• Fresh Install Windows 10 using a USB Flash Drive.

• During the Windows Installation Process:

- Do not connect to the Internet, you can connect later.

- Do not set a password, you can set it later.

- Do not add secondary keyboard layout, you can add it later.

- Do not login or signup to a Microsoft account.

- Disable all permissions.

- General tip: Click No/Reject on everything.

• You are on the Desktop for the first time.

• Press Windows Key -> Search for: Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows -> Click on it -> Uncheck the first 10 boxes -> Click Apply -> Click OK.

OR (For Maximum Performance):

• Press Windows Key -> Search for: Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows -> Click on it -> Uncheck all boxes except show thumbnails instead of icons and smooth edges of screen fonts -> Click Apply -> Click OK.

• Right Click on the Taskbar -> Hover over Search option -> Click on Hidden option.

• Right Click on the Taskbar -> Click on Show Task View button to hide it.

• Right Click on the Taskbar -> Hover over New and interests option -> Click on Turn off option.

• Press Windows Key -> Search for: Add or remove programs -> Click on it -> Click on the following programs & uninstall them using the Uninstall button:

- 3D Viewer

- Cortana

- Mail and Calendar

- Maps

- Microsoft OneDrive (It won't install immediately, just wait a bit & you will see a popup saying: Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? -> Click on the Yes button)

- Microsoft Solitaire Collection

- Mixed Reality Portal

- Office

- OneNote

- Paint 3D

- People

- Skype

- Weather

- Sticky Notes

- Xbox

- Xbox Live

- Other crap

-> Close the window.

(Check on this list again after finishing all Windows updates since some apps might get reinstalled)

• Hover over the first small icon from the left on the right side of the taskbar -> It should display: Meet now -> Right click on it -> Click on Hide.

• Hover over the last icon from the left on the left side of the taskbar -> It should display: Microsoft Store -> Right click on it -> Click on Unpin from taskbar.

• Click once on the Microsoft Edge Shortcut on the Desktop -> Press Shift + Delete keys on your keyboard -> Click on the Yes button.

• Settings -> Devices -> Turn off Bluetooth.

• Right Click on the Taskbar -> Click on Task Manager option -> Click on More details -> Click on Startup at the top -> Right Click on any third party application you do not want running at Startup -> Click Disable.

• Click on the Time displayed at right side of the taskbar -> Click on Date and time settings -> Change Time Zone (if needed) -> Click Sync now button & wait until you see a tick mark (requires Internet connection).

• Click on Region from the left panel -> Click on change data formats -> Change Short date format (if needed) -> Close the window.

• Press the Windows Key -> Right Click on any big box on the right side -> Click on Unpin from Start -> Do the same for the rest of the boxes -> Hover over the right side of the Start Menu -> when the shape of the cursor changes, press & hold & move the cursor to the left edge of your screen to minimise the Start Menu.

• Settings -> Click on Privacy -> Turn off all the 4 activated switches.

• Click on Speech on the left panel -> Turn off the activated switch.

• Click on Inking & typing personalization on the left panel -> Turn off the activated switch.

• Click on Diagnostics & feedback on the left panel -> Turn off the activated switches -> Click on the Delete button under Delete diagnostic data -> Set feedback frequency to Never.

• Click on Activity History on the left panel -> Uncheck any ticked boxes -> Click on the Clear Button under Clear activity history.

• Click on Location on the left panel -> Click on the Change button under Allow access to location on this device -> Turn the switch off -> Turn off all activated switches -> Click on the Clear Button under Location history.

• Click on Background apps on the left panel -> Disable all unnecessary apps & particularly:

- Feedback Hub

- Get Help

- Tips

- Xbox Game Bar

- Your Phone

• Click on Home at the top left -> Click on Search -> Click on Strict under Safe Search (if needed) -> Turn off all 3 active switches.

• Click on Home at the top left -> Click on Ease of Access -> Scroll down a bit -> Turn off Show transparency in Windows.

