Configure Event Logs to 1028KB and set retention to “overwrite”
Disable automatic updates of drivers from Windows Updates
Disable boot log and boot animation
Disable default system screensaver
Disable hard disk timeouts
Disable hibernation
Disable Internet Explorer First Run Wizard and RSS Feeds
Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security
Disable Machine Account Password Changes
Disable New Network dialog
Disable NTFS Last Access Timestamps
Disable System Restore
Disable TCP/IP / Large Send Offload
Disable the ability to clear the paging file during shutdown
Disable UAC secure desktop prompt
Disable Background Layout Service
Disable CIFS Change Notifications
Increase Disk I/O Timeout to 200 seconds
Increase service startup timeouts
Set Popup Error Mode to “Neither”
Set Power Saving Scheme to “High Performance”
Set Recovery Dump to “Small”
Turn off Windows Slide Show and install NetFX3