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Install Windows

Before reformatting/deleting your old installation:

Unregister iTunes
Export:
- DisplayFusion settings
- Clover Bookmarks
- Logitech Gaming Software profile folder %LOCALAPPDATA%\Logitech\Logitech Gaming Software\profiles
- Avidemux config %APPDATA%\avidemux\pluginSettings
- Photoshop: Save the User Actions folder using the menu in the actions widget
Use Nirsoft UninstallView to create a .csv of the installed programs and use it to check whether there are any extra settings or files that need transferring

Download the Windows Media Creation Tool
Set to UK or international
Install it onto an empty USB stick that is at least 8GB

Build or prepare the computer for installing Windows:

Test booting the newly built computer before putting it in its case, and make sure all the devices show up in the BIOS
Disconnect all drives other than the one Windows is being installed onto
Update Asus Prime X570-Pro BIOS and reset settings to default
Check BIOS settings to ensure storage is set to AHCI mode, but don't change much else yet
(Note: On Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H use the USB port next to Ethernet for the installation USB drive)

Install Windows:

Boot into the BIOS and select the USB Stick to boot from
Install Windows elaborate
Language > English UK
Time & region > Australia
Keyboard > US
If the computer has previously been activated with windows select "I don't have a product key", otherwise enter your product key
Select Windows 10 Pro x64
Custom (Install Windows Only)
Select the only drive in the computer
Create local account with desired username (This sets the user home directory name)
Disable all the privacy settings

Set up Windows:

Sign in to your windows account
Verify identity

Shutdown and reconnect extra drives and remove the installation USB stick
Enter the BIOS and change/ensure the following:
- Verify boot priorities
- Memory XMP settings
Boot into Windows

Update & Security > For Developers > Developer mode
Apply desired settings changes further down page

Install Drivers:
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H Motherboard:
- Realtek sound settings:
  - Speaker Configuration > 7.1
  - Deselect Full-range Speakers
  - Speaker Fill
  - Enable Bass Management
  - Device advanced settings:
    - Make front and rear different
    - Separate all input jacks
- Windows sound options:
  - Disable unused sound devices
  - Enable Loudness Equalization in speaker properties
  - Enable Stereo Mix
  - Set microphone volume (100% +20 dB for Razer Tiamat 7.2)
Asus Prime X570-Pro Motherboard:
- Audio
- LAN
- Chipset
- SATA
SSD firmware/drivers:
- Samsung Firmware and NVMe Driver
- Crucial MX300 / M500
Restart

Make network private
Network Drives

Install Teracopy
Copy Downloads folder

Ultimate Windows Tweaker

Languages

Uninstall Programs:
- Pre-installed games
- Dolby Access
- Onedrive
- Mobile Plans
- My Office
- News
- Nvidia 3D Vision Driver
- SketchBook
- Tips

Desktop:
- View > Small icons
- Move Recycle Bin to corner
- Hide people on taskbar
- Unpin from taskbar:
  - Edge
  - Store
  - Mail
- Pin to taskbar (Some things not installed yet):
  - Chrome
  - Clover
  - Calculator
  - Resource monitor
  - Command Prompt (Right-click on the pin > right-click command prompt > properties > advanced > run as admin)
  - Ubuntu 18.04
  - PowerShell
  - Registry Editor
- Hide Search icon
- Unpin everything from start menu

Explorer Folder options:
- Deselect Show recently used files/folders in Quick access
- Expand to open folder

Windows Settings:
- Explorer > Right-click This PC > Properties > Advanced System Settings:
  - Change computer name to "Derek-PC"
  - Check System restore usage settings
  - Check and possibly disable remote access
- Settings App:
- System:
  - Night Light > On, Schedule > On
  - Remove unused Quick Actions
  - Turn screens off after > 25 mins
  - Sleep after > 45 mins
  - Storage Sense > On, Delete files after > Never
- Personalisation > Start > Disable suggestions on start menu
- Accounts > Sign-in Options > Windows Hello PIN > Add
- Gaming:
  - Disable Xbox game bar
- Update & Security:
  - Change active hours
  - Enable updates for other Microsoft products

