Start Windows 10 without internet connection
Change AUOption value to 1 (never auto-update) in Registry Editor
Taskbar Settings
Right click and uncheck "Show Task View button" to remove the button shortcut to "WindowsKey+Tab" combination.
Right click on taskbar, go to "Search", and select "Hidden" to remove search field from a taskbar.
Taskbar Task Icons Settings
Click on Windows Start Menu button or press Windows button on a keyboard
Open Settings
Open "System"
Click on "Notifications & actions"
Click on "Select which icons appear on the taskbar"
Turn on "Always show all icons"
NOTE: this is to make see what programs are actively running in the background and draining resources
Start Menu
Click on Windows Start Menu button or press Windows button on a keyboard
Open Settings
Open "Personalization"
Click on "Start"
Windows General Settings
Settings
System
Notifications & Actions
Show me tips about Windows: off
Show notifications on the lock screen: off
Privacy
General
Let apps use my ad ID: off
Turn on SmartScreen Filter: off
Send MS info about how I write: off
Let websites provide: off
Account Info
Let apps access: off
Other Devices
Let your apps automatically share: off
Feedback & diagnostics
Windows should ask for my feedback: Never
Send your device data to MS: Basic