[OPLINTECH] Laptop with DeepFreeze recommendations

[Chad Neeper]

Mark,

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.

However, due to the nature of what it is, it *can* cause whatever might
normally happen *once* 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. (Chocolatey <https://www.chocolatey.org/> 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!

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.

Good luck,
Chad





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On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Technology Coordinator via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> Hello Everyone!
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Steps already taken:
>
> Maximize for Performance in the Advanced options (turn off the eye candy)
> Reduce the Windows 10 pre-install packages (the X-Box integration and such)
> Shut off OneDrive
> Disabled as many startup programs as possible
> Turned off Indexing
> Ran all updates to include the Creator's Update
> 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%
>
> I have not adjusted the power plans from Balanced as the switch to High
> Performance reduces our battery times in greatly.
>
> Bottom line, is upgrading the RAM and switching to SSD our best option to
> improve user experience? If not, what would you recommend?
>
> Thank you,
> Mark
>
>
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> Mark Sanzotta
> Technology Coordinator
> Ashtabula County District Library
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> Ashtabula, Ohio  44004
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