Windows 7 Control Panel

Action Center

• Change Action Center settings
• Windows Update = off
• Network firewall = off
• Virus protection = off
• Windows Backup = off
   
• Change User Account Control settings
• Choose when to be notified about changes to your computer = Never notify

AutoPlay

• Use AutoPlay for all media and devices = no

Display

• Set custom text size (DPI)
• Scale to this percentage of normal size = 125%

Ease of Access Center

• Always read this section aloud = no 
• Always scan this section = no 
• Make the keyboard easier to use
• Set up Filter Keys 
• Turn on Filter Keys when right SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds = no

Folder Options

• View
• Apply to Folders
• Hide extensions for known file types = off
• Hide protected operating system files = off

Indexing Options
D:
C:\Dropbox
C:\GitHub

Personalization

• Change desktop icons
• Computer
   
• Desktop Background
• Picture position = Fill
   
• Screen Saver
• 3 minutes

Power Options

• Balanced
• Change plan settings
• Turn off the display = 30 minutes  
• Put the computer to sleep = 3 hours

Programs and Features

• Turn Windows features on or off
• Media Features 
• Windows DVD Maker = off
• Windows Media Center = off

Region and Language

• Short date = yyyy-MM-dd

System

• Advanced system settings
• Performance 
• Settings
• Show shadows under mouse pointer
• Show thumbnails instead of icons
• Smooth edges of screen fonts
• Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop
• Use visual styles on windows and buttons
  
  
• Startup and Recovery
• Settings
• System failure
• Automatically restart = no

Taskbar and Start Menu

• Taskbar
• Taskbar buttons = Combine when taskbar is full
   
• Start Menu
• Customize
• Default Programs = off
• Devices and Printers = off
• Games = Don't display this item
• Help = off
• Open submenus when I pause on them with the mouse pointer = no 
• Videos = Display as a link
• Number of recent programs to display = 10
   
• Privacy
• Store and display recently opened items = off

Windows Firewall

• Turn Windows Firewall on or off
• Home network settings = Turn off
• Public network settings = Turn off

Windows Update

• Only do important updates
  
• Change settings
• Important updates = Never check for updates