Tweaking Windows 10 Fall Creators Update for music production

[@sslechta66]

Another tip.... When you receive future major Windows updates, some of these tweaks get reverted, like Hibernation for example. I tend to look over all of my tweaks after these big updates.

[@eliaszerano3510]

is there a way to create a script through automate those settings so that we dont have to manually go through them after an update ?

[@sannichi1]

You genuinely saved me from having to buy another computer! My SP2017 is suddenly flawless!

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Yay! That sort of comment makes my day :)

[@KocmurMusic]

Just did the essential tweaks... Don't know how to thank you enough, or the person that sent me the video. I have a newer version (1903), but all of these settings can still be found one way or the other. Thank you!

[@viktorpanko9689]

very helpful, makes a huge difference! thanks Molten

[@terrycaldwell4645]

Thanks for the video. I had spent a year building my studio and getting wiring etc. where it needed to be and then in January of 2019 my audio quality when recording started developing minor but strange problems. In forums etc. the suggestions were always about the cables, mics, preamps etc. Problem was these had performed very well until January. After researching and looking at the dates of recordings and when the problems started it got down to being related to Windows updates. I was used to shutting down background process, network, antivirus etc when I did analog video and so since things were going so well didn't think about having to get back to that. Your video summarized exactly what I was seeing and I am working on implementing changes now. The info here was very useful. Thanks.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Excellent - glad it helps

[@briangarrison2021]

I just went through your steps to optimize my two pc workstations and I notice them behaving better and more stable as well, thank you for posting the video:-)

[@djbobbyd3985]

Ok, sounds good & thanks for getting back to me so quicly

[@WyattLite-n-inn]

Buying a laptop next week which was supposed to be a refurb Mac because I was so afraid of Windows as a Production device . You’ve changed that.. I think I’m gonna go Wi does PC now .. Thanks SO much!

[@dosgos]

Great summary Robin. Some laptops also will allow users to disable EIST, c-states, and SST but may lock out highest speed CPU clocks; maybe worth experimenting with depending on laptop.

[@eduardohenriqueferreirasil3057]

If you ever come to Brazil, I’ll buy you a beer. Thank you so much!

[@JamieBrady]

Thanks for the simple language and relaxed pace. I can play all manner of musical instruments, but computers bamboozle me and I think the world expects us slightly older people to move out of the way whilst they let the robots take over :)

[@SeanHyland]

You can actually hit the Windows key and type "advanced system settings" as a direct way of reaching those settings. I always love these tips for every update.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Oh, cool!

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Not a lot more to say. Page files take up a load of space and Windows takes processing power to manage and move it about. Set it to a set figure and it won't do that. 4GBs is loads - we have lots of RAM, don't really need page files anymore. If it's helpful - use it - it might make no difference whatsoever. Why not, not do it and see if your system is working well - if not then try it, if it is then ignore it! We don't need to understand it in order to benefit :)

[@ARNABOSS]

watching this, i realized that the future of production interface is going to be 💯℅ touch based!

[@demandarin]

tip for those on newer windows update. if you do the regedit , restart, and still don't see the high performance setting, go to create power plan. then itll appear there. select it as the base, then just name your power plan the same. then save. now when you see and select high performance, in its advanced settings you will see all the options to tweak just like in this vid. p.s. creating plan without doing regedit, on latest windows build, will not make high performance appear. so the regedit is needed and works on my 2017 pro with i5 and 8gb of ram.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Thanks for the tip - you'll also find this in the description :)

[@ScalinoCorleone]

yep, and you don't have to reboot if you do the regedit thing and then "create new power plan'. you got it right away (edit: ahhh f*** me, read the bloody description scal...)

[@gblack1700]

sir thank you for this my system is running great and clearer then ever...……...you da man...……….

[@BmxTzu101]

Disabing Superfetch service and search indexing will help out with background tasks.

[@toki_-_wartooth]

great video many thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge

[@MeerkatMuzic]

Great video, but I wish Microsoft gave a warning that updating to creator edition would send my laptop basically back to factory settings in some departments. Bitwig, Ableton Live and Studio One 3 all need re-registering and they contents packages redownloaded wasn’t expecting that. Haven’t even got onto putting the tweaks on yet because of it. Gonna take me a few hours to get everything back to how it was. Good job I had no active projects on the go.

