The ability to switch to a dark theme has been one of the most anticipated features in Windows. Indeed, with a lack of light, such a color scheme is less tiring for the eyes. Previously, it was possible to install a black interface background for the tenth OS version. But the developers listened to users and in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update they finally added a simple, official way.

Opening the section "Options" → "Personalization" → "Colors", you will see at the bottom of the item "Select the default application mode." If you activate dark mode here, the background of the Windows interface will partially switch to black. The same applies to some standard and third-party programs from the Windows store.

Separately, you can enable the dark theme in the Edge browser. To do this, click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the program window, then click "Options" and under the item "Select a theme" select "Dark".

By the way, if you prefer Google Chrome, you can download the dark theme from the Google store and even install it.

Sitting at the computer in the dark, you could notice how quickly your eyes get tired. This is because at night the display gets too bright for a room without sunlight.

Microsoft took care of this issue and added a special monitor color mode "" in the Windows 10 Creators Update. It can be configured in the section "Settings" → "System" → "Screen".

When this mode is active, the system changes the temperature of the colors so that they do not tire the eyes in a dark room.

As you use Windows, it accumulates residual files and other debris, which clogs the hard disk and slows down the OS. There are many third-party utilities that can solve these problems. But until recently there was no standard solution.

After updating to Windows 10, the Creators Update appears on the system, which clears the device's memory. You can activate and configure it in the section "Settings" → "System" → "Storage" under the item "Memory control".

Windows 10 has a set of standard applications that you can use to work with music, videos, web pages and other files without third-party software. For each file type, the system defaults to one of these preinstalled programs (or warns that it is not supported). This is why, for example, when you click on a downloaded music track, Windows immediately plays it in Groove.

But if you want to replace the standard player, browser and other programs with third parties, it is most convenient to do this in a special section of settings. Go to Settings → Applications → Default Applications and select here the programs you installed that Windows should use by default for various tasks.

The password assigned to the Windows account protects personal data and user settings. This function will be relevant for you if unauthorized persons have physical access to the computer. Of course, if you try hard, you can bypass such protection. But in most situations, it will be enough.

You can put it, remove it or reset it, if you suddenly forget, in the section "Settings" → "Accounts" → "Login settings".

By default, when you launch File Explorer in Windows 10, a quick access window opens to frequently visited folders and last viewed files. Perhaps this option suits you entirely. But in previous versions of the OS, "Explorer" immediately opened the section "This computer", and there are users who are used to it.

If you are one of them, or if you just find it more convenient to see local drives in Explorer, you can return the old view. To do this, open "Explorer", click "View" → "Options" and in the item "Open Explorer for" select "This PC".

Windows has long allowed you to hide files and folders, making them invisible. Thus, it is convenient to hide directories with important contents, so as not to accidentally delete anything you need. You can make an object visible or hidden through the context menu: just right-click on a folder or file, click on "Properties" and check or uncheck the box next to the "Hidden" item.

In addition, for convenience, the system can display its extension at the end of the name of each file: .exe, .png, .docx or a letter designation of any other format.

By default, Windows 10 does not show items that were hidden by developers or the user, just like file extensions. But you may need to display them. For example, to get into a hidden folder or view the format of a photo.

To enable the display of hidden objects or file extensions, open "Explorer", click "View" and check the necessary items: "Hidden items" or "File name extensions".

Windows 10 displays notifications on the screen like a typical mobile OS. In order not to be distracted by anything unnecessary, you can configure them in the section "Settings" → "System" → "Notifications and actions". Here you can choose what type of messages will be sent to the screen, and set the notification options separately for each application.

In this section, you can also choose buttons for quick actions that will appear on the notification panel. They allow, for example, to instantly activate the night mode of the display, adjust its brightness or add notes to OneNote.

Errors in the system or third-party software, as well as incorrect user actions, may cause Windows to malfunction.

Fortunately, there is a mechanism that returns the OS to its normal state. This is a recovery service. It makes a copy of important system components every time you update Windows, a driver, or install a new program, and saves it to your hard drive. In most cases, you will be able to restore normal system operation from such backups (restore points).

To go to the service settings, enter "Recovery" in the Windows search, click on the result and click "System recovery settings" in the window that opens.

Once on the "System Protection" tab, select your system drive (usually it is drive C), then click on the "Configure" button and enable system protection. After that, specify the amount of disk space that will be allocated for storing backups. The more space, the more restore points you will have at your disposal. When it ends, the new points will replace the old ones. After all, click OK.

Now, if the need arises, you can return to the "System Protection" tab. To do this, there is a "Restore" button here.

But keep in mind that backups do not contain a complete Windows image, but only important system files.

