Disclaimer: This is an evolving check list for my own reference. Use at your own risk!!!First things first, set up a restore point on your system so you can back out of these changes.
We want to Monitor Resources (resmon):
- System
- Services
- Processes
- Memory
- Disk
- Network
System
When the system is up an running what can we do to make the operating system work "leaner & meaner".- Clean the Registry
- ccleaner - Optimise the Registry (http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds) - Portable download
- Check setting for Virtual Memory
- Make sure the virtual memory is at least 2x the memory size
- Optimise the desktop display - System Properties (Performance Options)
Services
Check out all startup applications that run as "daemons" services.
- mssetup - allows the user to modify startup applications and services
Processes
Looks at processes that should and should be there after start up
- System->Advanced system settings
- Antivirus software Free from Microsoft (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows/security-essentials-download)
Disk
Check for various ways to speed up the system by changing the drive
- Defragment Disc
- Using faster memory drives/SSD etc
Network
- wireshark - monitor network traffic (look for something out of the ordinary)
- Network turn off IPv6 support as well as other support to reduce network latency on the network interface
- Check the network connection speed (http://yarrahouse.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/testing-internet-speed.html)
- Turn ON firewall to stop unauthorized network traffic
- nmap (Zenmap) Port checking
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