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* Install Windows Defender
* Enable clear text
* 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` -> `Maintenance` and disable the WinSAT task.
* Setup a symbol server:
* Right-click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced Tab -> Environment Variables
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* Configure crash dump storage location for projects via the registry.
## Enable security updates
* Enable security updates
*this may no longer be an issue*
* If you don't have an antivirus program, or you do but it's not verified by Microsoft, then you
will not receive security updates unless you set a key in the registry. Note that Windows
Defender counts as a valid antivirus program.
* Add the following registry key:
If you don't have an antivirus program, or you do but it's not verified by Microsoft, then you will
not receive security updates unless you set a key in the registry. Note that Windows Defender counts
as a valid antivirus program.
Key="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\QualityCompat"
Value="cadca5fe-87d3-4b96-b7fb-a231484277cc" Type="REG_DWORD”
Data="0x00000000”
Add the following registry key:
Key="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\QualityCompat"
Value="cadca5fe-87d3-4b96-b7fb-a231484277cc" Type="REG_DWORD”
Data="0x00000000”
## Windows 7 Stuff
## Disable Win 7 Fault Tolerant Heap
*Might be in Win 10+ too?*
* I don't see why you want to spend large amounts of CPU time to hide application instability.
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/Win7AppQual/fault-tolerant-heap
* Disable on system via regedit: set the REG_DWORD value **HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\FTH\\Enabled** to **0**.
* Enable clear text
* Disable Win 7 Fault Tolerant Heap
* I don't see why you want to spend large amounts of CPU time to hide application instability.
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/Win7AppQual/fault-tolerant-heap
* Disable on system via regedit: set the REG_DWORD value **HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\FTH\\Enabled** to **0**.
## Setup up Unix-like Shell
* Install [MSYS2 w/ MinGW-w64](http://www.msys2.org/) to `C:\msys64`