greetings and salutiotionz
welcome to the pc nut club
this is a general guide.
if you are using a laptop, this does NOT include instruction for your extra programs
LAPTOPS NEED MORE "PROGRAMS" (garbageware) TO RUN
for what ever reason laptop manufactures find it necessary to add a million extra programs to make your life miserable , and an otherwise exelent machine run like trash
1st things are the OS (operating system) configuration, then maintenance
start menue>control panel>programs and features>
in the programs list if you see any installed tool bars DELEAT THEM.
on the uper left side of the window you will find "Turn Windows features on or off"
these need to have a check mark
Media features
Microsoft .Net Framework (ALL OF THEM)
Print and Document services
Remote differential Compression
msconfig is a comand you enter in your "run" comand interface
if you can not find the run comand,
right click windows start button>start menue tab>customize button>3/4 down , make sure the "run" command has a check mark next to it>ok
windows start button>run>msconfig..hit enter
2nd tab on top=boot>advanced boot options>check mark on "number of processors"> chose max possable numer>ok
3rd tab="services"> my dissabled list is...
windows time
system event notification sevice
server
networkaccess protection agent
offline files
diagnostic services host
diagnostic system host
diagnostic ploicy service
winhttp web proxy auto-disco..
windows connect now-config...
windows biometric service
steam client service
problem reports and solutions
parental controls
homegroup provider
homegroup listener
distributed link tracking client
windows update
windows remotee managment...
windows media player networ....
windows firewall
windows defender
windows cardspace
tablet pc interface
remote registry
remote desktop services user...
remote destop services
remote desktop configuration
remote access connection man....
remote access auto connectio...
MBAMService
Disk defragmenter
Bluetooth suport service
adaptave brightness
apply
3rd tab on top "startup"
there should only EVER be very very few aloud in here to start whene your PC starts
my sound system, alarm clock, a few security programs, and that is IT. nothing else.
maintenance
i recomend first a firewall
if you do not know how to use a fire wall, or what it does i recomend "zonealarm" the free edition
we, or i can walk you through each step of it's configuration
if you are totaly into firewalls, i sugest outpost -Outpost Firewall Pro: The Essential Personal Firewallthere is also a free security suit from them, Outpost Security Suite FREE*— The first Free Complete Internet Security Suite but i feel it leaves a lot to be desired. different topic, different time.
that is what is called prevention
virus protection, there is just to much to cover. i'm sure you can plug an answer in there, i'll move on.
glarys utilities Glary Utilities - Free System Utilities to Clean Registry, Fix PC Errors, Protect Privacy | Glarysoft
i can not say enough good about this product. but i also say be sure to block it's internet connection with your firewall.
more on that later if requested.
#1) use this also to view startup programs you would not normaly have access to, and yes i have a LIST for that to
#2) use the disk defrag from this program. not the windows defrag.( never defrag a SSD)
#3) use the 1 click tune up , but DO NOT let it erase your history, except for very specific point you chose.
if you can not find out how to do that, UNclick tracks, history, and privacy
IO Bit software is very good, but the tweeks and extensive amount of effort needed to make thier product worth using is not a novel i am willing to wright here.
stay away from them for now.
Cleaning up all of the mess
you may not realize it, but after all of what you did so far , there is a LOT of clutter, and general mess on your hard disk
i recomend using ccleaner https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard
ALWAYS do a backup/save whene cleaning the registry
the program will give you the option at the final step of registry cleaning
now that the machine has been optimized time to deal with steam
be sure all of your steam items are set to "ONLY update this game whene i launch it"
arma
steam > library> right click on arma III>properties>General tab> set launch options>
in here you need to add the comands found at this link
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/...tup_Parameters
obviously you need to chose wisly, and be very picky as to wahat you place in the magic little box.
the magic little box will bring you happiness if you tell it the right things.
or it will make you pull all of your hair out, if you tell it the wrong things.
last but not least in game
configure > video>
disable PIP, Shadows, particals, cloud>HDR>dynamic lights
yes, this will have an efect on how the game works. but this is the trade off between having 3 thousand dollars in computer hardware, with great gamming, or just a bum machine like mine, and be happy you can play at all