Automatic Updates
- Select Start
- Select “Control Panel”
- Select “Windows Update”
- Select “Change Settings” from the left side of the window
- From the dropdown menu of the “Important Updates” section, select “Install updates automatically (recommended)”
- From the Install new updates section select “Every day” and then select a time that will not interfere with normal POS operations such as “3:00 AM”
- If any updates are available, you should download and install them at this time. It is necessary to finish this process prior to installing Microsale.
- Select OK, when finished, to return to the Control Panel
Display
- Select “Display”
- Select “Adjust Resolution” from the left side of the window
- Select “1024 x 768” from the Resolution dropdown
- Select OK, when finished
- Select the back arrow to return to the Control Panel
Screen Saver
- Select “Personalization”
- Select “Screen Saver” from the bottom, right side of the window
- Configure a screen saver and do not select “On resume, display logon screen”
- Select “Ok”, when finished
- Select the back arrow to return to the Control Panel
Folder Options
- Select “Folder Options”
- Select the “View” tab
- Select the radio dial for “Show Hidden Files, folders, and drives”
- Unselect the checkbox for “Hide extensions for known file types”
- Unselect the “User Sharing Wizard (Recommended)”
- Select OK, when finished, to return to the Control Panel
Internet Options
- Select the “General” tab
- Enter either MicroSale’s website or your own Dealer website address into the “Home Page” section
- Select the “Advanced” tab
- Unselect the checkbox for “Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility)”
- Select OK, when finished, to return to the Control Panel
System Performance
- Select “System”
- Select “Advanced system settings” from the left side of the window
- From the Performance section select “Settings…”
- Select the radio dial for “Adjust for best performance”
- Select the “Advanced” tab
- Select the radio dial for “Background services”
- Select “Change…” from the “Virtual Memory” section
- Select the radio dial for “Custom Size:”
- Enter the “Recommended” amount (located at the bottom of the window) into the “Initial size” field
- Double the “Recommended” amount and enter this number into the “Maximum size” field
- Select OK, to return to the Performance window
- Select Apply and then OK to return to the System Properties window
- From the Startup and Recovery section select “Settings…”
- From the System Failure section unselect the checkbox for “Automatically restart”
- Select OK, when finished, to return to the Control Panel
Network and Sharing Center
- Select “Network and Sharing Center”
- Select “Local Area Connection” from the “View your active networks” section
- Select the “Properties” button
- Select “Internet Protocol Version 4” and then select the “Properties” button
- Set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Preferred DNS Server
- Select OK then Select OK/Close
- Select Close then Select Back to return the Control Panel
Power Options
- Select “Power Options”
- Select “Change plan settings” for which ever plan you are currently using (i.e. “Balanced”)
- Select “Change advanced power settings”
- Double-click on “Balanced”
- Select “No” from the “Require a password on wakeup” dropdown
- Select OK
- Select the “Back” button twice to return to the Control Panel
Date and Time
- Select “Date and Time”
- Verify the time zone/time/date (Change as needed)
- Select OK, when finished, to return to the Control Panel
Windows Firewall
- Select “Windows Firewall”
- Select “Advanced Settings” from the left side of the window
- Select “Windows Firewall Properties” from the Overview section
- Select the “Domain Profile” tab
- From the State section Select “Off” for the Firewall state
- Select the “Private Profile” tab
- From the State section Select “Off” for the Firewall state
- Select the “Public Profile” tab
- From the State section Select “Off” for the Firewall state
- Select OK, when finished
- Select “File” from the top, left of the window and then Select “Exit”
- Select the “Back” button to return to the Control Panel
Note: You will use the firewall services built into the network router(s) so that Windows firewalls do not block normal POS communication between the local Workgroup computers
User Accounts
- Select “User Accounts”
- Select “Change User Account Control Settings”
- Drag the Notification bar down to “Never notify”
- Select OK
- Select the “Back” button to return to the Control Panel
- Exit out of the Control Panel
- Restart the computer
Note: If you do not restart immediately, these changes will not be saved