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    PC Optimization Guide for Windows 7


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    Updated on Feb 25, 2015 at 8:50 PM

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    Tired of clicks and pops? Annoyed with error messages? Chances are you are running a Windows PC. No
    matter if you just bought the hottest, fastest Dell recommended by NASA, or if the dusty old PC has seen
    more birthdays than your children, Windows isnt automatically ready to tackle your studio tasks out of the
    box. This guide should help clear up some of those pesky performance blunders that as a studio artist, you
    dont have time to worry about. After all, its all about the music!
    The first thing to do is more of an aesthetic fix and will only make it easier for us to get through the
    optimization guide. First click on the Windows Start button, then click Control Panel. On the top right
    corner of control panel, switch the view by type to small icons. This gives us a lot more options without
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    easier, especially if you are coming from Windows XP.
    Disable User Account Control (UAC)
    1. This helps alleviate and prevent installation and registration issues. To disable UAC, click the start button.
    In the Search Box type UAC and press ENTER.
    2. In the UAC window, slide the slider down to never notify and press OK

    3. Reboot your PC.


    Disable USB Power Management
    This helps prevent power issues with devices that are powered by USB.
    1. Open Control Panel, then click on Device Manager.
    2. Open the Universal Serial Bus Controllers menu.
    3. Right click on the USB Root Hub in the menu and choose Properties
    4. Go to the Power Management tab and un-check the the box to allow the computer to turn off
    5. Repeat this for each of the USB Root Hubs that show up in device manager

    Enabling Write Cache and Advanced Performance for hard drives


    1. This helps alleviate poor hard drive performance. In Device Manager open the Disk Drives menu.
    2. For all of your hard drives, right click on the drive name and select Properties
    3. Go to the Policies tab and check the boxes to Enable write caching and Turn off Windows write-cache
    buffer flushing
    **Note** For external hard drives, change the option from optimize for quick removal to optimize for
    performance
    For internal drives, use these settings:

    For external drives use these settings:

    Disable Startup Items


    These settings will make you PC boot lighting fast and give your computer the much needed overhead
    power to run more plugins.
    1. Click the Windows Start button and in the search box, type msconfig, then press ENTER

    2. Go to the Startup Tab and choose disable all in the bottom right corner.
    ** NOTE: after doing this Pro Tools users with Avid or Digidesign interfaces must check the box for
    Digidesign MME Binder**

    3. Next, navigate to the Services tab. Check the box at the bottom to hide all Microsoft Services
    4. Choose Disable All on the bottom right corner. **NOTE: Pro Tools users must check the boxes for
    Digidesign MME Refresh Service (Avid/Digidesign interfaces only), digiSPTIService and PACE License
    Services

    5. Click OK and reboot the computer.


    Change Processor Scheduling
    Changing the processor scheduling settings dramatically improve the way your computer handles audio
    tasks. From our experience, we have seen a big performance increase on many other non-audio related
    programs as well. Its a good thing!
    1. Click on the Windows Start button, then right click Computer and choose Properties

    2. Click on Advanced System Settings

    3. Click the Settings button under the Performance section

    4. Set Processor Scheduling to Background Services

    5. Click the OK button. You will have to reboot for changes to take effect.

    Adjust Power Options


    1. Click on the Windows Start button and choose Control Panel
    2. In Control Panel choose Power Options
    3. In Power Options, choose High Performance
    4. To the right, click Change Plan Settings

    5. Choose Change Advanced Power Settings

    6. At the top of the Advanced Settings window, change to High Performance in the menu.

    Open USB settings> USB Selective Suspend, and change this to Disabled.
    Open Processor Power Management > Minimum Processor State> 100%
    7. Click OK, then Save Changes.

    Disable Sound Exclusive Mode


    1. Click on the Windows Start button and choose Control Panel.
    2. Choose Sound.
    3. Within the Sound settings, select your device and click Properties.

    4. Within the Properties window, navigate to the Advanced tab. Then, make sure you uncheck the two
    boxes under Exclusive Mode.

    5. Do this for all devices under the Playback and Recording tabs in Sound Settings.

    Speedstep or Processor Throttling


    This optimization is probably one of the most important out of all of these. Unfortunately due to the vast
    array of differences in computer manufacturing, we dont have a specific step by step tutorial on how to do
    this. This setting can be disabled from your computers BIOS. If you are familiar with your computers BIOS,
    look for Intel Speedstep, EIST, or AMD Cool n Quiet, and disable it. This is basically a setting that ramps
    down your CPU clock cycles to a slower speed, to save electricity. In many cases it interferes heavily with
    most recording processes on a computer and can severely degrade your performance. Disabling this
    setting will also make all of your other programs perform a lot faster as well. If you arent sure how to
    disable this option, get with your computer manufacturer for instructions on how to do this.
    Virus Protection and Internet Security
    For the most part, this will not play nice with your recording programs but lets be realistic about this. The
    average Joe uses their music computer for all of their business as well. Its not the best way to handle it,
    but not everyone has the space (or cash) to run 2 separate computers. If you dont have a separate
    machine to run the internet on, use the least intrusive antivirus that you can. We recommend AVG or
    Microsoft Security Center. There is little CPU usage with these but seem to be pretty effective. If you feel
    the need to be running any more security than this, you should think about using the internet on a different
    computer, or change your browsing habits. A light antivirus and a good browser like Firefox with the
    Adblock Plus extension can do miracles.
    Chances are if your are running a modern computer, we really dont need to make any further changes.
    Windows 7 is much more ecient with its graphics on modern graphics cards. There are exceptions to this,
    but for the most part you should be fine. If you are an enthusiast and would like to further optimize the
    computer we recommend the Black Viper optimizations in addition to this guide. You can find them at:
    http://www.blackviper.com/Windows_7/servicecfg.htm

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