Step 1
Set up the Local User (e.g., FWiUser, FWiPlayer).
Step 7
Power Options - advanced Power Settings
Configure all settings to Disabled/Off/Never:
- High Performance: Require a password on wakeup
- Hard Disk: Turn Hard Disk off After
- Sleep: Sleep After
- Sleep: Allow Hybrid Sleep
- Sleep: Hibernate After
- Sleep: Allow wake timers
- USB Settings: USB selective suspend setting
- Display: Turn off display after
Step 8
Select Task Bar Auto Hide: Right click on the Task Bar and select Properties.
Step 9
Display Scaling
Ensure that default setting is enabled (smaller - 100%).
Note: This is particularly important to check on tablets (Start > Control Panel > Display
).
Step 10
Set User Access Control Settings to Never Notify
Start > Action Center > Change User Account Control settings
Step 11
Go to Start > Action Center > Change Action Center
settings and Uncheck All.
Step 12
Under Network Sharing Settings:
- Public Folder sharing = Off
- Password Protected Sharing = On
Step 13
Notification Balloons:
Under Start > Control Panel > Notification Area Icons
, disable notifications for the following:
- Java
- Windows Updates
- Adobe Reader/Flash
Step 14
Schedule Daily Reboot Task for 2:30 AM (or preferred time).
Program/Script: C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe; Arguments: -r, -f, -t 10
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler
Step 15
Allow Remote Desktop connections as needed:
Right-click Computer > Properties > Remote Settings
Step 16
Enable Page File and set to system managed size:
Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Performance > Settings > Advanced > Virtual memory
Step 17
Uninstall Unnecessary Components:
- Windows Live Essentials–uninstall completely
- Internet Explorer Toolbars (Google, Yahoo, Bing)
- All OEM Bloatware (Manufacturer installed applications)
Step 18
Install and configure Content Player.
Step 20
Automatically start Content player:
Windows 7
- Create a shortcut for Content Player and copy it to the clipboard.
- From the Start menu, click All Programs, and then Startup.
- Paste the shortcut you copied to the clipboard into the startup folder.
Note: This should be done for the user to set up to auto logon
Windows 10
- Press Win-r.
- In the Open: field, enter the following:
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
- Press Enter.
Note: This should be done for the user set up to auto logon.
Step 21
Prepare the machine for emergency notifications.