Get Windows Performance Score in Win8/Win10

• Run the test with command prompt (run as Admin): winsat prepop
• Then run the PowerShell command (run as Admin): GET-WMIOBJECT –CLASS WIN32_WINSAT

Disk Imaging for C:

• (Offline, disk to image at SATA HDD) Norton Ghost 15.0.1 (48G > 27.7G, 15.5min)

CleanUp Windows 7/8/2008R2

1. Search: “Clean" and use the build-in Disk Cleanup Utility
2. Delete files inside the %temp% folder
3. Delete C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$ folder (never delete other files in the Installer folder)
4. Delete C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder

   net stop wuauserv
   rename or del C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution
   net start wuauserv

5. Cleanup WinSxS folder

   Delete old version files:
   Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
   Delete ServicePack cache files:
   Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /SPSuperseded
   
   If the component store is corrupted, use:
   Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
   

6. Delete IE and Firefox temp files

General

• How to Set a Default Folder Template for All Folders in Windows 7
• Setup NTP Time Server source for Windows Server

  W32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:""
  W32tm /config /reliable:yes
  W32tm /config /update
  W32tm /resync
  Net stop w32time
  Net start w32time

• Customize additional Windows Icons (Win7+)

  From these files in C:\Windows\System32
  
  AccessibilityCpl.dll
  compstui.dll
  DDORes.dll
  gameux.dll
  ieframe.dll
  imageres.dll
  mmcndmgr.dll
  mmRes.dll
  moricons.dll
  NetCenter.dll
  netshell.dll
  networkexplorer.dll
  pifmgr.dll
  pnidui.dll
  SensorsCpl.dll
  setupapi.dll
  shell32.dll
  wmploc.dll
  wpdshext.dll