2.1 - Change Windows Settings

The first step of the workstation installation is to change settings in Windows.

• Windows XP

  1. Access Windows with an administrator account.

  2. Press Windows Logo+R or select Start > Run.

  The Run window displays.

  3. Type "devmgmt.msc" and press Enter.

  The Device Manager displays.

  4. Double-click Disk drives.

  5. Complete the following for every disk drive listed:

  1. Right-click on the hard disk and select Properties.

  The Properties window displays.

  2. Click the Policies tab.

  3. Deselect Enable write caching on the device.

  4. Click OK.

  6. On the Device Manager, double-click Network adapters, right-click on the network card and select Properties.

  The Properties window displays.

  7. Click the Power Management tab.

  8. Deselect Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

  

  9. Click OK.

  10. Restart the computer.

  11. Click here to proceed with the next step of the installation.

   

• Windows 7

  1. Access Windows with an administrator account.

  2. Click Start, type "devmgmt.msc", and press Enter.

  The Device Manager displays.

  3. Double-click Disk drives.

  4. Complete the following for every disk drive listed:

  1. Right-click on the hard disk and select Properties.

  The Properties window displays.

  2. Click the Policies tab.

  3. Deselect Enable write caching on the device.

  

  4. Click OK.

  5. On the Device Manager, double-click Network adapters, right-click on the network card and select Properties.

  The Properties window displays.

  6. Click the Power Management tab.

  7. Deselect Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

  

  8. Click OK and close the Device Manager.

  9. Click Start, type "sysdm.cpl", and press Enter.

  The System Properties window displays.

  10. Click the Advanced tab.

  11. Click Settings in the Performance section.

  

  The Performance Options window displays.

  12. Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.

  13. Select Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only.

  

  14. Click OK until the System Properties window closes.

  15. Click Start, type "uac", and press Enter.

  The User Account Control Settings window displays.

  16. Move the slider to Never notify.

  

  17. Click OK.

  18. Click Start, type "mobsync.exe", and press Enter.

  The Sync Center screen displays.

  19. Click Manage offline files on the left menu.

  The Offline Files window displays.

  20. Click Disable offline files.

  

  21. Click OK.

  22. Click Yes to restart the computer.

  23. Click here to proceed with the next step of the installation.

   

• Windows 8.1 Professional/Enterprise

  1. Access Windows with an administrator account.

  2. On the Start screen, type "devmgmt.msc" and press Enter.

  

  The Device Manager displays.

  3. Double-click Disk drives.

  4. Complete the following for every disk drive listed:

  1. Right-click on the hard disk and select Properties.

  The Properties window displays.

  2. Click the Policies tab.

  3. Deselect Enable write caching on the device.

  

  4. Click OK.

  5. On the Device Manager, double-click Network adapters, right-click on the network card and select Properties.

  The Properties window displays.

  6. Click the Power Management tab.

  7. Deselect Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

  

  8. Click OK and close the Device Manager.

  9. On the Start screen, type "sysdm.cpl" and press Enter.

  

  The System Properties window displays.

  10. Click the Advanced tab.

  11. Click Settings in the Performance section.

  

  The Performance Options window displays.

  12. Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.

  13. Select Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only.

  

  14. Click OK until the System Properties window closes.

  15. On the Start screen, type "computer" and press Enter.

  

  The Computer window displays.

  16. Click the View tab on the ribbon.

  17. Click Options.

  

  The Folder Options window displays.

  18. Click the View tab.

  19. Scroll down the list and deselect the Hide extensions for known file types and Use Sharing Wizard options.

  

  20. Click OK.

  21. On the Start screen, type "cmd".

  

  22. Right-click on the Command Prompt app and select Run as administrator.

  

  The Command Prompt displays.

  23. Type "net user administrator / active:yes" and press Enter.

  

  24. On the Start screen, type "control panel" and press Enter.

  

  The Control Panel displays.

  25. Click User Accounts.

  26. Click Manage another account.

  27. Click the Administrator account.

  28. Click Change the password.

  29. Type a password to use for the Administrator account.

  30. Click Change password.

  31. Click Manage User Accounts

  32. Click the Add

  33. Enter standard User Name/Domain

  34. Click Next

  35. Keep as a Standard User

  36. Click Next

  37. Click Finish

  38. Open Windows Firewall

  39. Add Exclusions BOTH Inbound and Outbound for Port 445 TCP

  40. Restart the computer.

  36. Click here to proceed with the next step of the installation.

   

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