[@darilov]

Thank you for sharing. Very useful!

[@woofelator]

Changing the binary value to 0 didn't add the high performance plan for me, but when I clicked "add a power plan", it had the option for "high performance plan", so I added it.

[@JeremyLam0]

thank you a lot for this, definitely an improvement noticed

[@MartinSomewhere]

Thank you soo much, you saved my life for real! I appreciate it!

[@hellquistens]

thanks great stuff here, just got a new desktop and need to tweak it since ableton live is really sluggish even though the specs are pretty neat!

[@Streamtronics]

Windows 10 had major interrupt latency issues, it had constant buffer underruns that could not be solved by either these simple tweaks any consumer could do or registry tweaks trying to change interrupt processor affinity and priority changes. Windows 10 really isn't made for every computer

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Some computers are just bad computers - that's why there are companies (like Molten) who build and sell computers for audio and music production. It's not something just any old computer can handle well.

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

Thank you very much 10/10 lovely channel

[@MandremoU]

Thanks for these videos, they are great! I have a few quick questions for the group: I'm buying a new laptop for music production. Thinking about the Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Series Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 4GB AMD Graphics - 1080p - comes with a 250G SSD and a 2 terabyte 5600RPM hard drive all for around $1,000. But, it comes with Win 10 Home 64bit. 1st question... is the Home version of Win 10 going to be a problem and 2nd question, would the Surface Pro be a better way to go? Open to all opinions... thanks in advance!

[@OmoiSenpai]

Forget optimizing it, I can't even get internet with that update lol. Had to roll back twice cause they never fixed that issue.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

I think Windows can sense your frustration - try giving your system a hug.

[@omarporto2421]

Hello Justin, I also lost ethernet and Wifi or so it seemed, But connecting a Lan cable and disabling the New internet Explorer allowed Google Chrome to surf without issues. U might give it a try, Hope it helps.....On the Fun side Win 10 still thinks theres no Internet connection .... : 7

[@brandonheat4982]

@@MoltenMusicTech sir... I jist revived a surface pro 5 early this summer and the version it's currently running - upon purchase - is 1909. If you are updated to this... Are their any "tweaks" I can do with this version? Are experienced with this upgrade? Or should I down grade? What do you suggest sir?

[@peterorany]

Amazing job! THANK You soo much

[@fencore]

Great video! in more recent windows updates, the CSenable section in the registry editor is no longer available. What are your thoughts on this and how to solve it? Best regards from Chile!

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Hi! See my next tweaking video where I tackle that 😉

[@fencore]

@@MoltenMusicTech will do!

[@haroldpalmer3245]

Than you, this was very helpful.

[@MadelnMachines]

Thanks for your tips. I'm new to windows audio coming from OSX and I've been running some audio tests with my internal realtek sound card and trying the WASAPI driver and ASIO driver. I'm getting CPU instability performing some tests with spiking and audio breakup though. Like with U-he DIVA vst I can get 6 instances of 2 note chords and it will play fine around the 45% CPU usage mark (Divine quality setting) - Then if I add one more instance I get serious audio glitching at CPU spikes to 100%. The same thing happens with a 3 note chord test but it starts glitching on 6 instances instead. With sylenth1 i can get 200 instances though. With repro-5 I get about 8 instances on an 8 voice preset with 95% cpu usage without much audio breakup and 18 instances on a 2 voice preset. This is at 480 samples. with the WASAPI driver. I'm still waiting to buy a new audio interface - will this massively reduce cpu spikes and provide much better, more stable performance or should I still be able to get it with the internal card?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Could do - with laptops it's impossible to predict exactly what you can and cant do. Using my guide here you should be able to minimise the issues and give you some room to make music - and that's what you have. Stability may be down to how well a particular plugin is able to use multi-threads in a multi-core processor. An audio interface should make things smoother - yes. But also download and run the LatencyMon test - www.resplendence.com/latencymon - it should be able to tell you if something inside your computer is causing a problem. If so then see if you can disable that part and see if that makes a difference.

[@PropertyAustralia]

Thank you for an excellent "tweakorial". One point though - in regedit if you leave CsEnabled set to 0, you lose the sleep option. I would recommend applying those power management tweaks in conjunction with this article www.windowscentral.com/how-max-intel-hd-graphics-surface-pro-4 That way you can make the changes and have sleep available. Cheers.

