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Windows 10 PC Basic Configuration Guide

This document provides a basic configuration guide for Windows 10 PCs, detailing steps to adjust various security and system settings. Key configurations include password security, logon settings, crash dump file settings, and disabling features like User Account Control and Fast User Switching. The guide also covers power options and disabling AutoPlay, Firewall, Defender, and Windows Update for testing purposes.

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Windows 10 PC Basic Configuration Guide

This document provides a basic configuration guide for Windows 10 PCs, detailing steps to adjust various security and system settings. Key configurations include password security, logon settings, crash dump file settings, and disabling features like User Account Control and Fast User Switching. The guide also covers power options and disabling AutoPlay, Firewall, Defender, and Windows Update for testing purposes.

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Windows 10 PC - Basic Configuration Guide

1. Password Security Settings

• Open Run (Win + R) and type [Link]


• Navigate to Security Settings → Account Policies → Password Policy
• Open 'Password must meet complexity requirements'
• Set to Disabled and click Apply → OK

2. Force Classic Logon & Security Model

• Open [Link]
• Go to Security Settings → Local Policies → Security Options
• Enable 'Interactive logon: Do not display last user name'
• Disable 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL'
• Set 'Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts' to Classic

3. Crash Dump File Settings

• Control Panel → System → Advanced system settings


• Under Startup and Recovery click Settings
• Set Write debugging information to Automatic memory dump
• Enable Restart automatically

4. Turn Off User Account Control (Temporary)

• Control Panel → User Accounts


• Click Change User Account Control settings
• Move slider to Never notify
• Restart the PC

5. Disable Fast User Switching

• Open [Link]
• Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Logon
• Enable 'Hide entry points for Fast User Switching'
6. Disable AutoPlay & AutoRun

• Open [Link]
• Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → AutoPlay
Policies
• Enable 'Turn off AutoPlay' → Select All Drives
• Enable 'Default behavior for AutoRun' → Do not execute any autorun commands

7. Disable Firewall, Defender & Windows Update (Testing Only)

• Control Panel → Windows Defender Firewall → Turn off for all networks
• [Link] → Windows Components → Microsoft Defender Antivirus → Turn off policies
• [Link] → Windows Components → Windows Update → Disable Configure Automatic
Updates

8. Disable Screen Saver Policy

• [Link] → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Control Panel →


Personalization
• Disable 'Enable screen saver' policy

9. Set Power Options

• Control Panel → Power Options → Select High Performance


• Turn off display after 20 minutes
• Set Sleep to Never
• Adjust advanced power settings as required

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