Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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; 1. VISUAL EFFECTS → Best Performance
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects]
"VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"DragFullWindows"="0"
"MenuShowDelay"="0"
"FontSmoothing"="0"

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; 2. CPU Scheduling → Background Services
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl]
"Win32PrioritySeparation"=dword:00000026

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; 3. DISABLE TELEMETRY
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection]
"AllowTelemetry"=dword:00000000

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; 4. DISABLE WINDOWS DEFENDER REAL-TIME (if using 3rd-party AV)
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection]
"DisableRealtimeMonitoring"=dword:00000001

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; 5. STOP & DISABLE UNUSED SERVICES
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; SysMain (Superfetch)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SysMain]
"Start"=dword:00000004

; Windows Search
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WSearch]
"Start"=dword:00000004

; Error Reporting Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WerSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004

; Diagnostics Tracking Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DiagTrack]
"Start"=dword:00000004

; Fax Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Fax]
"Start"=dword:00000004

; XPS Print Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\XpsPrint]
"Start"=dword:00000004

; Print Spooler (if you have no printers)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler]
"Start"=dword:00000004

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; 6. RDP → Leaner Experience & UDP
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services]
; remove wallpaper, animations, themes
"fDisableWallpaper"=dword:00000001
"fDisableFullWindowDrag"=dword:00000001
"fDisableMenuAnims"=dword:00000001
"fDisableThemes"=dword:00000001
; force 16-bit color
"ColorDepth"=dword:00000010

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp]
; enable UDP transport
"fUseUdp"=dword:00000001
; enable compression
"Compression"=dword:00000001

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; 7. NETWORK ADAPTER OFFLOAD (generic registry keys)
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; Disable Large Send Offload on all NICs (may not apply to every driver)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
"DisableTaskOffload"=dword:00000001