@Davidjohn20, as @Ayespy said, here are a lot of geeks which knows how to tam Windows, but they can help if you ask for specific issues or problems.
Windows is a very complex OS and using this forum as an online manual exceeds the possibilities it may have.
Well, for example I can give you advice on how to improve Windows performance.
Deactivate the Hibernation service, since it is not essential and takes up a lot of RAM by continually creating duplicates of the running programs.
The index service is also unnecessary, especially if you use an SSD. This service uses system resources to rewrite and correct the locations of your files and documents, to allow a faster search later, but since it does not offer great advantages in search speed on more modern computers and we usually know where they are stored, It can also be easily deactivated.
Now reviewing the services, it is also advisable to discard those that point to functions and devices that we do not use or have and that load unnecessary drivers (digitizer tablets and things like that)
Disable animations and transparencies
In the programs that are loaded at the beginning, leaving only those that we are going to need
Disable Cortana
Activate GodMode (1), this gives you access to all Windows settings, even those that are normally hidden.
Optionally you can also use an app, which helps you with this and can also improve privacy. One of the best is
Hellzerg Optimizer (Free and OpenSource).
(1)
Create a new folder anywhere you want
Rename it
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Done. The folder changed its icon and when you open it, you'll find a list of the accesses to all the settings of Windows (>200), sorted by categories.