[@WillemdaGuide]

On the power scheme my pc is set to "Steinberg audio power". Does this mean it's optimized for cubase as I set that option on in Cubase. Or are your tweaks still prefered? Thx a lot and keep up the amzing work!!

[@MoltenMusicTech]

If it works for you then use it, if not then try what I suggest 😊

[@morten1]

You can set your antivirus program to exclude the daw program and various folder/s

[@MoltenMusicTech]

That doesn't stop it running in the background and stealing resources.

[@HARPEXbeats]

Nice video,like always!But what if my studio monitors,and also my laptop with the audio interface unplugged makes some strange pops if I play,stop,switch from a point to another a song,a youtube video or something like that?I get these pops also in my DAWs,especially switching from an 808 to another.Please help :)

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Don't unplug your audio interface - always use a decent audio interface!

[@jeansebastiensimonoviez189]

as usual that video is helpfull thank you Robin

[@Milton9400]

Thank you for this helpful video. I feel a little guilty that you make it so easy to implement these optimizations and are not asking for money. (uh, please don't) I would like to know if you have a video (or would consider making one) on "over clocking" a desktop PC? I would pay for that one! Cubase 9.5 has a "use Steinberg Power Scheme". Is "Windows 10 best performance " better to use than Steinberg's power scheme? And why? Thanks again and know I'm a subscriber now.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Overclocking is a bit tricky because it's unique to the motherboard you're working on. Most of the tweaks I do actually prevent overclocking and keep the CPU at a stable rate - I feel that in audio systems you need solid stable predictability. And if you want noise under control then you don't want to be running lots of fans to keep a hot system quiet. So... sure, overclock if you like, I have done so successfully in the past and if you can pull off a mild one then go for it - but i'm not the person to tell you how.

[@Milton9400]

Thanks for your reply.

[@Milton9400]

Thanks Robin. Your optimizations really saved me a lot of OS hard disc space (I'm running a 256 Gb SSD as my OS drive). Is "Windows 10 best performance " better to use than Steinberg's power scheme? And why? Thanks

[@MoltenMusicTech]

I’m pretty sure the Steinberg power plan just enables the Windows one. Personally I prefer being in control of these things myself

[@11digiman]

Thanks for the video!!!

[@djbobbyd3985]

How about 1803 version, is there any additional tweeks under this new Win 10 version update that needs to be done? Please let me know... Great Video

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Not aware of any great differences - not since the having to create a new power profile to access high performance

[@mrmar-que6307]

Is this the video for better cpu usage or do you have another video for that ?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

It’s designed to help your system run better so it has the best chance of being able to run low latency audio

[@tommydavid7753]

Hi, is this video still up to date in 2020? Just bought an Acer predator helios 300 for recording purposes and wonder if the creator updates are included in win10 2020. I got to that power plan but only had Acer and Balanced options, did the csenable thing but no high performance

[@MoltenMusicTech]

I have more recent videos that have updated it slightly. For high performance mode try creating a new power profile. You should find the option in there.

[@woofelator]

Dude is that why my midi keyboards stop working randomly while i use them sometimes?

[@sonichedgehog36]

Man, you were absolutely right! I just purchased a Sennheiser HD 800 along with an Objective2 with Booster Board (meaning THD is well under .001%, or insanity levels for detail retrieval) and can corroborate this is not audiophoolery in the slightest. Performing a blind test of myself and a family member between Balanced and High Performance modes after disabling Connected Standby, it was plainly (and painfully) obvious which was which. One possible explanation is Windows 10 is putting the Realtek Audio devices (common in many PCs; this may also be the case for other sound cards and codecs) into some sleep-like or low power mode whenever it is running in with the Balanced power setting (required, unfortunately, for Connected Standby), thereby severely harming the audio quality. Someone else found the same as myself here ( superuser.com/a/1120662 ), and it is saddening Microsoft has not stepped up to the plate with their "Creators" update to actually improve sound quality which is far from "Creators" quality in its current state. Fortunately, I actually know someone who is directly connected to the Surface team, and I have had tweets liked by Panos Panay himself on Twitter, and I will bring this to their attention--maybe they could implement a workaround that disables whatever in the OS kernel is stifling the sound quality.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Super, thanks!