10. Screen Calibration

Windows has a built-in display calibrator that you can use to improve color quality. The program will display simple step-by-step instructions. Having done everything as she tells you, you are in the optimal way. No special knowledge is required for this.

To start the calibrator, type the word "calibration" in the system search and click on the found item. Then follow the prompts of the system.

11. Action log settings

The Windows 10 April 2018 Update added the Activity Log feature to the system. With its help, you can at any time see what documents and web pages you have interacted with in the last days, and return to work on them. Moreover, the log can display actions not only from the current computer, but also from all other devices connected to your Microsoft account.

To customize your activity history, go to Start → Settings → Privacy → Activity Log. Check "Allow Windows to collect actions from this computer" if it was not enabled by default. Then check the box next to "Let Windows sync my activities from this computer to the cloud" if you want information about the current computer to appear on other devices connected to it.

When done, click on the icon next to the Start icon on the taskbar. A timeline will appear on which you can see previously opened documents.

12. System update options

Windows can get bored with offers to upgrade at the most inopportune moment. And sometimes it restarts the computer when you are not expecting it at all. To insure yourself against such cases, set up the so-called "Active period". This is the time of day during which you usually work at the computer. Windows will not update during the specified hours.

To configure the Active Hour, go to Start → Settings → Windows Update and click Change Active Hour. Specify the work schedule at the computer and save the changes.

The Windows 10 operating system tries to do everything by itself: from installing drivers to optimizing applications. It turns out she does it well, but if you leave all the important processes on the conscience of the operating system, then soon you can find a bunch of incomprehensible applications and services that will periodically start, self-update and eat up all the resources of your computer. If you want to customize Windows 10 so that your computer does not have to share performance with incomprehensible services, while leaving everything useful that the system can give you, you will have to combine the automatic installation with the manual one. This is not so easy to do, because Windows 10 practically does not tolerate interference in its processes, but if you follow all the instructions below exactly, then you will not have any problems with setting up. And if there are some of the possible errors associated with the installation and configuration of the system, then we will help you completely eliminate them.

Why configure Windows 10 manually

One of the main pride of Windows 10 is the complete automation of everything that is possible, including setting and optimizing the operating system itself. Microsoft's idealized Windows 10-ready experience is as simple as it gets:

1. You are installing Windows 10.
2. The system starts up, downloads all drivers and updates by itself, configures itself and restarts.
3. Windows 10 is ready to go.

In principle, this scheme works well, at least in most cases. And if you have a relatively good computer and don't feel uncomfortable after the automatic setup of Windows 10, you can leave it as it is.

Now let's list the disadvantages of automatic configuration:

• microsoft has a lot of low-quality programs and games that need to be promoted somehow - some of them will be installed automatically on your computer;
• Microsoft wants you to pay or watch ads, or better all at once;
• windows 10 automatic configuration does not take into account outdated and weak hardware;
• Windows 10 is the most spyware operating system in history, and it collects information from the resources of your computer;
• a huge number of secondary services that run in the background and eat up RAM;
• automatic system updates that can take you by surprise;
• application updates, service updates and updating just to eat up as much resources and traffic as possible;
• not everything works perfectly and malfunctions are possible, and the system will not show it.

Roughly speaking, without manual configuration, the computer will be used not only by you, but also by completely unnecessary services that completely fit the definition of viral.

At the same time, Windows 10 is a surprisingly good and highly productive system that really does a lot of good things automatically. If you want to cut out all the imposed garbage and keep all the good that Windows 10 can give you without turning the system into a log along the way, you have to spend a little time and do manual configuration. It will take you two hours, but at the end you will get the best system available, and it's free.

Settings that need to be done after installing the OS

As mentioned above, setting up Windows 10 is time consuming and will take much longer than in the case of previous versions. The main task will be to limit the amount of downloaded junk, while allowing everything else to install, and then wipe and disable everything that could not be prevented.

The sequence of points is very important, try not to get out of order and restart your computer after each step.

Store activation and restriction

The main task of this stage is to restrict the store through a firewall, Windows activation can be performed at the very end of the setup, but it's better now.

If your computer is already connected to the internet, disconnect the connection as soon as possible.

After connecting to the Internet, a massive download of drivers, updates and applications will begin. Let's start preventing the download of unnecessary applications.

