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Set the sound scheme to No Sounds.
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Set visual effects to Adjust for best performance.
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Open Windows Media Player and use the default settings.
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Turn off automatic computer maintenance.
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Adjust performance settings for best performance.
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Delete any hidden uninstall folders in C:\Windows, such $NtUninstallKB893756$.
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Delete all event logs.
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Run Disk Cleanup to remove temporary files, empty the Recycle Bin, and remove system files and other
items that are no longer needed.
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Run Disk Defragmenter to rearrange fragmented data.
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Uninstall Tablet PC Components, unless this feature is needed.
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Disable IPv6, unless it is needed.
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Use the File System Utility (fsutil) command to disable the setting that keeps track of the last time a
file was accessed.
For example: fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 1
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Start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and change the TimeOutValue REG_DWORD in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Disk to 0x000000be(190).
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Turn off the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program and disable related tasks from the
Task Scheduler.
What to do next
Shut down the guest operating system, power off the virtual machine, and power on the virtual machine.
See “Optimizing Windows for Linked-Clone Virtual Machines,” on page 39 for information on disabling
certain Windows services and tasks to reduce the growth of View Composer linked-clone virtual machines.
Disabling certain services and tasks can also result in performance benefits for full virtual machines.
Disable the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program
Disabling the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program and the related Task Scheduler tasks
that control this program can improve Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10 system performance in
large desktop pools.
The following steps apply to Windows 7 and Windows 8. The steps might vary on different Windows
operating systems.
Procedure
1 In the Windows 7 or Windows 8 guest operating system, start the control panel and click Action Center
> Change Action Center settings.
2 Click Customer Experience Improvement Program settings.
3 Select No, I don't want to participate in the program and click Save changes.
4 Start the control panel and click Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler.
5 In the Task Scheduler (Local) pane of the Task Scheduler dialog box, expand the Task Scheduler
Library > Microsoft > Windows nodes and open the Application Experience folder.
6 Disable the AITAgent, ProgramDataUpdater, and if available, Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser
tasks.
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