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Windows 10 PC Configuration Change Procedures and Detailed

Instructions CONFIDENTIAL
About this book

This manual is a manual procedure for changing and checking OS settings for the following purposes.

Performing the settings in this manual for a PC other than the recommended PC does not guarantee operation.
・If you want to recheck the OS settings
・Missing Recovery Media and Installing a New OS
・When you connect to the network and change the OS settings
・Abnormal software or PC behavior
・Shutdown takes a long time
・Communication with the controller is not stable and the connection is broken.
・If the expansion board does not function properly

Table of Contents

About this book ................................................................................................................................................................ 1

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................. 1

1) Change your account name ..................................................................................................................................... 2

2) Screen Saver Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 3

3) Power Plan Changes ............................................................................................................................................... 4

4) USB Root Hub USB 3.0 eXtensibleHostController Power Settings Changed ...................................................... 6

5) Disable Fast Startup ............................................................................................................................................... 7

6) Modifying Local Security Policy ............................................................................................................................. 8

7) Change performance settings ................................................................................................................................. 9

8) Unschedule Defrag ................................................................................................................................................ 11

9) Delete unnecessary items on the Start menu ...................................................................................................... 13

10) Change icons on the desktop ................................................................................................................................ 13

11) Change security settings (disable firewall) ......................................................................................................... 14

12) Change security settings (Disable Windows Defender) ...................................................................................... 15

13) Disable Configure Automatic Updates ................................................................................................................ 17

14) Changing the font size -Scale and layout- ........................................................................................................... 18

15) Disabling services ................................................................................................................................................. 19

16) Installing various types of software ..................................................................................................................... 20

17) Other special settings........................................................................................................................................... 21

18) Preliminary knowledge ........................................................................................................................................ 24

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1) Change your account name

Display the "User Accounts" screen from the control panel.

Change the account name from "Change your account name" to "Shimadzu".

This is a sample image of Windows 10 version 1709.

Depending on your operating system environment, there
may be
This can make a difference.

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2) Screen Saver Settings

Display the "Screen Saver Settings" screen from the control panel.

Set the screen saver setting to "None".

[Background of this setting]

If this function is enabled, software in continuous operation may stop automatically or cause unexpected

errors. [for all software]

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3) Power Plan Changes

Display the "Power Options" screen from the control panel.

Select "Change Plan Settings" from "Changing Plan Settings".

This is a sample image of Windows 10 version 1709.

Depending on your operating system environment, there
may be a difference.

Open the "Power Options" screen from "Change advanced power settings".

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Set the following :.

・hard disk

Turn off hard disk after ⇒ 0 (ZERO)

・Sleep

Sleep after next time ⇒ Never (Disable) *Note-PC only

Allow hybrid sleep ⇒ Off (Disable) *Note-PC only

Hibernate after ⇒ Never

Allow wake timers ⇒ Enable

・USB settings

USB Selective Suspend Setting ⇒ Disabled

・Display

Turn off display after ⇒ Never

[Background of this setting]

If this function is enabled, software in continuous operation may stop automatically or cause unexpected errors.

[for all software]

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4) USB Root Hub USB 3.0 eXtensibleHostController Power Settings Changed

Display the "Device Manager" screen from the control panel.

Select "USB Root Hub" and "USB 3.0 eXtensibleHostController" in "Universal Serial Bus controllers" and open

"Properties" from the right-click menu.

This is an example of a USB root hub 3.0.
Depending on your PC, 2.0 or other
The version may be displayed.

"Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" is checked off.

[Background of this setting]

If this function is enabled, the software may cause a freeze in continuous operation for about 2 hours. [Servo G]

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5) Disable Fast Startup

Display the "Power Options" screen from the control panel.

Select "Choose what the power buttons do" to display the "System Settings" screen.

This is a sample image of Windows 10 version 1709.

Depending on your operating system environment, there
may be
This can make a difference.

Select "Change settings that are currently unavailable" and "Turn on fast startup" is checked off.

[Background of this setting]

This function saves the state of the memory, CPU, etc. when the computer is shut down in order to make the

computer start up faster.

Older peripherals may not be recognized, or the computer may not start correctly after changing settings such

as BIOS. The shutdown may also be slow. [for all software]

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6) Modifying Local Security Policy

Display the "Local Security Policy" screen from the control panel.

Select "Security Options" in the tree "Local Security Policies".

Set the following:.

・[User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account] ⇒ Enabled

・[User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode] ⇒

elevate without prompting

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7) Change performance settings

Display the "system" screen from the control panel.

Select “Advanced System Settings” to display the "System Properties" screen.

Select "Settings" from the Performance menu on the "Advanced" tab, then display the "Performance Options"

screen.

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Select "Adjust for best performance" to uncheck all items in the Custom field.

Then enable only "Smooth edges of screen fonts".

[Background of this setting]

When the "Smooth edges of screen fonts" was removed, the software's display sometimes became extremely dirty.

[for all software]

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8) Unschedule Defrag

From the C drive right-click menu "Properties", etc. "Local Disk Properties"

Display the following screen.

Select Optimize on the "Tool" tab to display the "Optimize Drives" screen.

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Check off "Run on a schedule".

[Background of this setting]

By default, this feature is scheduled to run in the background every Wednesday at 1: 00 AM.

Running "Defrag" while using an app or system can strain the system and degrade performance. [for all software]

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9) Delete unnecessary items on the Start menu

Start menu has "Current status and schedule" "Games and Entertainment" "Frequently Used Apps"

There are many menus that are not necessary for the test machine PC.