1. Open the "Start" menu, find "Store" there and launch it.

   Open the "Start" menu, find "Store" there and launch it

2. Click on the button with the profile picture at the top of the window that opens and select "Settings".

   Click on the button with the profile picture at the top of the window that opens and select "Settings"

3. Uncheck Automatic App Updates.

   Uncheck Automatic App Updates

4. Now search for the control panel and open it.

   Search for the control panel and open it

5. Go to the system and security category.
6. Open "Allow Application Interaction Through Windows Firewall".

   Open "Allow application interaction through Windows Firewall"

7. Click "Change settings", find "Store" in the list and remove all checkmarks from it. Then confirm the changes.

   Click "Change parameters", find "Store" in the list and remove all checkmarks

8. Now it is advisable to activate Windows. It is best to use a KMS activator. If you have not prepared the activator in advance, download it from another device, since it is advisable to make the first connection to the Internet with already activated Windows 10.

   The best way to activate Windows 10 is to use a KMS activator

9. Reboot your computer.

   Reboot your computer

System auto-tuning

Now it's worth letting Windows configure itself. This is the key point at which the Internet turns on.

1. In the previous step, we limited the Microsoft store, but on some versions of Windows 10 this may not help (very rare cases). Start the store again, click on the user button and open Downloads and Updates.

   Launch the store again, click on the user button and open "Downloads and Updates"

2. Drag the window down so it doesn't get in your way. Throughout the current stage, periodically glance at the store window. If a download icon appears (marked in green in the screenshot), click "Stop All" and go through the crosses on all applications from the download queue. There are no necessary applications and important updates here.

   If the download icon appears (marked in green), click "Stop All" and go through the crosses on all applications from the download queue

3. Now it is highly desirable to connect all devices to your computer: printer, joystick, and so on. If you are using multiple screens, connect everything, press the key combination "Win + P" and select the "Expand" mode (you will change it after the reboot).

   If you are using multiple screens, connect all, press the key combination "Win + P" and select the "Extend" mode

4. It's time to connect to the internet. Windows 10 should do this without drivers, but if you have problems, install the driver for the network card or Wi-Fi module (download only from the manufacturer's website). More details about manual installation of drivers are described in the next step. Now you only need to connect the internet.

   Windows 10 should see the Internet without drivers, but if you have problems, install the driver for the network card or Wi-Fi module

5. Bulk download, installation and optimization will now begin. Do not try to do anything with the computer: the system needs all possible resources. Windows will not notify you about the end of the process - you have to guess yourself. Your guideline will be the moment you install the driver for the video card: the correct screen resolution will be set. After that, wait another 30 minutes and restart your computer. If the resolution does not change even after an hour and a half or the system automatically reports completion, restart the computer.

Installing missing drivers

As mentioned above, Windows 10 auto-tuning may fail, which is especially important in the case of installing drivers on outdated hardware, which is not taken into account. Even if it seems to you that all the drivers are in place, it is better to check it yourself.

1. Open Control Panel and expand the Hardware and Sound category.

   Open Control Panel and expand the Hardware and Sound category

2. Go to "Device Manager".

   Go to "Device Manager"

3. Now you need to find all devices with a yellow triangle on the icon, they will be visible immediately. If you find something like that, right-click on it and select "Update Driver".

   You need to find all devices with a yellow triangle on the icon and update their drivers

4. Choose automatic search. Then the system will tell everything itself.

   Choose automatic search, then the system will tell you everything by itself

5. If it does not help, which is very likely, right-click on the device again and go to its properties.

   Right-click on the device and go to its properties

6. The "General" tab will contain all the information that the system can learn about this equipment. Based on this data, you need to find on the Internet, download and install the missing driver yourself. If a manufacturer is listed, first go to its website and search there. You should download drivers only from official sites.

   Guided by the data that has opened, you need to find on the Internet, download and install the missing driver yourself

If you have any problems installing drivers, follow the link below with an article on this topic, or watch a short video on manual driver installation.

Video: how to install the driver manually on Windows 10

System update

There are many variations of Windows 10, sharpened for different hardware and bit depths, but during installation a universal version of the system is installed in order to minimize the size of the image. Windows 10 has an Update Center that automatically updates the system to the latest version and changes the Windows variation to the most compatible one. We are not interested in updating the version: changes are minimal, completely invisible and not always useful. But optimization is very important.

As with the second run, this step can take a long time.

If nothing was found, then the system has already managed to update itself.

Ensuring peak performance

Disable auto updates

You should start by disabling automatic system updates. Updates for Windows 10 are released very often and do not contain anything useful for ordinary users. But on the other hand, they are able to start independently at the most inopportune moment, which puts pressure on the performance of your computer. And after you want to reboot quickly, you suddenly have to wait half an hour for the updates to be accepted.

You can still update the system as described in the previous step, but now you will be in control of this process.

