Setting up your computer

Windows settings

1. Control Panel → In search type Power Options → Select Ultimate Performance (or similar max. performance option)

2. Win key → Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows → Adjust for best performance

3. Win key → Gamemode → On

4. Gamemode → Graphics settings → Browse and select LightAct.exe → Options → High performance

Nvidia Control panel

1. Manage 3D settings

• CUDA - GPUs: Select Main GPU

• OpenGL GDI compatibility: Prefer performance

• OpenGL rendering GPU: Select Main GPU

• Power management mode: Prefer maximum performance

• Vertical sync: Use the 3D application setting

2. Manage GPU Utilization

• Dedicate to graphics tasks (Select main GPU)

• Disable ECC

Network sharing settings

1. Right click on Network in File explorer → Properties → Change advanced settings → Turn on network discovery, file and printer sharing, network discovery, file and printer sharing, use 128…, Turn off password protected sharing

2. Windows Settings → Network & Internet → Properties (of the connected NIC) → Select Private

3. Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security → Set for both Inbound rules / Outbound rules → Enable every = File and printer sharing, Network discovery

If you're getting Windows cannot access \Name; Error code: 0x80070035, follow the steps below.

1. Open a command prompt (run as administrator), type each of the following commands and press Enter:

• reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters /f /v RequireSecuritySignature /t REG_DWORD /d 0

• reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation /f /v AllowInsecureGuestAuth /t REG_DWORD /d 1

• reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation /f /v AllowInsecureGuestAuth /t REG_DWORD /d 1

LightNet projects folder setup

1. Create a LightNetProjects folder in D: (storage) drive

2. Go to Properties → Sharing → Share… → Share with Everyone (Read/Write) → Share

3. Open LightAct and go to Edit → Preferences → Network → Select LightNet Projects folder path