Griffin - Windows 7

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Windows 7 partition on Griffin - HP EliteBook 8540w.

Configuration files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

[2012-11-01]	Flashplayer, Google Chrome	Stupid player installed Google Chrome along...
[2012-11-01]	7-zip

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date): none

Simple Settings

To be completed.

• Fix time change on dual boot (from [1])

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation]
"RealTimeIsUniversal"=dword:00000001

Detailed System Settings

1st Install

To be completed.

SSD

Optimization after ssd installation [2]:

• Enable AHCI in BIOS
• Verify TRIM is enabled: The following command must return 0

fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify

• Check partition alignment (done in Linux).
• Turn off disk indexing (Disk → properties → uncheck Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties).
• Turn off defragmentation (Disk → Tools; → Defragment now... → Configure schedule... → Uncheck Run on a schedule (recommended)).
• Turn off system protection (Computer → Properties → System protection → Configure... → Turn off system protection).
• Disable prefetch (regedit → go to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters)
  • Set EnablePrefetcher to 0 (was 3).
  • Set EnableSuperfetch to 0 (was 3).
  • Go to services.msc, and disable service SuperFetch.
• (no change to GUI boot)

Detailed Application Settings

Office 2010

• Activate Office
  • Use recommended param
  • No update

To Do

None.