1. Go through the search to "gpedit.msc".

   Through the search go to "gpedit.msc"

2. Follow the path "Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components" and click on "Windows Update".

   Follow the path "Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components" and click on "Windows Update"

3. Open "Configure Automatic Updates".

   Open "Configure Automatic Updates"

4. Check the "Disable" box and confirm the changes. You don't need to reboot yet.

   Check the box "Disable" and confirm the changes

General service limitation

As you probably know, Windows 10 actively spies on its users. But you don't need to worry about your personal data: Microsoft is not interested in it. You need to worry about the resources of your computer, which are spent on this espionage.

In order not to waste time digging around the corners of your system, we will use the Destroy Windows Spying program, which will not only protect your computer from espionage, but also remove all associated threats to your computer's performance.

Radical limitation of services

Destroy Windows 10 Spying kills only the most annoying processes, but much remains untouched. If you are determined to be sterile, you can fine-tune your services using the ShutUp10 program.

Installing programs

Windows 10 is almost ready for work, all that remains is to clean up the remaining garbage and heal registry errors. You can do this now, but it's better after you have installed everything you need, as new errors and garbage may appear.

Install programs and games, customize your browser and do whatever you are used to. As for the required software, Windows 10 has the same requirements as previous versions, with a few exceptions.

Here are the programs that are already included and you do not need to install them:

• archiver;
• emulator of images;
• DirectX or its updates;
• antivirus (if you are not very familiar with the Internet, then it is better to ignore our advice and still install a third-party antivirus).

If you are in doubt about the set of necessary software, here is an exhaustive list of programs that you may need in the future:

• third-party browser (best Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox);
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
• Adobe Acrobat;
• players for music and video (we recommend AIMP for music and KMPlayer for video);
• GIF Viever or another third-party gif viewing program;
• Skype;
• Steam;
• Ccleaner (it will be described below);
• translator (e.g. PROMT);
• antivirus (installing it on Windows 10 is rarely useful, but this is a very controversial issue - if you dare, we recommend Avast).

Remember to restart your computer at the end.

Garbage, Registry and Ccleaner

After installing programs and updates, a decent amount of registry errors and temporary files, which are also called junk files, should accumulate on your computer.

1. Download, install and run Ccleaner. In the "Cleanup" tab in the Windows section, check the boxes except for "Network passwords", "Shortcuts and in the Start menu", "Shortcuts on the desktop" and the entire group "Other". If you have customized MIcrosoft Edge and plan to use it, do not mark its group either. Don't rush to start cleaning.

   In the "Cleanup" tab in the Windows section, check the boxes except for "Network passwords", "Shortcuts and in the Start menu", "Shortcuts on the desktop" and the entire group "Other"

2. Go to the "Applications" section and uncheck all the boxes there. Now click "Clear".

   Go to the "Applications" section and uncheck all the checkboxes there, then click "Clear"

3. Open the "Registry" tab and click "Search for problems".

   Open the "Registry" tab and click "Search for problems"

4. When the analysis is complete, click "Fix Selected ...".

   When the analysis is complete, click "Fix Selected ..."

5. It is better to keep backups.
6. Now click "Fix Selected".

   Now click "Fix Selected"

7. Go to the service tab. In the "Uninstall programs" section, you can erase all optional applications that managed to slip through during the system update. You will not be able to do this using standard methods.

   In the "Uninstall programs" section, you can erase all optional applications that managed to slip through during the system update

8. Go to the "Startup" section. In the inner Windows tab, select all the items and click Turn Off.

   In the inner Windows tab, select all the items and click "Turn off"

9. Go to the internal "Scheduled Tasks" tab and repeat the previous step. Then restart your computer.

   Go to the internal tab "Scheduled Tasks" and repeat the previous step

It is advisable to leave the Cceaner program on the computer and check the system for registry errors every few months.

Grub recovery

If your computer is running Linux in parallel, then after installing Windows 10, you will be in for a not very pleasant surprise: when you turn on the computer, you will no longer see the Grub operating system selection menu - instead, Windows will start loading immediately. The fact is that Windows 10 uses its own bootloader, which is automatically installed along with the system itself and completely grinds Grub with itself.

You can still get Grub back in the standard way using the LiveCD, but in the case of Windows 10, this can be done much easier through the command line.

Video: 4 Ways to Recover Grub

Potential problems and solutions

Unfortunately, the installation of Windows 10 does not always go smoothly, as a result of which errors may occur, from which no one is immune. But most of them are treated very simply and even inexperienced users can eliminate them.

General way (solves most problems)

Before moving on to a detailed examination of each problem, we describe the general way to solve errors provided by Windows 10 itself.

