Dell Latitude ST Best Practices Guide

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1 Dell Latitude ST Best Practices Guide

2 This document describes optional changes that can be deployed on the Dell Latitude ST tablet to enhance performance. Several options are discussed in this document: 1. Visual Settings 2. Third Party Software 3. MS Config 4. Services 5. Indexing 6. Desktop Optimization for Touch 7. Increase the Size of Windows Control Items 8. Windows Features Adjusting Visual Setting for Optimized Performance This modification optimizes the visual settings. 1. Click on the Start button 2. Click Control Panel 3. Click Performance Information and Tools 4. Click Adjust Visual Effects in the upper left hand corner

3 5. Ensure the Visual Effects tab is selected 6. Select the Custom radio button 7. Ensure that only the bottom four check boxes are selected 8. Click OK

4 Third Party Software This modification provides the option to remove selected third party software. 1. Click on the Start button 2. Select Control Panel 3. Click on Programs and Features 4. Select the software that you wish to uninstall by holding your finger down to right click it 5. Select Uninstall from the menu that pops up 6. Follow the instructions to uninstall the software 7. Repeat this process for those software selections that you desire to uninstall. Recommended selections could include: Skype, PowerDVD, Nero Sync Up, Windows Live, Windows Live Essentials, any updater type software such as Java, Adobe, etc. 8. You may need to reboot for changes to take effect

5 MSConfig 1. Click on the Start button 2. Click on Control Panel 3. Click on Administrative Tools 4. Double click on System Configuration

6 5. In the System Configuration window, click on the Start Up tab 6. Deselect any unnecessary startup applications by unchecking the box next to them. It is not recommended to remove any Intel or Microsoft software. Only remove software than can be safely removed from start up. 7. Click OK 8. You may need to restart for these changes to take effect

7 Services This enhancement optimizes services. 1. Click on the Start button 2. Right click Computer 3. Click on Manage 4. Double click on Service and Applications 5. Double click on Services 6. Ensure the Extended tab is selected (Extended is the default tab)

8 7. Double click on Adaptive brightness 8. Locate the Startup Type drop down menu about half way down the page 9. Select Manual from the drop down menu

9 10. Click OK 11. Repeat this process for the following services: a. Smart Card. In the drop down menu, select Manual b. Superfetch. In the drop down menu, select Automatic. Superfetch will improve performance over time. 12. Review each service line item in the services menu. Consider setting to manual or disable those services which do not need to start automatically (set to manual ) or are not needed (set to disable )

10 Indexing This enhancement optimizes indexing. 1. Click on the Start button 2. In the search box, type Indexing 3. Click on Indexing Options from under the control panel choices 4. In the Indexing Options window, click on the Modify button 5. Deselect Offline Files from the Change Selected Location section at the top

11 6. Click OK 7. Click Close

12 Desktop Optimization for Touch This enhancement increases the size of the desktop icons. 1. Right click desktop by holding down your finger on the desktop 2. Click Personalize from the menu that pops up 3. Select Display (lower left hand corner) 4. Select the radio icon for Medium 125%

13 5. Click Apply

14 Increase the Size of Windows Control Items 1. Right click desktop by holding down your finger on the desktop 2. Click Personalize 3. Towards the bottom, select Window Color 4. Locate the Item drop down menu. Select Active Title Bar

15 5. In the Size box, change the default to Click Apply. The Maximize, Minimize and Close buttons will become larger. You can modify the size of the buttons to meet your touch needs.

16 Windows Features 1. Click on the Start button 2. Click on Control Panel 3. Click on Programs and Features 4. Click on Turn Windows Features On or Off 5. Deselect Indexing Service, in the Turn Windows Features On or Off window. Deselecting this feature will disable the ability to search for items in Windows

17 6. You can deselect other features as necessary. Some suggestions are: 7. Deselect Media Features. Deselecting this feature will disable the ability to windows media center features 8. Expand Print and Document Services 9. Deselect Windows Fax and Scan. This disables fax and scanning 10. Deselect Internet Printing Client. Disables client to use HTTP to connect to printers on web servers 11. Deselect Windows Gadget Platform. Disable the ability to show gadgets on the desktop 12. Deselect Windows Search. Provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, , and other content