[@kanyaugatiejagwo]

I wish Microsoft designed windows software specifically for use with DAW systems, where all these tweaks are built in. Call it "Windows MS" ... 'MS' for 'Media Studios', which only allows for use with DAW software, video & photo editing and art, while striping it the ability to work office applications and or download anything unrelated to music and video production... Microsoft? Is this possible?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

No - seems highly unlikely to me :)

[@giscardrasquin4793]

Great video!

[@ListenToPumpkinMusic]

The regedit tweak isn't needed on modern systems. If you're running Windows 10, you probably don't need it.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

or you probably do...

[@najtrows]

If I am running a really old system on Win 10 with the bare minimums though?

[@droid-9]

Cheers for the tips, excellent as always explanation of the process,I have one little problem, sometimes I go on KZbin for your tutorials but since the tweaks I get a playback error, I'm guessing they are related.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Seems unlikely to be related. Try restarting, updating your machine, using a different browser and checking your audio settings. Failing that try using a restore point to take your system back before the tweaks and see if that helps. No one has ever reported any problems after doing these tweaks so i imagine the issue is elsewhere. All the best with it.

[@droid-9]

Molten Music Technology thanks for the quick response at work now so will look into this when I get home,not that concerned as you pointed out This pc is only going to be used for music production.Cheers again and I really admire your in depth info and wise words,and your willingness to pass on your knowledge on all things music related

[@droid-9]

Hi Robin, just to say I found what was causing the audio and video playback error. Just to add I am a newbie to this music production malarkey so have just purchased a Novation audio hub 2x4 and downloaded Abelton 9Live Lite which came with it ,downloaded the Audiohub drivers then selected Asio as recommended, audio in Abelton works fine but this setting caused my problem with video playback, so I deleted the audio hub drivers and changed back to MME/DIRECT X in Ableton and that restores the video and audio for KZbin etc and audio in Ableton seems ok as well, is this setting ok for music production? Loved your review on Bigwig 2 and cannot make up my mind between Albeton 10 and Bigwig but it seems that Bigwig is better value and the sound modulation capabilities' in Bigwig look exciting, your advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Odd! Probably a sample rate clash. If you are trying to run ASIO at the same time as regular apps then make sure your project is set to the same sample rate and the driver doing the windows sounds. Otherwise MME/Direct X is fine, it just has more latency than ASIO - but if that's not a factor for you then go with it.

[@droid-9]

Thanks for your advice 👍

[@StFual]

Thanks for this. The CsEnabled key doesnt appear to give the same results on the surface book 2. Still only have balanced plan available after reboot. The options are available under advanced though. The default plan seems to be a mess. eg SSD default turn off after a minute on AC power. PCI interface power saving on battery and AC. Stutters a lot in Audacity and Reason.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Since a recent windows update you have to “create a new power plan” and then you’ll get a high performance option.

[@stamatisklonaris]

Hi, Thanks for this great video. I still have some troubles after doing all these tweaks: some times, +/- every 2 hours of playing, I have some small crackles. I have seen on the task manager that this corresponds with subit high peaks of CPU and disk use. But I don't know why. I don't do anything special when this happens. Do you have any idea on what to do to avoid that?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

I don't really, sorry. Try playing for only and hour and 50 minutes :)

[@stamatisklonaris]

Molten Music Technology indeed 😩

[@WillyJunior]

For a video about audio, the sound on this video is unacceptably quiet.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Well, it's always better to under-record than distort :) Sorry you found it quiet - i'm always trying to improve that sort of thing.

[@WillyJunior]

Molten Music Technology Bit of limiting maybe? Sorry, it's a very helpful video nonetheless and I gave it a like.

[@karatekraken]

*dynamic

[@WillyJunior]

KarateKraken yes, but still quiet

[@audiostuff9065]

At 6:09 would the 2020 version of CSEnabled be "CustomizeDuringSetup" ?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

I don’t know what that is, sorry.

[@audiostuff9065]

@@MoltenMusicTech CSEnabled isnt there, but when I follow the same steps with "CustomizeDuringSetup" the default value is 1, like CSEnabled. So I'm wondering maybe on a 2020 version of windows if CSEnabled is now called CustomizeDuring Setup - You get there the same way.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Oh ok - in the W10 2004 update Microsoft has removed the CSEnabled entry from Windows and so we can no longer use it to reveal more power profiles and tweak the power settings. There's a new tweak which I'll do a video on once any of my systems have updated to the 2004 update - which they haven't yet. So, no, please don't mess with anything else. Use the power slider in the bottom right corner and move it to "High Performance" and see how you go.