Missing hard drive

1. Open the Start menu and search for "diskmgmt.msc".

   Open the Start menu and search for "diskmgmt.msc"

2. If you see an unrecognized disk at the bottom of the window, click on it and select "Initialize Disk".

   If at the bottom of the window you see an unrecognized disk, click on it and select "Initialize Disk"

3. If there is no unrecognized disk, but there is unallocated space, click on it and select Create Simple Volume.

   If there is unallocated space, click on it and select "Create Simple Volume"

4. Leave the maximum value unchanged and click Next.

   Leave the maximum value unchanged and click "Next"

5. Give the volume its initial letter and click Next.

   Give the volume its initial letter and click "Next"

6. Select NTFS as the file system.

   Select NTFS as the file system

Sound problems

Before proceeding with this instruction, try the general method described at the beginning of the chapter.

1. Right-click on the sound icon in the taskbar and select "Playback Devices".

   equally click on the sound icon in the taskbar and select "Playback devices"

2. Right click on the active device and go to its properties.

   Right click on the active device and go to its properties

3. Open the "Advanced" tab, set the minimum audio format and apply the changes.

   Open the "Advanced" tab, set the minimum audio format and apply the changes

If you have a laptop and this method does not help you, install the original drivers from the manufacturer.

Blue screen

Typically, this problem occurs during the installation of updates, when the system boot screen is prematurely attempted. The correct solution is to simply wait for the updates to install (this can take up to an hour). But if this does not help, you do not have time or you are firmly sure that the system is frozen, you can restart your computer: the system will not try to install updates again and will start immediately. This can be done in two ways:

Black screen

If immediately after turning on the computer shows you a black monitor, you are faced with an error of a crashed video driver or a problem with its compatibility. The reason for this is the automatic installation of the wrong driver. If you encounter this problem, you need to manually install the video driver from the manufacturer, but this will be a little more difficult, since you will not be able to log into the system.

Also, this problem can occur if you installed the x86 driver on a 64-bit system (usually there is no problem with this, but sometimes exceptions occur). If you cannot find a suitable driver, you will have to reinstall the system to a different bit depth.

In rare cases, this issue can be caused by another driver that is not related to the video card.

The computer slows down or heats up

The problem lies in persistent attempts by services to update, which they do not always succeed in. If you encounter this problem, then you have not done the steps described in the "Ensuring maximum performance" stage - be sure to follow them.

If you are dealing with a laptop and it has not stopped warming up, try installing the official drivers from the manufacturers (the required driver must be called ChipSet). If this does not help, you will have to limit the power of the processor (this does not mean that now it will work below normal: it is just that Windows 10 made a mistake and uses the processor in a merciless mode).

1. Open Control Panel and go to the "System and Security" category.

   Click "Change advanced power settings"

2. Expand Processor Power Management, then Maximum Processor State, and set both values \u200b\u200bto 85%. Then confirm the changes and restart the computer.

   Set both values \u200b\u200bto 85%, confirm changes and restart your computer

OS selection appeared

If you did not format the system drive when installing Windows 10, you may get a similar error. The reason is that the previous operating system was not removed correctly and now your computer thinks that several systems are installed on it.

The screen flickers

Typically the cause of this problem is driver mismatch, but there are exceptions in the form of two conflicting services. So do not rush to install the official drivers and try another method first.

1. Use the "Ctrl + Shift + Esc" key combination to open the task manager and click "More".

   Call the task manager and click "Details"

2. Go to the "Services" tab and click "Open Services".

   Click "Open Services"

3. Find "Control Panel Item Support ..." here, right-click on it and select "Properties".

   

   In the startup type select "Disabled" and confirm the changes

4. Now search for "Windows Error Logging Service" and repeat the same with it. Then restart your computer.

   Find "Windows Error Logging Service" and repeat the same with it

5. If all else fails, install the driver for the video card from the manufacturer.

No internet connection, monitor resolution has changed, or the system does not see the video card

If you came to this section, you need to be sure to install the factory drivers, which are posted on the manufacturer's website. Especially often, owners of Chinese laptops that use rare hardware or modified versions of it face similar problems. The main reason for the problem is that Windows 10 cannot clearly identify one of the components of your computer (for example, a video card) and tries to install the most suitable driver, which is completely inappropriate.

If you have a laptop and cannot find a driver for your video card, look for a VGA driver.

Battery problems

The problem with the battery in laptops is almost the most common, especially with the Lenovo brand. Most often it is presented in the form of a message: "The battery is connected, but not charging." The developers of Windows 10 are well aware of all this: if you use the general method of solving problems, which is presented at the very beginning, Windows will independently analyze your computer, determine all possible causes of the problem and tell you about the options for eliminating the error.

Windows 10 troubleshooter can fix every problem with your laptop battery.

Also try to go to the website of the manufacturer of your laptop and download the Chipset driver there - Windows will not tell you about this option.

