Windows BSI Basic Computer Configuration Suggestions
Operating System:
Windows 10 Professional
64bit versions currently supported for Simian 2.3, Wavecart 5.1, and Stinger 3.1.
Hard Drives:
64K Allocation unit size
NTFS File System
Full Format
Disabled Indexing Service (under disk properties”
Separate hard drives for Audio and System
CPU:
We prefer Genuine Intel (Core 2 Duo,Core I series, or Xeon” CPUs
Drivers:
All latest drivers for motherboard and 3rd party hardware (Video Card, AudioScience, Sentinel Hardware Key”
Memory:
Namebrand
2 gigs and up
Audio Cards:
AudioScience 5xxx or 6xxx series.
Windows:
Windows 10 Professional
64bit versions currently supported for Simian 2.3, Wavecart 5.1, and Stinger 3.1.
Hard Drives:
64K Allocation unit size
NTFS File System
Full Format
Disabled Indexing Service (under disk properties”
Separate hard drives for Audio and System
CPU:
We prefer Genuine Intel (Core 2 Duo,Core I series, or Xeon” CPUs
Drivers:
All latest drivers for motherboard and 3rd party hardware (Video Card, AudioScience, Sentinel Hardware Key”
Memory:
Namebrand
2 gigs and up
Audio Cards:
AudioScience 5xxx or 6xxx series.
Windows:
- Notification Area Icona
- Check Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar
- Click Turn system icons on or off > Action Center = Off
- Power Options
- High Performance
- Turn off the display: Never
- Put the computer to sleep: Never
- Change Plan Settings > Change Advanced Power Settings
- Require a password on wakeup > Setting: No.
- Hard Disk > Turn off Hard Disk after > Setting: Never.
- USB Settings > USB Selective suspend setting > Setting: Disabled.
- Power buttons and lid > sleep button action > Setting: Do Nothing.
- Regional and Language Options
- Formats tab
- Short Date: MM/dd/yyyy.
- Long Date: MMMM dd, yyyy.
- Formats tab
- Sound
- Playback tab
- Select last device of first audio card and click the Set Default button.
- Recording tab
- Select last device of first audio card and click the Set Default button.
- Sounds tab
- Sound Scheme: No Sounds.
- Deselect Play Windows Startup Sound
- Communications tab
- When Windows detects communications activity Do Nothing
- Playback tab
- System
- Advanced tab > Startup and Recovery
- System Startup > Select Time to display recovery options when needed.
- Remote tab > Remote Assistance
- Deselect Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer.
- Advanced tab > Startup and Recovery
- Windows Defender
- Tools > Options > Administrator > Deselect Use this program.
- Windows Firewall
- Turn Windows Firewall On or Off
- Home or work(private” network location settings > Turn off Windows Firewall
- Public network location settings > Turn off Windows Firewall
- Turn Windows Firewall On or Off
- Visual Effects
- Control Panel > Performance Information and Tools > Adjust visual effects > Visual Effects tab> Adjust for Best Performance
- Check Smooth Edges for Screen Fonts
- Time Sync
- Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time Tab> UNCHECK Automatically Synchronize with an Internet Time Server.
- Network (if using network file sharing”
- Start button > enter Network and Sharing Center in the “Search for programs and files” > click the Network and Sharing Center link at the top > Click Change Advanced Sharing Settings on the left hand side > choose Turn off password protected sharing radio button under Password protected sharing category > click on Save Changes
- Auto Defrag
- Start button > enter dfrgui in the “Search for programs and files” > click the dfrgui.exe link at the top > Click Configure Schedule > Uncheck Run on a schedule
- Turn off UAC
- Start button > enter UAC in the “Search for programs and files” > click the Change User Account Control Settings link at the top > Lower bar to Never Notify > Click OK
- Windows Updates
- Start button > enter Windows Updates in the “Search for programs and files” > click the Change Settings on the left pane > Set to Notify me but don’t automatically download or install them> Click OK