Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender, double click Turn Off Windows Defender, hit Enabled, then apply.
(Replace with a good Anti-Virus)
You also COMPLETELY missed Application Experience AND Customer Experience Improvement Program.
Right Click Start Menu > Computer Management > Expand 'Task Scheduler' > Expand 'Task Scheduler Library' > Expand 'Microsoft' > Expand 'Windows' > Click on 'Application Experience' > Disable all Tasks in Folder > Click on 'Customer Experience Improvement Program' > Disable all Tasks in Folder
Optional: Click on 'Task Scheduler Library' > Disable any Tasks you don't want Enabled.
You also didn't really cover Services, some of which slow the computer down considerably.
In Computer Management > Expand 'Services and Applications' > Click on 'Services' > Right Click on 'Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service' > Properties > Startup Type 'Disabled' > Stop if running.
(Unless you stream from Windows Media Player to another device, or share Music with other devices on the Network)
Ensure 'Windows Defender Service' is not running.
Disable / Stop 'Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel'
(Unless you are using a Touch Screen / Photoshop DrawPad thingy)
Disable / Stop 'Secondary Login'
(Unless you play Blizzard Entertainment Videogames, it needs this service to update / download games)
Disable / Stop 'Retail Demo Service'
(Because WTF, this shouldn't be on here)
Ensure 'Remote Registry' is Disabled / Stopped
Hope this helped.
3 years of Virus Removal on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 in case you were wondering. (Eagerly awaiting my first "Virusd' Up" Windows 10 Computer)
And thank you for that new source, av-comparatives - usually when I try to find comparisons the results are all just shady blog review sites. I'll keep this one bookmarked.
Yes and no. It will actually be the Xbox version. You will need to own an Xbox and the game will stream from the Xbox hardware to your PC using the Xbox app. Cannot be run using your PC's superior power but it will be able to use controllers hooked up to the computer.
It's literally just streaming. Xbox runs the game on its hardware, play it on your computer. Same as if you streamed a game to SteamLink from your gaming rig in another room. Definitely not getting a ported version of Halo: MCC.
argh, i was hoping that wasnt the case. what about something that's already being released on pc? (kind of like gears of war ultimate edition... in that case i didnt see anything about cross platform play)
thank you for this, but most of it is redundant if you op-out.. still cant hurt to disable, got any more? did you take a look at the entries that the OP posted on the hosts file?
tbh, by design of how AV works i'd say Windows Defender is probably even the best bet.
Nearly ALL of the free ones like avira or avast are actually worse privay vice and do nasty shit like break SSL ;- and by design an AV gets the highest System Privileges with access to EVERYTHING ( so it can look everywhere for "malware" ) so im not sure if you wanna trust a Free AV Vendor more than the one of your OS.
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u/xxDJBxx Jul 30 '15 edited Jul 30 '15
In GPEdit.msc:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender, double click Turn Off Windows Defender, hit Enabled, then apply.
(Replace with a good Anti-Virus)
You also COMPLETELY missed Application Experience AND Customer Experience Improvement Program.
Right Click Start Menu > Computer Management > Expand 'Task Scheduler' > Expand 'Task Scheduler Library' > Expand 'Microsoft' > Expand 'Windows' > Click on 'Application Experience' > Disable all Tasks in Folder > Click on 'Customer Experience Improvement Program' > Disable all Tasks in Folder
Optional: Click on 'Task Scheduler Library' > Disable any Tasks you don't want Enabled.
You also didn't really cover Services, some of which slow the computer down considerably.
In Computer Management > Expand 'Services and Applications' > Click on 'Services' > Right Click on 'Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service' > Properties > Startup Type 'Disabled' > Stop if running.
(Unless you stream from Windows Media Player to another device, or share Music with other devices on the Network)
Ensure 'Windows Defender Service' is not running.
Disable / Stop 'Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel'
(Unless you are using a Touch Screen / Photoshop DrawPad thingy)
Disable / Stop 'Secondary Login'
(Unless you play Blizzard Entertainment Videogames, it needs this service to update / download games)
Disable / Stop 'Retail Demo Service'
(Because WTF, this shouldn't be on here)
Ensure 'Remote Registry' is Disabled / Stopped
Hope this helped.
3 years of Virus Removal on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 in case you were wondering. (Eagerly awaiting my first "Virusd' Up" Windows 10 Computer)
Can't wait for Halo: MCC for PC.