Integrating up through commit 90f050496

Engine/Registry/Platform/Windows/streamer.editor.setreg

@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
                                 // Unbuffered reads bypass the OS file cache for faster file reads. This helps speed up initial file loads
                                 // and is best for applications that only read a file once such as the game. For applications that frequently
                                 // re-read files such as the editor it's better to turn this feature off.
-                                "EnableUnbufferedReads": false
+                                "EnableUnbufferedReads": false,
+                                // If true, only information that's explicitly requested or issues are reported. If false, status information
+                                // such as when drives are created and destroyed is reported as well.
+                                "MinimalReporting": false
                             },
                             {
                                 "$type": "AzFramework::RemoteStorageDriveConfig",

Engine/Registry/Platform/Windows/streamer.game.setreg

@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
                                 // results in a faster read the first time a file is read, but subsequent reads will possibly be slower as
                                 // those could have been serviced from the faster OS cache. During development or for games that reread 
                                 // files frequently it's recommended to set this option to false, but generally it's best to be turned on.
-                                "EnableUnbufferedReads": true
+                                "EnableUnbufferedReads": true,
+                                // If true, only information that's explicitly requested or issues are reported. If false, status information
+                                // such as when drives are created and destroyed is reported as well.
+                                "MinimalReporting": false
                             },
                             {
                                 "$type": "AZ::IO::ReadSplitterConfig",

Engine/Registry/Platform/Windows/streamer.test.setreg

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         {
             "Streamer":
             {
+                "ReportHardware": false,
                 "Profiles":
                 {
                     "Generic":
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@
                                 "MaxMetaDataCache": 1024,
                                 "Overcommit": 8,
                                 "EnableFileSharing": false,
-                                "EnableUnbufferedReads": true
+                                "EnableUnbufferedReads": true,
+                                "MinimalReporting": true
                             },
                             {
                                 "$type": "AZ::IO::ReadSplitterConfig",

Engine/Registry/prefab.tools.setreg

@@ -9,10 +9,18 @@
                 {
                     "Stack":
                     {
-                        "GameObjectCreation":
+                        "PlayInEditor":
                         [
                             { "$type": "AzToolsFramework::Prefab::PrefabConversionUtils::EditorInfoRemover" },
                             { "$type": "AzToolsFramework::Prefab::PrefabConversionUtils::PrefabCatchmentProcessor" }
+                        ],
+                        "GameObjectCreation":
+                        [
+                            { "$type": "AzToolsFramework::Prefab::PrefabConversionUtils::EditorInfoRemover" },
+                            { 
+                                "$type": "AzToolsFramework::Prefab::PrefabConversionUtils::PrefabCatchmentProcessor",
+                                "SerializationFormat": "Binary" // Options are "Binary" (default) or "Text". Prefer "Binary" for performance.
+                            }
                         ]
                     }
                 }

Engine/Registry/streamer.setreg

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
             {
                 // Whether to use all available hardware or restrict to known paths.
                 "UseAllHardware": true,
+                // Whether to report hardware information
+                "ReportHardware": true,
                 "Profiles":
                 {
                     "Generic":

Engine/Registry/streamer.test.setreg

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         {
             "Streamer":
             {
+                "ReportHardware": false,
                 "Profiles":
                 {
                     "Generic":