Windows Settings

Microsoft Basic Display Adapter Driver

• Exchange the original display driver by the default Windows driver

Power Options Settings

• Set "Turn off hard disk after" to "Never"

• Deactivate link state power management under PCI Express

Performance Options Settings

• Set visual effects to "Adjust for best performance"
• Disable all unused Windows Services

Run Batch File

• Run win10opt.bat from the download link below to remove various unnecessary items
• https://public.acontis.com/documents/Realtime/win10opt.bat

A very common cause for PC hardware real-time violation is the graphics driver.
Either disable 3D Graphics Acceleration (depending on the Graphics driver it may not be possible to disable, no screenshot herein) and/or use the Windows standard graphics driver by disabling the optimized driver as shown here.

Sandy-Bridge chipsets (e.g: QM67 Express):
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The Intel Sandy-Bridge chipset contains a bug.
The BIOS typically introduced a workaround that claims two physical memory areas are not available. If this workaround is active, the following memory areas in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\System Resources\Loader Reserved" and "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\System Resources\Reserved" are visible:
- Start 512MB, Length 2MB
- Start 1024MB, Length 2MB

As a consequence, these areas cannot be used by the real-time part (e.g. at the base address 64MB a maximum of 448MB (=512MB-64MB) can be used.

Example: Adjustment of the VxWin Memory Settings

The base address of the real-time part has to be set to 1028 MByte (behind the Sandy Bridge Memory hole). How to configure the memory of the Windows part of VxWin is described in the RtosVM-UserManual.pdf. For example in section 4.3.
The following parameters shall be adjusted: RteMemoryStartAddress and MemoryStartAddress should be identical (1028 MB = dword:40400000) RteMemorySize should be at least the same as MemorySize. It depends on the customer's requirements.

The VxWorks image has to be linked to the same address.
The VxWin BSP has to be adjusted accordingly:
Makefile:
RAM_LOW_ADRS = 40400000
Config.h:
#define LOCAL_MEM_LOCAL_ADRS 0x40400000 /* VxWorks memory base */
#define RAM_LOW_ADRS 0x40408000 /* VxWorks image entry point */
If Wind River Workbench is used, the settings also have to be adjusted (LOCAL_MEM_LOCAL_ADRS, RAM_LOW_ADRS).

First, all windows updates must be installed.

Apply acontis real-time optimization settings for Windows 10:

• Configuration Powerplan (Energy Settings)
  • Select High Performance (not Balanced!)
  • never turn off harddisk

    

  • Disable USB selective suspend settings

    

  • Intel® Graphics Settings – Maximum Battery Life
  • Powermanagement PCI Express deactivated

    

• Turn off visual effects for maximum performance (Control Panel - System – Advanced system settings – Performance settings

  

• Run the following commands (with Administrator rights)

  REM Finalize Windows 10 IoT
REM Delete Windows update tasks
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Automatic App Update" /F
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start" /F
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\sih" /F
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\sihboot" /F

REM Delete Defrag task
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag" /F

REM Delete Power Efficiency Diagnostics task
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Power Efficiency
Diagnostics\AnalyzeSystem" /F

REM Remove XBox
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\XblGameSave\XblGameSaveTask" /F
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\XblGameSave\XblGameSaveTaskLogon" /F
Schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "Microsoft\XblGameSave" /F
sc.exe config XblAuthManager start= disabled
sc.exe config XblGameSave start= disabled
sc.exe config XboxNetApiSvc start= disabled

REM Disable Program Compatibility Service
sc.exe config PcaSvc start= disabled

• Disable ASPM

  On the 12th and 13th gen computers access to PCI may be delayed due to the PCI Express Active State Power Management (ASPM). On the 12th gen system, it may be possible to disable it from the UEFI setup (screenshot attached). On the 13th gen systems with a simpler UEFI setup it may not. In that case, it is possible to disable it from Linux, following these instructions: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/aspm, in the "Enabling ASPM with setpci" section.

• Open the device manager
• Open properties of a device
• Select "Power Management" Tab
• Untick the option: Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power