much of these tweaks are good on very poor hardware. If you want you plugins to run faster, optimising Windows won't help, use cracked versions as they have removed DRM and stuff hence run faster, use lesser RAM and buy the plugin just for supporting the dev if you can.

    If you're planning to stick to legit versions, better not use modified Windows as devs don't probably support that and you might end up losing your license instead because of some missing DLLs and files. You might run into unknown issues and unfortunately nobody can help you then.

    Audio plugin devs test their plugins on official builds only, so they are optimised pretty well, use the latest version of all the software and update your drivers regularly, especially if you are using AMD.

    Also change your AV settings to some Max Performance/Minimum protection preset, as that's all you need if you're offline or just better turn it off when you don't need it. Disabling telemetry and changing your privacy settings speeds up things noticeably
     
  4. 5teezo

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    The Latest Windows 10 Version is actually not 2004 (for April 2020) but 20H2.

    If you don't use tool to remove all the telemetry and apps and all the other unneccessary garbage windows comes with nowadays there are 80 to 120 services running in the background. Once you're done with removing all the stuff mentioned above it's around 50 and the foodprint on system resources is smaller.
     
  5. demberto

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    That's what I said @5teezo disable it with ShutUp 10; don't remove it. You never know what can happen, and OP is almost a noob in Windows
     
  6. hackerz4life

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    So which version of windows 10 would you guys recommend? I can customize it later but i would like a version primarily for the daw and that has the least bloat.
    It also has to have the FLS update, so a newer version prefferable.
     
  7. GT33

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    Get the latest and run this Debloat script
     
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