Windows 10: Building A Clean and Lean Windows 10 image

I need some recommendations for system upgrades on some tweaks and performance enhancements for Windows 10 Pro. We have Dell OptiPlex 960s. Specs: Intel Duo Core 2, 4gb RAM, 160gb Hard Drive.

I'm wanting non-data hungry tweaks as well. I already disabled Cortana but it still runs in the background. Is there a way to get rid of this?

I want it to run clean and lean like Windows 7 in a way to were there is no data pulling unless I'm in a browser as well.

Thanks,

Daniel.

:)

 

How About A Lean, Clean Windows OS?

My digital lifestyle is pretty simple. I have a Play Station 3 and 4 but don't use them a lot. I have a simple cell phone but only use it for an occasional text or phone call. Although I enjoy building and maintaining my own computers my computing needs
are also pretty simple. I play some games, surf the net, visit forums and newsgroups, photography and other simple, mundane everyday activities. I don't watch movies, stream stuff, have a giant music collection or a lot of the other things a lot of people
use computers for.

I could use a lean, clean Windows OS. When installing Windows Essentials you have a choice as to which ones you want to install but when you install Windows OS it comes loaded with a lot of baggage I have no use for such as One Drive, One Note, X Box stuff,
Edge browser, Groove Music program and a whole lot more. Why not a Windows version that allows me to decide which apps and programs I want to install and use? I imagine my slimmed down install of Windows would boot in an eye blink, be lightning fast, take
up a small amount of hard drive space and not be plagued with a bunch of issues and glitches caused by installed stuff I don't have a need for in the first place. I pay Microsoft a fair amount of money for a license to use their product and it would be cool
if I had more control over how I set it up using only the apps I have a need for.

I know it is just wishful thinking and will never happen but it's just some thoughts I had this morning while looking through build 10240 which installed yesterday afternoon. The install by the way had a major glitch which I outlined in another thread and
was, thankfully, able to resolve without a re-installation. I do enjoy my computing hobby and appreciate Microsoft for providing me an operating system.

 

Cant turn on Location Service on Windows 10

Thank you for trying the earlier suggestions.

In case you have questions about the resolution you're leaning towards, you can check

this guide about clean installation of Windows 10.

Come back if you need more help.

 

Hello Daniel, *Smile

The tutorial below can help show you some performance tips for Windows 10.

Optimize Performance of Windows 10