Windows 10: I want to make Windows 10 leaner, suggestions?

After some research I made some custom changes to Windows 10x64 that I describe below using the Policy Editor. Any other suggested customizations? Thanks

How to Prevent Windows 10 From Automatically Downloading Updates

How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10’s Anniversary Update

How to Uninstall Windows 10’s Built-in Apps (and How to Reinstall Them)

How to Stop Windows 10 From Automatically Updating Hardware Drivers

Configure Windows telemetry in your organization

UPDATE:
I just realized I should've started this thread in the "Performance & Maintenance"
forum. Anyone knows how to move it? Thanks







:)

 

I want to make update to Windows 10 but I want to know if my 7 years old computer supports Windows 10.

Hello,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.

I would suggest you to refer the below Microsoft article and go through the section "System requirements" to know if your system is compatible to install Windows 10.

Windows 10 System Requirements & Specifications | Microsoft

I also suggest you to refer the below article on "Upgrade to Windows 10: FAQ" and check if this helps.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/upgrade-to-windows-10-faq

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

I want to make update to Windows 10 but I want to know if my 7 years old computer supports Windows 10.

Original Title: Does it support?

Hello. I want to make update to Windows 10 but I want to know if my 7 years old computer supports Windows 10. My Computer Specs:

Intel(R) Dual Core E5300 2.60 GHz + 2.60 GHz

2 GB RAM (I want 32-bit)

38.6 GB Hard Disk

Supports DirectX 9

Resolution: 1280x1024

Thank you!

P.S: I don't want to wrech my computer.

 

Why do you want to stop updates? I have mine set to notify- so they are downloaded when I want them. Never had an unexpected restart. (And as I have Pro, I defer feature updates (= no Creator's Update for while yet).

Not updating = potential insecurity. And MS does correct some things- albeit extremely slowly.
Granted, there has been a risk when MS got things badly wrong with updates- which I escaped, having updates set to notify.

Tutorials
The tutorials here cover a number of the points above. Do have a look at the extensive tutorial section.

 

I'm not stopping Updates, I'm just disabling Automatic Updates, I can still Update manually whenever I choose. So I'm still updating, but I'm doing so manually

 

I do not think, you will get any advice on that subject, unless you are looking for something specific, because customization are rather subjective, each person has his own way. Like from your 5 suggestions, I would not uninstall the built-in apps, it breaks some stuff and I like my Windows mean and lean, to mention some crazy stuff: I have disabled events logging or WinINet Caching. You can check my tweaks, but you should always backup before making any changes. For comparison, my services and my disk activity 15 mins after startup.

 

Are you trying to make it leaner to save space? I think upgrading your storage would be a better option. Changing things MS has built in is usually not a good thing especially multiple things. The end result is usually massive issues down the road when you try to update things as Windows looks for certain files, and if not found results in BSoD, blank/black screen at boot, among other things. It's best to just not use/ignore things you don't want than to try to modify the system.

 

None of the changes I mentioned involves deleting any files, it's just disabling that feature/function with the built in Policy Editor. You can always enable it later at any time if you wish so. So there's no risk involved in breaking the system. I do however think that ,as mentioned by TairikuOKama in his reply, there might be a risk in breaking the system by uninstalling Apps (3rd item in my post), but even then you can reinstall them later. Of course, as long as a backup is made, you are 100% insured.

 

NTLite

 

Another useful tweak:

Disable or Uninstall OneDrive Completely in Windows 10

 

Or just download a leaned out Windows: Download Windows 10 Creators Update Bloatware Free Edition - MajorGeeks

 

Or, you could just use ShutUp Windows10:

OO ShutUp10: download free antispy tool for Windows 10

O&O Software is a gold MS partner, the above tool is free for individuals, colleges and not for profit organizations. No installation required, the recommended settings are safe, just run it after Windows update...

 

What is your goal of making this leaner???
1). You want it to boot faster
2). You want to free up space on your hard drive
3). You are maxed out on RAM and are trying to free up some memory

 

Thanks everyone for your latest suggestions! I will try them definitely in my quest for the ultimate Windows 10 lean Edition *chuckle

1) No, none of the above tweaks makes boot any faster, at least that I can notice.
2) None of the above tweaks frees up space
3) No

The idea of these tweaks is to make Windows 10 more unobtrusive with features you don't want or need, and as a result you might have less background processes eating CPU time and/or RAM space, hence it's more efficient and clean.