<div dir="ltr">Mark,<div><br></div><div>I've not known Deep Freeze to directly affect performance in any particularly significant way. It's one of the few programs out there that is nice and tidy, does one job, and does it exceedingly well/efficiently.</div><div><br></div><div>However, due to the nature of what it is, it <u>can</u> cause whatever might normally happen <u>once</u> on a computer to happen over and over again at every reboot. So you're right to ensure that all of the latest updates are installed. But don't forget to check not just Windows Updates, but anti-virus updates, Adobe Reader updates, Java updates, etc. etc. Normally on DF computers, I try to disable as many of these auto-updates as possible to prevent them from recurring every time the computer is rebooted. Then, you just need to remember to manually upgrade each one during your maintenance window. (<a href="https://www.chocolatey.org/">Chocolatey</a> can make this easier.) Then, depending on the program/update, you may need to be diligent and go back to disable the auto-update that was re-enabled by the upgrade you just installed for that program!</div><div><br></div><div>As for general performance improvements, it sounds like you've already taken care of most of the basics in config. For breathing more useful life into them, the single biggest bang for your buck will be to replace the spinning HDD with an SSD. That will make a world of difference for the usability of your laptops.</div><div><br></div><div>Good luck,</div><div>Chad</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>______________________________<br><b>Chad Neeper</b><br><font size="1">Senior Systems Engineer</font><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><font size="1">740-548-8070 (voice)<br>866-214-6607 (fax)</font><br><br><font size="1"><i>Full IT/Computer consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools</i></font><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Technology Coordinator via OPLINTECH <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oplintech@lists.oplin.org" target="_blank">oplintech@lists.oplin.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone!<div><br></div><div>I have 20 newer Dell Laptops (bought within the last year or so) running Windows 10 with i3 processors, 6 GB of RAM, and regular HDD. </div><div><br></div><div>Since putting Deep Freeze on them I have noticed a significant impact to user experience. My first thought is to bump up the RAM to at least 8GB and replace the current hard drives with SSDs. Before investing that much money, I was wondering if anyone had recommendations to lessen the impact of DeepFreeze on these units.</div><div><br></div><div>Steps already taken:</div><div><br></div><div>Maximize for Performance in the Advanced options (turn off the eye candy)</div><div>Reduce the Windows 10 pre-install packages (the X-Box integration and such)</div><div>Shut off OneDrive <br clear="all"><div>Disabled as many startup programs as possible</div><div>Turned off Indexing</div><div>Ran all updates to include the Creator's Update</div><div>Checked the system performance tabs and although RAM peaks at 80% utilized, HDD is using about 30% or so during normal use and CPU is around 20%</div><div><br></div><div>I have not adjusted the power plans from Balanced as the switch to High Performance reduces our battery times in greatly. </div><div><br></div><div>Bottom line, is upgrading the RAM and switching to SSD our best option to improve user experience? If not, what would you recommend?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Mark</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-4669703704323828874gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Mark Sanzotta</span><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Technology Coordinator</span><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Ashtabula County District Library</span><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">4335 Park Ave.</span><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Ashtabula, Ohio 44004</span><div><br></div><div><h1 style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(24,24,24);font-weight:normal;padding:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:18px">“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.” ― <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1221698.Neil_Gaiman" style="color:rgb(102,102,0);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Neil Gaiman</a></h1></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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