[@RestLer-]

Thanx, but i'm not sure - does it tips work for my Windows version 1809? Sorry for my bad english..

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Yes, give it a try

[@krispela9626]

Looking forward to applying these settings, One question I have an Asus laptop with Nvidia graphics in my tray the asus and Nvidia icons are showing. Should I disable the Nvidia graphics and just use the asus?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Not necessarily - try it and see. If the nvidia drivers are causing a problem like glitching in audio then by all means disable them. They shouldnt harm performance just be existing. but you can only try it and see.

[@krispela9626]

@@MoltenMusicTech thank you very much for the reply!! I think I need to read up on it.

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

Are you at all interested in GEIST2 by fxspansion ? Seems like very cool on the go solution ... also check out Aly James Simmons sdsv Emulation

[@WillemdaGuide]

Sir, I tried to enable the high performance option in the power settings by editing the CsEnebled setting in regedit. I changed this to 0 but still the high performance option isn't visible. I'm running the latest windows 10 update, 1803. Any clue why the "high performance"option won't show up? Thanks in advanced!!

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Yes - as i've said in the description - since the latest update you need to create a new power profile and then you can select High Performance :)

[@limbophonic1]

Thanks for this great advise, I'm soon to upgrade my Carillon music PC from win 7 to win 10, should i switch off auto updates?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

No, not really. Windows 10 works best when it's up to date and it's difficult to avoid unless you keep your machine off the internet. Updates are not (usually) the trouble they used to be.

[@limbophonic1]

@@MoltenMusicTech thanks for quick reply, i assume that the tweaks will be the same in the latest version of win 10

[@MoltenMusicTech]

more or less yes. I'll be tweaking the Surface Pro 7 soon so i'll be able to check them over again.

[@angelmariscal9838]

Is this going to set me back for video editing? (i.e premiere pro?)

[@MoltenMusicTech]

No, same answer as before :)

[@heythere6983]

I might be switching from apple to pc, havent used windows in about a decade. I hear there can be latency issues and random audio drop outs and crashes. But are these issues typically with older pcs that arent powerful enough? Or are these common issues with older windows OS? If I get windows ten and an i9, plenty of RAM and a fast SSD with the right motherboard, you know, just a current build, what should I expect? I just never used windows for music before, with Mac I just turn on logic and I dont mess with settings really. Its just apple keeps trying to make things more isolated to work better for apple itself but seems to not care about any compatibility with any usb 2.0 devices, and they are changing their processors to ARM processors in there computers soon. I feel this will cause more issues, I see so many complaints about current os updates, especially on their new computers. So im just wondering, what are common issues with windows? What causes latency aside from what you covered here? If I have an audio interface, is ASIO necessary for me? Do plugins and software like Pro tools usually known to get buggy with windows updates? Do viruses truly cause permanent damage or is information usually retrievable if my files arent backed up. Thing is with apple and new devices, their T2 chip will encrypt and basically erase your whole drive if there is a random issue. I do backup files but I dont like this, I dont like not being able to swap out something if there is an issue either. However, I hear vague comments that windows isnt as stable but im not sure why people say this, im trying to understand what the issue is, iv heard people having to reinstall OS but for what reason? Do things tend to randomly go haywire sometimes? Also iv heard people complain about drivers, but again I dont understand, dont you just download drivers from a companies site, are basic drivers not included in windows, or if they are included, are there supposedly better ones? Sorry for all the questions but I cant find any real specific answers anywhere just vague complaints! What should I expect when operating windows in terms of common roadblocks for music aside from this video? Thanks for any help

[@MoltenMusicTech]

The basic answer to your question is that if you buy a crap PC you'll have a crap experience when trying to run professional audio software. If you buy a decent PC from a supplier of audio and video PCs then you'll have a fabulous experience. Assuming you have a decent computer then the software runs the same on Windows 10 as MacOS - just as stable, same low latency etc. It's true that MacOS tends to have drivers built in for audio interfaces. With windows you may have to download a file from the manufacturer and run it - job done. The only other roadblocks are yourself. If you install cracked software or go to dodgy places on the internet then you open up your system to corruption from virus' and crap - so don't do that. If you don't want to buy a system from a supplier of audio PCs then you might need to tweak Windows a bit just to prevent crappy bits of software from getting in the way - again, don't install crap and it won't be a problem. Otherwise build it yourself as i've detailed here - kzbin.info/aero/PLzR35OQr-uwvt4L35vwK66grX5vyVsC7O Hope that helps.

