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Render PC Installation and Configuration

Hardware

EDID Emulator

The emulator should be connected to the USB-C Hub to get a permanent display source. This is needed due to automatic standby at night. When the display is turned off during perfomance mode, the OS looses a GPU used context and the App crashes. To avoid this an EDID emulator prevents the configuration from loosing the display information.

Config

Without learning the EDID, connect the emulator to the display first, then connect the source. This will simulate the EDID of the backend display.

Usage after disconnect

If the cable has been disconnected for some reason, reconnect it the following way:

Connect the source to the emulator first, then connect the display.

Software

We assume your ROG Flow Render PC comes with preinstalled Software. To make the System predictable in the long run, we uninstall all bloatware.

Uninstall Bloatware

Uninstall everything that does not belong to nvidia or win11.

Configure Windows 11

Our aim is to make our System: - running as long as possible (possibly years) - keeping its performance for a long time - make it easy to administrate via remote desktop - make it easy to administrate on-site using touch-only

The following configuration is a recommended setup of Windows 11:

  1. Settings > System > Display
  2. Scale 125%

  3. Display Resolution 2560x1600

  4. Settings > System > Notifications

  5. off

  6. remove priority notifications

  7. Settings > Personalization

  8. set background to solid colour (black)

  9. Use Dynamic Lighting off

  10. Settings > Start

  11. Show recent apps off
  12. Show recommended off
  13. all off

  14. more pins

  15. Settings > Power and Battery

  16. Power Mode > Best Performance
  17. Screen sleep never

  18. Lid power > Do nothing for all options

  19. Taskbar Settings

  20. Task View off
  21. Widgets off
  22. pen menu off
  23. Taskbar behaviour > Taskbar alignment > left
  24. Show badges off
  25. Show flashing off
  26. Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop on
  27. Show Taskbar on all displays off

Remove Login prompt

We want this system to reboot every night and start the TouchDesigner app automatically to recover, if a program has crashed for some reason.

For that we have to: - turn off Bitlocker - create a local account - remove login for local account

Turn off device encryption. This will help to recover Win 11 if it gets damaged. 1. Settings > Privacy & security > Device Encryption Off

MS-Konto in ein lokales Konto ohne Passwort umwandeln. 2. Öffne Einstellungen > Konten > Ihre Informationen 3. Klicke auf „Stattdessen mit einem lokalen Konto anmelden“ 4. Folge dem Assistenten

Lege kein Passwort fest, wenn du gefragt wirst. 5. Tastenkombination Windows + R drücken > Das Ausführen-Fenster öffnet sich. 6. netplwiz eingeben und Enter drücken > Das Fenster „Benutzerkonten“ öffnet sich. 7. Im Fenster „Benutzerkonten“ > Wähle dein Benutzerkonto aus (wenn mehrere vorhanden sind). 8. Deaktiviere die Option „Benutzer müssen Benutzernamen und Kennwort eingeben“. Klicke auf „Übernehmen“. Es erscheint ein Fenster „Automatische Anmeldung“: Gib dort dein Passwort zweimal ein. 9. Klicke auf OK. 10. Starte deinen PC neu – du solltest nun automatisch angemeldet werden, ohne den Login-Screen zu sehen.

Update Everything

  • Update Windows
  • Update Nvidia Driver using the most recent Nvidia Studio Driver. Studio Drivers are more stable for production than Gaming Drivers which look for latest optimizations for games, etc.

Install Programs

  • Install Derivative TouchDesigner and Key
  • Install AnyDesk
  • Install Firefox (remove Edge)

Configure AnyDesk (Remotedesktop)

We would like the Render PC to accept remote connections automatically, so that we can use our mobile or desktop to chek, update or deploy our applications. To do so, please do the following:

  1. Click the burger menu at the top right and go to Settings > Access > Unattended Access
  2. Click the enable button and create a password, which will be used for acessing the machine.
  3. Done.

Create Reboot Logic

Use the Task Scheduler to

  1. Reboot Nightly at 3:00 AM

  2. Create a .bat file to start up Touchdesigner. Call it startup.bat and put it in the folder with the main .toe. Use the following script:

    TIMEOUT 180 start "" "C:\Program Files\Derivative\TouchDesigner\bin\TouchDesigner.exe" "C:\Users\rs_ri\TD Apps\SimpleWechsler\SimpleWechsler.toe"

  3. Use the Task Scheduler to call the startup.bat every time the system logs in. For some reason the Task Scheduler only executes this when the laptop is connected to power. So make sure this is the case.