Windows 10 spyware removal and speed-up

So we've had Windows 10 out for a few weeks now, and if you're a PC Gamer like me, you know that the benefits of the upgrade to reduce overhead and API load for our graphics cards is worth it even before mentioning the Direct x12.

The drawback is how Microsoft  is following the footsteps of Facebook in gathering our private information so they could sell it to the highest bidder for targeted advertising or the NSA.

I mean I understand the old saying that if you aren't paying for the Product you "Are" the product. In response I would say Windows 8 sucked, and I was owed Windows 10 as reparation as much as if not more so than how Blizzard Entertainment is paying me back for my money and time lost in World of Warcraft up to the End of Wrath of the Lich King(when I left), with Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm, but I digress.

I'm not too smart to know all the ins and outs without following a guide so I've found one on YouTube to Follow. The purpose of this blog is to break down what Crimson Rayne and other vloggers have done. He was rather fast at a couple of intervals and did not explain too clearly except for his written article for about 1 or 2 things he did so I'll go over them by paraphrasing to our needs so we can be clear on how all the steps are done. 

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We won't have to worry about the whole local account thing for company computers that we'll eventually use with Windows 10 because we have control over our server Accounts. However if this is for your personnel at home computer I would change that login to a local account with this guide by following this article , or the following video.

Don't worry about what this guy says at the end about needing to log into your Microsoft account in order to use your e-mail or other features, that was pretty much a given.

Back  to

 6:32 he went on to mention using RegEditor to turn off the Telemetry without actually showing how to get into RegEdit.

Start+R -> Regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> MICROSOFT -> WINDOWS -> CURRENT VERSION -> POLICIES -> DATACOLLECTION. Double click on AllowTelemetry and change the value from “1” to a “0”.

you can then continue to follow Mr. Crimson's instructions on the Command prompt that I've copied below.

command” -> right click Command Prompt and -> Run as Admin

CD..

CD..

SC DELETE DIAGTRACK

SC DELETE DMWAPPUSHSERVICE

ECHO “” > C:\PROGRAMDATA\MICROSOFT\DIAGNOSIS\ETLLOGS\AUTOLOGGER\AUTOLOGGER-DIAGTRACK-LISTENER.ETL

That's about it for getting rid of the spyware the rest of this compilation is about other things, such as the Wifi, Update prevention, and Speed-up in that order.



If you are using wifi with Windows 10 and are encountering problem please check out this guide

It you are super techy and want to just have the updates you want and stop any future windows updates you can follow this Video

 

To Speed up your Windows 10 Computer Over all you can follow this video. 

                                       

A quick note, at 1:40 when he went into Advance options to select the maximum memory, you can find that number by clicking Start--> Documents --> Right clicking on my computer and select properties.  The number of usable ram will be in brackets next to the amount of ram you have on your device, so you can go ahead and type that usable amount in.

My home Studio Topography

After learning off youtube and my mentors at work for awhile I've advanced my home stuido a bit further to include monitoring for both video and audio functions to make it a bit easier for me to make videos.

much more to come.

 

 

Switching Internet Service Providers

So I've been setting up a Channel on YouTube and Twitch and I've now realize that I need greater speeds for streaming. With that in mind I've taken a look back and what Plan I'm using and which best to switch to since I have the advantage of relatives with Smart Phones to bundle with for one of the 2 ISPs in town.

Shaw	Cost per Month	Monthly Data	Download speed	Upload Speed
Internet 5	$50 ($25 N)	60    GB	5     Mbps	0.512 Mbps
Internet 15	$60 ($30 N)	125  GB	15   Mbps	0.512 Mbps
Internet 30	$70 ($35 N)	250  GB	30   Mbps	2.5     Mbps
Internet 60	$90	400  GB	60   Mbps	3        Mbps
Internet 120	$120	750  GB	120 Mbps	6        Mbps

·         note we don’t have to buy a new modem and we have the Wifi-Go if we stay with Shaw

·         Currently we are using Internet 15 from SHAW.

·         Shaw only bundles internet, with TV, and Landline which don’t use, and are getting rid of.

Telus	Cost per Month	Monthly Data	Download Speed	Upload Speed
Internet 15	$63 (58 B) (43NB)	150  GB	3 - 15   Mbps	1       Mbps
Internet 25	$68 (63 B) (48NB)	250  GB	5 - 25   Mbps	5       Mbps
Internet 50	$83 (78 B) (63NB)	400  GB	20-50   Mbps	10     Mbps
Internet 100	$93 (88 B) (73NB)	500   GB	70-100 Mbps	20     Mbps

·         I don’t know if bundling a second mobile phone to this would further decrease the cost

·         Telus’s download speed is not stable for that reason I would recommend the Internet 50 package so we could consider our switch as an Upgrade.

