Computer Techs Windows 10 tune-up "power-wash" steps - what would you add?

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Windows 10 tune-up "power-wash" steps - what would you add? Posted: 04 Feb 2021 10:52 AM PST Hi everyone, This is a checklist I perform on customer's computers whenever they complain that they have a slow or malfunctioning computer, to bring it up to speed. It's optimized for Windows 10, but also works with the 8, 7, and even the sparse Vista/XP customer I encounter with some adjustments. I hope it's helpful any technicians here & also, would take recommendations to make the process more efficient and/or add something to it to better serve my customers. Adjust appearance effects - turn off all 'animation'/'fade' thingys except for font-smoothing & thumbnail view, as they both have seemed very beneficial to my elderly customers. Turn off transparency in Windows 10, or Aero glass in Windows 7 Appwiz32.cpl (Programs & Features list) - remove all HP/Dell/whatever bloatware & other software that I can tell isn't being used and just being a hog, e.g. AVG browser, SecureSearch, "Product Improvement Study" for HP printers, etc. Better to err on the side of caution however, you don't want to remove their Family tree app or important drivers. App removal for additional Windows 10 apps in the start menu that aren't being used Indexing options set to "Start Menu" & "Users" only, remove other indexing locations Power options set to never sleep while plugged in Browser extensions/notifications - mostly on Chrome but could be Edge, Firefox, etc. Check in Settings > Site Settings/Permissions > notifications based on the browser & disable all the stupid ads/pop-ups they're getting - and remove any "CouponHack/SecureSearch" adware extensions Virus scan with Malwarebytes (more of a first-aid kit to find all PUPs and Malware). Offer them antivirus of your choice afterwards, but Malwarebytes I've found to be the best as a one-off scanner. Msconfig - uncheck unnecessary non-Microsoft services, and disable just about all of the Startup entries as well, except for proprietary necessary software (Windows 7 only) - Turn off updates before starting the tune-up. Sometimes I restart & updates have been waiting in the pipe for forever and it adds an hour or two to the job. Of course turn them on afterwards. (Optional) Storage sense in Windows 10 or cleanmgr for Windows 7, and remove unnecessary files. Can be skipped if their hard drive isn't close to empty or you're in a rush. (Optional) Defragment might be necessary if it's not Windows 10/not using an SSD/hasn't been set to a defragmenting schedule (Optional) Crucial/Speccy RAM scan - if the PC is still slow after cleaning it up thoroughly, it might be low on RAM. Windows 10 machines with under 8GB should be scanned with Crucial so the customer knows how much an upgrade would cost to 8 or 12. Same for Windows 7 machines under 4-6GB. submitted by /u/jlwip [link] [comments]

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