freezing/deadlocking and all round bad performance

[Malnutrition]

A little batch file I run on pretty much all machines I am paid to fix. Cleans up trash files and disables useless services etc. A restore point is created, that is the first line in the batch file.

Open a notepad and copy the content of the code box below, paste into open notepad and save it to your desktop as clean.bat then right click on clean.bat and run as admin.
Note: Do not copy the word code.
Note: This batch will reboot your machine so close anything you are working on and save it.

@echo off
WMIC /Namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call CreateRestorePoint "BatchRestorePoint", 100, 10
fsutil resource setautoreset true c:\&fsutil usn deletejournal /d /n c:
netsh advfirewall reset
netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state On
wmic nicconfig where (IPEnabled=TRUE) call SetDNSServerSearchOrder ("76.76.19.19", "1.1.1.1")
%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\lodctr.exe /R
%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\lodctr.exe /R
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\lodctr.exe /R
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lodctr.exe /R
Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
pause
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
pause
Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
pause
del /s /q C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\download\*.*
del /s /q "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\*.*"
del /s /q "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Cache\Cache_Data\*.*"
del /s /q "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache\*.*"
del /s /q "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\temp\*.*"
del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.tmp
del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.log
del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.chk
del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\recycled\*.*
del /f /s /q %windir%\*.bak
del /f /s /q %windir%\prefetch\*.*
ipconfig /flushdns
sc stop sysmain
sc config sysmain start= disabled
sc stop DiagTrack
sc config DiagTrack start= disabled
sc stop dmwappushservice
sc config dmwappushservice start= disabled
sc stop WSearch
sc config WSearch start= disabled
sc stop lfsvc
sc config lfsvc start= disabled
del /s /q %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\AutoLogger\AutoLogger-Diagtrack-Listener.etl
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SQMClient\parameters /v DisabledComponents /t REG_DWORD /d 0xFFFFFFFF
reg add hklm\system\currentcontrolset\services\tcpip6\parameters /v DisabledComponents /t REG_DWORD /d 0xFFFFFFFF
sfc /scannow
pause
shutdown -r
Exit /B

[Emeraldz]

https://ufile.io/6m8t5aqe

here you go

[Malnutrition]

I am logging off for the day I have the file downloaded, and will check it out Sunday. Have a good rest of your day.

[Emeraldz]

thank you i appreciate the effort

[Malnutrition]

Right click autoruns and run as admin, uncheck the highlighted items, then reboot the machine.

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You need to free up some space on your C: drive, in order for windows to operate correctly…

You can free up space on your C: drive, to allow windows some breathing room. You can use Treesize to find files on your machine that you may wish to delete.
[ul]
[li]First download and save the portable version of Privazer to your desktop.[/li][li]Go through the options a set Privazer to your needs, select basic or advanced user.[/li][li]When you are done setting Privazer to your needs, then click on start cleaning then scan.[/li][li]This scan can take a while to complete, so it is best that you do it when you have some free time.[/li][/ul]

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You can use the Everything Search Engine to find and remove files from your machine.
Searching for file extensions in Everything Search, to help you along the way is easy.
You can simply type .mp3 to find all of your music, or .mp4 to find your videos.
You can open the file from the tools gui by double clicking it, and then decide if it needs to go.

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[HEADING=2]Using Master Seeker To Find Large Files Over 1 Gigabyte.[/HEADING]

[ul]
[li]Download Master Seeker to your desktop, right click it and run as administrator to start the application.[/li][li]To search for files that are a certain size, you can use the search terms in the picture below.[/li][li]By using this method you can find and delete files of a certain size, like 500mb or 1gb.[/li][/ul]

    [IMG alt="Capture.PNG"]https://pchelpforum.net/attachments/capture-png.9652/

[ul]
[li]Say you want to find all files 1gb or larger, you type 1gb into the search window of Master Seeker.[/li][li]This will list all files on your machine that are 1gb give or take a few mb.[/li][li]Then you simply right click and delete if you feel the file needs to go.[/li][li]You can search for files of 2gb size, or 300 mb, obviously you want to seek out the larger files with this tool.[/li][/ul]

    [IMG alt="Capture.PNG"]https://pchelpforum.net/attachments/capture-png.9653/

[Emeraldz]

while unchecking options in autoruns a number of them come up as 'failed to disable [insert program name], should i not worry about those and continue anyway?

[Malnutrition]

Just make sure you right clicked and ran as admin autoruns.

If you are sure of that, then skip. And follow instructions for what you can, reboot the machine and test… let me know the outcome.

[Malnutrition]

Any improvements?

I’ll tag another set of eyes for you as well.

@Bruce @Pyro @PeterOz

[Bruce]

log in under another profile (create a new account if need be) and see if things are the same speed wise.

otherwise, it could be as simple as ‘performance rot’.
you say it’s about 3 years old, so a fresh install of Windows would yield the best results.
if the rig was fast when you first got it, a fresh install will take it back to that speed point.

yes, you have to reload everything, in itself a minor issue, but not only will you get your performance back, it’ll also force you to backup your personal files, and remove 3 years of crap buildup as you only reload the current software you need.

[PeterOz]

As noted, you are way too low on C: Disk space.
You only have 8GB of ram - not enough for gaming.
For testing I would

1. Get at least 30% free space on C Drive
   Uninstall Nortons (Can be reinstalled later)
   Uninstall Java.
   Test

so a fresh install of Windows would yield the best results.

I Agree.
I would put a fresh install on a new SSD at least 1TB and only load windows and games/programs
Move all documents/photos/video etc to your other drives

[Bruce]

@Emeraldz - any news?

[Bruce]

abandoned