Best guide

• Flash bios
• Install windows with one graphic card
• Install nvidia drivers
• Change bios settings to support additional graphic cards
• Add additional graphic cards

• Stop Windows Update (Windows Update > Stop, Disabled on Startup type)
• Increase virtual memory (Properties > Advanced System Settings > Advanced > Virtual memory)
• Power plan (High performance) and PCI Express to Link State Power Managment
• Never put to sleep (Control panel > Power options)
• Login without a password (run > netplwiz)
• Disable all fancy animations (Sysdm.cpl > Advanced > Settings > Performance Options)
• Static ip address (run > ncpa.cpl > properties > IPv4)

Run CMD as an administrator (Changes take effect instantly no need to restart PC):

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V6 echo request" protocol=icmpv6:8,any dir=in action=allow

As central as it is to the core of Windows 10, Windows Update is actually just another Windows process so it can be stopped with these simple steps:

• Open the Run command (Win + R), in it type: services.msc and press enter
• From the Services list which appears find the Windows Update service and open it
• In Startup Type (under the General tab) change it to Disabled
• Restart To re-enable Windows Update simply repeat these four steps, but change the Startup Type to ‘Automatic’

• Open the Run command (Win + R), in it type: gpedit.msc and press enter
• Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender.
• There you find the policy Turn off Windows Defender.
• Set the state of the policy to enabled in the window that opens, and click ok to save the change.

• Wake On Lan (Youtube - Device Manager settings, Control panel -> Power Options -> Choose what power options do -> Disable Turn on fast startup)
• Boot when power (?) (Prefferably use Wake On Lan with raspberry pi handling powering on @reboot)
• Start miner, auto screenshot (pm2-windows-startup), msi afterburner on startup
• Shutdown and power back once a day
• Restart miner process every 2 hours or so
• Remote Desktop access (TightVNC)

• Always add an exception in the windows security (whole mining software folder)
• Add miner program to run on startup (CMD + R -> shell:startup)