Win > Search "Turn Windows features on or off"
- Select:
  - .NET Framework 3.5 (Deselect sub items)
  - Windows Subsystem for Linux
- Ok
- Restart Now
- Install Ubuntu 18.04
- Launch Ubuntu 18.04
- Pin to the taskbar (Ordered after Command Prompt)
- Enter desired username and password
- Run
  - sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
  - sudo apt autoremove

Right-click ssstars.scr from Apps folder> Install
Settings > Number of stars > 200

Install GeForce Experience
Sign in with Nvidia account
Deselect automatically optimise newly added games
Enable automatically download driver updates (In settings)
Update Drivers (Custom installation, disable 3D vision options)
Enable GameStream
Nvidia Control Panel:
- Desktop > Disable "Show Notification Tray Icon"
- 3D Settings:
  - DSR - Factors > 4.00x
  - DSR - Smoothness > 0%
  - Power management mode > Adaptive

Install WinRAR and its Classic Theme
Copy the licence key file into its install folder

Install Clover (Default options are ok)
Delete desktop icon for Clover
Unpin File Explorer and pin clover to the taskbar
Import bookmarks from previous installation

Open Task Scheduler and add an entry to start Core Temp portable at log on delayed by 30 seconds
Desktop Gadgets

Install Logitech Gaming Software
Restart Core Temp to get it to appear in LGS
Display Options:
- List running applets
- Disable all applets except Core Temp and the Profile Selector
Delete contents of %LOCALAPPDATA%\Logitech\Logitech Gaming Software\profiles then replace with backed up profile

Install and sign in to Razer Synapse 2.0

Console

Install AutoHotKey
Right-click and Send To > Startup on any scripts that should load on startup

Chrome

World of Warcraft

Install Steam:
- Setup family sharing
- Optionally copy old game install files into new steam folder
- Settings:
  - Display timestamps in chat log
  - Authorize Library Sharing on this computer
  - Display Steam URL address bar when available
  - Enable hardware video decoding
  - Allow downloads during gameplay
  - Use a push-to-talk key to transmit voice

Install DisplayFusion through Steam
- Deselect create shortcuts
- Select "Don't show this page again" on the last install dialog
- Launch DisplayFusion on Steam to install it
- Select Disable Windows Taskbar
- Restore Settings from a backup of previous installation

Discord

Install free version of Seer:
- Settings > Run Seer at system start

Install Dropbox
- Sign in with Dropbox account
- Possibly click on advanced options?
- Settings > Preferences:
  - Import > Share screenshots using Dropbox
  - Sync > Selective Sync > Deselect unneeded folders

Install MediaInfo Lite
Install dBpoweramp Music Converter
Install Replay Gain Codec
Install Avidemux Win64 Installer
- Paste saved config files to %APPDATA%\avidemux\

Microsoft Office
Install Adobe CC
Import the previously saved User Actions folder using the menu in the actions widget

Install Visual Studio 2013
Sign in with Microsoft account
Help > Register Product > Enter Product key from filename
Open the location of the start menu shortcut and copy it to the desktop

GitHub

Install and sign in to Splashtop Streamer (Personal)

Install Borderless Gaming

Install System Restore Explorer

Install iTunes Desktop
- Deselect Use iTunes as the default player
- Close iTunes
- Delete iTunes folder in %USERPROFILE%\Music
- Run the following in cmd.exe (Change target locations as needed)
  - MKLINK /D "%USERPROFILE%\Music\iTunes" "U:\iTunes"
  - MKLINK /D "%APPDATA%\Apple Computer\MobileSync" "Z:\MobileSync"
- Start iTunes and verify it is using the wanted library
- Account > Sign in

Backup

TODO:
foobar2000
minilyrics (symlink or set lyrics folder?)
ahk not responding?
audio graph isolation high cpu usage (disabling audio enhancements stops this)

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