Please delete everything. (Remove the pin from the start screen.)

10) Change icons on the desktop

・Delete items other than the trash box. =>Click “Empty Recycle Bin

・Right click on the desktop ⇒ Click “Personalize” ⇒ Click “Themes” ⇒ Click “Desktop icon settings”, then

check "Computer" on the setting screen.

・Make sure the Recycle Bin is visible on the desktop and only the PC is visible.

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11) Change security settings (disable firewall)

Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall > Advanced > In Overview "Windows Firewall

properties" > Set "Firewall Status" for each profile to [Disabled]

Select Control Panel > Security & Maintenance > Security at bottom of each item (network firewall) [disable

messages about]

[Background of this setting]

There was a case that the software using LAN cable could not connect well to the controller. [Servo G]

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12) Change security settings (Disable Windows Defender)

① Press the Windows Start key, and then enter the "Windows Defender settings".

② From the search results, select "Windows Defender settings" to open it.

③ Select "Virus and Threat Protection".

④ Select "Virus and threat Protection settings" and uncheck the 3 items below.

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Select Control Panel > Security & Maintenance > Security at bottom of each item (Windows Defender) [disable

messages about]

[Background of this setting]

This virus protection should also be turned off because some software that uses LAN cables in the firewall may

not be able to connect well to the control unit. [Servo G]

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13) Disable Configure Automatic Updates

Windows + R > Run to gpedit.msc to launch Local Group Editor

Click Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update >

"Configure Automatic Updates" and then click “Configure Automatic Updates” ⇒ Select "Disabled" ⇒

"Apply".

[Background of this setting]

This is because there is a risk that Windows Update updates will run while the software is running and will

interfere with the operation of the software. The update also helps ensure security and doesn't increase the

number of always-on services.

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14) Changing the font size -Scale and layout-

Right Click Desktop > Display Settings > Change the size of text, apps, and other items. -> Set to 100%.

[Background of this setting]

The software buttons do not appear correctly.

The "Next" and "Back" buttons are not displayed, and the characters inside the buttons are visible.

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15) Disabling services

Disabling Superfetch / SysMain Services

Select Windows Administrative Tools > Services > "Superfetch" or "Startup Type" SysMain and select

Disable.

*When OS version is older than 1709, this service is named Superfetch.

Ver 1809 or later

[Background of this setting]

Without this setting, it may take more than 30 minutes to shut down the PC.

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16) Installing various types of software

Install various software.

・Adobe Reader DC (Reader DC 2018.011. 20055)

・Office 2016 / 2019

. ・.NET Framework 1.1 and.NET Framework 1.1 Language Packs
・.USB to Serial Converter Driver (Required only for laptop use)

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17) Other special settings

This item is not included in the standard setting of the testing machine, but is applied only to the machine where

the problem occurred.

① The use of commas and periods varies from country to country.

Change region settings to “English (United States)”.

(Click Control Panel >> Clock and Region >> Region >> Change format)

[Background of this setting]

For example, one customer in Germany.

When we tried to do the actual test, the error “please enter the proper value for velocity calibration”. Even

if how many times we try to update the velocity calibration value, the error is still appeared.

After changing the setting of comma and period by Microsoft OS setting, then our HITS-X software will

work well. The thinking way of comma and period is completely different between Europe and Japan.

You may also see "Run-time error 13: Type mismatch" when configuring your system in software.

[Servo G]

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② Disable Virtual Store. Here is an example of how you can disable it.

・disabling from registry

Press Windows + R, type "regedit" and click OK.

regedit

HKEY _ LOCAL _ MACHINE ¥SOFTWARE ¥Microsoft ¥Windows ¥CurrentVersion ¥Policies ¥System

->Rewrites the value of EnableVirtualization from 1 to 0

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[Background of this setting]

A virtual store (VirtualStore) is a folder created by the Protect System feature in Windows 7 or later.

On Windows XP, administrators could write files under C: ¥Program Files or C: ¥Windows.

However, since Windows 7, it's basically impossible to write files to important folders like the ones above

even if you're an administrator. (Change requires promotion)

This is to prevent applications from inadvertently corrupting critical system files and damaging the OS.

If the write fails as described above (without (any) promotion), the OS writes to the following location on

behalf of the OS:.

C: ¥Users ¥<User Name> ¥AppData ¥Local ¥VirtualStore

The following symptoms occurred due to the above functions.

・Saved test conditions are not found.

・The system settings do not meet the set conditions.

・System settings cannot be read correctly when the software is started. error.

・Does not work properly when using multiple accounts.

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18) Preliminary knowledge

●Create a restore point

Right-click the "This PC" icon on the desktop to open "Properties".

Click "System Protection" on the left

Select "Create" and follow the instructions to create a restore point.

●How to restore

Right-click the "This PC" icon on the desktop to open "Properties".

Click "System Protection" on the left

Select "System Restore" and follow the instructions to create a restore point.

●Notepad Location

Open it by choosing "Windows Accessories" > > "notepad" from the Windows menu at the lower left.

●Location of the control panel

Open it by choosing "Windows System" > > "Control Panel" from the Windows menu at the lower left.

●Location of the event viewer

Right-click the Windows menu at the bottom left and choose > > "event viewer".

●Location of the device manager

Right-click the Windows menu at the bottom left and choose > > "Device Manager".

●Opening Power Options

Right-click the Windows menu in the lower left corner > > Open "Power Options".

Click "Additional Power Settings" in the Association Settings.

Greater than or equal to

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