Windows Cloud OS Optimization

General

• Run the VMware OS Optimization Tool

  • Select the appropriate template for the OS, review the recommended optimizations and run the tool.

    • NOTE: Be sure to take a snapshot prior to running this tool.

    • NOTE: Do not ‘optimize’ anything if you are not 100% sure what the optimization is and/or will do.

• Set dark solid color backgrounds such as black.

• Set the Windows performance policy to ‘Adjust for best performance’

• Make sure the latest version of VMtools is installed.

• Upgrade the VM HW version to the latest available.

• Separate the OS from the data using disks (drives) and not partitions.

  • The VM hardware should have an OS disk and one or more data disks.

File Servers

• File Servers should use SMBv3 and disable SMBv1.

Antivirus

• Exclude temp file locations

• Only perform scheduled scans outside of normal operation times.

• Scan on write only, do not scan on read

• Disable startup scanning

• Do not scan network drives or redirected drives including USB drives

Desktop Notifications

• Disable any notifications by removing the component that registers them from the startup list or by changing the configuration on apps and system components to disable them.

Task Scheduler

• Disable any unnecessary scheduled tasks