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STEP 1. Install FireFox

Most of downloading-related screenshots in this tutorial were made in assumption that you are using Firefox web browser. You may skip this step if you know what are you are doing, but I highly recommend to avoid using MS Internet Explorer or Edge and Google Chrome for browsing Internet on your rig station. So, please, install Firefox first, just follow this short how-to.

STEP 2. Get Rigutils scripts

Many tuning steps presented in this tutorial could be carried out either manually using GUI or by executing corresponding bat scripts. I prefer the second way, so I would recommend to start your Windows tuning steps by installing Rigutils first.

STEP 3. Disable User Access Control

Here is a short how-to disable User Access Control (UAC). Reboot will be required.

STEP 4. Stop automatic Windows update

This is a most dangerous feature of Windows. You have to disable it as soon as possible. Here is how-to stop Windows update once and for all.

STEP 5. Disable Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry service

Do you want to report every action you take to Miscrosoft data center? I suppose that you may happily live without this feature. Follow steps described in this how-to to shut up Windows Telemetry service.

STEP 5. Disable Cortana search service