[@heythere6983]

@@MoltenMusicTech I actually started watching your build series last night after I commented. I appreciate it. I started looking at some audio pc builders, the prices get high up there too it seems. Maybe the best option is to build it myself, or buy the parts and have someone build it for me if its cheaper , idk. One thing I keep seeing , forgive me if you mentioned it in a video I might have forgotten. But why do all these companies have one drive for operating system and multiple other drives for storing VSTS and things like that. Doesnt it make the communication and operation slower by dividing things into different drives and having them communicated to each other? Wouldn't a modern SSD with enough storage suffice for OS and VSTS all at once?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

There’s no discernible difference between running your projects on different drives or the same drive as your OS. Some companies like Avid actually insist that you use separate drives. Usually the reason is logistical. If you keep your projects separate from your os drive then you can backup and reinstall the os without it affecting your data. Similarly if you do infect yourself and it takes out Windows your projects will be safe. It also makes it easier for you to pop out a drive filled with your projects and take it to another studio. There are many reasons why it’s sensible to keep them separate.

[@heythere6983]

@@MoltenMusicTech ahh so If I get a virus or malware, it would likely cause an issue specifically to the OS but not other data aslong as they are on a different drives? Or if there is a virus issue ,it can affect my other drives aswell, with projects and vsts, however, it will be less likely? Thanks, that gives me a better idea. I have been reading the past few hours , Iv seen dpc latency can be harder to resolve on a laptop rather than desktop due to not easily having access to certain pieces of hardware inside, would you say this is accurate? laptop pc builds are interesting to me except I dont know if they will have loud fans that would make their way into a vocal recording if in the same room. Thats one of my concerns. Loud fans in audio. I dont know if you would recommend laptop builds in regards to that. Ill leave it there with all the questions, I appreciate your help man. Im getting a better understanding for sure!

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Yes laptops can be more troublesome as you have no control over the tech being used. A $3000 laptop can have the same basic DPC problems as a $300 one. Fans yep can be a problem so get something lower powered that runs cooler.

[@markallen5483]

Hi and thanks for the excellent video. As I suspected though, when I tried following it wasn't long before things didn't go as they did for you, so I'm hoping you can advise me. My windows10 has the same update number as yours but I only have windows 10 home, not pro. Does this matter ? Anyway, when I typed in regedit, up popped a window asking me to allow Microsoft to make changes. this didn't happen with yours. I allowed it but it then took me back to the previous page. Somehow I got to the registry page and followed your video to the cs enabled bit. I changed this to 0 and restarted my pc. it still only shows the balanced power option, not high performance. I've repeated this but still no luck, though the cs enabled now shows 0.My pc is an acer E15 intel core i5-6200u 2.3GHz. Please can you help ? Mark in Wales.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Hi - yes indeed, no problem. Too stop getting messages like that one you need to change your "User Account Control Settings" (just click start and type that in) and set the slider to "Never Notify". Then for the power profile try "Add new profile" and then you should see an option for High Performance. I hope that helps.

[@markallen5483]

Thanks. I had to create a custom setting and I got the high performance. I am now enjoying playing my guitar with no pops and crackles !

[@MoltenMusicTech]

That's so good to hear - that's exactly why I do all this stuff :)

[@tapejunkie4882]

When I changed the setting in regedit I didn't have high performance when I rebooted.. I double checked the setting and the value was still at 0???

[@MoltenMusicTech]

I'd recommend trying again - double/triple check that you are in the right place and that you have permission to alter the registry. Also when you go back to the power settings you might to "Create/add new power Profile" in order to be able to select High Performance.

