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Appendix
SeBng up Windows 10 for Uninterrupted Time
-Lapse
A.
Power SeBngs
Navigate to
Sengs
(click on the Windows icon on the lower le8 of your screen
and then the gear icon). Choose
System,
then
Power & Sleep
in the le8 column.
Choose “Never” for all items. Make sure your computer is plugged in for the
dura+on of the experiment.
Click on
Addi+onal power se7ngs
and
Change plan se7ngs
next to ac+ve plan.
Click on
Change advanced power se7ngs
. Scroll to “Hard Disk” and click on the
“+” keys to open the selec+on. Click on blue wri+ng and change the +me to
“Never”. Scroll to “Sleep” and expand the selec+ons. Make sure every item is
selected as “Never” or “disabled”. Under “USB Se7ngs”, open “USB Selec+ve
suspend se7ng” and make sure it is set to “disabled”. Press Apply to save, then
OK.
B. Connec'on SeBngs
Network connec'on NOT required
:
Disconnect the
Ethernet cable
(if wired on is used) and turn on
Airplane Mode.
Navigate to Se7ngs -> Network & Internet -> Airplane
Mode (le8 side) -> ON. Or click on the Wi-Fi icon on your Tool bar and
click the Airplane Mode bu%on. Airplane Mode will prevent all wireless
coons (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cellular) between the computer
and other devices.
Note: You may also click on the Wi-Fi icon on your tool bar, then click on the Air-
plane Mode bu%on.
Network connec'on required
:
Navigate to
Sengs -> Network & Internet -> Wi-Fi
.
Click on
Manage known net-
works
, then
select your network and set the following:
“Make this PC discoverable” –
OFF
“Metered on” –
ON
If you set your network as metered, Windows will not download updates. Reset to
OFF a8er your experiment to receive updates.