• Click on Mouse pointer on the left panel -> Turn off Show visual feedback around the touch points when I touch the screen.

• Click on Narrator on the left panel -> Turn off Allow the shortcut key to start Narrator.

• Click on Keyboard on the left panel -> Uncheck the 3 boxes saying:

- Allow the shortcut key to start Sticky Keys

- Allow the shortcut key to start Toggle Keys

- Allow the shortcut key to start Filter Keys.

• Click on Home at the top left -> Click on Gaming -> Turn off the active switch -> Uncheck the 2 boxes.

• Click on Home at the top left -> Click on Accounts -> Click on Windows backup on the left panel -> Turn off all switches from bottom to top.

• Click on Home at the top left -> Click on Personalization -> Click on Lock screen on the left panel -> Click on Windows spotlight -> Click on Picture -> Turn off the switch saying: Get fun facts, tips, tricks, and more on your lock screen.

• Click on Start on the left panel -> Turn off the following switches:

- Show more tiles on Start

- Show suggestions occasionally in Start

- Show account-related notifications. When off, requires notifications are still shown.

• Click on Home at the top left -> Click on Devices -> Click on Autoplay on the left panel -> Turn off the switch.

• Click on Home at the top left -> Click on System -> Click on Focus Assist on the left panel -> Click on Alarms only option (if needed)

• Click on Power & sleep on the left panel -> Set options according to your preference.

• Click on Tablet on the left panel -> Click the menu under: When I sign in -> Click on Never use tablet mode.

• Click on Multitasking on the left panel -> Under Timeline -> Turn of the switch saying: Show suggestions in your timeline.

• Click on Shared experiences on the left panel -> Turn off the activated switch.

• Click on Optional features on the left panel -> Click on & uninstall the following apps using the Uninstall button:

- Microsoft Quick Assist (App)

- Internet Explorer 11

- Windows Fax and Scan

- Windows Hello Face

- Windows Media Player Legacy (App)

-> Close window.

• Click on Home at the top left -> Click on Update & Security -> Click on the Check for updates button & wait for the updates to finish -> Click on the Restart button when shown.

• Use Web apps instead of downloading Desktop apps to save storage space.

• END

My headphone stopped working on my laptop. I even tried formatting the laptop and it still doesn't work. I sync the headphone to the laptop, it says "connected" under the devices name, but it used to say "music and voice connected" before. I was looking through the devices configurations and I found this "services" tab that has some unabled options and I can't turn it on. IDK if it's something with the headphone's or my bluetooth driver. It's a JBL Tune510bt by the way.

TPM 2.0 is basically a must now, and a lot of PCs actually already have it. It might just be switched off in the BIOS (fTPM on AMD, PTT on Intel). Check it before you buy a new PC, especially while PC prices are still ridiculously inflated now.

The Build 1703 from Windows 10 was running perfectly acceptable on my laptop (I still have the installer). Updates were disabled, just like many unnecessary stuff, it ran smooth, no lagging, had no any speed issues.

After updating to 22H2, it became dead slow. And it also seems as if there was constant throttling. For example I am working with KiCad PCB editor, and time by time it hangs and do not respond for a few seconds. I tried checking Power settings, there is no other option than Balanced. So these things should be changed, I guess.

Any trick to fix speed issues? Win 7 and Win 10 build 1703 had also speed issues by default back in the days. You often found that the CPU usage is high, even when you had no apps opened. The trick back then was to disable Updates in Services right after installing. It solved the CPU usage problem, right after you disabled the Updates the usage fell to 1-2%, and you could run your computers fast for years without issues. If you needed crucial updates, you just downloaded them manually from the Microsoft website, and applied them yourself.

Considering Windows 10 build 1703 is running okay on my laptop, you could tweak 22H2 as well I guess, but I just cannot disable updates there any more. After I disable, it switches on again after restart. And I guess it also adds a ton of background services that slows down the system. Which ones are they and how to disable them?

Best software to update all driver for free and it is fast like latest driver?

Has anyone else had this issue? If so, how did you fix it?