[@tapejunkie4882]

I sorted it in the end looking at other comments.. Brilliant tutorial man thanks a lot I also have settings for the bios on my dell laptop which u mentioned my computer feels faster already and haven't even opened reason or reaper. Thanks a mill. Subscribed. :)

[@MoltenMusicTech]

cool

[@satamototo]

The most important tip: Get a router that can block M$ updates, telemetry, etc. It's called NGFW.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

I’m afraid this will either have no effect at all or prevent you from receiving updates that can dramatically improve audio performance. So, sorry, not an important tip thanks.

[@satamototo]

@@MoltenMusicTech , stopping M$ from messing with your PC or sniffing around is good in general, not only for audio performance. Whatever you like :) There is distro called OPNsense and extension Sensei for it. They are both free to use with premium features only if you want.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Is it, is it really? One of the reasons Microsoft doesn't do much to improve audio on Windows is because there's no data that people are using it or need it - because audio pros have traditionally turned off telemetry and updates. So we are shooting ourselves in the foot with that kind of thing. The best thing you can do for your DAW is keep it simple, so apply some helpful tweaks like in this video and then stop fussing around with it - the more complex you make it the more self-support you'll have to do. You do whatever you like but it's not a great tip for everyone.

[@satamototo]

@@MoltenMusicTech , look, I'm not the one in fuss here. Just tried to help. If it's hard to you, just ask for help, don't play angry :) And yes, I will do whatever I want so chill out.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Awww man, no one's upset mate - try imagining my tone as someone chatting amongst friends - there's no agro here. This is my channel and I'm protective of the information on it. While I appreciate you may be just trying to help I believe it's not actually a helpful tip for the reasons I've given and so I feel oblidged to say so. I'm sure in other circles people would welcome this advice but i'm afraid it's outside the scope of what I'm trying to offer here. So thanks.

[@audiostuff9065]

Would 15:20 be necessary if I have fast m.2 NVMes and 128gb of RAM?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Try it and see

[@audiostuff9065]

@@MoltenMusicTech Im brand new to PC as of 2 days ago haha. So I wouldn't even know how to compare.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Ok - assuming you're asking about hibernation as that's what i'm talking about at that time frame then I don't think your drive type has anything to do with the annoyance of hibernation. I'd recommend simply doing as I'm suggesting especially if you're new :D

[@audiostuff9065]

@@MoltenMusicTech Oh sorry I dont know why I said 15:20, its more around 14:20 - The one you talk about before Hibernation; Virtual Memory.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Same again really, it doesn't have anything to do with drives or how much memory you have. I say in the video that it's not really necessary but i find putting it to the same value in each can be, in some circumstances, beneficial but it's more of a tweak for low powered systems. But when in doubt why not just follow the instructions and see what happens.

[@nissimtrifonov5314]

The best tweak for this "creators update" is to get rid of it ASAP and make sure it or the next ones are never installed. The darn thing made my brand new high end computer unstable just because I have a Firewire sound card. Got blue screens all day long after it was installed and it just got worse with the next ones.

[@EXITMUSIC2011]

I've been in the industry for 21 years. Disabling anything that slows your CPU down when it's just doing light use such as browsing is just plain wrong. Anything that requires more power will shoot up to full speed. No point running your CPU 100% all the time, waste of energy and won't last as long.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

I've been in the industry for at least 21 years and 3 minutes so i win! See the thing is that i'm interested in solving problems. Browsing the internet is not what we're talking about - we're talking about music production. The problem in the case with many computers and audio software is that the time it takes for the CPU to spin up is enough to cause an audio glitch - or many continuous glitches if the CPU cannot maintain its speed. With audio software and plug-ins you get massive variations in processing load and so the CPU doesnt know what to do with itself. So... how to solve the glitching problem? Set the CPU to maintain the speed, so it's always on, at the right speed, steady, ready to process audio. It completely solves the glitching problems. If i can't run glitch free audio then the CPU is a waste of time and I may as well not have the machine.

