From 208ba7278ad56f7590689e49694ad4997cef1a04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Campagnaro Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 14:12:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note to disable the microsoft compatibility appraiser task --- .vimrc | 5 ++--- dotfiles/windows/readme.md | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc index b5b023b..8edc5f5 100644 --- a/.vimrc +++ b/.vimrc @@ -1382,10 +1382,9 @@ noremap :call ToggleBuildResults() " Hide build results and clear errors noremap :call HideBuildResultsAndClearErrors() -" Execute build script and keep results. +" Execute build script and display results. nnoremap b :call Build(0) -" Execute build and hide results. -nnoremap :call Build(0, 1) +nnoremap :call Build(0) " Execute optimized build script nnoremap bb :call Build(1) diff --git a/dotfiles/windows/readme.md b/dotfiles/windows/readme.md index bf38bb1..5f79f77 100644 --- a/dotfiles/windows/readme.md +++ b/dotfiles/windows/readme.md @@ -111,13 +111,17 @@ * Disable Windows error reporting dialog so that when stuff crashes you can get to a debugger faster. * Open an admin cmd prompt and run the file `disable-windows-error-reporting-dialog.bat` from this directory. +* Disable Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser (I believe this is for checking if you can run the next major OS; it's a CPU hog) + * Open task scheduler. + * Go to `Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience` and disable the `Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser` task. + * Disable the WinSAT task which is used to figure out your Windows performance score. It eats up processor time and is generally useless. * Open task scheduler. * **note** If you see an error about a selected task {0} no longer existing then you'll need to repair the task scheduler. See https://www.thewindowsclub.com/the-selected-task-0-no-longer-exists-error-in-task-scheduler - * Go to `Local\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance` and disable the WinSAT task. + * Go to `Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance` and disable the `WinSAT` task. * Disable the Windows Customer Experience Improvement program via group policy https://web.archive.org/web/20200131202352/https://www.ghacks.net/2016/10/26/turn-off-the-windows-customer-experience-program/