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Disable the System Restore on Windows Virtual Machines
Disabling the Windows System Restore feature avoids some I/O operations to the file system and can reduce
the growth of an instant clone's or a View Composer linked clone's virtual disk.
With System Restore, you can revert a machine's state to a previous point in time. You can achieve the same
result with the push image operation for instant clones and the recompose or refresh operation for View
Composer linked clones. Furthermore, with instant clones, when a user logs off, the machine is recreated,
making a system restore unnecessary
The following steps apply to Windows 7 and Windows 8. The steps might vary on different Windows
operating systems.
Procedure
1 In vSphere Client, select the parent virtual machine and select Open Console.
2 Log in as an administrator.
3 Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools.
4 Select Task Scheduler and click Open.
5 In the left pane, expand Task Scheduler Library, Microsoft, Windows.
6 Double-click SystemRestore and select SR.
7 In the Actions pane, click Disable.
Disable Windows Defender on Windows Virtual Machines
Disabling Windows Defender avoids some I/O operations to the file system and can reduce the growth of an
instant clone's or a View Composer linked clone's virtual disk.
If Windows Defender is the only anti-spyware installed on the virtual machine, you might prefer to keep
Windows Defender active on the desktops in your environment.
The following steps apply to Windows 7 and Windows 8. The steps might vary on different Windows
operating systems.
Procedure
1 In vSphere Client, select the parent virtual machine and select Open Console.
2 Log in as an administrator.
3 Click Start and type Windows Defender in the Search programs and files box.
4 Click Tools > Options > Administrator.
5 Deselect Use this program and click Save.
Disable Microsoft Feeds Synchronization on Windows Virtual Machines
Windows Internet Explorer uses the Microsoft Feeds Synchronization task to update RSS feeds in users'
Web browsers. Disabling this task avoids some I/O operations to the file system and can reduce the growth
of an instant clone's or a View Composer linked clone's virtual disk.
Procedure
1 In vSphere Client, select the parent virtual machine and select Open Console.
2 Log in as an administrator.
3 Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Internet Options.
Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View
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