[@EXITMUSIC2011]

I ran a company in Machester and a lot of my clients were heavily into music production, Chase and Status, Badly Drawn Boy, Elbow, etc we built music production PCs for them without issue. If maxing out your CPU works for you then that's ok, not everyone will have identical hardware/compatibility.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

That's cool and if you're running desktop processors then you are not going to have anywhere near the problems that people get using laptop or hybrid systems. If you know what you're doing and are not encountering any issues then - awesome, do that. However, the 9000 views on this video would suggest that that is not everyone's experience. And if you check out the rest of the comments you'll see a ton of people remarking on how this has helped get their system in order. And just to be clear it's not about maxing out the CPU - you're not adding any load to it, simply preventing it from speed-stepping. And different generations of processor worked differently, so you've got to do the tweaks that are going to cover as wide a selection of technology as possible - as you say not everyone has the same hardware. As i say it's about solving problems and if you're not having any then excellent! Although then why are you watching this video....? :)

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Yes yes - listen to this man :)

[@octilliondollars]

Any advice on tweaking the graphics card driver and finding the best version to run?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Yes, manually download the latest. Do a clean custom install, leave out 3D and the GeForce experience (assuming nvidia). If it doesn’t work well then try an earlier version.

[@johnpaulpatton9786]

Hi Robin, after making the regedit change to show the high performance mode in the power settings, I was still unable to see that feature. After a bit of searching, I found this post on the Microsoft site: goo.gl/xkiCx9 Does the information in this post (moving the slider on the power icon in the taskbar to Best Performance) accomplish the same thing?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Hmm... don't know. On my Surface Pro I don't get a battery slider. If you right-click the battery icon do you get a "Power Options" option? Which then takes you to the control panel power options? The regedit edit has always worked for me and you have to be able to get to those advanced settings. Have you rebooted? Make sure you try it again.

[@FunSizedDragon]

I didn't see a high-performance option at first either. However, when I clicked on "create a power plan" to the left, I was able to set it to high. Remember to change the advanced settings after this because they will be default in a new plan.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Ooo - good tip - i'll stick that in the description.

[@johnpaulpatton9786]

I have two Acer laptops, one with the battery slider option, and the other with the high performance option. Despite not having the high performance option on the one, I was still able to access every menu and make every change that you suggest in the video. So, either way, it works fine.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Ok cool - well if it works then it's helpful and that's all I'm trying to be :)

[@FunSizedDragon]

Could changing the minimum processor state to always be 100% potentially shorten the lifespan of your laptop?

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Shorten it from what to what? Have you ever had a laptop where the CPU has run out of life? This isn't running the CPU at 100% usage, it's simply keeping it on and ready at it's rated speed. Terrible for battery life, but that's not what we're doing here.

[@BastianSchick]

I had a GPU on a laptop, that died cause of heat problems, 3 years old.

[@Lemon8]

jkunblade I mostly have them both set to 99%. That way, it uses full spec processor speed but without the turbo. The turbo only last for a few seconds anyway and it also keeps the fan noise down. If I do need the extra power (mostly while rendering) I just set it to a 100%. Just not all the time.

[@FunSizedDragon]

Good idea. Just remember to use caution with power. “The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long” and all that stuff.

[@MoltenMusicTech]

But then if your laptop is not able to run music software without glitching then you might as well not turn it on - then you can have it in perfect condition forever!

[@jjjjquest9999]

Quite a bit of crap advice in here. Such as: Startup programs that pop up "right in the middle of something vital ..." NO. They start when you start up Windows. That's why they're referred to as "startup".

[@MoltenMusicTech]

Ahhhh, or do they??? The thing is that these can be programs which have been started and are active running the background of Windows. Then they might pop up with an advert, or a reminder of something, a notification - like a messenger program or email. They don't do all their stuff on their first run - they are not one-shot deals. But the great thing about these tweaks is that you can pick and choose and use them if you wish - see if they make any difference to your system. If it's of no use to you then ignore that tweak - but, if you're someone who has lots of background stuff coming up and making a mess of your mix then this is going to help you out. Or not.... so i challenge your assertion of crapness.

[@PeterWalkerHP16c]

Wrong again Johhny. Adobe, google, firefox, apple updates fire up periodically and check for new version of stuff on the web. Lots of network services broadcast and open ports to process plug and pray or lanman stuff. Bonjour, netmidi; Indexing service etc. Then there are AVs who want to sniff every wav file as its loaded into you vst. I use Sysinternal's Autoruns and have been using Russinovich's stuff for 20+ years to tune servers and workstations for single application service, There are dozens of cycle stealers that autostart and more every version. It's not crap advice. Peter Walker Microsoft MVP

[@Meat-Puppet]

Tip 1: don’t use a tablet