

This script will only work on a 64bit Windows 8 OS.Ĭopy CAD Windows 8 Shell Killer V1_1.cmd to your desktop It must be in the root directory of your C:/ drive. This zip file contains 1 script and one executable:įor the script to work you must copy NtSuspendProcess64.exe to C:/. The following download will allow you to stop both of these services: The explorer shell is basically your desktop – but you do not need a desktop to play music.

That way it will run automatically on boot up.įor those of you who are looking to get the very best sound quality two of the biggest resource hogs left after you have run the scripts above is the explorer shell & the desktop windows manager. If you decide you like it you can then copy it to your startup folder.

You can copy this to your desktop and double click on it to run. The Desktop Services Killer will shut down services that are needed for boot up or do not start running until after boot up. The following 2 downloads contains 3 separate scripts:Ģ) CAD Windows 8 Return to Original SettingsĬAD Windows 8.1 Audio Optimization Scripts We now offer two separate scripts, one for Windows 8 and another for Windows 8.1. We cannot be held responsible for any issues that you may encounter. Note: You use the CAD Windows 8 & Windows 8.1 Audio Optimization scripts at completely your own risk. You must read the Audio Optimization procedure above before using the CAD scripts. We have published a programs/scripts that will do more optimization than described in the original Windows 7 Paper automatically in Windows 8! We used a £450 Asus K55A i7 Windows laptop using an Intel 520 120GB SSD drive and 8GB of RAM – Along with the 1543 DAC of course!Ĭomputer Audio Design Windows 8 Audio Optimization Procedure The modifications used are exactly what we used to win the “Best Sound In The Show” award at the 2013 Bristol Sound & Vision Show.

Here are Windows 8 software modifications that we have found help improve sound quality even further. CAD recommends that you convert to WAV using the following process: If you have any other format it will not work. The CAD Recommended Windows Audio Playback software setup supports FLAC, MP3, ALAC, WAV, AAC, Vorbis and WMA. Here is an easy and fast method to setup a Windows 8 or 8.1 computer using JPLAY V6.2 and JRiver version 21:ĬAD Recommended Windows Audio Playback setup If you follow the suggestions below you can have an amazing level of sound quality and stability in no time at all. Setting up a Windows computer for high end audio use is now pretty easy.