When upgrading to Windows 10, Kaspersky or another program was deleted

Windows 10 really does not like intrusions, its system processes and everything that threatens them. If during a system update you lost your antivirus, Ccleaner, or another similar program, then they were listed as potentially dangerous and Windows removed them as a threat. This cannot be changed, but you can reinstall the lost program. But if you reinstall Windows and choose the "System Update" option, everything will be deleted again.

Setting up Windows 10 manually is a long process, but by following these steps, you will have the best and most productive system available. Moreover, Windows 10 is very self-contained and very rarely needs to be reinstalled, which means that you will not have to do all this often.

Windows 10 features a new menu that brings together many of the operating system options. This is where the fine tuning of most of the key options of Windows 10 is carried out, of which, compared even with the previous version, there are much more here.

Today we will make a short excursion into the new "Parameters" menu and look at how to configure only the installed "ten".

How to launch "Options"

The parameter dialog is called by several methods, thus giving the user the opportunity to choose the most convenient one. You can call the window where Windows 10 is configured as follows:

• through the "Start" menu using the icon of the same name;

• using the search bar;

• through the notification panel, which allows you to perform "quick actions";

• via a tile in the taskbar;

• using the key combination "Win + I".

Settings menu overview

Most Windows 10 settings are configured in a window that opens in any way. All options here are sorted into categories for easy configuration and finding the desired parameter.

In the section, the most important parameters of the system are configured:

• resolution, brightness, screen position;
• fine-tuning the new notification application - you can specify which programs are allowed to display notifications, disable them and display shortcuts for several so-called quick actions (rotating the display, connecting to the network, creating a note);
• setting up virtual desktops and organizing multiple windows when multitasking;
• tablet mode configuration;
• subsection "Storage" allows you to distribute the downloaded files, assigning each category (audio, video, documents, programs) its own directory for downloading;
• here, as in the control panel, the files are associated with the applications that will open them in Windows 10 by default.

The section contains a list of peripheral devices connected to the PC, where you can change their parameters. So, here you add a new device, configure input devices, a printer, and automatically start portable drives.

Networks, Internet

It is analogous to the Network Control Center and contains all the parameters necessary to configure any network supported by your edition of Windows 10. In the window, you can create a new VPN connection and configure the network adapter in accordance with the requirements of the created connection. Oddly enough, the developers have placed in the section and a firewall, which, as practice shows, is used by an insignificant number of users.

A separate item, in addition to creating a VPN, in Windows 10 is the creation of an Ethernet connection and its subsequent configuration.

Perhaps the most interesting moment among all the parameters of the "ten". It is not for nothing that the developers have banned editing the appearance of an unlicensed operating system.

By the way, after disconnecting the network and restarting the computer, such an opportunity appears .

As in the "seven", here you can change the background image or color, theme and "Start" menu. For the latter, a wider range of settings are available. Also in Windows 10, you can change the background image of the lock screen and display the state of applications that support this function on it.

Confidentiality

The second, after personalization, is the settings section that users love. It allows you to change numerous privacy settings, and if properly configured, even on Microsoft servers.

Disabling the maximum of functions, better protect yourself from surveillance. But here, too, there are reasonable limits, which should be observed. For beginners, there are tons of instructions on how to get rid of surveillance in the top ten.

The last difference between Windows 10 settings is the ability to pin a graphic element (a shortcut to a directory or program, settings, control panel applets) on the initial screen.

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By installing Windows 10, the user may think that this OS is the ideal operating system. But there is no limit to perfection. For personal use in Windows 10, you can and should disable a good portion of the components in order to free up more PC resources.

Why manual tuning is better and better than automatic

Obviously, you need to set up your computer after installing a new system with your own hands, and not with one or two one-button programs. All applications are created according to the template, work according to the same scenario with possible small branches.

No program will do what you specifically need. For example, only the user can choose the design to his liking, disable unnecessary services, defragment individual sections of the hard drive.

In addition, no program can tune the entire system: some work to clean up the disk and registry, others to optimize services, connect to the Internet, get rid of "surveillance" and data collection, and so on.

I often help to reinstall systems and regularly do it on my computer. I noticed for a long time that programs that perform one-click optimization miss a lot of really important things. Very few applications turn off services, I have never met one that would turn off the visual effects of the system, and so on.