Legend

B-Bundle

N- New Customer Discount price for the first six Months.

NB- Combination of New and Bundle

Streaming

I need at least 5 Mbps to comfortably stream content at 1080p 30fps. SHAW simply does not offer that at a reasonable price. Telus does, but as I’ve said I’d highly recommend the Internet 50 package so that we won’t sacrifice our downloading speed, and we have the ability for more than one user to upload at once if we need to.

Gw2 Dragon Rank ladder PvP 200pt 3 capped 4v5 COMEBACK NEVER SURRENDER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udxuiC-Eq_8&t=2m14s

1st Place North America and Europe Guild Wars 2 pvp Ladder

                                    Even among the Dragon Ranks I'm #1 in NA and EU

                                                        North American Leaderboard

                                                        At the Same time in Europe


Thanks to

Abraxas Known
BeAsTMoWeD.8329
Kaga
Beck
GhodWrath
MasterPo
Smiter
Tosh.2741

For Duo queing with me against Random teams, and the Brutal Pre-mades we were definitely not suppose to fight against yet still manage to win

DIY Tablet Sun Shade

This is an add on for my tablet Selfie Cam found here made with Cardboard, Spray paint, and black electrical tape.

It makes it a little easier for the subject to see themselves on the tablet in any lighting condition.

First we take the tablet case and a Cardboard box with Flaps that are about 5-6 inches in length and cut out the section we'll need from the rest.

Lay out the case to a corner.

Fold the crevice for the other 2 sides

 Cut the length as you need while maintaining flap space needed, and recut new corners.

Cut a hole for the Arm to fit through to the back

Fit the Tablet case and take the opportunity to identify any hold you will need. This was my first attempt so I made some holes after the effect.

Since the main purpose for this is photography, and the speakers are already in the front you'll just need a hold for the sleep/power button, and the cable the attaches to the camera.

Ignore the strange "h" in the middle as I confused myself with this first attempt but the hole in the top is for the cable because I have to install the tablet upside down in order for it to be able to rest on the Camera. At the same time I want minimum sunlight in the box so I made the top holes what that in mind which result in this.

This method also prevents kinking of the cable.


Once your holes have been made peel off any stickers you may find to keep the surface rough for spray painting which is pretty self-explanatory

 Once your piece is dry which took less that 10 minutes on a hot sunny day enough when double coated, you can tape the edges across horizontally before sealing it vertically with the black electrical tape.

Only do this with the top two corners because you will need to be able to access the mount with the case from the bottom  like so.

Seal off the Edges with some more Black Electrical tape and you're done.

YCbCr444 true blacks in Nividia Surround (VG23AH)

My monitors always look amazing, but they are at their best when I use the YCbCr444 setting instead of the standard RGB, the issue was I was only ever able to have the center Display changed to that setting when I run surround, the two monitors on the side always stay stuck in RGB thus they were lighter and didn’t look as good, until now. 

Extra: my post on Bezel thinning can be found here 
Extra #2 : I'm using SweetFX found here

The Center is alway on the right blacks you just can't  it best through a photo, but phone camera was the only way to show the distortions cause it wouldn't have shown via a screenshot.

Right side Before

Right side After

Left side Before

 Left side After

I’ve only been able to change it to last for the duration my computer is on, which means this will have to be done over again at startup before your gaming session, but it doesn’t take long and I think it’s worth the few seconds each time in order to fully appreciate your Nividia surround.

Geforce driver 337.88 released 5/26/2014 and later.

Cable set-up with 2 660gtx 3gb sc edition SLI (2 cards)

        <Left>                                         <Center>                   <Right>

HDMI to HDMI on Card #2   HDMI to DVI on Card #1   HDMI to HDMI on Card#1         (Assigned Physx on this Card)

Set-up INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Right click and select NIVIDIA Control Panel

2.  Under Display, select Adjust desktop color settings

3.  Click Restore default on the top right corner and Apply

4.  Then select YCbCr444 from the color format click Apply

5   Select Use Nividia Settings and change the hue to 4 degrees while changing the Color Format back to     RGB and Apply

The monitors will then overlap the YCbCr444 black to the side monitors and save it in their own memory while chaning the center to the lighter RGB.

6.  Select YCbcr444 format again and now all three Displays will have the same colors of true blacks.

Every-day Log in Instructions after initial set up

When you log off the only thing that will save is the YCbCr444 in the color format while the two side monitors will be lighter in toned again. Now and simply follow the following same step

1.  Right click and select NIVIDIA Control Panel

2.  Under Display, select Adjust desktop color settings

3.  Click Restore default on the top right corner and Apply

4.  Select Use NIVIDIA settings and Applyif you don't see a change move the hue to 2-4 then apply

5.  Then select YCbCr444 from the color format click Apply