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Add a note to disable the microsoft compatibility appraiser task

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Michael Campagnaro
2023-08-19 14:12:01 -04:00
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* 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/