Step 3: Windows Setup

1. Disable Windows Defender:

Disable Windows Defender Manually

1. Select Start and type "Windows Security"

2. Select the Windows Security app from the search results, go to Virus & threat protection under Virus & threat protection settings select Manage settings

3. Switch Real-time protection to Off

Disable Windows Defender with dControl

447KB

dControl.zip

archive

Open

1. Download dControl above

2. Unzip the files

3. Run dControl.exe

4. Disable Windows Defender

2. Disable Windows Updates:

1MB

Update Blocker.zip

archive

Open

1. Download Windows Update Blocker using the link above

2. Unzip the downloaded files

3. Run Wub_x64.exe

4. Use the tool to disable Windows Updates and click Apply Now

Download Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes All-in-One

Latest Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes All-in-One Dec 2025 DownloadTechPowerUp

1. Download Visual C++ Runtimes above

2. Unzip the file

3. Run install_all.bat as administrator

4. Restart PC

4. Download DirectX Runtimes

Download DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer from Official Microsoft Download CenterMicrosoft Store - Download Center

1. Download DirectX above

2. Uncheck Install the Bing Bar

5. Updating GPU Drivers:

NVIDIA

Official NVIDIA DriversNVIDIA

AMD

https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/drivers.htmlwww.amd.com