Settings to be made after installing Windows 10

Limiting the Windows Store to download updates

The Windows Store is a platform through which you can buy and install paid and free Windows apps. In addition, the "Store" constantly updates the installed applications, since when you purchase a program or game, you get lifetime service. But in some cases, these updates can disrupt the system, take away some resources of the hard drive and RAM, so it is better to disable auto-update:

1. In the search, enter Store and select the best match. In the search, enter Store and select the best match
2. In the "Store" window, click on the ellipsis button. We select "Settings".
   In the "Store" window, click on the ellipsis button and select "Settings"
3. In the "Settings", we move the toggle switch in the "Updating applications" column to the "Off" state, and then restart the computer.
   In the "Settings", we move the toggle switch in the column "Updating applications" to the "Off."

Stopping unnecessary services

Services are background processes that keep devices running and mediate between devices and the operating system. However, some services may work even if there is no device with which they interact. For example, fax or Bluetooth, which most computers do not have. There is a whole list of services that you can painlessly disable:

List of services that can be safely disabled on Windows 10:

• "Fax";
• NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service (for NVidia graphics cards if you are not using 3D stereo images);
• Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service;
• "Working folders";
• AllJoyn Router Service;
• Application Identity;
• BitLocker Drive Encryption Service;
• Bluetooth Support Service (if you are not using Bluetooth);
• Client License Service (ClipSVC, Windows 10 Store apps may not work properly after being disabled);
• "Computer Browser";
• Dmwappushservice;
• Geographic Location Service;
• Guest Shutdown Service (Hyper-V);
• Heartbeat Service (Hyper-V);
• Hyper-V Virtual Machine Session Service;
• Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service;
• "Data Exchange Service (Hyper-V)";
• Hyper-V Remote Desktop Virtualization Service;
• "Service for monitoring sensors";
• "Sensor Data Service";
• "Sensor Service";
• "Functionality for Connected Users and Telemetry" (this is one of the possibilities to disable "tracking" Windows 10 for the user);
• Internet Access Sharing (ICS) (provided that you are not using Internet Sharing features, such as sharing Wi-Fi from a laptop);
• "Xbox Live Networking Service";
• Superfetch (assuming you are using an SSD);
• Print Manager (if you are not using print features, including the built-in printing to PDFs in Windows 10);
• Windows Biometric Service;
• "Remote registry";
• "Telephony";
• "Telephone communications";
• Secondary Login (assuming you are not using it).

Video: How to disable unnecessary services in Windows 10

Checking and installing missing drivers

During the installation of Windows, standard applications are installed that open only the basic capabilities of the device. For maximum performance of your PC, you need to have the latest drivers installed on your system.

1. Press the key combination Win + X and select "Device Manager" in the drop-down menu. Press the key combination Win + X and in the drop-down menu select "Device Manager"
2. Open the tab with the device, right-click and select "Update driver".
   Open the tab with the device, right-click and select "Update driver"
3. We select "Automatic search for driver updates" and wait for the wizard to finish its work. Then we restart the computer.
   We select the item "Automatic search for driver updates" and wait until the wizard finishes its work
4. We update the drivers for the following devices:
   • "System devices";
   • "IDE Controllers";
   • "Video adapters (video cards, video controllers)".
5. We reboot the computer.

Video: how to update the driver through the "Device Manager"

Checking and installing system updates

The user needs to keep the operating system up to date. To do this, you need to download updates as often as possible. The update components contain important files for the system, virus databases for the Defender and much more.

Disable auto-update

If for any reason, for example, a small hard drive is installed in your computer, you do not want Windows to stably update its components, you can disable auto-update. However, remember that this is not recommended.

Disable spyware

With the release of Windows 10, some users have begun to sound the alarm about how much data is being sent to Windows for analysis. It should be noted right away that no one keeps track of personal passwords and credit card numbers. The system simply collects some metadata to improve its performance. Turning off the collection and sending of data is quite simple, you just need to dig a little in the "Parameters" and "Defender" settings:

1. Open the "Options" and go to the "Privacy" applet.
   Open the "Options" and go to the "Privacy" applet
2. In the "General" tab, move all toggle switches to the "Off" position.
   In the "General" tab, move all the toggle switches to the "Off" position
3. In the "Speech, handwriting and text input" tab, click on "Disable speech services and input suggestions".
   In the "Speech, handwriting and text input" tab, click on "Disable speech services and input suggestions"
4. In the "Diagnostics and reviews" tab, we also transfer all toggle switches to the "Off" state.
   In the "Action log" tab, uncheck the "Allow Windows ..."
5. We reboot the computer.

Experience has shown that different versions and builds of operating systems track different data, so the Privacy applet may contain more or fewer tracking settings. The system update for a specific period also plays a role. The location of the toggle switches in the tabs may differ. It is recommended that you review the Privacy section carefully.

Garbage removal

After installing the operating system, there is usually no garbage in it. But if the new OS was installed without overwriting the old one, the Windows.old folder may well appear on the system disk, which cannot be deleted using simple methods. This will help the "Disk Cleanup" utility.

