Windows 10 optimization script - A community effort?

[mozes]

37 minutes ago, shadowlight said:

@mozes, glad to hear you got it working.

Thanks, now that I got some confidence, I may start start swimming to the deep end  

[shadowlight]

Enjoy it and let us know if you need any help.

[WuNgUn]

Ugh! Im now not able to create a mapped network drive...?

[shadowlight]

3 hours ago, WuNgUn said:

Ugh! Im now not able to create a mapped network drive...?

 

Did you try the 3 settings that were mentioned on the previous page, after you had reported the issue?

[WuNgUn]

4 minutes ago, shadowlight said:

 

Did you try the 3 settings that were mentioned on the previous page, after you had reported the issue?

i foolishly updated to fall creators....

i think i have a restore image somewhere

[rickca]

Rollback fall Creators Update

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/rollback-uninstall-windows-10-creators-update

[Ben2300]

Be Prepare the fall creators update, might just be the best sound window can offer till now.

[WuNgUn]

On 11/11/2017 at 1:05 AM, Ben2300 said:

Be Prepare the fall creators update, might just be the best sound window can offer till now.

did MS do something in the update to improve audio quality?

[WuNgUn]

ran this on server 2016

[zackthedog]

 I'm coming to this thread for the first time because I need to use Win10 to build a little server/ripper for a friend.  I want to thank the original poster for his effort.  I was ready to cry because Server 2016 sounded so much better, but after doing these adjustments Win10 Home actually sounds better than Server 2016.  My question is:  Are the "scripts" that folks have posted actually scripts that can be run in PowerShell?  I wasn't sure so I did it the hard way.

Can these be copy-pasted into PowerShell or do I need to "create" a script?  I'm fairly proficient with command lines but this is new to me.  Any advice is welcome.  Many thanks again.

[lmitche]

7 minutes ago, zackthedog said:

 I'm coming to this thread for the first time because I need to use Win10 to build a little server/ripper for a friend.  I want to thank the original poster for his effort.  I was ready to cry because Server 2016 sounded so much better, but after doing these adjustments Win10 Home actually sounds better than Server 2016.  My question is:  Are the "scripts" that folks have posted actually scripts that can be run in PowerShell?  I wasn't sure so I did it the hard way.

Can these be copy-pasted into PowerShell or do I need to "create" a script?  I'm fairly proficient with command lines but this is new to me.  Any advice is welcome.  Many thanks again.

Yes, just copy and paste the script into powershell.  I've done this many times with success.

[zackthedog]

1 minute ago, lmitche said:

Yes, just copy and paste the script into powershell.  I've done this many times with success.

 

Really?  It's really that easy?  I feel silly. ;-)  Thank you!  I was either going to clone the current drive for my friend or give up. ;-)

[zackthedog]

BTW, the getBlackbird script was a very helpful and easy first step.  The improvement was immediately apparent.

[WuNgUn]

10 hours ago, zackthedog said:

  I was ready to cry because Server 2016 sounded so much better, but after doing these adjustments Win10 Home actually sounds better than Server 2016. 

Run the same scripts on Server 2016...

 

As well, there are a bunch of server related service that can also be stopped.

[zackthedog]

2 hours ago, WuNgUn said:

Run the same scripts on Server 2016...

 

As well, there are a bunch of server related service that can also be stopped.

 

I'll try it, thanks--though I hope to avoid making my friend pay for a copy of Server 2016. ;-)

[rickca]

6 hours ago, zackthedog said:

BTW, the getBlackbird script was a very helpful and easy first step.  The improvement was immediately apparent.

I've been corresponding with the developer over the past year or so.  He has done a total rewrite that is far more effective and more efficiently implemented called V1.0.  He says he has finally finished the project so a beta should be available shortly.

[giordy60]

I follow with interest 

[zackthedog]

Well, I ran Lauritsvd's script on Server 2016 (because I wanted to keep the LAN) and now WASAPI is broken.  I tried enabling Windows Audio and its dependencies but it still won't work.  Any ideas?  Perhaps removing Media Playback did it?

[Garf]

 

i browsed this thread the other night, and didn't see this mentioned. Due to the European Commission anti-trust ruling, MS has to offer N (European) and KN (Korean) versions of Windows 10. These versions have media apps removed, media player, music, video, voice recorder and Skype. Less installed is always good. I will attempt an installation on my Surface Pro 2 tablet, I have freed up 112gb into an empty partition, keeping my existing windows installation. I often pop my tablet off its dock after it is done playing music for the day, to read on my Kindle and catch up on forum posts. I also take this tablet when I am playing my mandolin, as it has my PDFs on it. Dual boot the OS will be nice. 

 

I will be attempting an installation of Roon Rock on this partition first. I expect it to fail spectacularly, but hey, who knows. A tablet isn't that far off from a NUC hardware wise. And I might learn something in the process. If it doesn't succeed, I will be giving Windows 10 Pro N a try.

[zackthedog]

52 minutes ago, Garf said:

 

i browsed this thread the other night, and didn't see this mentioned. Due to the European Commission anti-trust ruling, MS has to offer N (European) and KN (Korean) versions of Windows 10. These versions have media apps removed, media player, music, video, voice recorder and Skype. Less installed is always good. I will attempt an installation on my Surface Pro 2 tablet, I have freed up 112gb into an empty partition, keeping my existing windows installation. I often pop my tablet off its dock after it is done playing music for the day, to read on my Kindle and catch up on forum posts. I also take this tablet when I am playing my mandolin, as it has my PDFs on it. Dual boot the OS will be nice. 

 

I will be attempting an installation of Roon Rock on this partition first. I expect it to fail spectacularly, but hey, who knows. A tablet isn't that far off from a NUC hardware wise. And I might learn something in the process. If it doesn't succeed, I will be giving Windows 10 Pro N a try.

 

Windows N doesn't have any audio drivers or services.  Don't know if ASIO will work.  You might have to install the separate Media package.

[Garf]

5 minutes ago, zackthedog said:

 

Windows N doesn't have any audio drivers or services.  Don't know if ASIO will work.  You might have to install the Media packet.

 

Using a WASAPI with a Schiit Bifrost directly connected to the tablet, with a USB SSD attached. It should work with the Schiit supplied drivers. 

[jaynyc]

HI, curious, is it safe to run these scripts via Remote Desktop (meaning, there is no local monitor, keyboard, mouse) connected to the music server-- can I run these optimization scripts without killing the ability to connect via Remote Desktop?

 

 

[lmitche]

6 hours ago, jaynyc said:

HI, curious, is it safe to run these scripts via Remote Desktop (meaning, there is no local monitor, keyboard, mouse) connected to the music server-- can I run these optimization scripts without killing the ability to connect via Remote Desktop?

 

 

Run something like TeamViewer and you shouldn't have an issue.

[chauphuong]

Do anyone find shutting down display in bios (so no display at all, possibly HDMI and VGA port are disabled) any better for SQ? I must say I do.

[lmitche]

3 hours ago, chauphuong said:

Do anyone find shutting down display in bios (so no display at all, possibly HDMI and VGA port are disabled) any better for SQ? I must say I do.

Yes, most of us run headless.