It's Windows 10, but a full Windows 10 backup image made with Macrium Reflect Free. This one takes zero-configuration except for installing Notepad++ and your video card drivers.
The Windows 10 ISO is for a clean install of Windows and you need to follow the included instructions to set it up for benching.
Everything you need to know is in the included ReadMe.txt files.
For example, the Windows 10 ISO ReadMe.
Unzip File.
Burn a Windows install GPT USB with the included RUFUS. It'll fit on a 4GB USB.
Install Macrium with the included file. Run Macrium, in Other Tasks make a boot USB. The USB Needs to be MBR FAT32.
You can make that with RUFUS as well.
Backup your current Windows on a spare drive or seconday rive, preferably an M.2 or SSD.
With the Windows install disk you made, boot from it UEFI. Install Windows.
Install Notepad++.
In Windows, install your chipset drivers.
https://www.amd.com/en/products/chipsets-am4 and video card drivers with NVCleaninstall.
NVCleanstall lets you customize the NVIDIA GeForce Driver package by removing components that you don't need (or want). This not only keeps things ti
www.techpowerup.com
See the picture links for how to use NVCleaninstall.
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Unzip the Autoruns.zip. Run Autoruns64.exe as Admin. In Options uncheck all the Hide options.
Go to Autoruns File/Compare and load the included DESKTOP.arn.
Uncheck everything that matches in the file that is not disabled. The Services are the most important.
Reboot. Run your benchmarks. Profit.
If you need to install MSI Afterburner and I think I might have missed video card drivers, Run the included Autoruns64.exe as Admin, uncheck all the Hide options in Options, go to Services, enable TrustedInstaller, reboot, install Afterburner and/or your GPU drivers.