Minimizing a set of effects

The visual effects (animation of the taskbar, casting shadows from windows, etc.) are certainly beautiful and pleasing to the eye, but they have too much impact on the RAM and video memory. It is better to disable them:

Video: How to Disable Visual Effects

Prevent background applications from running

Windows 10 has many standard apps that, like services, run in the background. They cannot be blamed for overuse of resources, but it is better to disable these programs:

It is very important and quite simple to optimize and make the operation of the newly installed operating system work. It is enough to disable all unnecessary, and Windows will be tuned for maximum performance.

If you trust your computer so that someone else can work on it for a while, then it is better to disable the Control Panel and Application Settings in Windows 10 OS on the PC. The Control Panel and Application Settings are the two main interfaces, where all the default settings in the Windows 10 operating system are located and they can be changed and they can also be confused. Thus, it is advised to disable all settings when you allow any user to work on your PC.
Application settings in Windows 10 actually means that you have replaced the traditional control panel with dependencies, and thus most of the functions and settings by default in the control panel are enabled in the Settings application in Windows 10. If you have configured Control Panel or Application Settings like more interesting for you at the same time it will depend on who is using the system.

Therefore, in order to secure your system against such intrusions, we could consider a few simple ways so that you know how to disable and enable system settings according to your needs.

Method 1: enable or disable settings via the registry

Just like Group Policy, and if you have Windows 10 Home installed, the Windows registry can help you enable or disable system settings to trigger certain changes. But, before editing it, we recommend that you create a backup of the registry, as it can be fatal if something goes wrong with the registry modification. The method is described below in simple steps:

Step 1.type Regedit.exe in the Start Menu / Taskbar Search Box to open the Registry Editor. Click “Yes” if the User account confirmation screen appears.

Step 2. After the Registry Editor opens, navigate to the next section:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ CurrentVersion \\ Policies \\ Explorer

Step 3. If there is no “explorer key”, then right-click on the “Policy” button. Click the "New" button and then "key" and enter the name of the new key as a guide.

Step 4. On the right side of the panel, right-click on an empty space. Select “New” and then “DWORD (32-bit) value”. Rename the new setpoint as “NoControlPanel”.

Step 5. Once you have done this, double click on “NoControlPanel” and set the value to 0 to disable the Control Panel and application settings altogether. You can enable them by changing the value from 0 to 1 again.

Method 2: enable or disable settings via Group Policy

The Local Group Policy Editor is a function with which you can manage and edit the local policies that are stored on your system, and here we wanted to use it to enable and disable settings in Windows 10. Although it is a little risky if you are not adept and you have problems with your system, so be careful when working with the local Group Policy editor. Otherwise, it can lead to fatal changes in your system.

The method is executed like this:

Step 1. You need to type gpedit.msc into the search box and press “Enter” to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

Step 2... Click on the User Configuration tab on the left side of the group list.

Step 3. Select “Administrative Templates” from the context menu and then click on the “Control Panel” button.

Step 4. Now, you can see several names with entries on the right side of the panel.

Step 5. Look for a policy called “Deny access to control panel and PC settings”.

Step 6. Double click on “Deny access to control panel and PC settings” for the login policy and then you will see the “properties” dialog box.

Step 7. From the next window "properties"; select the option “” enable disable settings in Windows 10.

Step 8. After selecting an option, click on the "apply" button to save the changes.

So, from now on, no random user will be able to open your settings without your permission, so your system will be safe.

Note: if you want to enable the settings again, select the “disable” option so that the settings appear again.

Method 3: turn on or off using the Control Panel

If you don't want to go through the hassle of editing the registry and group policy to disable or enable system settings, there are two registry tricks that can be used alternatively to disable and enable system settings such as a third party program.

Of the two files, one hack disables access to the control panel and the other hack will allow you to gain access. The two registry files will be compressed into a zip file that can be downloaded from the Internet.

Enable or disable the use of Windows

Read the instructions below to know how to make them work:

Step 1. Download Windows Control Panel Hacks from the Internet, which is actually a zip file containing two files.

Step 2. Click on the zip file and there you will see two files, one to disable access and the other to access the control panel.

Select the file according to your needs and your settings will be restricted from opening without your permission.

Output:

Most of the Control Panel and App Settings have been included with Windows 10 lately to make the user experience more comfortable. Since the regular access control panel is a little confusing, changing the app settings in Windows 10 shows the settings and built-in functions with a clear difference, and you can easily choose the options.

Thus, the methods described in this article will undoubtedly help you to disable and enable the system settings as per your requirement to ensure security against misuse and operation of the system.

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